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Topic: JD (U)

Knives out in NDA after Jharkhand defeat. JD(U) blames BJP for poor strategy, BJP blames AJSU

Shanker Arnimesh -
JD (U) leaders say Hemant Soren's arrest was a mistake; BJP says ally AJSU failed to leverage Kudmi vote, defeated BJP MLAs blame own leadership.

‘Dil mile na mile haath milate rahiye’: Maya slams Oppn meet, Congress for ‘failing’ Bahujans

ThePrint Team -
Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) confirmed Wednesday that Maya was left out of the meeting because she did not express any wish to join Opposition unity.

‘Shankhnad for 2024’: Why BJP chose Muslim-dominated Seemanchal to kick off Bihar campaign

Dipak Mishra -
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to kick-start Bihar campaign for 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Seemanchal next month, with 'crime-free, corruption-free govt' pitch to take on grand alliance.

‘Anti-dynasts’ Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) inducts 3 RJD MLAs, all from powerful political families

Dipak Mishra -
6 RJD MLAs have joined JD(U) of late & three of them are Yadavs. JD(U) leaders say inducting them is a political move to make inroads into RJD’s Yadav votes.

Bihar CM is biding for a time when brand Nitish will be stronger than brand Modi

Dipak Mishra -
After Nitish Kumar refuses lone berth in Modi cabinet, focus shifts to next year’s Bihar elections where the CM wants to play ‘big brother’.

Bihar’s dons are propping up their wives, sons and brothers to keep their political clout

Dipak Mishra -
From RJD to JD(U) and LJP to Congress, virtually every party in Bihar is giving tickets to dons’ family members for the Lok Sabha elections.

How ally JD(U) cut BJP to size in Bihar by blocking its Dalit outreach

Dipak Mishra -
Of the Bihar's six seats reserved for Scheduled Castes or Dalits, the LJP will contest three and the JD(U) two, leaving just one for the BJP.

Loan waiver for students could be part of Congress’ 2019 manifesto

Neelam Pandey -
The proposal is driven by concerns among students and the youth about higher education becoming too expensive, especially for the middle class.

Maharashtra minister’s liquor delivery statement leaves CM Fadnavis high and dry

ThePrint Team -
Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government. No home delivery of liquor, clarifies Maharashtra CM Maharashtra Excise Minister Chandrashekhar...

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Opinion

Maach & mutton for Mission Bengal. What BJP-TMC are cooking in new poll battleground

Stela Dey -
The stereotype of the fish-loving Bengali has now become a contested political site and both the BJP and TMC know it. And the voters do too.

Casteism didn’t disappear in Indian cities. It just learned English

India’s endless loop of babas is powered by daddy issues, mythology. And now social media

Economy

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Alex Gabriel Simon Thattil -
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

Defence

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

Keshav Padmanabhan -
UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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