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Topic: JD(U)

JD(U) support for citizenship bill spells out Nitish’s new strategy — Muslims not needed

A number of JD(U) leaders have spoken out against the party’s decision to back the bill, which will alienate Muslims, who are 16% of the state’s population. 

After ‘lavish’ mid-air birthday, Tejashwi plays caste card to fight backlash

Tejashwi celebrated his birthday on 9 November aboard a chartered aircraft and shared the photographs on his Twitter feed.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar re-elected JD(U) president unopposed a year before Bihar polls

Under Nitish Kumar's leadership, JD(U) bagged 16 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats it contested in the 2019 general elections.

BJP’s Giriraj Singh again targets ally Nitish Kumar — this time over Bihar floods

Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh tweeted a video of JD(U) MLA Narendra Singh, who blamed Nitish Kumar govt for its lackadaisical attitude in dealing with the floods.

Is Lalu son a BJP ally? Tejashwi Yadav’s tirade against Nitish raises question in RJD 

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has been attacking CM Nitish Kumar despite a section of his party eyeing a tie-up with JD(U) as its last shot at 2020 Bihar polls.

Why senior BJP leader Sushil Modi is under attack from his own partymen in Bihar

His aides see a 'caste angle' as Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi faces backlash from members of BJP after his tweet.

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) needs to make space for BJP to rule Bihar alone

The trajectory of Nitish Kumar has made JD(U) a party premised on an individual and not an idea. BJP needs to take over. 

JD(U) can’t use its ‘arrow’ symbol to contest elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra

The Election Commission said the 'arrow' symbol bore similarity to the 'bow and arrow' symbol used by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Shiv Sena in the two states.

The terrible silence in Muzaffarpur that has got everyone tongue-tied, including PM Modi

Is the Janata Dal(United)-BJP coalition in Bihar coming in the way of action being taken on controlling the encephalitis epidemic in Muzaffarpur?

Encephalitis deaths: Political opportunism trumping governance in Nitish Kumar’s Bihar?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited a hospital in Muzaffarpur Tuesday, as the number of children dying from encephalitis rose to 127.

On Camera

The missing piece in India’s reform story—a strong tribunal system

The Supreme Court’s judgment pushes the conversation in the right direction, but it does not resolve the full range of structural issues that determine how tribunals work on the ground.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.