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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

After Nehru and Modi, there is now a new Nitish Kumar Archive

Nitish Archive collects old speeches, photos, and stories about the former Bihar CM and shares them on Facebook. ‘Instead of analysis or opinion, old footage speaks for itself.’

From reluctant entrant to Bihar minister—how JD(U) convinced Nishant Kumar to take the plunge

Nishant joined JD(U) in March & wasn’t part of April cabinet expansion. Nitish wasn’t keen on son joining govt & Nishant too wanted to ‘earn’ post, but Sadbhav Yatra changed view.

End of an era in Bihar: From ‘sushasan babu’ to ‘paltu ram’, the many faces of Nitish Kumar’s legacy

Nitish was sworn in as Bihar CM 10 times. His tenure is marked by mixed record—initial push to development & improvement in law & order, but state still lags behind on key human indicators.

Hours after Nitish Kumar resigns, BJP names Samrat Choudhary as party’s first Bihar CM

Choudhary was chosen as leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Bihar. He is expected to take oath Wednesday.

Bihar first state to bring AI committee to land dept. Officials struggled to solve disputes

The Nitish Kumar government has been trying to fix the state's tangled land records for more than a decade.

Nitish Kumar’s resignation leaves more than a political vacuum. Bihar women need to be paid

The Rajya Sabha is Kumar’s way of stepping outside the circuit through which Bihar’s women could have held him to the Rs 2 lakh promise.

Day after Nitish’s Rajya Sabha win, his ‘comrade for half a century’ KC Tyagi quits JD(U)

The senior leader & former Rajya Sabha MP doesn't see much of a role for himself in the party anymore, with the BJP looking to install its own CM.

‘Diplomacy yielding results’—Jaishankar says talks with Iran best way to deal with Hormuz blockade

Global media also looks at how Nitish Kumar shaped 'the Bihar of today', and the 'rare sense of optimism’ in Nepal after Balendra Shah’s ascent.

Yes we kin: Nishant Kumar’s entry makes JD(U) ‘parivarvaad’ party, undercutting PM’s anti-dynasty pitch

NDA is is now home to a legion of parties running on family fuel: TDP, LJP, NCP, Hindustani Awam Morcha, and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) among them.

Simon says listen to Donald & making manners great again

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We knew Modi’s attack on institutions was bad for Indian economy. Now we have proof

For die-hard Modi supporters who couldn’t care less about institutions, a new study shows that India’s per capita income was 10% lower under Modi than it might otherwise have been.

PM Internship Scheme sees stronger response in third pilot round

More candidates have joined 3rd pilot round so far than combined number from first two rounds. Govt expects this round to be the final pilot before full rollout.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one women fighter pilots were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman