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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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On Camera

Dear Indian parents, women also use gaalis. It’s not just men’s domain

Women abused at CJP-led student protests. But why does the burden of purifying public language always make a stop at women's doorstep?

India’s e-commerce sector growing exponentially, but without net profit. CSEP report explores why

India's merchandise e-commerce market is expected to reach $300-350 billion by 2030, growing at an annual rate of 20-25%. However, profitability remains elusive.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.