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Friday, August 8, 2025
TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

A minor’s rape, hospital neglect & political storm. The makings of Bihar’s RG Kar

The three recent rape cases have sparked outrage in Bihar, with opposition leaders targeting the government's inaction and pushing women's safety and hospital neglect to the forefront of the poll campaign.

Nitish Kumar’s social visits & why MP’s energy minister is sleeping in a tent

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Chirag targets Nitish over Muzaffarpur case, flags ‘breakdown’ in Bihar law & order, healthcare

Union minister's letter to Bihar CM, both NDA allies, assumes significance at a time when state polls are nearing.

‘Bihar First, Bihari First’—Chirag Paswan says will contest Bihar polls, backs Nitish for CM

Talking to the media, Paswan said that several parties have benefitted when their national leaders fought state polls.

Why Nitish Kumar has reason to worry about Chirag Paswan’s claim to share of power in Bihar

It was LJP (RV) that had pushed JD(U) to 3rd position in Bihar as its tally came down from 71 in 2015 to 43 in 2020. But, Chirag, too, has not got the numbers to claim CM's chair.

BJP’s Ashwini Kumar Choubey bats for Deputy PM, NDA convener post for Nitish Kumar

JD(U) is downplaying Choubey’s comment as ‘personal opinion’, while some in BJP see it as a ‘tactical’ hint of what’s to come. Elections in Bihar are due to be held later this year.

As murmurs grow about a Nitish Kumar son-rise, concerns in JD(U) about losing Lalu trump card

With posters featuring Nishant appearing outside JD(U) office & a Holi Milan event where party leaders gathered around him for photo-ops, speculation grows about a political debut.

Bihar’s Exit Policy-2025 aims to boost industrial growth by unlocking unused land for fresh projects

The policy allows entrepreneurs to return land allotted for closed industrial units to Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority & reclaim a portion of their deposited lease amount.

How Nitish Kumar used cabinet expansion to indulge ally BJP ahead of Bihar polls

The BJP now has 21 ministers in the Bihar cabinet, up from the previous 14, surpassing the JD(U)'s representation of 13 ministers.

Greenfield airports, canal project aid & makhana board. Union Budget gives poll-bound Bihar a boost

In a symbolic message, Finance Minister Sitharaman presented the budget wearing a Madhubani saree—Bihar's cultural heritage. Assembly polls are due in the state in Oct-Nov this year.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.