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Topic: Nitish Kumar

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

Esha Mishra -
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

Neelam Pandey -
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

Krishan Murari -
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

Subhasish Ray -
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)

Neelam Pandey -
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

Vidhi Bhutra -
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

Prashant Srivastava -
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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Nitish Kumar’s exit is good for Bihar. It needs a dynamic, visionary CM

ThePrint Team -
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‘Unke kurte mein kabhi daag nahi laga’: Amit Shah hails Nitish’s return to Delhi as Rajya Sabha MP

Neelam Pandey -
Nitish Kumar’s move to the Rajya Sabha clears the way for a new Bihar chief minister, widely expected to be a BJP leader.
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Opinion

How the Air Force’s Cheetahs and MI-8s gave India an edge in the race to Siachen

Amit Krishankant Paul -
There can be no doubt that the Cheetahs and the MI-8s were the real sky messengers without whom there would have been no Operation Meghdoot.

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Punjab’s anti-sacrilege law doesn’t guarantee justice. What more needs to be done

Economy

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

Udit Bubna -
IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Defence

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

Deepika Amirapu -
At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.

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