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Topic: Nitish Kumar

Bihar govt to provide Rs 1,500 per month to children orphaned by Covid

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Sunday announced that the amount will be given by the state till the children attain the age of 18, under Bal Sahayata Yojna.

This showpiece Bihar govt hospital has all facilities, but patients keep waiting for ‘treatment’

Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Medical College and Hospital was inaugurated in 2020, as part of Nitish govt’s promise to strengthen Bihar’s healthcare.

Pappu Yadav’s arrest ‘undemocratic, insensitive’ say Nitish allies as cracks appear in NDA

Don-turned-politician & former MP Pappu Yadav was among the few politicians seen helping people on ground amid Covid surge. He was arrested Tuesday for violating lockdown rules.

‘Bulldozing heritage’: Bihar plan to partly raze 130-yr-old Khuda Bakhsh library sparks outrage

Khuda Bakhsh library is an ‘Institution of National Importance’ according to Parliament. Now, Nitish govt's plan for elevated road suggests knocking down its historic Curzon Reading Hall.

Why BJP is still in a dilemma about ‘PM Modi’s Hanuman’ Chirag Paswan

Amit Shah had said LJP’s future as NDA member would be considered after assembly polls. More than 5 months later, JD(U) continues to humiliate Chirag, but BJP is quiet.

Nitish Kumar has changed. It’s as if Bihar has a whole new CM

Those who staunchly believe in democracy in their youth often turn into supporters of totalitarianism as they age. Bihar is seeing it.

PM Modi’s ‘andolan-jeevi’ days and Nitish Kumar’s ‘Delhi model’ of democracy

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‘Dictatorial’ CM who’s ‘averse to criticism’ – what Bihar assembly ruckus reveals about Nitish

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has passed a spate of controversial laws, with the opposition alleging that he is bulldozing them through while being averse to building a consensus. 

Nitish in spot over police bill proposing a special force with power to arrest without warrant

RJD says the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021, is a route to enforce Police Raj. Serving and retired police officers say it may lead to conflict between central and state agencies.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar preparing for long haul — but his temper shows a man under siege

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India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.