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TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

‘How low will you go?’ — Modi slams Nitish for his comments on population control in Bihar Assembly

At a rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh’s Guna Wednesday, PM also attacked leaders of the INDIA alliance for not speaking out on the issue.

CM Nitish apologises for ‘vulgar’ statement on population control. BJP targets his age, ‘mental health’

While BJP is demanding resignation of the 72-yr-old CM, saying his 'mental health appears to be failing', Bihar's ruling JD(U)-RJD alliance says opposition blowing issue out of proportion.

Nitish govt to hike Bihar caste quota to 75% from 60% based on caste survey

Nitish Kumar govt announced decision in Bihar assembly as his government also released socioeconomic data collected as part of caste survey. Survey released 2 October.

Nitish Kumar proposes to raise reservation from 50% to 65% after Bihar caste survey findings

Revised quota is apparently over and above Centre's 10% EWS reservation. Under this plan, reservation in Bihar could go up to 20% for SCs, 43% for OBCs and EBCs & 2% for STs.

CM Nitish Kumar proposes raising quotas for SCs, STs & OBCs in Bihar

Nitish says reservations for OBCs needs to be raised from 50% to 65%. For SCs & STs, which together account for 17% quota, he says limit should be raised to 22%.

With 1.2 lakh teacher appointments, Nitish makes a jobs push ahead of 2024

CM has also reiterated pledge to give 10 lakh jobs to youth, an idea for which he had originally criticised Tejashwi Yadav. Bihar's unemployment rate is more than twice national figure.

Not much progress on INDIA front, says Nitish, ‘Congress more interested in coming assembly polls’

Bihar CM's comment on the opposition bloc comes at a rally in Patna, in the presence of CPI general secretary D Raja.

CM Yogi sets record in air travel. 3 helicopters, 3 planes but UP govt doesn’t own any of them

Yogi Adityanath has surpassed former Chief Ministers of the state in terms of punctuality, frequent work tours and meetings.)

Bihar caste survey stirs hornets’ nest as leaders question numbers. ‘Will do own survey,’ says JD(U) MP

JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu says survey undermines population of Vaishyas & Telis. Others to question findings include Jitan Ram Manjhi, Mukesh Sahani & Upendra Kushwaha.

Caste census data on expected lines — why it changes little in Bihar politics

Political observers say report — which pegs 63% population to be OBC & EBC, with upper castes comprising just 15.5% — validates commonly-held ideas about Bihar's caste demographics.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.