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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

Bihar on NRC: Is Nitish Kumar asserting himself successfully or is this BJP’s retreat?

The Bihar assembly Tuesday passed a resolution against the NRC, making it the first NDA-ruled state to oppose the contentious exercise.

With anti-NRC resolution, Nitish Kumar has hit at RJD, BJP and Prashant Kishor

NDA in Bihar has unfortunately become Nitish Kumar’s personal chopper to access power. The resolution on NRC is diluting the core of the BJP.

How Nitish Kumar got Bihar BJP to oppose NRC and back UPA-era NPR format

On Tuesday, the Bihar assembly passed a resolution to become the first NDA state against the proposed NRC, and in favour of the 2010 NPR.

Everything that’s wrong with Nitish Kumar comes together in the failure of prohibition

It would be wise for Nitish Kumar to eat humble pie and undo prohibition. There are better ways to tackle alcoholism.

Couldn’t have said it better — Prashant Kishor earns Congress, RJD praise for Nitish attack

While Congress leaders played up his association with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the RJD, which has never really liked him, had some warm words for the election strategist. 

Can’t hold ideals of Gandhi & be with Godse supporters: Prashant Kishor slams Nitish Kumar

In a direct assault on Nitish Kumar-led government's development model, Kishor said Bihar was the poorest state in 2005 and continues to be so.

Nitish, Paswan have a message for ally BJP — don’t bring Delhi-style campaign to Bihar

Both Bihar allies — JD(U) and LJP — have told BJP that the state polls due later this year must be fought on local issues and not Article 370, Ram temple or CAA.

Delhi voters opted for ‘real nationalism’, those in Bihar should emulate them: Tejashwi

The RJD leader said the message was clear from Delhi that if a government works for necessary amenities and social and financial security, then no diversion will work.

Amit Shah’s Valentine’s Day wish for Nitish and Trump finally gets his wall

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint

Why ‘winners’ pick Prashant Kishor

If Arvind Kejriwal was going to sweep the election anyway, why did he need Prashant Kishor?

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.