scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

This 1991-batch IAS officer, CM Nitish Kumar’s go-to man, will now lead Bihar’s Covid fight

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who is in an election year, has been under fire as Covid cases have been surging amid complaints over lack of medical facilities and doctors.

Imran Khan in ‘Chinese arms’ on NewsX, Bihar’s Covid-flood double whammy on NDTV India

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Why the usually cool CM Nitish Kumar is angry as Bihar struggles with Covid and now floods

CM Nitish Kumar reportedly lost his temper with principal secretary (health), at a time when Bihar's testing numbers are lowest in India & Covid cases surging.

Political side effects of masks, and Nitish Kumar gets an ‘opportunity in adversity’

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

All eyes on EC as opposition chorus to defer Bihar polls gets louder but BJP, JD(U) look set

BJP says RJD doesn’t want election now as it fears of losing, while opposition is asking why ruling alliance wants the exercise when people are dying due to Covid.

Bihar bridge collapses month after inauguration, opposition says Nitish corruption exposed

The small bridge, along with an approach road and a longer bridge, connected Gopalgang to Chhapra and other districts. The govt had spent Rs 264 cr on the entire 12-km long stretch.

‘EC to decide’ — Deputy CM Sushil Modi now says Bihar polls could depend on Covid situation

After insisting that Bihar elections will be held as scheduled, even as oppn has been calling for a delay, Deputy CM Sushil Modi now says NDA will abide by what EC decides.

Ram Vilas Paswan, ‘weather scientist of Indian politics’, fights a do-or-die battle in Bihar

Ram Vilas Paswan has been part of every coalition government at the Centre since 1989, but his political stocks in Bihar have only been dwindling.

How Nitish Kumar’s fight against corruption has unravelled in 13 years

In 2007, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar gave a rousing speech with a focus on fighting corruption. But in the years since, that fight appears to have lost its sheen.

How ‘Vikas Purush’ Nitish Kumar favoured fellow Kurmis in Bihar administration and politics

Kurmis make up just 2% of Bihar’s population, but members of the caste wield a lot of influence on Nitish Kumar’s administration and in his JD(U).

On Camera

Why the US Congress put its foot down on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files

The US House has effectively drawn a line in the sand and approved the release of the Epstein files despite President Trump's efforts to stop it from happening.

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.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

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.