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Topic: Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar’s anger has more to do with ally BJP than media questions on Bihar floods

BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad, Giriraj Singh and Sanjay Jaiswal have criticised the Nitish Kumar government over its failure to provide relief in flood-affected areas.

Arnab goes after Nitish on Bihar floods, newspapers remember Mahatma Gandhi 

Front Page   Newspapers observe Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary with special coverage mostly in the form of commentary from guest writers on different aspects of...

BJP’s Giriraj Singh again targets ally Nitish Kumar — this time over Bihar floods

Begusarai MP Giriraj Singh tweeted a video of JD(U) MLA Narendra Singh, who blamed Nitish Kumar govt for its lackadaisical attitude in dealing with the floods.

Heavy rain drowns Patna, submerges 12 other Bihar districts

Between Friday and Sunday, Patna received 250 mm of rain, which has flooded busy streets and cut off power supply in several of the areas.

2.08 lakh Prohibition cases pending, HC asks Nitish govt how it plans to dispose of them

Court tells Bihar govt to file affidavit by 25 September explaining if it plans to appoint judges and set up courts that deal only with Prohibition law violations.

Rename Bakhtiyarpur to ‘undo sins of the past’, VHP-backed body writes to Bihar CM

Bakhtiyarpur was named after Bakhtiyar Khalji, who had destroyed Nalanda University. Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti says it should be renamed after Chanakya or Shilbhadra.

Why senior BJP leader Sushil Modi is under attack from his own partymen in Bihar

His aides see a 'caste angle' as Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi faces backlash from members of BJP after his tweet.

Why Nitish, Mamata, Uddhav and Kamal Haasan need Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor gives a big leg-up to his clients, working on their strengths and weaknesses. But his successes expose his clients, too.

Modi makes everyone happy — grumbling ex-ministers, NDA allies, friendly opposition parties

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) needs to make space for BJP to rule Bihar alone

The trajectory of Nitish Kumar has made JD(U) a party premised on an individual and not an idea. BJP needs to take over. 

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.