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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

The terrible silence in Muzaffarpur that has got everyone tongue-tied, including PM Modi

Is the Janata Dal(United)-BJP coalition in Bihar coming in the way of action being taken on controlling the encephalitis epidemic in Muzaffarpur?

Encephalitis deaths: Political opportunism trumping governance in Nitish Kumar’s Bihar?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited a hospital in Muzaffarpur Tuesday, as the number of children dying from encephalitis rose to 127.

Congress pick for Lok Sabha leader shows party has run out of ideas

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Grief gives way to outrage on Nitish’s Muzaffarpur visit to assess encephalitis outbreak

The death toll has climbed to 105 with two hospitals reporting a death each last night, said a district administration official.

Nitish raises Bihar’s special status issue again, leaves ally BJP wondering what’s next

Nitish Kumar has raised the demand before, and the timing has always been seen as holding a larger message, a factor ally BJP suspects is true this time as well.

Why 100 deaths from encephalitis have prompted Bihar to issue a lychee advisory

As authorities look to rein in the encephalitis toll, ThePrint looks at the outbreak in Bihar, the nature of the disease, its correlation with hypoglycemia and how to treat it.

Death toll of children in Muzaffarpur acute encephalitis case touches 83

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ordered payment of Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia to the next of kin in each family of the deceased.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

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.