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Topic: Nitish Kumar

How a ‘viral’ image helped Mangalore’s George Fernandes win Bihar poll in absentia

Dipak Mishra -
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes served seven terms in the Lok Sabha as an MP from Bihar.

BJP minister in Bihar under fire after saying Priyanka Gandhi has no quality except good looks

PTI -
The Congress-RJD combine in Bihar has demanded BJP minister Vinod Narain's removal from party for his attitude towards women.   

Narendra Modi govt to conduct caste-wise census in 2021: Sushil Kumar Modi

PTI -
The deputy chief minister of Bihar, who also holds finance department, addressed a function to celebrate Karpoori Thakur's birth anniversary in Patna.

Why Nitish Kumar, the ‘social reformer’, has left ally BJP wary

Dipak Mishra -
Bihar CM has pledged to make state free of dowry, child marriage but BJP believes move not paying poll dividend, wants him to stick to caste arithmetic.   

Bihar govt bans fish in Patna for 15 days after finding cancer-causing chemicals

Dipak Mishra -
The ban may be extended to the entire state if fish in other cities also test positive for preservative formalin and metals like mercury and cadmium.

Congress shouldn’t treat JD(S) as third grade citizens in seat sharing, says Kumaraswamy

PTI -
The Karnataka chief minister said JD(S) & Congress should adopt a give and take policy to put up a united fight against BJP.

BJP & JDU to contest on 17 seats each, LJP gets 6 in Bihar seat-sharing deal for Lok Sabha

PTI -
Amit Shah made the announcement in presence of Nitish Kumar and Lok Janshakti Party chief and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Why political parties are scared of Lalu Prasad Yadav

Dilip Mandal -
Terminally ill and in jail, Lalu Prasad Yadav still scares his opponents.

BJP ally RLSP’s chief Kushwaha meets Sharad Yadav, fuels speculation over his next move

PTI -
Kushwaha objected to Amit Shah's proposal that both his party and Ram Vilas Paswan-led LJP contest fewer number of seats in Bihar in 2019 than in 2014.

There’s disquiet among Bihar’s BJP MPs after seat sharing with Nitish Kumar

Shivam Shankar Singh -
At least 6 BJP MPs in Bihar fear losing their ticket because of seat sharing pact with Nitish Kumar.
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Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

Shubhangi Misra -
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Have Hindus passed the test by letting Droupadi Murmu enter Ram temple? Not yet

Manusmriti in a London church? 18th-century Britain’s Indomania loved everything Hindu

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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