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BJP brings new state leadership to Bihar, names Vijay Kumar Sinha in Speaker post fight

After Sushil Kumar Modi and Prem Kumar, Nand Kishor Yadav also fails to make it to the party’s state leadership. Caste arithmetic has played a role in the equation.

Tejashwi faces corruption charges, must not become Bihar opposition leader, says JD(U)

JD(U) leaders alleged that Tejashwi Yadav had not disclosed full details of cases in which he was named while filing his nomination papers, and urged the EC to take note of it.

RJD says Rahul Gandhi was on picnic during Bihar polls, Congress blames ‘caste politics’

Senior RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari has held Rahul Gandhi responsible for the alliance’s miss in dislodging the NDA from power in Bihar. Congress isn’t taking kindly to this.

Nitish Kumar is defanged but BJP shouldn’t start celebrating yet

BJP's insistence on having its own nominee for assembly speaker and a replacement for Nitish Kumar's 'Laxman', Sushil Modi, indicate it wants to keep the CM under leash from Day One.

‘Chhote Sarkar’ Anant Singh became a social media star without being on Twitter or Facebook

Anant Singh is no more the dreaded Bahubali of Mokama but someone whose media bytes are analysed for the sole purpose of making memes.

RJD didn’t buy Facebook, Google ads. It cost them Bihar

The BJP issued ads about Article 370, and CAA, and how the Mahagathbandhan was working against national interest.

NDA won in Bihar by reminding people of ‘Jungle Raj’. But data shows it’s a myth

No matter what Nitish Kumar or BJP says, analysis of crime data of Bihar reveals the truth about Lalu Prasad-era ‘Jungle Raj’.

How Tejashwi went from failed cricketer & a Lok Sabha disaster to almost chief minister

But for a poor show from the Congress, Tejashwi would’ve achieved his CM ambitions. It’s redemption for a politician whose credentials were questioned just last year.

Congress drags down RJD-led Mahagathbandhan with its poor strike rate of 28%

The Congress leaders appeared to be blaming Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen for 'cutting' the party’s votes.

Tejashwi’s arrival, Nitish’s tenacity, Shah’s masterstroke — 5 takeaways from Bihar results

The final outcome of the Bihar assembly elections is yet to be declared. But these are the 5 certain takeaways from the results of the election.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?