Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar today, Wednesday 19th June, 2024. EAM S Jaishankar and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar were present with him during the ceremony. The new campus established by the Nalanda University Act, 2010 is located near the ancient ruins of the historic university. The ...

India’s political landscape has witnessed the most unexpected shift with the return of the coalition government in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. This marks the first coalition government in a decade and first coalition government for the Narendra Modi led BJP, drawing parallels to the political climate of the early 1990s when PV Narsimha Rao ...

Bihar’s politics is again in crisis. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s actions have significantly impacted the INDI alliance, a political group opposing the BJP.  Nitish Kumar was expected to move to Delhi and lead the alliance as its convenor, potentially becoming a Prime Ministerial candidate.  In return, Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son, would take ...

The I.N.D.I. Alliance (INDIA bloc), a coalition of various political parties, is facing some internal disagreements. Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar and a significant figure in this alliance, was reportedly unhappy because he felt overlooked in discussions about who should lead the group or be the prime ministerial candidate. Rahul Gandhi, a key ...

In a recent session of the Bihar state assembly, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made a vulgar speech about how educating women can help with population control.  But during his talk, he went into explicit detail about how an educated woman might approach family planning. This caused discomfort among several attendees, particularly women MLAs, and ...

What is most important for this country – education, jobs, healthcare, or castes? For some of our political leaders, it’s castes, to impress their vote banks. The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, has called for a meeting with all political parties to discuss the findings of a caste-based survey. The survey revealed that the ...

The Indian political scene is buzzing as the Congress party announced its intention to contest all seven Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) seats in Delhi during the upcoming 2024 elections. This announcement has caused some tension within the “INDIA” alliance, which includes parties like the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The alliance aims to unite ...

Several petitions opposing the Bihar government‘s decision to conduct the socioeconomic and caste-based surveys in the state were dismissed by the high court today. Between January 7 and January 21, Bihar conducted its initial caste survey. The second round was scheduled to begin on April 15 and last until May 15. The caste census, however, ...

Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi during his Bihar rally on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for their mishandling of the pandemic onslaught, economic recession and joblessness. He said that during the coronavirus lockdown, both the centre and state government did not come to the aid of labourers, migrant ...

On Wednesday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad’s estranged daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, entered the scene of Bihar elections by campaigning for Yadav’s rival and Janta Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar. Rai, who was married to RJD leader’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav, split from the family on account of domestic violence. Her divorce case ...