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Tag: Bihar

Posted inIndia

Modi’s political juggernaut poised to keep rolling

by Sumit Sharma November 11, 2020November 13, 2020

An alliance led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged victorious in Bihar state’s nail-bitingly close election, as well as in by-elections in half a dozen other states. The victories came despite the fact that the government is struggling in areas including the pandemic, the economy, defense and development. It is clear from the results […]

Posted inIndia, South Asia

Hundreds of kids die in repeat of Indian virus outbreak

by Aritry Das June 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

BJP’s Bihar alliance may not fetch votes

by Manoj Chaurasia April 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Yadav pulls RJD’s strings from behind bars

by Manoj Chaurasia March 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaks with Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of the eastern state of Bihar, during a meeting in New Delhi. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

BJP’s new Bihar ally may cause its downfall

by Manoj Chaurasia March 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Low turnout at election rally should worry BJP

by Manoj Chaurasia March 6, 2019February 18, 2020
Indian Lok Sabha
Posted inIndia, South Asia

In Bihar, allies stand in the way of Congress’ expansion

by Sagarneel Sinha December 26, 2018
Indian soldiers on alert near the Line of Control in Jammu. Photo: PTI
Posted inChina, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

India’s largest village and ‘home of soldiers’ needs PM’s help

by Kanchan Srivastava December 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Political strategist Prashant Kishor (left) in a file photo with former Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Photo: AFP /Chandan Khanna
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Kishor may now be the master of his own political strategy

by Shivam Vij September 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian consumers check their mobile telephones at a free Wi-Fi Internet zone.   Photo: AFP/ Indranil Mukherjee
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Facebook group fights corruption in Bihar’s most backward region

by Pushyamitra August 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Activists from different social organizations hold a candlelight protest march against a Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, in Patna, on August 5, 2018. Photo: The Times of India / K M Sharma
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Corrupt shelters for kids could shake people’s faith in charity

by Kanchan Srivastava August 9, 2018February 18, 2020
People wait to check their names on the first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Goroimari of Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam on January 1, 2018. Around 13 million people in northeastern India's Assam woke up to uncertainty on January 1 after the release of an official citizenship registry with names of only 19 million of the state's over 32 million residents. The national registry of citizens (NRC) has been in works for years, after strident, decades long demands by many local groups to identify and evict "illegal foreigners" settling in the state. / AFP PHOTO / Kulendu Kalita
Posted inBangladesh, India, South Asia

Politics over Indian citizenship: no time for blame games

by Sagarneel Sinha August 8, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Will India have a new prime minister after 2019 elections?

by Sagarneel Sinha July 31, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaks with Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of the eastern state of Bihar, during a meeting in New Delhi. Photo: AFP
Posted inWorld

Will Nitish Kumar quit his alliance with the BJP?

by Srinand Jha July 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, arrives in Ahmedabad in November 2017 for a door-to-door campaign for the Gujarat state elections. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Ahead of 2019 elections, the BJP looks for regional allies

by Vaibhav Laddha June 5, 2018February 18, 2020
India's PM Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of a hydro power plant in Kashmir earlier this month. The Archbishop of Delhi has called for a prayer campaign until the next election, accusing Modi's party, the BJP, of threatening the country's secular fabric. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Ismail
Posted inIndia, Nepal, South Asia

BJP to fight 2019 poll with Hindu nationalist push, focus on Bihar

by Srinand Jha May 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is an isolated man in his state. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Political reckoning for BJP in India’s northern states

by Srinand Jha April 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Hindutva party leaders in India's Punjab are applying for weapon licenses after a spate of killings. Photo: Courtesy YouTube
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Shameful display of Hindutva terror in festive processions

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan April 3, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ajay Singh Bisht. Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

2019 election prospects begin to look shaky as BJP loses more ballots

by Saikat Datta March 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Young girls play a friendly match during soccer camp, in the village of Meeno Ka Naya Gaon in Ajmer. Photo: Rohit Jain
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Fighting child marriage with soccer in India’s villages

by Rohit Jain February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

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