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Bharat Ratna for Nitish? His party distances itself from demand, says ex-MP’s letter to PM Modi ‘in personal capacity’| India News

Bharat Ratna for Nitish? His party distances itself from demand, says ex-MP’s letter to PM Modi ‘in personal capacity’| India News

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Nitish Kumar’s party has distanced itself from a prominent demand for the Bihar Chief Minister to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inspecting a project in Patna earlier this week. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo) Reacting two days after former Janata Dal (United) MP KC Tyagi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider bestowing the Bharat Ratna Nitish Kumar, the JD(U) on Saturday said the statement was “not in line with the party’s ideology”. Nitish Kumar has not yet reacted to it. Tyagi had said, in a letter to the PM on Thursday, that Nitish Kumar is a “precious gem” of the socialist movement, thus worthy of the highest civilian honour. Asked about Tyagi’s letter, JD(U) national spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said, “The former party MP has made several statements in the recent past which have not been in line with the party’s ideology and not the official stand. All statements made by him shall be deemed to have been made in his personal capacity.” Office-bearers in the JD(U) are …

Month after Bihar landslide, Nitish calls on PM Modi, Amit Shah

Month after Bihar landslide, Nitish calls on PM Modi, Amit Shah

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary and JD(U) leader and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Capital on Monday. PM Modi reportedly praised Nitish for his “outstanding contributions” to Bihar and also credited the Centre for providing adequate push to the state for realising several development projects. The meeting comes over a month after the NDA’s landslide victory in the Assembly elections. A senior JD(U) leader told The Indian Express: “It was purely a courtesy meeting. During the 2025 Assembly polls, for the first time there was an NDA manifesto (previous polls had seen separate manifestos). Now that we have got a brute mandate of 202 seats in the 243-member House, we do need special attention from the Centre to fulfil the promises made in the manifesto. The PM concurred with the Bihar CM to fulfil the high expectations of the people of Bihar.” The leader said the meeting did not have any fixed agenda and it was a general conversation of state …

Nitish Kumar leaves for Delhi to meet PM Modi, Amit Shah

Nitish Kumar leaves for Delhi to meet PM Modi, Amit Shah

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Published on: Dec 21, 2025 04:47 pm IST He is scheduled to meet PM Modi, Shah and other senior BJP leaders on Monday before returning to Patna in the evening, said a senior Janata Dal (United) functionary Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left for New Delhi on Sunday to meet top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, officials said. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left for New Delhi on Sunday. He is scheduled to meet PM Modi, Shah and other senior BJP leaders on Monday before returning to Patna in the evening, said a senior Janata Dal (United) functionary. “The meeting of the CM with the PM and HM will happen on Monday. It is important as it is the first since the swearing-in last month, which both the PM and Home Minister had attended, and after the rollout of the third edition of the 7-Resolves programme to give Bihar a development push,” he added. The leader added, “It calls for smooth Centre-state …

Zaira Wasim demands ‘unconditional apology’ from Bihar CM after he removes a woman’s hijab: ‘Infuriating’ | Bollywood News

Zaira Wasim demands ‘unconditional apology’ from Bihar CM after he removes a woman’s hijab: ‘Infuriating’ | Bollywood News

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Former actor Zaira Wasim recently took to social media to express that she was “infuriated” by the actions of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, where the latter pulled off a woman’s hijab on the stage at a public event in Patna. She demanded an “unconditional apology” from Kumar, and claimed that a woman’s modesty and dignity are not “props to toy with.” “A woman’s dignity and modesty are not props to toy with. Least of all on a public stage. As a Muslim woman, watching another woman’s niqab being pulled at so casually, accompanied by that nonchalant smile, was so infuriating,” Zaira wrote on X on Monday night. “Power does not grant permission to violate boundaries. @NitishKumar owes that woman an unconditional apology,” she added. A woman’s dignity and modesty are not props to toy with. Least of all on a public stage. As a Muslim woman, watching another woman’s niqab being pulled at so casually, accompanied by that nonchalant smile, was so infuriating. Power does not grant permission to violate… — Zaira Wasim (@ZairaWasimmm) …

‘NDA sweeping all elections’: Chandrababu Naidu hopeful of Bihar’s progress under Nitish Kumar

‘NDA sweeping all elections’: Chandrababu Naidu hopeful of Bihar’s progress under Nitish Kumar

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Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, who is in Bihar for Nitish Kumar’s swearing in ceremony, said that the trend of NDA’s win will continue as it ensures stability and progress for the nation. File photo of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu felicitating Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo) (Narendra Modi Photo Gallery ) “This is India’s century, and in this direction, Bihar will play a crucial role. NDA is sweeping all elections, and this trend will continue,” the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader said in Patna. Follow live updates on Nitish Kumar’s oath ceremony here. “Now India is moving under PM Modi’s leadership…Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister now. He’s having very good experience. Now, even Bihar will develop like anything in future,” he said. Also read: ‘Why are you in Congress, hypocrite’: Shashi Tharoor’s praise for Modi sets off firestorm According to reports, Naidu and IT minister Nara Lokesh departed from from Vijayawada for Patna at 8 am and the father-son duo will leave Patna at 1 pm …

Why Nitish Kumar, in his first stint as Bihar CM, could only serve for a week?

Why Nitish Kumar, in his first stint as Bihar CM, could only serve for a week?

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Twenty-five years after his brief seven-to-eight-day tenure as chief minister in 2000, Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar CM for a record 10th time on Thursday. The 75-year-old was unanimously elected leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislature party on Wednesday and will be sworn-in at a mega ceremony in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan at 11.30 am. (Track live updates) Nitish Kumar will take oath as Bihar chief minister at 11.30 am today.(PTI) The NDA secured an emphatic win, securing 202 seats in the 243-member Bihar legislative assembly. A lookback at Nitish Kumar’s 1st stint as Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s 10th oath-taking stands in sharp contrast to his very first stint in 2000, when he served as chief minister for just about a week after a fractured mandate. Months after the BJP under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani returned to power at the Centre in 1999, the party shifted focus to Bihar, choosing Nitish Kumar, then a Union minister, as its state face. The February 2000 Bihar …

Arvind Kejriwal urges people to watch Huma Qureshi’s Maharani S4, says it depicts the ‘ugly reality of today’s politics’

Arvind Kejriwal urges people to watch Huma Qureshi’s Maharani S4, says it depicts the ‘ugly reality of today’s politics’

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Updated on: Nov 17, 2025 06:08 pm IST Maharani Season 4 stars Huma Qureshi, Sohum Shah, Amit Sial, Vineet Kumar, Kani Kusruti, and Pramod Pathak. It released on SonyLiv. Actor Huma Qureshi is receiving rave reviews for her performance in Maharani Season 4. This season of the political drama sees the actor return as Rani Bharti, as she reigns as Bihar’s two-term Chief Minister and a potential contender for national leadership. The show has now received a glowing review from former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, who urged more people to watch it. (Also read: Maharani Season 4 release date: When and where to watch Huma Qureshi’s political drama series) Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the team of Maharani Season 4. Arvind Kejriwal reviews Maharani Season 4 Taking to his X account, Arvind wrote: “U must watch Maharani 4 webseries on @SonyLIV. It depicts the ugly reality of today’s politics. Kudos to entire team for showing courage.” The fictional drama is inspired by real-life events in Bihar, particularly the period …

Bihar Chief Ministers | Ram Sundar Das, moderate figure brought on amid OBC quota backlash | Explained News

Bihar Chief Ministers | Ram Sundar Das, moderate figure brought on amid OBC quota backlash | Explained News

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Bihar boasts of one of the most fascinating political histories in India. As the state heads to Assembly polls, The Indian Express brings a series of articles that tell the history of Bihar politics through the tenure of its 23 chief ministers. This article tells the story of Ram Sundar Das, Bihar’s 15th CM. You can click here to read about his predecessor, Jagannath Mishra. The next edition will focus on his successor, Chandrashekhar Singh. The affirmative action policy introduced by Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur during his second tenure, from 1977 to 1979, proved to be his undoing. Announced in 1978, it reserved 26% of government jobs and educational seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), including a sub-quota for Most Backward Classes (MBCs). This was in addition to existing quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). In a highly stratified society, with the upper castes largely holding political power, the social justice policy ignited fierce opposition. Several upper caste ministers resigned from the Cabinet in protest. The Thakur government’s decision came a …

‘Earth could be destroyed’: Nitish Kumar slams RJD MLA for using phone to ask question in Bihar assembly | Latest News India

‘Earth could be destroyed’: Nitish Kumar slams RJD MLA for using phone to ask question in Bihar assembly | Latest News India

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday lashed out at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Suday Yadav for using a mobile phone during the Question Hour of the state’s assembly session as it is not allowed to be used while the assembly is in session. RJD MLA Suday Yadav raised a question on Public Distribution System (PDS) shops in the state, asking the government when the online portal for such shops will be implemented. He was looking at this phone to quote facts and figures related to his query, PTI reported. Earth could be destroyed Kumar spoke against that and reminded the MLA that phones are not allowed to be used during the session. “He (MLA Suday Yadav) is using mobile phone and talking, this has been stopped, it is restricted, but still he is showing the mobile and speaking,” Nitish Kumar said in the assembly. Addressing Speaker Nand Kishor Yadav, Kumar said, “What is going on? This rule is there for 5-6 years. Remind them, anyone who comes and uses a mobile will be …

Nitish’s age, son’s entry become talking points in Bihar politics

Nitish’s age, son’s entry become talking points in Bihar politics

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar turned 75 on Monday. He is understandably aging, as the nature does with everyone, but he remains in command in the state, and politically indispensable too. Nitish’s age, son’s entry become talking points in Bihar politics But for the first time, the Opposition is making his age and health a political issue with direct and relentless attacks on him. Yet, beyond rhetoric, there is a method in it — everyone knows the worth of Nitish Kumar to tilt the balance and the impact of his absence. Despite his flip-flop in the last seven years from the Grand Alliance (GA) to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Kumar has remained pivotal to the Bihar politics and has been able to play his cards deftly to be always one up. JD-U leaders say there is a lot more left in Nitish Kumar, and so does the BJP, but the way there has been a concerted move to initiate his non-political son Nishant Kumar, 49, into politics and get prepared to take over the …