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Marred by the US boycott, the Summit saw leaders focusing on tech, rare-earth minerals shortage and climate change
In a departure statement before leaving for Johannesburg, Prime Minister Modi backed South Africa's G20 agenda and stressed continuity of Global South priorities
Nitish Kumar began his 10th term as Bihar chief minister on Thursday, inducting a 26-member cabinet with broad caste representation
New Delhi said the South Africa-hosted G20 Summit will carry forward Global South issues raised during India's 2023 presidency - including disaster risk reduction and climate action
Time SCO adopted English as an official working language: Jaishankar
NDA is set to form a new 35-member Nitish Kumar-led ministry after the 17th Assembly ended, as JDU-BJP finalise berths and the opposition names Tejashwi Yadav its leader
PRS data shows rise in legislators from business backgrounds, higher degrees and older age groups, while women's representation remains weak
Re-elected MLAs saw a sharp rise in wealth, while over half of all winners face criminal charges
The Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won just 25 seats - only three more than its worst tally of 22 in 2010 - with party leader Tejashwi Yadav failing to reprise his 2020 appeal
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha accused both the RJD and Congress for the loss
Congress posted one of its weakest-ever results in Bihar, prompting PM Modi to forecast a split, while RJD too failed to widen its caste coalition despite a strong vote share and young-voter outreach
The Union Cabinet condemned the Red Fort explosion as a heinous terror act, directing agencies to act with urgency to identify and bring perpetrators and their sponsors to justice
Exit polls project a strong lead for the NDA in Bihar, with Nitish Kumar's JDU likely to improve its seat share and women voters tilting the balance in the alliance's favour
During his Bhutan visit, PM Modi announced a Rs 4,000-crore credit line for Thimphu's energy sector and promised timely completion of two India-Bhutan rail links approved in September
Tejashwi Yadav slams EC for not releasing genderwise voter data after Phase-1 of elections
As Bihar heads to phase two polling, ADR data shows 32% candidates face criminal cases and 42% are crorepatis, highlighting the deep nexus of crime and money in state politics
In 2025, if Parliament sits for all 15 sittings planned during the session, it would have sat for 62 days, or 21 days on average for each of the three sessions in the year
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The Election Commission said Bihar's voter turnout in phase one of the Assembly polls was the highest ever, with officials crediting the special electoral roll revision for the record numbers
37.5 million electors to cast votes across 121 constituencies in Bihar's first phase; the outcome will be closely watched with high-profile candidates like Tejashwi Yadav in the fray