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Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister for record 10th time

Nitish Kumar began his 10th term as Bihar chief minister on Thursday, inducting a 26-member cabinet with broad caste representation

Day after victory, NDA leaders meet Nitish over govt formation in Bihar

With a landslide victory in Bihar assembly polls placing the NDA firmly in the saddle, leaders of the alliance on Saturday appeared to have got down to the brass tacks of forming a new government in the state. Coalition partners made a beeline at 1, Anne Marg, the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving incumbent, who heads the JD(U). Notable visitors included Union minister Chirag Paswan, who is excited at the prospects of his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) sharing power in the state as well. I have congratulated Nitish Kumar ji on the victory. The NDA's win puts paid to the opposition's false narrative that there has been a rift between the two of us. Even during the campaign, the CM canvassed in seats where our candidate was contesting. We reciprocated the gesture and supported the JD(U) candidate in Alauli, which has been our home turf, Paswan told reporters. Situated in his native Khagaria district, Alauli, a reserved seat, was represented by th

NDA promises defence corridor, flood panel in Bihar if voted to power: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said a defence corridor will come up in Bihar and factories will be set up in each district if the NDA is voted to power. Addressing a poll rally in Sheohar, Shah exuded confidence that the NDA will again form government in Bihar, and the RJD-Congress will be wiped out by 1 pm on November 14 when the election results are declared. "From the time of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya to Narendra Modi, the Gandak, Koshi and Ganga rivers have wreaked flood havoc in Bihar. The NDA, if voted to power, will form a commission to make Bihar flood-free," he said. We will establish a defence corridor in the state, and set up factories in each district in addition to building MSME and industrial parks... We will launch the Vande Bharat train from Sitamarhi to Ayodhya on the consecration day of the Sita temple, the home minister said. Shah also said he performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Rs 850-crore Sita temple at Punaura Dham here. He said the ...

Bihar seat-sharing talks gather pace: BJP reaches out to Chirag, allies

CPI (ML)L says no to 19 seats offered by Grand Alliance

Datanomics: Low vote share, big office as new VP's winning margin declines

Vice-presidents: From Radhakrishan to Radhakrishnan

11 years of Modi govt: Infra revolution boosting 'ease of living', says PM

"It's been 11 years of infrastructure revolution with outstanding infrastructure being added that has enhanced India's growth trajectory," Modi said on X

Congress claims credit for Tahawwur Rana extradition: 'UPA-era groundwork'

P Chidambaram says Tahawwur Rana's extradition is result of UPA-era diplomacy, slams Modi govt for taking credit for process initiated in 2009 after 26/11 attack

After Delhi, a strong NDA govt will be formed in Bihar too: MP Khandelwal

Recently, around 30 Bihar MPs from BJP, JD(U), and other parties of NDA met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament

Kharge criticises Modi govt over falling rupee, failing farm income promise

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that Kharge had alleged that lakhs of farmers died citing NCRB data and said the Leader of Opposition should substantiate his claims.

Union Budget 2025: Focus on allies, Bihar, and middle-class relief

2025 will see the fewest Assembly polls in any year during the current five-year term, therefore the Budget will be presented in a more favourable political context for the government

NDA, BJP-led Mahayuti redefined politics in Maharashtra under Modi: Nadda

The NDA and BJP-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra have created a new culture and a new definition of politics under PM Modi's leadership, party president J P Nadda said on Monday. We are providing a government that is accountable to people, Nadda said, addressing an election rally in Navi Mumbai. Under the leadership of Modi ji, Mahayuti and NDA have created a new culture, a new definition of politics. Today our government is doing the politics of 'whatever was said has been done and what was not said has also been done', Nadda said. Slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for misleading people on the Constitution, Nadda said, Today Rahul Gandhi roams around with the Constitution book. He has not read the Constitution book, he just roams around with it. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar wrote in the Constitution that reservation cannot be given on the basis of religion, but today the Congress party is giving 4 per cent reservation to minorities in giving tenders to private contractors in Karnataka, ..

Priyanka Gandhi slams Bihar govt on deaths, says trade of liquor rampant

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the NDA government over fatalities in Bihar's Siwan and Saran districts due to consumption of spurious liquor, saying liquor ban is in force in the state but illegal trade of spurious liquor is rampant. At least six people died and 14 others were hospitalised after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in dry Bihar's Siwan and Saran districts, officials said on Wednesday. Four deaths were reported in Siwan and two in Saran. In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, "The news of death of a number of people due to consumption of spurious liquor in Siwan and Saran districts of Bihar is extremely saddening. May God grant peace to the departed souls." "My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. A large number of people are admitted in the hospital, I pray for their speedy recovery," she said. "Liquor ban is in force in Bihar but illegal trade of spurious liquor is going on in full swing, due to which deaths occur every

Cabinet okays 'One Nation, One Poll' and host of proposals in farm to space

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared proposals in areas ranging from agriculture to moon and venus with a total outlay of more than Rs 60,000 crore

BJP's key allies JD(U), TDP demand nearly $6 bn for their states: Report

In addition, both states have asked the federal government to nearly double unconditional long-term loans offered by the government to all states for infrastructure

Overdue Census

The delay is disturbing

Budget to accelerate pace of reforms, take many historic steps: President

The first budget of the newly-formed NDA government next month will take "many historic steps" as well as accelerate the pace of economic reforms and lay a roadmap for 'far-reaching policies' and 'futuristic vision' of the government to make India the world's third largest economy, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. In her first address to the joint sitting of Parliament since the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha, she outlined the economic vision of the NDA government as well as highlighted achievements in the past decade under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A stable government with clear majority is "a mandate that the work of making India a developed nation continues uninterrupted and India attains its goals", she said. The new government under Modi is to present a full Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 (April 2024 to March 2025) next month which is likely to lay down priorities in matters of taxation and policy as well as reform agenda for the near term. "This budget w

Oath-taking ceremony: UP, Bihar, Maharashtra bag most ministerial berths

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar appear to have got the maximum representation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new council of ministers, while assembly poll-bound Maharashtra also found a significant presence. Uttar Pradesh, which sends the most members, 80, to the Lok Sabha, has got nine ministerial berths, which includes one Cabinet, while Bihar has bagged four cabinet berths out of a total of eight ministers from the state. Maharashtra has six ministerial berths, including two Cabinet ministers, while Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have five members each in the council of ministers that was sworn in on Sunday. Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have three ministerial berths each. Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand, Telangana, Punjab, West Bengal and Kerala have two ministerial berths in the council of ministers. Rajnath Singh is the sole cabinet minister from Uttar Pradesh, while Gujarat's four cabinet ministers include Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah, Mansukh Mandaviya and C R ...

Modi 3.0 takes centre stage: Pressure points will vary in new NDA regime

While five got Cabinet berths, two were appointed minister of state (MoS) with independent charge. Four others took oath as minister of state

Agnipath woes and military reforms on new defence minister's agenda

A major challenge for the defence minister will be to maintain the momentum gained in the theaterisation of the armed forces

Modi 3.0: Continued capex push for infra, bullet train among priorities

The new railway minister will oversee the execution of several important initiatives in the Centre's 100-day agenda planned before the elections