Md Asghar Khan is a Senior Correspondent from Jharkhand writing about politics, human rights, tribal issues, women issues, and the environment. He is available at asghar@outlookindia.com
Shibu Soren’s death marks the end of a revolutionary chapter in Jharkhand’s tribal politics. While his son Hemant Soren inherits his political mantle, the real challenge lies ahead—translating that emotional legacy into action on core tribal issues like land rights, displacement, and identity.
Shibu Soren passed away in a Delhi hospital on August 4, 2025. Jharkhand Government has declared a three-day State mourning following his demise.
Families learn the hard way: the value of life in police custody is proportional to the accountability of the institution.
Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls sparks whispers of disenfranchisement amid civic desire to keep the ‘ghuspethiya’ away.
Political parties have long used pamphlets and posters to attack each other, but this time the language has deteriorated to the level of calling opponents "thieves" and "pickpockets."
The expulsion of Tej Pratap Yadav from the RJD and his family has raised a pertinent question—what is his political relevance?
Bihar Elections 2025: Neither party has independently managed to dominate Bihar’s political space, yet, a lot is at stake for the two in the state Assembly elections.
People cutting across castes are rooting for two-time deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav. Will his clean image and pro-development stance help him become the CM?
By declaring that his party will field candidates in all 243 seats, is Chirag Paswan engaging in pressure politics to secure better seat-sharing, or is he looking to dent JD(U)’s prospects?
Bihar’s crime graph continues to climb. Whether under Lalu or Nitish, Jungle Raj, it seems, remains difficult to root out
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