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IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire : Nitish Kumar, the engineer socialist, whose political journey from a small-town technocrat to a nine-time Chief Minister mirrors Bihar’s own transformation.

Bihar Election 2025

Nitish Kumar’s 2025 Test: Can The Engineer Chief Minister Reinvent Himself Again?

BY Jinit Parmar

Photo by Santosh Kumar Hindustan Times : Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary with BJP OBC Morcha national president K. Laxman-MP and others being garlanded during thanksgiving programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Caste Census at BJP office on July 5, 2025 in Patna, India.

Bihar Election 2025

Bihar Elections 2025: SC Votes, Caste Dynamics, Candidate Lists

PTI : Bihar Election: Chirag Paswan poll rally in Patna.

Bihar Election 2025

LJP’s Second Act: How Chirag Paswan Reclaimed The LJP And The NDA Spotlight

BY Abhijay Vaish

IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar interacts with people on March 17, 2022 in Harnaut, India. (Photo by Santosh Kumar Hindustan Times) Bihar Politics And Governance

Bihar Election 2025

The JD(U) Stronghold That Tests Nitish Kumar’s Core Support

BY Jinit Parmar

Suresh K Pandey

Bihar Election 2025

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Chhath Puja, Mobility, Migration and Modernity

BY Ashwani Kumar

Trump claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that New Delhi would end the purchase.

Jaishankar And Rubio Meet In KL As India-US Set To Steady Ties

Imago/Hindustan Times : The RJD’s relationship with the Yadav community goes far back, beyond Lalu Prasad Yadav’s reign.

Bihar Election 2025

RJD’s Yadav Arithmetic: The Caste Maths And Politics Behind Tejashwi Yadav’s Bihar Strategy

BY Md Asghar Khan

Santosh Kumar Hindustan Times : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pay tribute to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary at Patna High Court roundabout on December 6, 2023 in Patna, India. (Photo by Santosh Kumar Hindustan Times) Bihar Politics And Governance

Bihar Election 2025

Lalu, Nitish And The Battle For OBC Votes: Why Bihar’s Identity Politics Remains Decisive and Divisive

Santosh Kumar Hindustan Times : RJD chief Lalu Prasad and JD (U) senior leader Nitish Kumar at a by-election rally at on August 11, 2014 in Hajipur, India. This was first time after two decades that the two leaders shared a dias. The joint rally of Lalu and Nitish kicked off the byelection campaign of secular alliance of RJD, JD(U) and Congress for 10 assembly seats of Bihar that would go to vote on August 21. Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar Share Dais After Two Decades

Bihar Election

Bihar’s Political Odyssey: Five Decades, Fifteen Leaders

BY Pritha Vashisth

Penguin Random House India : Cover of The Menon Investigation by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari

In The Name of Caste: Book Review of Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s ‘The Menon Investigation’

BY Varsha Tiwary

Penguin : Cover of Life's Magic Moments by Ruskin Bond

Whispers of Earth and Memory: Book Review of Ruskin Bond’s ‘Life’s Magic Moments’

Illustration by Saahil : "There are only a small number of people on the planet who are ill-intentioned, who mean harm", says Wallace.

Turning The Tide, One Note At A Time

BY Vineetha Mokkil

Book Cover : From “must haves” to “order now”, our world has normalised consumption as a marker of self-care and identity.

Marie Kondo For The Indian Soul: Bhawana Pingali’s The Art Of Decluttering

Turnout in Samastipur as PM Modi launches the Bihar election campaign. led by PM Modi and the endorsed CM, Nitish Kumar

Bihar Election 2025

A Slice of Bihar Voters Feels Unheard Under Nitish Kumar’s Rule

BY Mohammad Ali

Artwork by Vikas thakur : Representative image

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The Day Before Diwali

Book Cover : Stranger In My Own Land

Musings Of An ‘Other’ Mind: Farid Khan’s Stranger In My Own Land

Representative image

Healing Amid Grief: A Doctor’s Story Of Surgery In Kashmir’s Vale

BY Dr. Showkat Hussain Shah

US and China

Trade and US-China Tension Loom Over ASEAN Meet

Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva

Book Review | Janaki Bakhle's Savarkar And The Making Of Hindutva

Source: X : Piyush Pandey

Piyush Pandey: A Legacy of Inspiration in Advertising

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: Cover of The Sensual Self, by Shobhaa De

Loving Our Bodies: Book Excerpt from ‘The Sensual Self’

X/@ShakeelkhanINC : Shakeel Ahmad Khan

Bihar Election 2025

‘Ab Rishta Barabari Ho Gaya’: Shakeel Ahmad Khan Interview on Mahagathbandhan’s Bihar Election Plans

BY Ashlin Mathew

| Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : PM Modi launches election campaign at Samastipur

Bihar Election 2025

Modi In Bihar: NDA Under The Leadership Of CM Nitish Kumar Will Break All Records

BY Outlook News Desk

SURESH K PANDEY : Brahmin voters inclduing Tribhuwann Tiwari (center) in Terari assembly constituency in Bhojpur, Arrah.

bihar's dilemma

Is This The Return Of Upper Castes In Bihar?

BY Abhijay Vaish

X.com : Before entering advertising, he briefly played Ranji Trophy cricket for Rajasthan and worked as a tea taster.

Remembering Piyush Pandey, India’s Master Storyteller In Advertising

BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

Illustration: Saahil

bihar's dilemma

2025 Bihar Elections: What’s The Bihar Model?

BY Mrityunjay Sharma

- PTI : New Delhi: An anti-smog gun sprays water droplets to curb air pollution, with Rashtrapati Bhavan in the backdrop, as air quality deteriorates across northern India, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

Is There Any Solution To Delhi’s Pollution?

Outlook : With a new power centre taking shape, the Bangladesh elections will be a focal point for all of South Asia.

From Turmoil To Tomorrow: Can Bangladesh’s 2026 Elections Bring Stability?

BY Outlook News Desk

Hindustan Times : JDU supporters wearing masks of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and holding dummy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) ahead of Bihar Assembly Election 2025 at JDU office on October 14, 2025 in Patna, India. The 243-member Bihar Assembly elections are scheduled for November 6 and 11, with vote counting set for November 14

Bihar Battle 2025: Family Strongholds, Prestige Seats, Key Contests

BY Ashlin Mathew

SURESH K PANDEY : Karpoori Thakur Gram

bihar's dilemma

From Karpoori Thakur To Nitish Kumar: The EBC Journey That Still Shapes Bihar Politics

BY Abhijay Vaish

File photo : Outlook's April 21, 2023 issue titled Iran

Fact Check: No, Iran Has Not Repealed Its Hijab Ban

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: X/NarendraModi; Representational image : PM Modi Arrives In Laos PDR For 2024 ASEAN-India, East Asia Summits

Modi Skips ASEAN Summit In KL For Second Time

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