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Bihar: Gangster-turned-politician Anant Singh released on 15 days parole

Bihar's gangster-turned-politician Anant Singh was released on Sunday from Beur jail in Patna on 15-day parole on medical grounds. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘INDIA coalition set to come to power’: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on polls, campaign and ECI

With a total of 40 seats, Bihar is one of the crucial Hindi heartland states in the Lok Sabha election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have emerged as a twin challenge from the BJP-led NDA front, while the INDIA bloc’s lone soldier is Tejashwi Yadav.

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At Bihar rally, PM Modi rakes up Godhra train arson to accuse Opposition of appeasement

Raking up the 2002 Godhra train arson, PM Modi charged RJD president Lalu Prasad with having tried to “save” those responsible for burning alive more than 60 kar sevaks “during the rule of Sonia madam”

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Hafta 483: Prajwal Revanna controversy, Modi’s speeches, Bihar politics

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Anand Vardhan are joined by in-house reporter Tanishka Sodhi and The News Minute’s Anisha Sheth.

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Bihar environment secretary addresses Jakarta Futures Forum, stress upon global collaboration for renewable energy transition

Bandana Preyashi, Secretary of the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bihar, emphasized significant milestones, such as India reaching 40% of its electric-generation capacity from non-fossil fuels by November 2021, and Bihar pioneering the development of a ‘Climate Resilient and Low Carbon Development Pathway’ for the State.

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Chirag Paswan crosses swords with Tejashwi over ‘blatant lies’

Chirag Paswan threatens legal action against Tejashwi Yadav over reservation comments, sparking controversy in Bihar politics.

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Chirag Paswan threatens legal action against Tejashwi over reservation remarks

Chirag Paswan threatens legal action against Tejashwi Yadav for false statements on reservations in Bihar elections.

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Another Election Show: Meet journalist Shambhu Kumar in fray from Bihar’s Vaishali

Delhi-based National Dastak editor Shambhu Kumar Singh is set to enter electoral politics in Bihar’s Vaishali. The BSP contestant spoke to Newslaundry before the announcement of his candidature, when the journalist had expressed his intention to fight the Lok Sabha election.

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Is the Nitish factor dying down in BJP’s battle for Bihar?

Bihar’s political scenario has overturned in past months. Nitish Kumar, who led the INDIA bloc’s first meetup, sided with the BJP. But, in a first, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has allotted fewer seats to Kumar’s JDU than the saffron party in Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls.

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We will easily achieve the target of 400-plus seats, says Rajnath Singh in Bihar

Rajnath Singh and BJP chief J.P. Nadda target the Congress and INDIA bloc over corruption at rallies in Bihar

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Bihar man arrested for breaking train’s window

Migrant worker arrested for damaging train window by pelting stones, released on bail by RPF police.

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Tejashwi Yadav rewinds PM Modi’s old speeches at poll rally

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav taunts PM Modi with audio clip of unfulfilled promises during Bihar election rally.

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Yadav vs Yadav in flood-prone Madhepura

Madhepura, the 'Yadavland of Bihar', where only Yadav candidates have won since 1968, faces another election battle.

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JDU leader shot dead in Bihar's Patna

Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader Saurabh Kumar was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Patna on Wednesday night. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Lok Sabha polls 2024 | At Bihar rally, Owaisi questions silence of Nitish over Modi's remarks

Asaduddin Owaisi challenges Nitish Kumar on Modi's anti-Muslim remarks, warns of consequences, criticizes BJP-Congress alliance.

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Congress committed scams in all three worlds, J.P. Nadda says in Bihar

BJP president J.P. Nadda lashed out at the INDIA bloc, calling it a coalition of those who promote nepotism and corruption

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Extended poll timings in some places in Bihar due to heatwave

The Election Commission of India extended the poll timings by two hours in some Assembly segments in four parliamentary constituencies of Bihar for enhanced voter participation amid a heatwave

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Inflation, CAA-NRC, targeted violence: Why are Bihar’s Muslim voters anxious?

Between master strokes and criticism, the last 10 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government have been marked by religious polarisation and increasing Islamophobia.

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Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls

Altogether, 10 women candidates are in fray in Bihar, allotted by the regional parties; RJD tops the list with six candidates

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Bihar: Cong fields Meira Kumar's son from Patna Sahib LS seat

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's son Anshul Avijit was on Tuesday named the Congress candidate from Bihar’s Patna Sahib seat. Read further on Dynamite News:

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It’s family and friends in Lok Sabha polls for Congress in Bihar, rue senior State party leaders

Under Opposition mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) seat distribution, Congress got only nine seats to contest. On April 22, it announced names of candidates for five seats, out of which the party has given tickets either to dynasty or borrowed players at the cost of grass root party leaders, alleged some senior…

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Purnia constituency: Independent Pappu Yadav on hot seat against JDU, RJD

Purnia, one of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, has become a hot seat where the 'Pappu' factor is worrying both Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Blast in Train: Fire fighting cylinder explodes while extinguishing fire in Valsad Express in Bihar, RPF constable dies

An RPF Jawan died in a blast in a bogie of Valsad Express at Muzaffarpur railway station. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress announces fresh list of Lok Sabha candidates

The central election committee (CEC) of the Congress met on April 21 to discuss the party’s Lok Sabha election candidates for Punjab and Bihar.

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Congress-RJD will bring riots, atrocities, poverty, starvation; NDA will bring development, says Amit Shah in Bihar

Amit Shah criticizes RJD regime, warns of Jungle Raj return, praises Modi's development work in Bihar.

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