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Shah Bano had gone to court for Rs. 200 a month. But what she received was a permanent public trial
Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar’s Chief Minister for the tenth time on Monday, as the NDA prepares a grand swearing-in ceremony at Gandhi Maidan with senior national leaders in attendance. The coalition is finalising a socially balanced cabinet as it begins forming the new government
Despite another election fought on hope and development, Bihar remains weighed down by old inequities, fractured representation, and a model of growth that leaves its people behind.
Nitish Kumar won because he appeared more credible, while Tejashwi Yadav’s promises seemed too far-fetched
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Cracks within Maharashtra’s Mahayuti alliance have widened as the BJP appears to be sidelining both the Ajit Pawar–led NCP faction and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena. Recent defections and candidate moves ahead of local body polls have intensified tensions within the ruling coalition.
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An excerpt from the celebrated play Main Bihar Hoon emphasises the importance of Bihar in Indian history.
While slain Dularchand Yadav is referred to as a dacoit, Anant Singh is a Bahubali. In Bihar, caste is an undeniable fact where most Bahubalis belong to the upper castes and have a lot of wealth accumulated through their many dealings and those who come from the lower castes are called baghis (rebels) or dacoits. In this world of guns and gangs, political patronage continues.
In Bihar’s political narrative, Bahubalis have played an important role. Here are a few who have a criminal record.
Nowadays the people of Bihar are being warned that a victory for the Mahagathbandhan will mean a return of the dreaded Jungle Raj of the 1990s
While convicted politicians have been contesting elections with the help of proxies, a new trend has emerged wherein the criminality of a political opponent is automatically attributed to his family
The fight for Bihar is close. But NDA’s scheme of Rs 10,000 to women could swing votes in its favour
The murder of 75-year-old Dular Chand Yadav, a feared strongman from Mokama, just before the first phase of the Bihar elections, has become a major turning point, intensifying local anger and political tensions.
The Left parties, once influential and then marginal, are now a catalyst of Opposition unity in Bihar. Siwan shows how they have changed
As Bihar goes to vote, people are sifting through an 'auction of hope'. Cash transfers, welfare schemes and job pledges have dominated campaigns led by Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav, but widespread unemployment, migration and mistrust have left people questioning who can deliver real change
The state of affairs in Bihar today is such that the state will have to wait for a very long time before any semblance and safety can be delivered to its people
Bihar’s once-thriving industrial belt, from Marhowrah to Mokama, is now marked by abandoned plants that tell a story of policy failures, political neglect and disappearing jobs, forcing hundreds of thousands to migrate out of the state in search of work.
Despite the challenges of patriarchy and low representation in party nominations, women have consistently outvoted men in recent elections in Bihar.
The stories of Dashrath Manjhi and Laungi Bhuiyan reveal a deeper pattern of how Bihar’s Dalits remain confined to announcements and symbolism rather than tangible progress
The high turnout in Bihar reflects that women want to ensure that their “exceptional” progress continues under the NDA
Why has violence been a routine way of practising politics in Bihar
Bihar’s enduring legacy of political violence is intertwined with caste politics, where assertions of the dominated sections carved out a political space for the strongmen deployed to suppress them
Zohran Mamdani’s victory will have reverberations beyond New York and beyond America
The system protects those who commit caste violence while blaming victims for asserting dignity
Politics may feel distant to some, but for a family in Brussels, it is an inheritance woven through generations. From a grandfather who dreamed of contesting assembly elections to a father and brother who unexpectedly found themselves on campaign trails, electoral fervour has shaped their stories
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Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar’s Chief Minister for the tenth time on Monday, as the NDA prepares a grand swearing-in ceremony at Gandhi Maidan with senior national leaders in attendance. The coalition is finalising a socially balanced cabinet as it begins forming the new government
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DIFF 2025: Letters From Wolf Street Review | A Postcard Of Immigration, Identity And Everyday Europe
Through attentive cinematography, subtle humour, and evocative music, 'Letters from Wolf Street' turns ordinary interactions into lyrical moments, offering a fresh, intimate perspective on contemporary Europe.
The Catalan filmmaker closes her family trilogy (Summer, 1993, Alcarràs) on a stunning, dreamlike high
Here is a swift dive into Nayanthara’s standout roles as she marks her 41st birthday. From peppy crowd-pleasers to emotionally-charged thrillers, this list revisits the performances that built her reputation as one of South cinema’s most intriguing and consistently engaging screen forces.
For Assam and the Northeast as a whole, Zubeen Da's passing is viewed as the end of an era. Yet his songs are more than simply reminiscences—they are blueprints for the future.
The Catalan filmmaker closes her family trilogy (Summer, 1993, Alcarràs) on a stunning, dreamlike high
Here is a swift dive into Nayanthara’s standout roles as she marks her 41st birthday. From peppy crowd-pleasers to emotionally-charged thrillers, this list revisits the performances that built her reputation as one of South cinema’s most intriguing and consistently engaging screen forces.
For Assam and the Northeast as a whole, Zubeen Da's passing is viewed as the end of an era. Yet his songs are more than simply reminiscences—they are blueprints for the future.
In ‘I, The Song’ (2024), Roder turns a personal catastrophe into a commentary on collective harm. Both the woman and the village are stripped of something essential by careless spectators. The private and collective losses echo each other, and suddenly a missing girl and a missing song don’t feel that different.
Happyend (2024) turns protest into an immediate and tangible thing rather than a grand idea.
As DIFF (Dharamshala International Film Festival) enters its 15th year, its co-founders reflect on a journey that began as a community experiment and grew into one of India’s most respected spaces for independent cinema.
Spiked with unusual choices, Filho’s romp through 1970s Brazil reflects its “mischief” through clever allusion
With Kamini Kaushal's demise, the Hindi film industry has lost a star who had an enviable range in acting and took Indian cinema to a global stage with her work.
Kaantha ultimately stands as a curious hybrid—equal parts homage, melodrama and self-reflection. The performances burn bright enough to hold your attention, but certainly not due to the storyline, which may disappoint those who know Selvaraj and Salmaan’s past work.
The Chinese visionary erects astounding sequences that raze themselves into memory but the saga can exhaust in equal measure.
From a light-hearted angle, the film clicks because it playfully nails something far more telling: the psychological mould fathers of daughters grow out of, and straight back into.
Watching Ershadi, you understood what Kiarostami meant when he said that cinema was about looking, not showing.
From working as a librarian, waitressing and nannying, to building an empire with Netflix and Amazon deals, Jenny Han has done it all.
Acting, modelling, singing—Juhi Chawla has done it all. On her 58th birthday, here's a throwback to her early years in the industry and her love for the little joys of living.
Instead of being shown through the narrative, most major plot points this season are told in a monologue, breaking the cardinal rule of screenwriting: show, don’t tell.
‘The Girlfriend’ (2025) doesn’t seek to write men off, but to hold up a mirror, revealing why women must reserve trust, faith, and love for those with integrity, emotional intelligence, and self-worth rooted in personal growth, not in controlling women.
Geeta Gandbhir’s film, which swept the recently concluded Critics Choice Documentary Awards, places Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” laws under a microscope, showing how these statutes disproportionately benefit white defendants while endangering Black victims.
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