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From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...
Bihar Elections 2025: Poll race heats up as development, caste and makhana take centre stage in MithilanchalBihar Elections 2025: In Mithilanchal, the NDA aims to replicate its 2020 electoral success by emphasizing development, including improved ...
Bihar polls: ‘Chhote Sarkar’ vs ‘Bhumihar Don’, after 20 years of peace, Dularchand Yadav’s killing drags Mokama back into Baahubali politicsThe brutal killing of Dularchand Yadav, a local strongman, has shattered a two-decade peace in Mokama, Bihar, reigniting old caste and poli...
Caste tunes and viral reels: How Bihar’s politics plays out on social mediaBihar's old caste battles have moved online. Social media now amplifies caste pride and influences voters. Catchy songs and video reels fro...
RJD's Bhumihar push spurs leader exodus as Bihar poll battle heats upThe RJD is actively wooing the influential Bhumihar community ahead of Bihar elections, alongside its Kushwaha outreach, with high-profile ...
Bihar: NDA eyes gains in Magadh, Shahabad with new leadersIn a strategic move ahead of the assembly election, Bihar BJP has inducted Anand Mishra, Nagmani, and Ashutosh, aiming to strengthen its po...
KC Tyagi, face of JDU outside Bihar, resigns as spokespersonIn his letter to Nitish Kumar, Tyagi said he was not comfortable with the kind of debate TV channels were holding and he was unable to put ...
Bihar: Vijay Kumar Sinha, a versatile upper-caste BJP leaderVijay Kumar Sinha, an experienced upper-caste BJP leader, is likely to become one of the two deputy CMs in the new NDA government led by Ni...
Campaign ends for by-poll to Kurhani assembly segment in BiharThe success of JD(U) candidate Manoj Singh Kushwaha, a former MLA, will cement the impression that the chief minister remains an "X factor"...
Minister Dharmendra Pradhan allocates responsibilities to seven Uttar Pradesh co-inchargesThe co-incharges have been given responsibilities specific to select areas and to reach out to certain community groups, at a recent brains...
Lalan Singh is new JD(U) presidentIt was one of the regions, the NDA didn’t do well in central Bihar. With Singh, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has tried to reach out to...
Lok Sabha polls 2019: Can Kanhaiya Kumar break identity barriers?For Kanhaiya Kumar to win, it's important that he corner at least 30-35 per cent of Bhumihar votes.
Peace, the poll slogan in the land of 'bahubalis'Peace is the poll slogan in this land of 'bahubalis' with candidates, even those with criminal past or legacy, promising rule of law in the...
It's Nitish Kumar's number 2 versus BJP's youth face in Sarairanjan constituencyIn Sarairanjan seat of Samastipur district, Kumar’s close aide Vijay Kumar Choudhary is facing a tough battle against BJP's Ranjit Nirguni.
Lok Sabha elections 2014: Congress goes all out to woo Muslim votersA group of Congress leaders from the Centre and UP were asked to reach out to influential leaders and families of the Muslim community in V...
Lok Sabha elections 2014: Religious and caste groups pick their stars ahead of Varanasi pollsConversations with a cross section of the constituency’s voters and political party campaigners indicate the wider trends that will likely ...
Congress struggling to spruce up campaigning in VaranasiStung by criticism that Ajai Rai's campaign in Varanasi lacks punch, Congress is planning to shift votes to the Arvind Kejriwal camp for no...
Congress struggling to spruce up campaigning in VaranasiStung by criticism that Ajai Rai's campaign in Varanasi lacks punch, Congress has lined up leaders like Mohammed Azharuddin, Ghulam Nabi Az...
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Caste to play an important part in VaranasiThe Lok Sabha constituency of 15,32,000 voters has five assembly seats, two of which are rural and three urban.
Lok Sabha elections 2014: Congress likely to field Ajai Rai against Narendra ModiRai’s candidature will better tap into this disaffection than renominating Rajesh Mishra, who was Congress candidate in Varanasi in 2009.