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Hindustan Times Patna
Women, welfare, infra: NDA’s election formula
Analysts say that the Centre’s schemes such as free ration, Ujjwala Yojana, Matru Vandana Yojana, and Lakhpati Didi Yojana may have contributed
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Man brags on social media after attacking Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande; (inset) video grab of the incident
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
5 terms a CM? ‘Sushasan Babu’ Nitish retains hold on top seat
For the past two decades, the difference between being in government and opposition in Bihar has been Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal (United), and the support base he and his party have assiduously cultivated, women and people from the so-called extreme backward classes or EBCs. Whether it is along with the dominant OBCs (other backward classes) led by the Yadavs, or with the upper castes in what is popularly called a coalition of extremes, it is Kumar who decides who governs the state.
4 min |
November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
A tale of an enduring legacy is revived
In the 21st century, two events in the life of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) stand out: the Supreme Court judgment reaffirming its status as a minority institution, and the publication of Sir Syed: A Private Life, the English translation of Sir Syed Daroon-i Khana by Iftikhar Alam Khan.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Downside to an upgrade
Phones used to be exciting. Now, each new model feels like the same idea rehashed over and over. Why isn’t fun part of the specs anymore?
2 min |
November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
MGB smaller allies draw mixed outcomes
The Bihar elections delivered contrasting outcomes for the Mahagathbandhan’s smaller constituents, with the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) securing one of the three seats it contested while the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), led by Opposition deputy chief ministerial face Mukesh Sahani, drawing a blank in the 15 constituencies it contested.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Grand Alliance fails to woo Dalit voters
THE POLL RESULTS UNDERLINE THE MGB'S INABILITY TO WIN OVER VOTERS OUTSIDE THE RJD’S MUSLIM-YADAV VOTE BANK
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
NDA set to win all 10 RS seats in Bihar
The sweeping victory of the NDA in the Bihar election can help the ruling dispensation win all 10 Rajya Sabha seats in the upcoming biennial elections in the state over the remaining term of the Narendra Modi government.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
WHAT SWUNG THE VOTE...
Dhrubo Jyoti decodes the factors that worked behind the scenes for the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Campaigning
Sometime this autumn, it appeared that the Opposition’s Grand Alliance was peaking at the right time.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
NDA regional allies broaden caste base
Riding the National Democratic Alliance wave, three smaller partners in the coalition—the LJP (RV), HAMS and RLM—won 28 of 40 seats they contested, becoming key to the alliance’s caste arithmetic in a state where voting following such faultlines are politically crucial.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
KATRINA-VICKY: FIRST-MEET ANECDOTE SURFACES DAYS AFTER BABY'S ARRIVAL
A week after welcoming their first child, a baby boy born on November 7, actor-couple Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal continue to delight fans with heartwarming updates.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
K’taka Police: Bagalkot arson was pre-planned
The police on Friday said the fire that destroyed sugarcane-laden vehicles in Bagalkot district was a pre-planned act of arson, carried out by miscreants who had infiltrated a farmers’ protest and used petrol to set the vehicles ablaze.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Will now end ‘Jungle Raj’ in Bengal: Modi
Prashant Kishor’s party fails to open account in bipolar contest with little anti-incumbency
1 min |
November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
NDA SCRIPTS GRAND BLOC BUSTER
Ruling alliance bags commanding two-thirds majority in historic sweep, BJP is largest party INDIA bloc slumps to 35 seats; RJD posts worst performance in 15 years, Congress wins only 6 Cash transfer, welfare, smart campaign buoy NDA; no resonance for Oppn’s anti-SIR tirade Prashant Kishor’s party fails to open account in bipolar contest with little anti-incumbency
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
College fee unpaid for 2 months: Karisma’s daughter to Delhi HC
{ SUNJAY KAPUR’S WILL CONTEST
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Mixed outcomes for bypoll incumbents
Ruling parties lost half of the eight assembly constituencies that went to bypolls across six states and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, where the ruling National Conference faced a major setback in its first electoral battle since coming to power last year, losing its stronghold Budgam and forfeiting deposit in Nagrota.
3 min |
November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Cracks appear in RJD’s M-Y base
The performance of the ‘Mahagathbandhan, or the Grand Alliance — 35 seats at a strike rate of 14.4% — in the Bihar assembly elections was the result of many factors.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
11 of 20 strongmen, their relatives make it to House
Nearly a fortnight after his arrest in connection with the murder of a Jan Suraaj Party supporter during the poll campaign, Janata Dal (United) strongman Anant Singh on Friday won the poll from Mokama constituency for the sixth straight time — his third consecutive win while contesting from behind bars.
2 min |
November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Nitish bounces back as miracle man of Bihar
For the past two decades, the difference between being in government and Opposition in Bihar has been Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal (United), and the support base he and his party have assiduously cultivated, women and people from the so-called extreme backward classes.
1 min |
November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Barring 1 candidate, star power fails to win over voters
SHATRUGHAN YADAV, KNOWN AS KHESARI LAL YADAV, LOST IN THE CHAPRA SEAT
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Bihar’s trust vote for NDA
Voters endorse Nitish Kumar, backed by the BJP. Grand Alliance, Lalu dynasty face political oblivion
3 min |
November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Friendly fights and rebellions rendered moot in poll rout
AMONG THE SEATS WITH REBELS WAS MAHUA, WHERE LALU PRASAD’S SON TEJ PRATAP YADAV CAME THIRD
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
'Life isn’t solely a matter of individual will and agency'
The novel seems to suggest that the body is both the one thing we truly own, and the one thing that betrays us most.
3 min |
November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Data protection law notified, firms get 18 mths to comply
The government has notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, and large parts of the DPDP Act, establishing the operational framework for India’s first comprehensive data privacy law more than two years after Parliament passed the legislation and eight years after the Supreme Court recognised privacy as a fundamental right.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Doubts rise on Cong’s INDIA leadership
The results of the Bihar election, the sheer scale of the Grand Alliance or Maha Gatbandhan’s defeat, and the Congress’ inability to win seats in the Hindi heartland will likely alter the politics of the Opposition INDIA bloc, with a growing clamour for a change in leadership.
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November 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
The right way to talk about air pollution
India's air in the northern plains is visibly polluted. Air inside homes is likely unbreathable, too. But this is now an annual occurrence; little seems to change. Why, then, has this become one more harm we live with, almost silently?
3 min |
November 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
'I started therapy as I hadn't taken care of myself in 10 years'
Actor Arjun Kapoor has often spoken candidly about being diagnosed with mild depression and Hashimoto's disease, leading to struggles with mental health and obesity. He has also been open about his grief at the untimely death of his mother, Mona Shourie Kapoor, days before his debut in 2012. On Thursday, the actor emphasised the need to normalise therapy during his session at the FICCI Young Leaders Summit in Mumbai.
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November 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Connecting the dots in the Red Fort car blast
The network of radicals behind the incident raises many questions
4 min |
November 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna
Trump rethinks HIB visa stance
The welcome shift benefits India, a major supply line of skilled workers into the US
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