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    Turban off, crown on: Samrat Choudhary’s journey from BJP’s target to Bihar CM

    Mohd Imran Khan
    15 April 2026 4:00 PM IST

    Once ousted by BJP over age fraud, Samrat Choudhary’s rise blends Amit Shah’s backing, his impressive performance, and the Luv-Kush caste calculus

    Bihar chief minister Samrat Chaudhary
    Bihar
    Asha Bhosle and R.D. Burman were an iconic musical collaboration
    Entertainment

    Why Asha Bhosle-RD Burman symphony still casts its spell? | Filmmaker interview

    15 April 2026 3:39 PM IST
    Yogendra Yadav on voter roll deletions in West Bengal
    Elections 2026

    West Bengal voter roll revision: Yogendra Yadav flags ‘targeted deletions’

    15 April 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Retail inflation goes up in November
    Business

    Fuel price spike pushes WPI inflation to 3-year high of 3.88 pc

    15 April 2026 3:12 PM IST
    Why Karnatakas new ‘Eva Nammava’ law alone may not be enough to curb honour killings in the state

    Why Karnataka's new ‘Eva Nammava’ law alone may not be enough to curb 'honour killings' in the state

    15 April 2026 3:00 PM IST
    MK Stalin

    Stalin announces black-flag protest in TN on April 16 over delimitation proposal

    15 April 2026 2:38 PM IST
    Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

    ED raid on Ashok Mittal: CM Bhagwant Mann says BJP preparing for Punjab polls

    15 April 2026 1:51 PM IST
    Murshidabad electoral roll adjudication

    Polls a week away, 12,000 Murshidabad voters remain in a limbo | Ground report

    15 April 2026 1:42 PM IST
    PM Modi urges people to take 9 pledges for a developed India

    PM Modi urges people to take 9 pledges for a developed India

    15 April 2026 1:36 PM IST
    Bengal elections: Amit Shah vows to prioritise Gorkha issue, withdraw cases against leaders

    Bengal elections: Amit Shah vows to prioritise Gorkha issue, withdraw cases against leaders

    15 April 2026 1:33 PM IST
    RBI interest rate, markets, analysts

    Asian markets rally on prospects of US-Iran talks resuming

    15 April 2026 1:27 PM IST
    Jairam Ramesh

    Congress accuses PM Modi of engaging in 'deliberate deceit' on delimitation

    15 April 2026 1:08 PM IST
    Derek OBrien delimitation womens reservation

    TMC's Derek O'Brien calls delimitation a 'devious' agenda

    15 April 2026 1:03 PM IST
    Vedanta power plant blast in Chhattisgarh: Death toll rises to 16

    Vedanta power plant blast in Chhattisgarh: Death toll rises to 16

    15 April 2026 12:16 PM IST
    BJPs Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar chief minister

    BJP's Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar chief minister

    The Federal
    15 April 2026 11:57 AM IST

    The Kushwaha community leader's rise from RJD loyalist to Deputy CM caps a decade-long political journey — and marks BJP's shift from coalition...

    SC stays HC order granting 1-week transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera

    SC stays HC order granting 1-week transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera

    15 April 2026 11:54 AM IST
    Protesters clash with security forces in Manipurs Bishnupur, prohibitory orders imposed

    Protesters clash with security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur, prohibitory orders imposed

    15 April 2026 11:38 AM IST
    Migrant boat with 250 Rohingya, Bangladeshis capsizes in Andaman Sea

    Migrant boat with 250 Rohingya, Bangladeshis capsizes in Andaman Sea

    15 April 2026 10:30 AM IST
    stock market, Bombay Stock Exchange, Nifty

    Stock markets surge in early trade amid hopes of resumption of US-Iran peace talks

    15 April 2026 10:15 AM IST
    Lok Sabha proceedings on Tuesday (August 19)

    Why delimitation Bills appear more ominous than originally thought

    15 April 2026 8:08 AM IST
    1 dead, over 100 students fall ill after eating food at state-run school in Odisha

    1 dead, over 100 students fall ill after eating food at state-run school in Odisha

    15 April 2026 7:26 AM IST
    Noor Ahmad

    IPL 2026: Noor Ahmad shines as CSK down KKR by 32 runs

    15 April 2026 7:20 AM IST
    Kerala assembly elections 2026

    Kerala BJP’s balancing act totters as Christian outreach meets internal dissent

    15 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Amit Shah

    BJP won't allow Babri-style mosque to be built in Bengal: Shah

    14 April 2026 9:06 PM IST
    braving the heat

    Yellow alert in Odisha as temperature peaks at 41.7 degrees Celsius

    14 April 2026 8:42 PM IST
    Praful Hinge

    Praful Hinge: Yorker my go-to delivery, Hardik Pandya's encouragement helped

    14 April 2026 8:17 PM IST
    Political leaders in Bihar amid a major leadership change signaling shifts in caste dynamics, NDA alliances, and opposition strategy

    How will Bihar remember Nitish Kumar’s two-decade reign as CM?

    14 April 2026 8:03 PM IST
    Noida protests

    Ground report: Noida clashes shift to housing societies as maids protest for wage hike

    14 April 2026 7:41 PM IST
    Samrat Chaudhary interacts with media after being chosen as Bihar’s next Chief Minister in Patna

    Bihar gets first BJP CM in Samrat Chaudhary, but will his govt be stable? | Capital Beat

    14 April 2026 7:34 PM IST
    Hospital in Raigarh where injured are admitted

    Boiler blast in Chhattisgarh kills 9, injures 15; probe ordered

    14 April 2026 7:23 PM IST
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