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Bihar journalist’s BBC documentary exposes systemic rot of female infanticide over 30 years

By the time journalist Amitabh Parashar is introduced in the BBC documentary, The Midwife’s Confession, the audience is invested in his journey.

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RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav undergoes angioplasty in Mumbai hospital

Former Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, 76, undergoes angioplasty in Mumbai hospital on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Unattended and vulnerable: Children of Kerala’s migrant communities face many risks

This is part one of a four-part series by The News Minute on lived realities of migrant communities in Kerala.

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Bihar: Cattle smuggling leads scuffle between two groups, 30 detained

DM Patna Chandrashekhar Singh said that strict action would be taken if people took the law in their hands to punish the alleged cattle smugglers. Read further on Dynamite News:

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KC Tyagi resigns as JD(U) spokesperson, Rajiv Ranjan Prasad takes over

KC Tyagi was a Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar from 2013 to 2016 and was a Lok Sabha member from 1989 to 1991 from the Hapur constituency. Read further on Dynamite News:

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IPS Alok Raj appointed as the next DGP of Bihar

1989 batch IPS officer Alok Raj has been appointed as the next DGP of Bihar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In herbal firm’s Bihar backyard, women beaten with belts, ‘sexually abused’

In February, a police station in Bihar’s Chapra district had allegedly refused to file an FIR after Kanchan*, a 19-year-old, accused a Surat-headquartered herbal firm’s executive of forcing her to work without pay, and the owner of facilitating her rape by the executive under the pretext of marriage.

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A herbal firm’s handbook of ‘abuse’: ‘Drugs, fraud, and youngsters confined to rooms’

At a hotel in Bihar’s Begusarai on March 21, union minister and MP Giriraj Singh thundered on stage before a crowd of youngsters in suits. “A leader doesn’t mean a political leader…you’ve reached here by battling unemployment. So you are the real leader…If I wasn’t an MP, I would’ve worked…

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SC refuses to stay Patna HC verdict rejecting Bihar law for 65% reservation

The Top Court, which did not even issue notices on the pleas, granted leave for appeal and said the petitions will be heard in September. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Politics and budget are interrelated: Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav

Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said on Thursday that the budget and politics are interrelated and had it not been for politics, then Andhra Pradesh and Bihar would not have been given special packages. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar Assembly passes Anti-Paper Leak Bill; opposition walks out

After the Anti-Paper Leak Bill was passed by voice vote in the Bihar Assembly on Wednesday, the opposition staged a walkout. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Hands tied, June 4 changed to July 23’: What front pages, editorials said on budget 2024

From signs of political exigencies to its focus on job creation, many have seen the first budget of the BJP-led NDA government as a message to the Indian voter.

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"Modi govt has increased unemployment in last 10 years": SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav criticises Union Budget

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the Union Budget presented by FM Nirmala Sitharaman, saying that the budget is a way to retain power as it mentioned a special project for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Team Modi makes up for lack of special status with special help for Andhra, Bihar in budget

Some called it a budget for only Andhra Pradesh and Bihar and social media was flooded with memes after the first Union budget of the new NDA government announced a slew of schemes and support measures for the two states governed by BJP allies.

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Five budget takeaways: New job schemes, infra and agri push, tax rejig

The first budget of the new NDA government focused on employment, skill development, infrastructure, and changes in the tax regime. Following days of speculation about sops for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a range of financial measures to boost development in the two states governed…

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Union Budget 2024: Sitharaman announces special packages for Bihar and Andhra

"The requests of Bihar Govt for external assistance from multilateral development banks will be expedited..." Read further on Dynamite News:

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Explained: All about NEET ‘paper leak’ in Bihar, cheating racket in Gujarat

Why did students from far off states travel to Gujarat to answer the NEET-UG exam? And that too in the regional Gujarati language? This strange fact surfaced as Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal hit the ground to investigate the alleged paper leak in Gujarat’s Godhra.

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Bihar: Car loaded Nepalese liquor seized in Darbhanga; Peddlers fled the spot

As the peddlers noticed the presence of police for vehicle checking, they parked the car near the clinic of a doctor and managed to escape. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In a first, 3 transgender persons join Bihar police. Meet their mentor

Bihar is now the first state in India to simultaneously recruit three transgender persons as sub-inspectors in the state police. Among the 1,275 candidates who cracked the sub-inspector recruitment examination held by the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, three of them broke several stereotypes – Manvi Madhu Kashyap, who identifies…

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From Bihar to Delhi airport, all eyes on collapses, but few questions for flaws in the system

In the early hours of June 28, as a thunderstorm lashed the national capital, a portion of the canopy at the departure forecourt of the Delhi airport collapsed.

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CBI arrests accused in NEET Paper Leak case from Bihar

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested accused Rakesh Ranjan alias Rocky from Bihar's Nalanda in connection with the NEET paper leak case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NEET-UG Paper Leak: CBI arrests alleged kingpin from Patna

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested accused Rakesh Ranjan alias Rocky from Bihar's Nalanda in connection with the NEET paper leak case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Manvi Madhu Kashyap becomes first transgender in Bihar to be appointed as Sub-Inspector

For the first time Bihar has appointed a transgender person Manvi Madhu Kashyap as a Sub- Inspector of Police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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DN Exclusive: Bhojpuri Film Megastar Khesari Lal unfolds his life to Manoj Tibrewal Aakash in ‘Ek Mulaqaat’

This time our Esteemed Guest on the country's popular talk show 'Ek Mulaqaat' is Bhojpuri Film Megastar Khesari Lal Yadav. In this exclusive interview hosted by senior journalist Manoj Tibrewal Aakash, Khesari Lal openly expressed his opinion on many issues including his life. Here are the important excerpts of this…

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18 dead as bus clashes into tanker on Agra-Lucknow Expressway

Eighteen people lost their lives and more than 19 were injured when a double-decker sleeper bus. Read further on Dynamite News:

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