Politics

Patna: The NDA government in Bihar, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has taken a major step toward fulfilling its electoral promise of providing employment to one crore youth over the next five years. With a focus on boosting jobs in the IT and service sectors, the state government has now approved a landmark initiative aimed at attracting global companies while creating local employment opportunities. Bihar Global Capability Center (GCC) Policy 2026 ApprovedIn a cabinet meeting chaired by Nitish Kumar on Thursday, the “Bihar Global Capability Center (GCC) Policy 2026” received official approval. Under this policy, national and international companies establishing call centers or global capability centers in Bihar will receive financial assistance from the state government. The objec...

Patna:Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is currently touring the state under his much-publicised Samriddhi Yatra. Two phases of the journey have already been completed, with the second phase concluding in Samastipur on January 29. However, as the yatra progresses from one district to another, a striking pattern has emerged — the Chief Minister’s speeches increasingly resemble a “repeat telecast”. If the dates and locations are changed, many of Nitish Kumar’s addresses sound almost identical. The words, expressions and even the sequence of events on stage appear familiar. With continuous travel and frequent public meetings, the speeches often revolve around the same set of phrases, repeated with minor variations. Phrases such as “The earlier government did nothing,” “Everything was wr...

Known for his calm demeanour and restrained public conduct, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has rarely displayed anger in public. However, over the past 25 years, there have been at least five notable occasions when the veteran leader appeared visibly upset — mostly over media reports and political interpretations of his statements. One such moment has resurfaced in public memory after a 2003 video from Parliament went viral on social media. At the time, Nitish Kumar was not the Chief Minister of Bihar but the Union Railway Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. On December 15, 2003, he expressed strong displeasure on the floor of the Lok Sabha over what he termed an “incorrect and irresponsible newspaper report.” Visibly angry, Kumar told Parliament that a newspaper h...