Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is under opposition fire over the recent cabinet expansion. Critics argue that Nitish Kumar’s dominance in Bihar’s politics is waning as BJP takes a firmer grip, evident from the fact that all new ministers were from the BJP. Opposition leaders claim the BJP is using Nitish as a mask, while the JD(U) and BJP firmly rebut these allegations.

The meeting was attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and all Kerala MPs. But the focus and all eyes were on Shashi Tharoor who was seated between Ramesh Chennithala and K Suresh.

An internal Israeli army investigation into Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack released on Feb. 27 revealed the military’s “complete failure” to prevent the deadly assault. When the attack involving over 5,000 militants began, just 767 IDF troops were stationed on the border, according to the report which revealed how for years the Israeli military had underestimated capabilities of Hamas. n18oc_world n18oc_crux