As Bihar underwent polling in the first phase for assembly polls 2025, opposition parties accused the right-wing leaders of voting in more than one state, something they described as the “proof of vote chori”.

As Bihar underwent the first phase of assembly polls 2025 on Thursday, i.e., November 6, a voter turnout of 64.46 per cent was recorded provisionally at close of polling in 121 seats, as per an Election Commission data. Interestingly, it was the highest voter turnout in 73 years.

The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has defined the rules for taking voluntary retirement under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). In the last few months, the Centre has been working towards making rules simpler with more clarity regarding UPS.