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2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Bihar from 6 to 11 November 2025, to elect the 243 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The vote count and result declaration occurred on 14 November 2025. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a landslide victory, defeating the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan (MGB).
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Versions were later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and also for Android, where it is the default browser.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body that is empowered to conduct free and fair elections in India. Established by the Constitution of India, it is headed by a chief election commissioner and consists of two other election commissioners as constituent members. The commission is headquartered in New Delhi.
The Bihar Legislative Assembly (ISO: BihΔr VidhΔn SabhΔ), is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. The first state elections were held in 1952. Before the partition of Bihar, the total strength of membership in the assembly was 331, including one nominated member.
Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the chief minister of Bihar since 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest serving chief minister whilst also holding the post for his 9th term. He is the leader of the Janata Dal (United).
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases through OctoberβNovember to elect members to the Seventeenth Bihar Legislative Assembly. The term of the previous Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar ended on 29 November 2020.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches of the CONMEBOL zone played that day. The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian player Rafael Santos BorrΓ© against Venezuela.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification competition is acting as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States, for national teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). A total of 16 slots in the final tournament are available for UEFA teams.
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 β September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president.
Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 β August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. Born and raised in New York City, Epstein began his professional career as a teacher at the Dalton School. After his dismissal from the school in 1976, he entered the banking and finance sector, working at Bear Stearns in various roles before starting his own firm.
Drake Lee Maye (born August 30, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the Shaun Alexander Award and ACC Football Player of the Year in 2022 after leading the NCAA in total yards.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. Dharmendra is widely considered one of the greatest, most handsome and commercially successful film stars in the history of Indian cinema. He is nicknamed the "He-Man" of Bollywood.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
A series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:16, three suicide bombers struck outside the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, during an international football match, after failing to gain entry to the stadium.
Sara Joanne Cyzer (nΓ©e Cox born 13 December 1974), known professionally by her maiden name Sara Cox, is an English broadcaster and author. A presenter on BBC Radio 2, she has been hosting the station's drivetime show since January 2019. She previously presented BBC Radio 1's breakfast show from April 2000 until December 2003.
Saalumarada Thimmakka (died 14 November 2025), also known as Aala Marada Thimmakka, was an Indian environmentalist from the state of Karnataka, noted for her work in planting and tending to 385 banyan trees along a 4. 5-kilometre (2. 8 mi) stretch of highway between Hulikal and Kudur, Ramanagara district. She also planted nearly 8000 other trees.
6-7 (pronounced "six seven"; also written as 67, 6 7, and 6, 7) is an Internet meme and slang term that emerged in 2025 on TikTok and Instagram Reels. It has no fixed meaning. The phrase originated from the song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by Skrilla, which became popular in video edits featuring professional basketball players, especially LaMelo Ball, who is listed at 6 ft 7 in (2. 01 meters) tall.
Virginia Louise Giuffre (, JOO-fray; nΓ©e Roberts; August 9, 1983 β April 25, 2025) was an American and Australian advocate for survivors of sex trafficking and one of the most prominent accusers of the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In 2015, Giuffre founded Victims Refuse Silence, a U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to supporting survivors.
Wuthering Heights is the only novel by the English author Emily BrontΓ«, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent relationships with the Earnshaws' foster son, Heathcliff.
Michael George Vrabel ( VRAY-bΙl; born August 14, 1975) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Vrabel previously played in the NFL for 14 seasons, most notably with the Patriots. He also served as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2023.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (abbreviated as RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Other Backward Classes, Dalits and Muslims and it is considered a political champion of the lower castes.
Chirag Ram Vilas Paswan (born 31 October 1982) is an Indian politician and former actor who is serving as the 19th Minister of Food Processing Industries since June 2024, the 1st president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) since 2021, 2nd president of the Lok Janshakti Party from 2019 to 2021 and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency since 2024.
Charles Julius Guiteau ( ghih-TOH; September 8, 1841 β June 30, 1882) was an American man who assassinated United States President James A. Garfield in 1881. A mentally ill failed lawyer, Guiteau delusionally believed that he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a consulship.
2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010 was held in six phases over a period of one month starting from 21 October until 20 November in all 243 constituencies of Bihar, India. The election is conducted to elect the government in Bihar for a five-year term. The votes were scheduled to be counted on 24 November.
Millie Bonnie Brown Bongiovi (nΓ©e Brown; born 19 February 2004), known professionally as Millie Bobby Brown, is a British actress, producer and businesswoman. She gained recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016βpresent), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 β 27 May 1964) was the first prime minister of independent India. He was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, acclaimed writer, historian, lawyer and statesman who was a central figure in India during the mid-20th century. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a 2025 first-person shooter video game co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the twenty-second installment of the Call of Duty series and is the eighth main entry in the Black Ops sub-series, following Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (2024).
Raghopur Assembly constituency
Raghopur is an assembly constituency in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar. It consists of Raghopur and Bidupur. Lalu Prasad Yadav won this seat twice, his wife Rabri Devi won it three times, and they both served as Chief Minister while representing this seat.
Now You See Me: Now You Don't is a 2025 American heist film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Michael Lesslie, the writing duo of Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, and Seth Grahame-Smith, based on a story by Eric Warren Singer and Lesslie. The film is the sequel to Now You See Me 2 (2016) and the third installment in the Now You See Me film series.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (abbr. LJP(RV)) is an Indian political party formed in 2021 under the leadership of Chirag Paswan. Election Commission of India froze the symbol of erstwhile main Lok Janshakti Party and allotted new name and symbol to both factions.
List of National Democratic Alliance members
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is an Indian national Parliamentary group in the country of India. It is the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance founded by the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998. The NDA faced the general elections of 1998 and 1999 by having Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the prime ministerial candidate, won both elections, and formed the government.
The chief minister of Bihar serves as the head of the Government of Bihar, overseeing its administration and governance within the constitutional framework of India. While the Governor of Bihar holds the ceremonial role of the constitutional head, real executive authority rests with the chief minister, who is responsible for implementing policies and managing the stateβs day-to-day affairs.
A company is a legal entity that represents an association of legal persons with a specific, shared objective, such as the earning of profit or the benefit of society. Depending on jurisdiction, companies can take on various forms, such as voluntary associations, nonprofit organizations, business entities, financial entities, banks, and educational institutions.
Kaantha is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language period mystery drama thriller film co-written and directed by Selvamani Selvaraj, starring Dulquer Salmaan, Samuthirakani, Bhagyashri Borse and Rana Daggubati and was speculated to be based on the life of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. The makers later clarified that the film is a work of fiction.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who is the mayor-elect of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he has served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district since 2021, representing the Queens neighborhood of Astoria.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment that involved putting it together with different body parts.
Predator: Badlands is a 2025 American science fiction action film and the ninth installment in the Predator franchise. The film was directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison from a story by Trachtenberg and Aison. Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi star in leading roles.
Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency
Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 15 constituencies in the capital city of Hyderabad. It is part of Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency.
Cleto Valentine Escobedo III (August 23, 1966 β November 11, 2025) was an American musician and bandleader. He led Cleto and the Cletones, the house band for Jimmy Kimmel Live! , appearing on the show from its inception in 2003 until his death in 2025. Escobedo began his career touring with Paula Abdul and Marc Anthony before joining the late-night show.
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) a prominent political party in Bihar. He is also a former member of Parliament (MP) of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Children's Day is celebrated in India to raise awareness about the rights, education, and welfare of children. It is celebrated on 14 November every year on the birthday of the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, who was known to have been fond of children. On this day, many educational and motivational programs for children are held all over India.
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo ( Ι-REE-voh; born 8 January 1987) is an British actress and singer. Known for her work on both stage and screen, she is the recipient of several accolades and one of few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT), winning all but the Oscar.
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 7, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. Most notably, he co-founded Wikipedia, a nonprofit free encyclopedia, and Fandom (formerly Wikia), a for-profit wiki hosting service. He has also worked on Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and Trust CafΓ© (formerly WT Social).
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in New York City, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell (born 25 December 1961) is a British former socialite and convicted child sex offender. In 2021 she was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with the deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The following year, she was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment in the United States.
John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg (born January 19, 1993) is an American writer and political commentator. He is the son of designer Edwin Schlossberg and author and diplomat Caroline Kennedy. Through his mother, he is the only grandson of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.
Katherine Barrett Wilson (born July 12, 1982) is an American politician, activist, community organizer and writer who is the mayor-elect of Seattle. Wilson is the co-founder and executive director of the Transit Riders Union, a group that focuses on improving public transportation and workers' rights.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification is acting as the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).
. xxx (pronounced "dot triple-ecks" or "dot ecks ecks ecks") is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011.
De De Pyaar De 2 (transl. Give Me Love 2) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anshul Sharma, written by Luv Ranjan and Tarun Jain and produced by T-Series Films and Luv Films. It is a sequel to De De Pyaar De (2019). The film stars Ajay Devgn, R. Madhavan and Rakul Preet Singh.
Lenny Rush (born 17 March 2009) is a British actor and presenter. He is best known for his work on the Daisy May Cooper comedy drama series Am I Being Unreasonable? , for which he won a British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance. He has also appeared in the BBC One series Dodger and the CBBC drama The Dumping Ground.
Stefon Marsean Diggs (born November 29, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
Stranger Things is an American television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The second and third seasons followed in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively, and the fourth season was released in two parts in May and July 2022.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software MediaWiki. Founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001, Wikipedia has been hosted since 2003 by the Wikimedia Foundation, an American nonprofit organization funded mainly by donations from readers.
Chapra, Bihar Assembly constituency
Chapra (pronounced Chhapra) is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Chapra was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
General elections were held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 4 June to form the 18th Lok Sabha. On 7 June 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the support of 293 MPs to Droupadi Murmu, the president of India.
Charles Quinton Murphy (July 12, 1959 β April 12, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was best known as a writer and cast member of the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show as well as the co-star of the sitcom Black Jesus. He was the older brother of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
The inter-confederation play-offs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament (officially named the FIFA World Cup 26 Play-Off Tournament) will determine two qualification spots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be played in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The play-offs will take place in March 2026 in North America, reportedly in two venues in Mexico.
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Legislative Assembly election was held over five phases in the Indian state of Bihar through OctoberβNovember 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Bihar Legislative Assembly on 29 November 2015.
The Odyssey is an upcoming epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, the film stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope.
Death By Lightning is an American historical drama miniseries created by Mike Makowsky and based on the 2011 book Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard. It stars Michael Shannon as United States President James A. Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his assassin Charles J. Guiteau. The series premiered on November 6, 2025, on Netflix.
The Girlfriend is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama written and directed by Rahul Ravindran. The film stars Rashmika Mandanna, Dheekshith Shetty, and Anu Emmanuel. Principal photography began in early 2025, with shooting taking place across Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and other scenic locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.