# Bihar

• Political history repeated itself in Bihar after five years when chief minister and Janta dal united (JDU) leader Nitish kumar did a turnaround on Tuesday and joined hands again with the opposition Rashtriya janta dal (RJD).
• JDU had earlier dumped RJD in 2017 on the issue of corruption.
• Nitish kumar staked claim before governor Phagu chauhan to form the next government with the support of 164 MLAs from seven parties.
• On of the reasons for the breaking of alliance is the alleged attempt by unknown persons to break the MLAs of JDU.

# WhatsApp

• WhatsApp on Tuesday announced new privacy features, following which the users of the instant messaging service will now be able to leave groups silently as well as choose who can see when they are online.
• WhatsApp will also block taking screenshots for ‘view once messages’.
• To spread awareness about the new features, Whatsapp will also kick off a new campaign to educate people, starting with the UK and India.

# Bangladesh

• India and Bangladesh are likely to ink atleast one major river agreement later this month.
• The planning for the agreement is being tightly guarded by officials on both sides as water sharing between the two countries in considered a sensitive subject given the fact that it often takes political meaning.
• Joint river commission will meet in the last week of August ahead of prime minister Sheikh haseena’s September 6-7 meeting.

# Monkey pox

• Complications associated with monkey pox are more frequent in children and immunocompromised people than in healthy adults.
• This report has been published in the medical journal the Lancet, child and adolescent health.