New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- From shifting power dynamics within the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar as the state undergoes polls, to the impact of US tariffs on merchandise trade, declining domestic air passenger traffic, and India's historic women's cricket World Cup triumph-here's this week's news in numbers.

Bihar remains one of India's most politically significant states, and one of the few in the Hindi heartland where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has never secured a majority on its own. This year's polls represent a shift in the NDA in Bihar. The Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), has historically dominated the alliance, contesting nearly 50 more seats than the BJP in 2005 and 2010. However, a turning point began to emerge in 2020, w...