Hindustan Times (Ranchi)
INDIA’S GROWTH STORY:
What does a nation’s growth look like? Sometimes, it looks like new highways connecting different cities, a city that reaches different horizons, or the amount of data utilised by an ordinary person every month. But behind every extraordinary...
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US, India ‘pretty close’ to making trade deal: Trump
US President Donald Trump has echoed Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicating that the bilateral trade agreement with India was close. Speaking at a news briefing on Tuesday (local time), Trump was asked if the trade deal with India was close. The...
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Kolkata stampede: Toll rises to 19, seven arrested
The city police on Sunday arrested seven people in connection with Saturday’s stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata even as the toll in the tragedy rose to 19. Those arrested include the puja committee’s secretary, vicepresident...
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India gets relief as Trump halts Russia oil tariff plan
US President Donald Trump on Friday used a waiver provision in the Graham Act to hold off tariffs of up to 100% that the law would otherwise have triggered against India and four other countries for buying Russian oil and gas, in an executive order...
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Dipke, Bora held ahead of Tiranga protest in CP
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke and AISA chief Neha Bora were detained by Delhi Police on Friday while on their way to Connaught Place to participate in the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protest in Connaught Place. While Dipke was picked up...
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SC issues notice to ECI over Oppn plea on SIR, deletions
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the three election commissioners on a petition filed by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and 12 other INDIA bloc leaders seeking an independent,...
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SHO, CO face action as Bihar probes boat crash
RAGHOPUR (VAISHALI): The district administration of Vaishali on Wednesday sought clarification from Circle Officer (CO) and station house officer (SHO) of Raghopur police station for inaction on night operation of boats despite it being against the...
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India a trusted partner in weaponised world: Modi
India is a reliable global partner committed to empowering humanity amid weaponization of supply chains, energy and technology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. His remarks came at a time when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised India’s GDP...
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Thousands march in Delhi as stir rages on
Opposition MPs and leaders accompanied by hundreds of supporters and activists on Monday started their “March for Democracy” to the Supreme Court to submit a petition on their “vote chori” charge and against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh...
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SC directs no illegal detention, resumption of internet, Metro
The Supreme Court on Sunday ordered that peaceful, unarmed protester cannot be detained except in accordance with the “procedure established by law”, while further directing that metro and railway services in Delhi operate normally, internet...
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Over 3k protesters detained as forces look to foil anti-CEC stir
Delhi Police on Saturday detained more than 3,000 protesters, who were trying to reach Jantar Mantar for the proposed CJP stir against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Sources said the protesters were detained across the New Delhi area and...
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Can’t bring entire system to a halt: SC tells Centre
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and Delhi Police to lift blanket restrictions on metro and railway services ahead of Saturday’s proposed protests in Delhi, making it clear that security measures cannot amount to a complete prohibition...
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J’khand DGP’s appointment in in teeth of earlier judgment: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the appointment of Jharkhand’s first woman director general of police (DGP) Tadasha Mishra is in violation of its Prakash Singh judgment that required a residual tenure of at least six months for an officer to be...
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RBI’s first hike in 4 yrs takes repo rate to 5.5%
The Reserve Bank of India raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent on Wednesday, its first hike in nearly four years, while signalling that rate cuts are off the table in the near term and that further hikes could follow amid...
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SIR showdown: Rahul leads oppn march to EC
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat have “hijacked” the country with the help of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar by carrying out “vote chori”,...
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Form 6 modifications not approved by us: Top court
The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that it had not approved any modification to Form 6 -- the statutory application used by citizens to register as voters -- days after the Election Commission of India (ECI), in a September 26 press note, stated...
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Moved beyond advocacy on Ukraine: Jaishankar
India has gone beyond its advocacy of the past few years and engaged in conversations with Russia and Ukraine in recent months to end the war between the two countries, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday in the first public...
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India finishes Asian Games on a high, clinches five more golds
India won five gold medals on Saturday in golf, cricket, hockey, archery and wrestling, powering a late surge at the Asian Games and putting the contingent on course for a fourthplace finish in the medals tally, the same position as in Hangzhou. India...
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Two landmark victories mark India’s golden day at Nagoya
The Indian women’s hockey team humbled defending champions China 1-0 here on Friday to win their first Asian Games gold medal in 44 years, securing a direct berth at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. With this, India ended a 44-year wait for their second...
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Modi lauds Capt Machchhar, says he averted 9/11-like attack
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for averting a “9/11-style tragedy” by foiling an alleged attempt by his co-pilot to crash a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. “The incident that occurred yesterday,...
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Yes to next-gen green crackers, No to total ban
The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the use of “specified next generation joint green crackers” while refusing to impose a total ban on firecrackers, saying such a prohibition would hurt public sentiments, even as it gave the Centre and expert...
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2 embankments burst open, Gandak floods low-lying belt
PATNA/BETTIAH: The Gandak river punched fresh holes in its embankments early on Tuesday, compounding an already severe flood emergency across West Champaran and adjoining stretches of East Champaran and Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district. A five-metre...
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Gandak unleashes fury, breaches embankment
The turbulent Gandak river breached a portion of Champaran embankment over the river in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Monday late evening, intensifying the water inundation in the district. According to officials, following a heavy pressure and...
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UP rain fury: 56 dead in 3 days, rescue work on
Fifty-six people were killed in rain-and storm-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh since Friday, while several districts were grappling with a flood-like situation after an intense threeday wet spell, officials said. The depression over the state...
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INDIA bloc likely to meet on Sept 30 over CEC row
Opposition INDIA bloc parties are likely to meet in New Delhi on September 30 to discuss concerns over the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, besides other issues, sources said. The proposed meeting comes...
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Plea in SC seeks SIT probe in EC actions
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging decisions, guidelines and software changes allegedly made by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar without the concurrence of the two Election Commissioners, saying such actions violate the...
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Bihar-registered bus erupts into flames in Noida, 9 dead
Nine passengers were burnt to death when a bus on its way from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, officials said on Thursday. The bus had Bihar registration number BR32PA8647. The bus driver and...
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SC refers plea on bench for 2023 CEC law to CJI
The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred challenges to the 2023 law governing the selection of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) for setting up a constitution bench after a split verdict by...
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Elections to 12 RS seats announced, BJP likely to win 8
Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on October 16, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. The elections will cover 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand, where the...
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3 held, SIT formed after viral clip shows Jamui teens’ harassment
Three people were arrested and two detained after video footage showing a group of seven men sexually harassing a Class 10 schoolgirl and her male friend went viral in Bihar’s Jamui district, police said on Monday, adding that efforts are on to nab the...
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Top J’khand Naxal gunned down in UP
Senior Naxal leader and chief of banned Jharkhandbased outfit Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) Brijesh Ganjhu alias Gopal Singh Bhokta was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh ATS in Varanasi on Sunday morning, police said. Ganjhu was wanted...
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Trump signs Russia sanctions law, India faces 100% tariff risk
US President Donald Trump signed the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which seeks to impose steep levies on Moscow and its top energy buyers such as China and India. “On Friday, September 18, 2026, the President signed into law: H.R. 5334, the...
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Nishant holds centre stage at JD(U) orientation prog
The one-day orientation programme of the Janata Dal (United) - the first by the party was inaugurated by party president and Rajya Sabha member Nitish Kumar at the JD(U) state headquarters on Friday to sensitise the people’s representatives about the...
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Govt says no roll back of UPI charge above ₹2K
NEW DELHI: There is no question of a re-think on the issue of imposition of 0.4% MDR charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions over ₹2,000, a top government official said even as the finance ministry clarified there was no foreign...
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Monsoon withdrawal to begin from end of the week, says IMD
The withdrawal of the southwest monsoon is expected to commence by the end of this week – from September 19 onwards, with the all-India monsoon deficit currently standing at -15%, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday, noting that...
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PM flags ‘weaponisation’ of tech, minerals
India on Sunday flagged concerns over the “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals at the Brics Summit, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for greater cooperation within the grouping to develop solutions that can be extended to...
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Brics bridges divide with Delhi declaration
In a major diplomatic victory for India, the Brics grouping adopted a consensus joint declaration on Saturday after overcoming sharp divisions between the United Arab Emirates and Tehran regarding the West Asia conflict while notably omitting direct...
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Modi, Xi set for bilateral on Brics meet sidelines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the margins of the Brics Summit, people familiar...
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SC slams Noida notice to student over protest
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Gautam Budh Nagar administration for issuing a preventive notice to a 20-year-old law student for allegedly spreading “anti-government propaganda” and inciting fellow students to join protests at...
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Modi hits out at critics of govt’s development record
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed those who question his government’s development record, once again calling them “Naraz Fufa” (angry uncle), as he inaugurated and laid foundation stones for Rs 35,000 crore-worth development...
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NH-80 turns waterway, 2.9mn ravaged by flood
PATNA: Floodwaters from the swollen Ganga have submerged stretches of National Highway (NH)-80 near Bhagalpur, with nearly two feet of water flowing across the road and bringing traffic between the city, Sultanganj and further west to a near...
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Ganga, tributaries flood Bihar districts, 2.2mn hit
Floodwaters from the Ganga and its tributaries, including Punpun and Dardha, continued to wreak havoc in Patna and adjoining areas on Sunday, aggravated by heavy rains in their catchment zones in Bihar and neighbouring Jharkhand. The Ganga crossed its...
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10 days on, Nepal rescuers pull 2 more people alive from debris
Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel,...
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CURIOSITY DESERVES A SUNDAY
Spend Sunday discovering something you didn’t know you wanted to know. From culture and lifestyle to ideas that shift perspectives, HT WKND brings together stories that surprise, inspire and stay with you long after you’ve turned the page.
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Rising rivers put Bihar on brink
Bihar remained on high flood alert on Thursday as the Ganga continued to rise in Patna, prompting the state government to step up preparedness and deploy disaster-response teams in vulnerable areas. A high flood alert was sounded in 13 districts...
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US pounds Iran, Tehran hits at bases in worst strikes since July
Iranians and their Arab neighbours were plunged back into war on Wednesday by the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July, with US forces striking Iran’s southern coast and Iran firing at American bases across the region. The...
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Nepal-induced surge in rivers inundate rural areas, 100-yr-old temple collapses
Nepal floods have started taking a toll on southeastern Bihar, with a surge in Kosi and Ganga rivers inundating several villages in Bhagalpur and Khagaria districts.The impact was clear on Tuesday morning when the 100-year-old Chaiti Durga Temple...
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Economy grows 7.8% in Q1, beating expectations
India’s economy expanded faster than expected in the April-June quarter, easing fears that the Iran war would weaken growth and underscoring the resilience of Asia’s thirdlargest economy. Gross domestic product grew 7.8% from a year earlier in the...
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Nepal toll mounts to 768 as fresh flood warning issued
The water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose again on Sunday, days after a devastating flash flood struck Nepal, authorities warned, as they urged residents and rescue personnel in flood-hit districts to remain alert. The death toll from the August...
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Nepal floods toll rises to 669, rescue resumes after a pause
Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. A glacier collapse on Wednesday...
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Nepal toll rises to 579, fresh flood fear looms
Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety Friday, as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floods that killed more than 500 people and left more than 1,500 missing. Rescue...
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Toll in Nepal flood rises to 362
At least 288 Indian nationals are missing in Nepal and another 200 remain stranded in China after a torrential flood swept through the Himalayan border areas of the two countries, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday even as the toll in...
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Flash floods swamp Nepal, Bihar on alert
The authorities in Bihar placed several northwestern districts on high alert on Wednesday after flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst in Tibet sent a surge down the Bhote Koshi river in Nepal, raising the prospect of a sudden rise of up to...
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Protest hits Patna again; many detained, cops hurt
Chaos broke out on the streets of Patna on Tuesday as around 14 student organisations and BPSC aspirants backed by CPM, CPI, CPI-ML(Liberation) RJD and other parties staged protests over recruitment-related demands, single tier examination of TRE-4 and...
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JPSC exam: SC asks J’khand to reply on plea for CBI inquiry
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Jharkhand government’s response on a plea seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Preliminary Competitive Examination-2025, conducted by the Jharkhand Public...
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PM pitches India as global space startups, talent hub
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed creating an aura around the private sector in space research so that people worldwide feel that if they want to make a career, they should go to India. In an interaction with CEOs and founders of 20 space...
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Several detained as protesters clash with cops in Bihar march
Tension flared in the state capital on Saturday as hundreds of PhD holders, research scholars and guest faculty members marched towards Lok Bhavan demanding a transparent and fair recruitment process, and clashed with the police near R-Golumber....
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J’khand HC put stay on more exams scraped by Soren govt
The Jharkhand high court on Friday stayed the operation of the August 18 notification which abruptly cancelled all appointments of candidates appointed for graduate-level jobs in December last year after qualifying Combine Graduate Level (CGL)...
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Jharkhand HC stays govt’s annulment of JPSC exams
The Jharkhand high court on Thursday stayed the notifications that cancelled the 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Combined Civil Services Examination and the Food Safety Officer recruitment examination and related...
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Gor says J&K important part of India after meeting Omar
SRINAGAR: The United States will reconsider the advisories on travel to Jammu and Kashmir as the central government as well as chief minister Omar Abdullah have taken steps to make it a safer place, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said here on...
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Police defend ‘graded’ action on CJP protest
The Delhi Police has defended its use of force against student protesters during the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” protest march, telling the Supreme Court that it resorted to a “graded” response only after the gathering ceased to remain peaceful, with...
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7 women devotees die in Bihar temple stampede
At least seven women devotees, including three of a family, died in a stampede near Ashok Dham temple, Lakhisarai, approximately 130 km north-east of Patna, on Monday morning. Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary announced an ex-gratia of ₹4 lakh...
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CJI slams bar body over NALSAR students order DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST RAHUL FOR SAVARKAR REMARK QUASHED
NEW DELHI: “It’s a dialogue between students and me,” Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Friday as he sharply pulled up the Bar Council of India for its order that the 2026 graduates of Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law not be enrolled as...
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JMM, Cong up in arms over amendment in MMDR Act
The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress went up in arms on Thursday, protesting the amendment to the MMDR [Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation)] Act passed by the Lok Sabha (LS) on Wednesday that reportedly seeks to take...
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Probe panel says charges against HC judge ‘proved’
The three-member parliamentary inquiry committee probing allegations against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma has found all three articles of charge against him proved, holding that his explanations over the discovery of substantial...
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NDA vs Oppn: Counter protests rock Parliament
Ruling NDA and Opposition INDIA bloc MPs came face-to-face at Parliament’s main gate on Tuesday -with security personnel forming a cordon between them -as they staged protests and raised counter-slogans over “brutal” police action on job aspirants in...
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Stakes rise with march to Assembly
On its 17th day, the student agitation over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) escalated as they marched to Vidhan Sabha,...
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Talks fail to break logjam, student protest continues
Fresh talks between the Jharkhand government and protesting students on Sunday failed to resolve the 16-day standoff as the government accepted almost all demands of student delegations except the cancellation of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) and a...
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More govt-protester talks but logjam, stir continue
The Jharkhand government on Saturday held talks with various student outfits amid the massive agitation over alleged irregularities in the recruitment exams conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection...
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J’khand govt, protesters hold talks; no settlement achieved
On the 14th day of protest, a delegation of students met and held talks with a “group of ministers” of the state government at the State Guest House in Ranchi late on Friday. The first round concluded in a “positive atmosphere” with the government...
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J’khand protesters form panel for talks with govt
RANCHI: Warming up to the Jharkhand government’s invitation for talks, students and job aspirants protesting cancellation of recruitment examination and irregularities in their conduction by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand...
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Top court to hear plea on protest organisers
Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the “most powerful force” available to society and law enforcement agencies to prevent violence during protests is to listen to young people and counsel them, cautioning that any “aggressive action in the name of...
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