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Poll rules tweaked to restrict default public access to docs

AN OFFICIAL SAID THAT CANDIDATES AND AGENTS WILL CONTINUE TO GET ALL STATUTORY PAPERS, AS REQUIRED UNDER THE LAW

Congress aims dig at BJP MPs

The Ranchi unit of the Congress on Sunday poked fun at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by holding a special prayer session \"seeking good sense\" for the saffron party's parliamentarians so that they work in the interest of Jharkhand.

Villagers halt hotel project on surplus HEC land in Ranchi

Descendants of those who had given their ancestral land for the establishment of Heavy Engineering Corporation in Ranchi's Nagri block in 1960 obstructed the commencement of the construction of a Taj Hotel in the area on Saturday, a district collectorate official said.

BJP membership drive launched in Jharkhand

The Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday launched its membership drive, aiming to enrol at least 5.9 million primary members in the state, party leaders said.

3 dumpers set ablaze in city

Three dumper trucks transporting coal were set on fire near Nirma Mahto Chowk under Khalari police station early Sunday morning in Ranchi, causing panic among other transporters, a police official close to the matter said.

Prince-Yuvika's separate posts for daughter intensify split rumours

Amid ongoing rumours of marital discord, model-actor Prince Narula and his wife, actor Yuvika Chaudhary, recently celebrated a special milestone – the two-month birthday of their daughter Ikleen.

Sip away your dairy worries with Amul Lactose-Free Milk

Milk is full of nutritious goodness, but for some, it can also bring tummy troubles.

INDIA AWARDED HOSTING RIGHTS FOR ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP 2025

India has been awarded the hosting rights for next year's Junior World Cup involving competitions in rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) said on Saturday.

Australia make their move, will India also follow suit?

Three Tests down, two to go. And that is the score that the team management from both sides will be key to tracking.

Hero worship gone wrong

Pushpa 2: The Rule, the most successful film of 2024, is built around a man who ravages nature, and appears to care only for himself

US Congress passes bill to avert govt shutdown

Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early on Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

13 PEOPLE DEAD AS BUS AND TRUCK COLLIDE IN BOLIVIA

At least 13 people were killed and three injured on Friday, when a truck and a bus collided on a highway in the Bolivian Andes, police said.

Rocket fired from Yemen strikes central Tel Aviv, hurts 16 people

A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people slightly injured by shattered glass from nearby windows, the Israeli military said on Saturday.

Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan, on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.

Germany's Christmas market attack death toll rises to 5, over 200 injured

Describing himself as a former Muslim, the suspect shared dozens of tweets and retweets daily focusing on anti-Islam themes and criticizing the religion

Sectarian violence in Syria has been mild since Assad's ouster

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.

Subtle and seductive charms of Abu Dhabi

We all know Dubai and many are keen to visit (and frequently do) but Abu Dhabi, just an hour and a half away and the capital of the Emirates, remains largely unknown and unvisited.

Building the future vs remaking the past

Learn from history for sure, but one of the lessons to be learnt is that campaigns to rearrange the past could injure the present

Fight gender-based violence at the roots

The recently launched month-long campaign against gender-based violence (GBV), led by Union rural development and agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with support from various government departments, is perhaps the first time a serious whole-of-government approach has been adopted to this persistent problem.

MIPGSRSL: A timeless legacy in need of revival

Nestled on a sprawling 62-acre campus by the serene and meandering Bagmati River, the Mithila Institute of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning (MIPGSRSL) in Kabraghat, Darbhanga, is a treasure trove of knowledge.

DEBT-RIDDEN WOMAN DIES BY SUICIDE IN PURNIA

A debt-ridden 28-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in Bihar's Purnia district on late Friday evening, police said.

Hardcore Naxal held in East Champaran distt

THE ARRESTED NAXAL WAS A RESIDENT OF LAKHAURA IN EAST CHAMPARAN DISTRICT OF BIHAR

Annual Buddhist fest ends with prayers at Bodh Gaya

The Buddhist festival of Kagyu Monlam 2024 concluded in a joyful atmosphere under the revered Bodhi Tree with the recitation of auspicious prayers amid a rain of flowers at Bodh Gaya on Saturday.

Navy staff struggled to rein in runaway boat

The Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) investigation into Wednesday's ferry accident near Gateway of India revealed that while a naval vessel collided with the passenger ferry Nilkamal due to engine malfunction, the ferry was also overloaded at the time of the incident.

Maha rolls back 'one state, one uniform' scheme after delays

The Mahayuti government on Friday rolled back its centralised scheme for distribution of uniforms among government school students and entrusted the responsibility for uniform procurement and distribution to school management committees (SMC), in line with earlier practice.

16 soldiers killed, eight injured in terror attack in Pakistan region

Sixteen soldiers died and eight others were injured as terrorists attacked a security check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan early Saturday, people familiar with the matters in security said.

India's forest, tree cover grows by 1,445 sq km, says govt data

India's total forest and tree cover has grown by 1,445 square kilometers—an area equivalent to Delhi—reaching 827,357 sq km or 25.17% of the country's geographical area, according to data released by the government on Saturday that also revealed a complex picture where increased coverage through plantations runs parallel to significant degradation of natural forests.

Outfits dubbed as Maoist by Cong linked to Bharat Jodo

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday claimed that outfits described by a past Congress government as \"frontal organisations\" of the Maoists took part in Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo march.

Govt, L&T ink ₹7.6k-crore deal for locally-made artillery guns

THE DEAL FOR THE K9 VAJRA-T GUNS HAS PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARMY'S ARTILLERY MODERNISATION

THREE MONTHS ON, POLICE YET TO ARREST RETIRED DDC IN SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CASE

The SC/ST police station in the city has taken no action to arrest a retired deputy development commissioner (DDC), even three months after filing an FIR accusing him of sexually exploiting a tribal widow for 17 years under the pretext of offering her employment and solemnising marriage, a police official said on Saturday.