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Topic: Dhanbad

Union Minister launches green campaign in Dhanbad

Vriksharopan Abhiyan 2024 aims to plant 15,350 hectares of green cover.

Blood, coal & fear: How mafias still rule the roost in Dhanbad, setting of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’

Coal mafias control everything in Dhanbad, from unions & transport to auctions, besides engaging in extortion, bribery, and outright theft. They even have officials working in cahoots.

Strongman Suryadeo Singh’s legacy to BJP’s Dhullu Mahto, Dhanbad politics remains in grip of crime

Baghmara BJP MLA Mahto is contesting the Dhanbad LS seat. He has had over 50 FIRs filed against him, with trial courts convicting him in at least four & at least 19 cases still pending.

Why opposition to BJP’s pick of Dhullu Mahto as Dhanbad candidate is boiling over in Jharkhand

District president of Marwari Sammelan has asked party to reconsider Mahto's candidature. Saryu Roy, a minister in the erstwhile Raghubar Das-led BJP government, has opposed move too.

Charge sheet in Dhanbad judge’s death cites forensic reports, but CBI says probe still on

CBI says 'larger conspiracy behind judge's murder 'under probe'. HC says 'disappointed' with probe agency's progress and pace of investigation in the case.

Jharkhand SIT blames ‘sedative’, claims ‘no conspiracy’ in Dhanbad judge’s death

Judge Uttam Anand, 49, was out on his morning walk near his home in Dhanbad on 28 July when he was fatally struck by a three-wheeler. CCTV footage has raised suspicions.

Jharkhand poll battle in Gangs of Wasseypur land is a story of murder, family feud & clout

BJP's Ragini Singh & Congress candidate Purnima Singh in Jharkhand's Jharia polls are the wives of two cousins — one was killed, the other in jail facing charges of the murder.

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India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.