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Topic: Hazaribagh

No Yashwant Sinha kin in fray, BJP’s Manish Jaiswal leads in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh by 1 lakh+ votes

A family borough of civil servant-turned-politician Yashwant Sinha, this is the first time since 1998 that nobody from the Sinha family has contested the election.

‘Unfairly targeted, wasn’t invited for party events’ — Jayant Sinha responds to BJP’s show-cause notice

Outgoing Hazaribagh MP was served a notice by BJP for skipping campaigning. In his response, Sinha also writes that he had requested Nadda to relieve him of electoral duties.

Hazaribagh votes Monday with no member of Sinha family in fray. It may decide their future, too

While Yashwant Sinha is supporting Congress's JP Patel, Jayant is rooting for BJP candidate Manish Jaiswal. Their future may depend on which way the elections go.

BJP faces Sinha factor in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh: father Yashwant backing Oppn, son Jayant out of fray

BJP has fielded Manish Jaiswal, a two-time MLA from Hazaribagh Sadar, whose rival is Congress’s Jai Prakash Bhai Patel, a three-term MLA from Mandu.

Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh National Park is a myth. It does not exist

In his debut non-fiction book, ‘Tales of Hazaribagh’, author Mihir Vatsa recounts his experiences and exploration of the Chhotanagpur Plateau.

Unfit father, worthy son earlier, roles reversed now, says Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant tweets after son says he was “only honouring due process of law” in meeting lynching convicts in Jharkhand.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.