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Topic: Jharkand

Security forces kill Maoist Central Committee member in Jharkhand, 2nd blow to the top cadre this yr

Mayank Kumar -
The killed leader, a member of the top decision-making body of the Maoists, was identified as Vivek, who had a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head.

Making electoral debut, JMM’s Kalpana Soren wins by over 27,000 votes in Gandey assembly bypoll

Apoorva Mandhani -
Kalpana Soren, who emerged as a star campaigner for JMM after her husband Hemant Soren was arrested by ED, is elected to Jharkhand assembly, defeating BJP's Dilip Kumar Verma.

Jharkhand gangrape: Brazilian biker’s statement recorded before magistrate, police submit report to govt

Niraj Sinha -
Earlier in the day, an FSL team collected remnants of a helmet and other items from the desolate spot near Kurmahat where the crime occurred. A CID team was also present.

‘Will kill you like the Dumka girl’ —19-year-old set ablaze for rejecting marriage proposal

Dishha Bagchi -
The accused, a 24-year-old married man, had threatened the teenager multiple times. The victim succumbed to her injuries Friday.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

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

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

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

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

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

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