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Topic: Jharkhand

Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren takes oath as minister in newly formed Hemant Soren govt

Champai Soren had resigned from the post of CM on 3 July, a day before JMM executive president Hemant Soren took oath as the 13th chief minister of Jharkhand on 4 July.

Wiped out in Jharkhand tribal seats, BJP rakes up ‘demographic change’ due to ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’

Recent HC order asking Soren govt to push back Bangladeshi infiltrators has come as shot in arm for opposition party. Jharkhand is set for polls in November-December.

JMM’s Hemant Soren wins trust vote in Jharkhand assembly with support from 45 legislators

BJP and AJSU legislators walked out of the House as headcount for voting started. The BJP-led opposition has 24 legislators of the saffron party and three of the AJSU Party.

Hemant Soren takes oath as 13th CM of Jharkhand

Soren was released on bail on 28 June in a land scam case after spending around five months in jail.

Champai Soren resigns as Jharkhand CM, Hemant Soren stakes claim to form govt again

Hemant Soren was released from the Birsa Munda Jail on 28 June after nearly five months following bail from Jharkhand HC in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.

‘Reason to believe not guilty’ — What Jharkhand HC said while granting bail to Hemant Soren

Enforcement Directorate arrested Soren in a money laundering case 31 January this year. HC found no evidence of Soren being involved in the acquisition of the Ranchi land as ED claimed.

Eastern Coalfields Ltd to pilot underground coal gasification in Jharkhand

The Kasta coal block in Jamtara District, Jharkhand, has been chosen for the pilot project.

Friction in Jharkhand BJP ahead of state polls as Sita Soren blames party leaders for Lok Sabha loss

BJP leaders deny allegations that they worked to ensure Sita Soren's defeat in Dumka seat. Several instances of infighting as party prepares for tough assembly battle.

Babulal Marandi losing hold among tribals? Jharkhand BJP chief faces state poll test after LS losses

After 2019 loss, BJP brought back estranged tribal leader & made him state chief. But LS results in tribal seats have been disappointing, with party drawing blank.

Jailed Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam resigns from state cabinet

The 70-year-old MLA was arrested in a money laundering case. Alam also wrote to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge to resign as the leader of Congress Legislature Party in Jharkhand.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.