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Jharkhand paper leak ‘mastermind’ funded 5-star hotel stay of exam firm’s directors—CID flags ‘close ties’

The CID made these submissions before a special court while it was hearing 'mastermind' Abhay Kumar Tiwari's bail application, which it rejected.

Jharkhand students pause protest for 2 months after Hemant Soren govt cancels 22 exams

Student leader Ravindra Paswan says JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch has decided to pause its protest for two months, giving Jharkhand govt time to act on its assurances.

22 exams cancelled, 6 on hold, 17 under enquiry: Jharkhand govt’s olive branch to protesting students

Jharkhand govt also announced examination reforms after Ranchi protests, including fast-track court to deal with JPSC/JSSC irregularities and an internal monitoring cell.

Jharkhand’s govt recruitment is stuck in a loop—aspirants pay with years of their lives

From JPSC and JSSC examinations to teacher eligibility tests and police recruitment, aspirants have spent years moving from one hurdle to the next.

A constitutional body, a broken promise: The deeper story behind Jharkhand protests

The ongoing JPSC row is the latest episode in a longer history of alleged paper leaks, delayed results and irregularities in the state’s recruitment examinations.

Jharkhand recruitment scam accused Abhay Tiwari names JPSC members, ex-chairman Khiangte

Abhay Tiwari admitted to financial transactions in the 11th-13th JPSC examination cycle, a source from CID told ThePrint.

IAS & IPS officers have repeatedly been caught in exam scams. Tougher laws alone won’t work

From Jharkhand to Rajasthan, even those in the constitutional positions of Public Service Commission chairpersons have succumbed to lucre, greed and temptation in exam scams.

Arrested ex-JPSC chief struck ‘Rs 2 crore bribe deal’ with TDPL, blacklisted firm that conducted exam

L. Khiangte stepped down as JPSC chairperson last month after the CID  registered a case to probe allegations of malpractices in JPSC examinations. 

Blacklisted firm in eye of Jharkhand exam row never bid for contract. It was ‘nominated’, probe reveals

TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd, which was entrusted with conducting Jharkhand Public Service Commission exams, was blacklisted in 2024 for three years.

Anatomy of Jharkhand protests: 2 stages, 8 on hunger strike, a quest to be ‘non-political’

Students insist they want to keep their protest 'apolitical', but Congress and BJP leaders, as well as members of their affiliated students’ organisations, showed up at the protest.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.