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Topic: Patna

‘In national interest?’ YouTube blocks videos of job aspirants’ Patna protest citing govt diktat

Channels where protest videos were blocked included 'Kya Kahti Hai Public', 'Sach Bihar' and 'On Duty'. One called ‘SK Jha’ appears to have been shut down.

It took 40 yrs to find first traces of Ashoka’s Pataliputra. Now, we must find the rest

Ajatshatru transformed a small village called Paligrama into a city by fortifying it. But it was his son Udayin who made it the seat of Magadhan power and a hub of trade and culture.

Oppn united to defeat BJP, says Rahul before Patna meet; Kharge says ‘he took first step’

In his address to Bihar party workers, Rahul said after Karnataka, Congress was poised to win MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana, where polls are due in November-December.

Patna HC stays caste-based survey in Bihar, points to ‘larger question of right to privacy’

The HC also asked the govt to ensure that the data already collected are secured and not shared with anybody till final orders are passed.

How a Didarganj Yakshi statue discovered by accident near Patna led to a colonial fight

The Didarganj Yakshi has been the focus of much debate on style, valuation, colonial and postcolonial biases and the representation of women in art.

Patna journalist fired over inappropriate comments on Jharkhand teen death

Simab Akthar, a journalist from the Bihar-based News4Nation was fired Tuesday after he made ‘Jihadi’ and sexually suggestive comments on Facebook regarding the incident.

Army jawan on leave shot dead by bike-borne men during robbery attempt in Patna

The soldier, Bablu Kumar, was shot in his head by two men who came on a bike around 3 a.m. Kumar was riding pillion on his way to boarding the Rajdhani Express to Guwahati.

‘Will be retired at 24’ — Bihar youth on Agnipath grouse as violent protests, arson go on

Bihar, Telangana, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, West Bengal — states across India are witnessing violent protests against 'Agnipath', the Union govt's new military recruitment scheme.

Outrage as police search bridal rooms at Patna wedding venues for liquor, Nitish defends action

Days after Bihar CM decided to penalise officers for not implementing Prohibition, Patna police teams raided over 50 marriage halls. No confirmation of any seizures or arrests.

IIT Kharagpur student spoofed IDs, faked profiles, morphed nudes to harass Delhi minors, arrested

The accused, Mahavir Kumar, stalked and blackmailed 50 students and teachers of a prominent school in Delhi. He was arrested from his Patna residence after a 2-month probe.

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I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.