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Topic: Raghubar Das

Why BJP’s defeat in Jharkhand has opened door for Raghubar Das’s return to state politics

Ex-CM Das has resigned as Odisha governor & is likely to join active politics in state where BJP has had big losses. Reservations against his return have been set aside, say functionaries.

Raghubar Das wins Round 1 of talks for Jharkhand seat. No BJP ticket yet but JD(U) rival steps aside

Ex-CM wants to return to Jharkhand politics by fighting from Jamshedpur East, but BJP isn’t keen. It has put talks ‘on hold’ while asking JD(U)'s Saryu Roy to fight from Jamshedpur West.

As ex-CM Raghubar Das eyes return to Jharkhand politics, old rival stands in way. Why it’s made BJP jittery

Ex-CM Das, who is now Odisha Governor, had lost to Roy from Jamshedpur East in last state election. Both leaders are now said to be eyeing the seat again amid talks of BJP-JD(U) tie-up.

‘Kicked, punched, threatened to murder’ — Raj Bhavan staffer alleges assault by Odisha Governor’s son

Baikuntha Pradhan, ASO at Raj Bhawan in Puri, has alleged that Governor Raghubar Das’s son & aides assaulted him on night of 7 July for not being able to arrange a luxury car.

Ministers stuck in Ranchi, files piling up, how Jharkhand political drama is hurting governance

Ministers & civil servants say reverberations of developments in 'office of profit' case against CM Soren & governor's silence on matter are being felt in govt’s daily affairs.

Soren playing ‘emotional card’, don’t blame BJP for ‘black deeds’ of JMM govt, says Raghubar Das

Former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP leader Raghubar Das also demanded that Hemant Soren be charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

BJP eyes lost ground in Jharkhand as trouble mounts for CM Soren over mining lease allegations

The Election Commission of India has sought a response from the Jharkhand government over allegations of corruption levelled against CM Hemant Soren.

Raje, Raman, Raghubar — BJP’s ‘loser’ CMs remain party V-Ps only in name, have got no role

Vasundhara Raje, Raman Singh and Raghubar Das became BJP vice-presidents after party lost assembly elections in their home states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

Traders’ body calls BJP’s Raghubar Das ‘mentally bankrupt’ as his article targets ‘middlemen’

Confederation of All India Traders has said BJP must act against the Jharkhand ex-CM who called traders 'mafia and snake'. Raghubar Das says he wasn't talking about 'honest traders'.

BJP ropes in former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das to woo extremely backward classes in Bihar

Raghubar Das has already participated in 45 virtual assembly meetings and is likely to hold a few more. BJP has also given Maharashtra ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis a role in Bihar.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.