Hindustan Times (Ranchi)
LS passes bill to amend law against paper leaks
DELHI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years’ jail and a Rs 50 lakh fine, amid sloganeering by opposition parties. The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means)...
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Bihar starts dropping cases, protesters to be freed today Apex court bars coercive action against protesters
PATNA: The Bihar government on Tuesday initiated proceedings to withdraw FIRs registered against arrested protesters and then release them. Till Tuesday evening, however, no protesters were released because the process remained underway in the courts...
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Bihar govt to dismiss cases, release detained protesters
PATNA: After carrying out a massive crackdown on students, who joined the protest against the alleged NEET question paper leak in the state, Bihar home department late on Monday evening announced that all the cases registered against the protesters...
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Will PK be able to break through BJP’s bastion?
Battery-operated ‘totos’ blaring campaign songs and slogans, a handful of corner meetings, padyatras and door-todoor canvassing offer the only visible signs of electioneering in Bankipur, where an otherwise subdued electorate appears largely...
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Govt relents, Pradhan resigns, protest ends
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday amid mounting pressure over the NEET paper leak controversy, with the Centre conceding the principal demand of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led agitation after weeks of protests that...
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Anti-paper leak law to be made stringent
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill to ensure stricter punishments for paper leaks, including a fine of up to ₹10 crore, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement to this effect, official sources said. The Cabinet...
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PM assures fast-track courts for leak cases, Oppn wants Pradhan’s ouster
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift action against paper leaks even as the persistent Opposition demand for the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan disrupted Lok Sabha...
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Ruckus in Parl over NEET leak issue
The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice within an hour as the Opposition on Wednesday questioned the police action against the protesting students and reiterated the demand for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over examination...
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Politics takes over as stir continues
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accompanied by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and several top leaders, sat on a protest dharna outside the Prime Minister’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence on Tuesday and demanded the resignation of PM...
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House adjourned amid ruckus over NEET leak
The Monsoon Session of Parliament got off to a stormy start on Monday with both Houses being adjourned for the day after Congress-led Opposition members created ruckus demanding discussions on the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and the alleged embezzlement of...
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Oppn walks out from all-party meet over invite to TMC rebels
An all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session on Sunday saw the entire Opposition staging a symbolic walkout over the invitation to rebel TMC MPs and a demand for a discussion on the issues of Ram temple donation...
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SS(UBT) rebels’ merger with Shiv Sena gets Birla’s stamp
Ahead of the Monsoon session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and allowed separate seating for the 20 rebel TMC lawmakers,...
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PM flags off India’s first H-powered train in Hry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train at Jind railway station on Friday, marking a major milestone in the country’s clean mobility journey. Modi waved as the train, which also had many schoolchildren onboard,...
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US expands Iran strikes, Tehran hits Gulf nations
The United States intensified its strikes on Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship the US accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and...
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UTTAR PRADESH: PIONEERING TECH-DRIVEN TRANSFORMATION
Uttar Pradesh is rapidly moving towards digital transformation through technology, innovation, and good governance. The state aims to become a global data hub by developing a data center capacity of 5 GW by the year 2030 and 40 GW by 2047. Eight data...
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Bihar sailor killed, 10 hurt in Iranian strike on oil tankers
A 31-yearold sailor Rohan Kumar alias Sonu Gupta, belonging to Bihar’s Gopalganj district, died in an alleged Iranian strike on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in Omani waters on July 13, family members confirmed. Speaking to Hindustan Times...
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Iran, US claim control of Hormuz as attacks flare
The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war. The latest exchange was sparked by an Iranian...
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Strait turns flashpoint as US and Iran trade strikes
US forces struck Iran for a third time in a week, prompting retaliatory attacks from Tehran as it declared the Strait of Hormuz would be closed “until further notice.” The Islamic Republic responded early Sunday with drone and missile assaults on at...
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India and NZ set up ₹35K-cr trade target
India and New Zealand on Saturday elevated their ties to a strategic partnership, set a target of doubling their annual bilateral trade to Rs 35,000 crore by 2030 and decided to ramp up maritime security ties, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his...
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Newcomer in fray as BJP’s bypoll candidate pulls out
In a dramatic turn of events, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday replaced its candidate for the July 30 Bankipur assembly by-election after Abhishek Kumar Sinha alias “Bunty” withdrew his candidature barely 30 hours after filing his nomination,...
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India, Australia boost ties with agreements in critical sectors
India and Australia on Thursday sealed a raft of landmark pacts spanning civil nuclear energy, maritime security and critical minerals sectors, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese reinforced the vital role of...
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Trump declares interim ceasefire with Iran over
US President Donald Trump said his tentative ceasefire with Iran is done, raising the prospect of a renewed military conflict between the two countries. “For me, I think it’s over,” he said on Wednesday in Ankara, sitting next to NATO Secretary...
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India to supply Brahmos, Astra missiles to Indonesia
India and Indonesia on Tuesday concluded a raft of agreements, including deals for the supply of Brahmos and Astra missiles and cooperation in critical minerals, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto emphasised the importance...
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Resignations of Rai, Mishra accepted
The Ram temple trust on Monday accepted the resignations of Champat Rai as its general secretary and member Anil Mishra in the wake of allegations of embezzlement of donations. Krishna Mohan has been given additional duties as interim general...
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Monsoon gathers pace, Mumbai airport ops hit
Monsoon activity intensified across India on Sunday, with heavy rain disrupting flight operations in Mumbai, triggering weather alerts in Kerala, Odisha and Jharkhand, and bringing widespread downpour to Delhi. Mumbai took the hardest hit as heavy...
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India successfully navigated global energy crisis: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India successfully navigated the global energy crisis triggered by the conflict in West Asia through timely policy decisions, diplomatic outreach and expansion of domestic energy capacity, preventing severe...
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Indian delegates pay tribute as Iran begins Khamenei funeral
NEW DELHI: Union minister Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain attended the funeral ceremony of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday and paid their respects on behalf of the government and the people of...
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India, Japan sign AI, defence pacts
India and Japan signed agreements on economic security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), defence, and health sectors for a “futuristic and limitless” partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Addressing the India-Japan Joint Economic...
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Oil cos slash prices of ATF, commercial LPG
Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) and commercial LPG prices were cut on Wednesday as easing tensions in West Asia pulled down international oil prices, while private fuel retailer Nayara Energy lowered petrol and diesel prices, becoming the first retailer in...
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June 5th driest, rain lag forecast for July as well
June ended with the country recording 99.5mm of rainfall – 40% below the longperiod average (LPA), making it the fifth driest June ever since 1901, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, forecasting no significant change in fortunes...
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UTTAR PRADESH A PREFERRED INVESTMENT DESTINATION
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh has transformedintoapremierinvestment hub, more than doubling its registered factoriessince2017topowerIndia’s economic future Over the years, Uttar Pradesh, under the leadership of...
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Modi calls for equitable climate action
VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Global South, especially island nations, was bearing the brunt of climate change, as he underlined the need for equitable climate action in his address to the National Assembly of...
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US, Iran trade fire amid fragile peace
Iran on Saturday accused the United States of violating the peace deal agreed to end the Middle East war, after Washington launched strikes on Iranian territory and Tehran responded with attacks on US targets in the Gulf. The trading of fire, which...
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Bihar to bring new Act to run state universities
PATNA: After nearly a dozen amendments since 2005, Bihar will now have a new Act for the Bihar state universities incorporating the best practises of other states and central universities. This was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by...
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At least 164 dead as two quakes rock Venezuela
CARACAS, VENEZUELA: At least 164 people have died and 971 were injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday, adding that rescue teams are rushing to the hardest-hit areas to free people...
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Heavy rain triggers flash floods in Arunachal; 1 dead, 4 missing
ITANAGAR: Incessant rain triggered flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district on Wednesday, leaving one dead and four others missing, injuring 17 others and damaging at least 18 residential units, while landslides disrupted road...
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FIR lists out flaws in Lucknow building
The FIR registered over the Aliganj building fire in Lucknow that claimed 15 lives has alleged that the premises were being operated as a commercial establishment without adequate fire safety arrangements, emergency exits and measures to prevent smoke...
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15 killed, four injured in Lucknow building fire
Fifteen people were killed and four others injured after a massive fire blazed through a three-floor commercial building housing an animation centre in a residential area in north Lucknow on a busy Monday afternoon, trapping several...
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NEET retest passes peacefully in Bihar as over 1L sit for exam
More than 100,000 aspirants across Bihar on Sunday appeared in the much-anticipated National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Under Graduates (NEET-UG) which was conducted amid tightened security arrangements, and it passed off peacefully in the...
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Nationwide drill as 2,279,000 set to take NEET retest today
NEW DELHI: A nationwide drill was underway across the country on Saturday ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination as part of the efforts to ensure smooth, secure and transparent conduct of the medical entrance test, officials said. Security was also...
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Lalu aide slams Cong; INDIA fissure widens
Post-Rajya Sabha elections rumblings in the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand aggravated as a close aide of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad, Bhola Yadav, on Friday accused the state Congress in-charge K Raju of being responsible for party’s and...
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NDA-backed Nathwani, JMM nominee triumph
Punching a hole in the claims of unity within the ruling INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, NDAbacked independent candidate Parimal Nathwani won one of the two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand, alongside JMM’s Baidyanath Ram who secured the maximum of 30...
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May resume bombing Iran: Trump
EVIAN-LES-BAINS (FRANCE): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an interim accord with Iran was not final, and that he could resume a bombing campaign if he did not like it or if Tehran did not “behave”. “It’s a memorandum of understanding....
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Centre curbs Telegram app as safety measure for NEET
The government on Tuesday temporarily restricted access to the Telegram messaging app ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, with the National Testing Agency (NTA) saying the measure was aimed at tackling cheating rackets and misinformation. NTA...
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US, Iran reach tentative deal to end war; open Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in...
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Innovation embedded in India’s DNA, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, inaugurated the Bharat Innovates 2026 conclave on Sunday, signalling a transformative shift in India’s global technological footprint. Addressing a gathering of international...
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5 IAF personnel dead in aircraft crash in Assam
NEW DELHI: Five Indian Air Force personnel, including two officers, were killed when their Russian-origin Antonov An-32 transport aircraft crashed while landing at Jorhat in Assam on Saturday. The co-pilot of the aircraft has sustained injuries and is...
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Bihar role to be key to Viksit Bharat: Samrat
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday highlighted the development work undertaken across the country and in Bihar to mark the completion of 12 years of the central government. He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and presented a...
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3 Indian crew dead in US strike on ship near Oman
Three Indian seafarers reported missing after a US attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman have died, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday even as reports came in of another US strike on a merchant vessel with Indian crew members in...
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NDA, RJD candidates file MLC nominations
In a display of political choreography typical of Bihar’s alliance-driven landscape, 10 candidates, including nine from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and one from the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), filed their nomination papers...
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‘OMCs in loss’: Govt backs new LPG price hike move
The government on Sunday justified raising liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or cooking gas) prices by ₹29 per 14.2 kg cylinder to ₹942 on the ground that state-run oil companies are still losing ₹700 on each refill and the fuel is still cheaper in India as...
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Missiles, drones fly as W Asia war flares up
US forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said, in the latest escalation complicating efforts to end the war between the two countries. The US...
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Cong trying to spread chaos and destabilise country: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the opposition and highlighted India’s journey toward self-reliance. PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth approximately ₹18,800...
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Muzaffarpur hospital fire kills 5 patients, injures 20
At least five patients, including a government employee, died when a fire broke out at a private hospital named Prasad Hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district early on Thursday morning, officials confirmed. More than 20 were injured, including two...
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TMC rebel leader gets Speaker nod as LoP
The TMC split for the first time in its 28-year history on Wednesday as 58 rebel MLAs seized control of the party’s legislature wing, elected expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as its leader and secured recognition from the West Bengal Assembly...
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TMC set for a split in WB, crisis over LoP escalates
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal is headed for a vertical split with a group of dissident legislators set to support expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly—a move that could...
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US bombs Iranian radar, drone sites
DUBAI: The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire. The nominal ceasefire...
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Focus on synergy as new military chiefs take over New CDS stresses on modern, resilient force
General NS Raja Subramani on Sunday took charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff and his primary mandate will be to implement the ambitious military theaterisation plan and bolster tri-services synergy. He succeeded Gen Anil Chauhan, who signed...
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DK Shivakumar set to be new Karnataka CM
BENGALURU: Karnataka state Congress President D K Shivakumar was elected leader of the legislature party on Saturday, paving the way for him to take over as the next chief minister of the state, party leaders said. Senior leader Siddaramaiah, the...
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SC asks Centre to ensure no repeat of NEET leaks
The Supreme Court on Friday termed the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 due to paper leak as “very traumatic”, questioning the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) lack of accountability mechanisms and institutional continuity, while directing the Union...
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Siddaramaiah signs off as Karnataka CM
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday said he resigned from the Karnataka chief minister’s position, two days after the party high command asked him to do so. He thanked the Congress leadership -Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhifor...
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SC upholds validity of SIR of electoral rolls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of the special intensive revision (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), ruling that the exercise furthered the constitutional imperative of free and fair elections and that the...
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Quad ministers call for deepening ties
As Indo-Pacific takes the centre stage in global affairs, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the areas to focus upon for deepening partnerships among the Quad countries. Calling the discussions productive at the Quad Foreign Ministers...
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Petrol, diesel hiked for fourth time in 2 weeks
State-run oil companies on Monday raised petrol prices by ₹2.61 per litre and diesel prices by ₹2.71 a litre, the fourthrate hike in two weeks that cumulatively saw petrol and diesel becoming costlier by ₹7.35 and ₹7.53 per litre, respectively since...
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Trump says ‘not in rush’ amid hopes of Iran deal
The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. They said details and...
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India, US vow to work closely for global good
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held wide-ranging discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on bilateral cooperation across areas such as defence, trade and energy. US Ambassador Sergio Gor said Rubio extended an invitation to PM...
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Do kids of socially mobile need reservation, asks SC
The Supreme Court on Friday grappled with a question that has increasingly occupied the centre of India’s reservation debate: should the benefits of affirmative action continue to flow, generation after generation, to families that have already...
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27 Maoists lay down arms in ‘largest mass surrender’
A total of 27 Maoists on Thursday laid down arms at the police headquarters in Ranchi in what is being billed as the “largest mass surrender” by ultras in the state. The LWE extremists surrendered under the “Operation Navjeevan” in the presence of...
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Tech, innovation engines of India-Italy partnership: Modi
India and Italy on Tuesday decided to elevate their ties to special strategic partnership and enhance cooperation in areas of trade, investment and new technologies following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart...
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Modi, Nordic PMs discuss ways to improve ties in energy, trade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties in areas such as clean energy, trade, sustainability and digitalisation during separate meetings with his counterparts from Iceland, Finland and Denmark. The...
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Pak shares Iran’s revised plan to end war with US
Pakistan has shared with the U.S. a revised proposal from Iran to end the conflict in the Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters on Monday, as peace talks appeared to remain stalled. “We don’t have much time,” the source said, when asked if it...
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N-power plant targeted in UAE in test of Iran ceasefire
DUBAI: A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday, setting an electrical generator ablaze on its perimeter and again straining the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war. No one immediately claimed responsibility...
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CBI arrests 2nd kingpin in NEET paper leak case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a second alleged mastermind in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026 question paper leak case — a senior woman Botany teacher from Pune who was part of the National Testing...
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Xi warns Trump on Taiwan as US, China discuss trade, Iran
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could trigger “clashes and even conflicts” between the two countries, as the leaders held wideranging talks on the Iran war, energy security and trade...
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CBI arrests 5 suspects, raids on
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five people and is conducting searches at multiple locations across the country in connection with the NEET UG paper leak case as the agency intensified its investigation, officials said...
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NTA cancels NEET UG; retest amid CBI probe
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of NEET (UG) 2026 conducted on May 3 following allegations of paper leak, and said the examination will be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately. The CBI will carry out...
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