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Hindustan Times Patna

Hindustan Times Patna

Govt scholarship budgets rise but beneficiaries decrease

Central government scholarship schemes for the most marginalised student communities have recorded a consistent and unusual trend over the five years from 2019 to 2024, which also coincided with the ongoing implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: Beneficiary numbers have sharply declined while sanctioned budgets have remained steady or even increased.

4 min  |

July 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna

Hindustan Times Patna

Eight core sectors’ growth slows down to 1.7% in June

India’s eight core infrastructure sectors’ growth slowed down to 1.7% in June 2025 from 5% in the same month last year, according to the government data released on Monday.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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Key accused sent to 3-day police remand

{ PATNA HOSPITAL MURDER CASE } FOUR ACCUSED BROUGHT TO PATNA ON TRANSIT REMAND FROM KOLKATA

3 min  |

July 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Patna

RUSSIA-LINKED REFINERY IN INDIA SEEKS EARLY PAYMENT AFTER EU SANCTIONS

A refinery in India that's part-owned by a Russian energy producer tightened conditions for selling products after the European Union imposed sanctions on the company, highlighting the fallout for the processor, its customers, and the wider market from the tougher restrictions.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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Awaiting closure after 20 years

Acquittals in the 2006 Mumbai blasts leave a lot for Mumbai police to answer

2 min  |

July 22, 2025

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TEJASHWI ALLEGES '*1,000-CR TENDER FRAUD' BY JD(U)

Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly Tejaswhi Yadav on Monday alleged that chief minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has “set a target of ₹1,000 crore” to be realised by the rural works department ahead of the upcoming assembly polls.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna

Hindustan Times Patna

Restructuring of boards at NTPC arms gets govt nod

The government has approved the restructuring of the boards of THDC India and NEEPCO, both arms of state-owned power giant NTPC.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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SC cautions ED to steer clear of political battles

THE CJI LIKENED ED BEING USED FOR POLITICAL MOTIVES TO A ‘VIRUS’ AND ASKED THE AGENCY TO NOT ‘PERPETUATE’ IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY

2 min  |

July 22, 2025

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#nationalmangoday Mango lassi is now our go-to drink: K-pop group NOMAD

Korean pop boy band NOMAD debuted in India at the All India K-pop Contest 2025 in Delhi over the weekend. It wasn't the stage lights or fans, but the chilled mango lassi they discovered at Dilli Haat in INA that energised them before their performance.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna

Hindustan Times Patna

Indonesia ferry fire kills 3 people, at least 575 rescued

The number of people saved from an Indonesian passenger ferry that caught fire at sea rose to 575, rescuers said on Monday, but three died and two remained missing.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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Plane veers off runway in Mumbai due to rain

Air India flight AI 2744 A320 (VT-TYA) landed at Mumbai Airport on Monday and veered off the runway due to heavy rainfall in the city.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna

Hindustan Times Patna

Ishiba says he’s ready to tackle challenges despite election loss

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high US tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his coalition with a minority in both parliamentary chambers and triggered calls for his resignation.

3 min  |

July 22, 2025

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COLLEGE INQUIRY DID NOT VALIDATE ODISHA STUDENT'S COMPLAINT: COPS

The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police, which is investigating the self-immolation death of a college student in Balasore, on Sunday said the 20-year-old woman had set herself on fire as her complaint of sexual harassment was “not validated” by an internal enquiry committee of the institute.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna

Hindustan Times Patna

Non-bank financiers rush in to fill unsecured loan space

As banks grow more cautious on unsecured loans on the back of increased regulatory oversight, non-bank financiers may be rushing in to fill the gap, pushing more personal loans.

2 min  |

July 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Patna

AAIB probe into Al-I71 crash totally unbiased: Civil aviation minister

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is “totally unbiased” and is carrying out a definitive and thorough rule-based probe to find out what exactly led to the Air India flight AI-171 crash that killed 260 people last month, civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu said in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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Five minor boys drown in Patna, Chapra

At least five boys were drowned during taking bath in two separate incidents in Patna and Chapra on Monday.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Patna

Govt for stricter checks on use of nano urea, crop growth boosters

The Union agriculture ministry has called for stricter checks on crop nutrients such as nano urea and a possible ban on growth boosters known as biostimulants after complaints from farmers that these have increased costs without clear results, a move that follows an initial policy to push a set of newer forms of fertilisers.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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India hope Jaiswal adds a dose of the failsafe to his batting flair

Opener shone in the first two Tests, but his manner of dismissals at Lord's calls for better shot selection

3 min  |

July 22, 2025

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EIGHT PAKISTANI PARAMILITARY TROOPS KILLED IN NORTHWEST

At least eight Pakistani paramilitary troops and four militants were killed in a clash in the country’s northwest, senior local officials said on Monday, in the latest violence to hit the restive region.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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TITAN TO BUY MAJORITY STAKE IN DUBAI'S DAMAS

Jeweller Titan Company said ‘on Monday it would acquire a 67% stake in Dubai-based luxury jewellery retailer Damas at an enterprise value of 1.04 billion UAE dirham ($283.2 million), as it expands its presence in the Middle East.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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PATNA HOSPITAL MURDER ACCUSED HELD IN KOLKATA, SENT TO 3-DAY POLICE REMAND

A court in Patna on Monday ordered three days’ police remand for Tausif alias Badshah, the prime accused in the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra inside a private hospital in Patna last week.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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Kjo slams troll calling him 'nepo kid ka daijaan'

Filmmaker Karan Johar recently praised newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda's film Saiyaara on Instagram.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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Reddy ruled out of tour, Arshdeep too unavailable for Test

India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the remainder of the series against England due to a knee injury, while injured pacer Arshdeep Singh will be unavailable for selection for the fourth Test, the BCCI said on Monday.

1 min  |

July 22, 2025

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TSUNAMI THREAT OVER AFTER FIVE EARTHQUAKES OFF RUSSIA'S COAST

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) )has said there is no longer a danger of tsunami waves on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after five powerful quakes — the largest with a magnitude of 7.4 — struck in the sea nearby on Sunday.

1 min  |

July 21, 2025

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After Operation Sindoor, preparing for the future

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, while addressing graduates at the convocation ceremony at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, challenged the international media to show a photograph of even one window pane in an Indian facility broken by Pakistan's armed for ces after it launched Operation Bunyan al Mar-soos as a counter to Operation Sindoor against Pakistan-based jihadists who were behind the Pahalgam massacre of 26 civilians on April 22.

2 min  |

July 21, 2025

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Man held in Guwahati for assaulting 8-yr-old

A 25-year-old construction worker was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an eight-year-old minor in Guwahati area of Assam, police said on Sunday.

1 min  |

July 21, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna

Hindustan Times Patna

How New Delhi can manage the Beijing challenge it faces

India faces a unique, and complex, China problem. Contemporary India’s most important relationship may be the one with the US, but the most consequential one is with China. Washington's ability and willingness to support its strategic partnership with India during times of crisis will depend on the prevailing circumstances, but China is a strategic challenge to India no matter the circumstances.

3 min  |

July 21, 2025

Hindustan Times Patna

Sumedh on casting via social media clout: That's just how it works

After nearly a decade, actor Sumedh Mudgalkar still finds it challenging to land fresh, interesting roles.

1 min  |

July 21, 2025

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'THERE'S A ZING TO A THEATRICAL RELEASE, SOMETHING OTT LACKS'

Aditya Roy Kapur's recent release Metro... In Dino has done well at the theatres.

1 min  |

July 21, 2025

Hindustan Times Patna

Usyk knocks out Dubois to become heavyweight champ

Oleksandr Usyk cemented his status as the outstanding heavyweight of his generation with an emphatic fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois in their undisputed world title bout at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

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July 21, 2025