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Hindustan Times Ranchi
Bihar parties eye rejig after Makar Sankranti
All three political parties of Bihar -- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress —are set for organisational shakeup and are holding up on much-awaited organisational revamp until Makar Sankranti on January 14, a festival considered auspicious as per the Hindu traditions, which marks the sun's northward journey, or “uttarayan journey’
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Over 130 arrested in 2025 for passport and visa fraud at IGI
In a large-scale crackdown on visa and passport fraud, the IGI Airport unit of Delhi Police arrested more than 130 people in 2025, including travel agents and facilitators allegedly involved in illegal immigration networks operating across the country, police said on Saturday.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Budget may offer funds for pulses, cotton R&D
The government may announce a dedicated research and development (R&D) corpus for pulses and cotton in the Union budget for FY27, as it looks to address India’s persistent yield gaps, two government officials aware of the discussions said.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Akshaye never left the game: Dhurandhar co-star Rakesh Bedi
Actor Rakesh Bedi is delighted with the response to his role as Jameel Jamali in Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster Dhurandhar, sharing that people from “across the world” have been congratulating him for the nuanced performance.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Arihant class nuclear-powered submarine S4* likely to be named as INS Arisudan
THE NAMES OF ALL INDIAN NUCLEAR SUBS —ARIHANT, ARIGHAAT, ARIDHAMAN, AND NOW, ARISUDAN — MEAN DESTROYER OF ENEMIES
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The message in the story of Somnath
The history of the shrine in the last 1,000 years is a tale of unbroken faith and civilisational regeneration
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
COAL INDIA SUBSIDIARY BCCL TO LAUNCH IPO ON JANUARY 9
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), is set to open its initial public offering (IPO) on January 9, marking the first public issue of 2026.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Get flavour-bombed
Bamboo biryani from the Araku valley, omelettes from Surat and every bite in between. Delhi’s Street Food Festival champions talent from all over
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
SRK under fire as KKR's IPL 2026 roster includes Bangladeshi player
Kolkata Knight Riders' decision to sign Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman for ₹9.2 crore at the IPL 2026 auction on December 16 has drawn criticism in India, with several leaders linking the move to recent reports of violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
HOME MINISTRY RESTORES POWERS OF LADAKH L-G TO CLEAR PROJECTS
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday restored the delegation of powers to the lieutenant governor of Ladakh for appraisal and approval of projects costing up to ₹100 crore under the delegation of financial powers rules (DFPRS).
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India must speak out against the fringe’s attack on Christmas
The only way to stop bullies is to look them in the eye. Our condemnation should be unequivocal and immediate
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Bihar and Jharkhand get new chief justices
Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, presently a judge of the Orissa high court, and Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak , serving as a judge at Bombay high court, have been appointed as next chief justices of Patna and Jharkhand high courts respectively, according to notifications issued by the Union ministry of law and justice on Thursday and Friday.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Suffering transformed into acts of beauty
A Good Life by Jerry Pinto uses stories of patients, doctors and caregivers to raise awareness about inclusive approaches to medical care for those living with illness
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
U.S. TELLS CHINA TO HALT MILITARY PRESSURE AGAINST TAIWAN, OTHERS
Chinese war games around Taiwan “unnecessarily” spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to “cease its military pressure.”
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Swiss investigators rush to identify bar fire victims
Swiss investigators raced Friday to identify victims of a ski resort fire at a New Year's celebration that killed some 40 people and injured around 115 more, in one of the country's worst tragedies.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Slim, but a little shady
Thin is back in. Almond moms dominate the chat. Has the era of body-positivity come and gone, already? What a pity
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Kirti Kulhari hard-launches relationship with Rajeev on NY
Actor Kirti Kulhari has rung in the new year by making her relationship with Four More Shots Please!
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Glow up, please
2026 is looking good for Vir Das. He's directing a movie, touring, crafting new comedy. It can get even better, he believes. Less GRWM, more cuddling: less AI, more IRL moments. Here's what he's manifesting (and skipping) in the New Year
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Taking on Trump, from the Big Apple
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral stint will have a resonance beyond New York
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
B'desh: Kin of attacked Hindu man say unable to understand motive
The family of Khokon Chandra Das on Friday recounted the horrors of brutal attack on him, saying that the motive of the mob behind the attack was unclear as he was a peaceful man.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Maduro open to US dialogue on drugs, oil
President Nicolas Maduro Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but said he was open to cooperation with Washington after weeks of American military pressure.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Turns of the century
These 10 novels came out 100 years ago. They launched careers, caused scandals, changed literature. Read them now, they're still full of fire
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
RUSSIA, UKRAINE TRADE BLAME FOR NEW YEAR CIVILIAN DEATHS
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians over the New Year, with Moscow reporting a deadly strike on a hotel in territory it occupies in southern Ukraine while Kyiv said there had been another broad attack on its power supplies.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
NIA SUBMITS CHARGESHEET AGAINST 3 FOR LASHKAR LINKS
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three accused, including a psychiatrist, in a 2023 case linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Bad, good neighbours: EAM explains rules of engagement
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to \"bad neighbours\" and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the country.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'Locked and loaded': Trump warns Iran of US action on protest deaths
US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
EL NINO WEATHER MAY EMERGE IN SECOND HALF OF MONSOON: IMD
El Nino conditions may emerge in July-August-September this year, early forecasts suggest.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'Daily life is deeply important'
On her prose, and the choice to write in English rather than in her native Turkish
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Key officials face action over deadly water crisis in Indore
TOLL MOUNTS TO 10
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Labourer branded Bangladeshi, brutally attacked in Madhubani
VICTIM UNDER TREATMENT AT HOSPITAL
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