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Hindustan Times Ranchi
Woman burnt alive as car collides with truck, catches fire in Ggm
A 19-year-old woman was burned alive on Sunday after her car caught fire following a collision with a stationary truck near Wazirpur on Pataudi Road.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Paused Paper Leak Within 1 Yr: Raj CM
The state government has completely stopped paper leaks within one year of taking office and also addressed issues such as poverty, student loans, and the hardships faced by farmers' children, chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday said.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Budget's First Steps for Securing Gig Workers
The announcement in the budget that gig workers will now be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) and be registered with the e-Shram portal is a welcome push towards securing this rapidly growing segment of work.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Agnipath budget increased by 32%
Agnipath was a major departure from the military's decades-old recruitment system that was scrapped when the NDA announced the new scheme
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Notorious Arif Alias Rehan Khan, Wanted in Bihar Court Firing, Arrested
In a major success, Gaya police arrested notorious criminal Arif alias Rehan Khan from his hideout in Kolkata.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Like separate state, we will snatch tribal rights through struggle: CM
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren emphasized on Sunday that the fight for tribal rights continues, drawing a parallel with the struggles of their ancestors who fought against the British long before India's independence was even a distant dream.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Sebi Mulls Safe UPI Payment Mechanism for Registered Mkt Intermediaries
Markets regulator Sebi is looking to come out with a new mechanism to ensure secure and efficient payments in the securities market through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in a bid to distinguish legitimate financial intermediaries from fraudsters.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Manjhi Says He Would Seek Over 20 Seats For His Party In Bihar Assembly Polls
Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday asserted that his Hindustani Awam Morcha would seek \"more than 20 seats\" in elections to the 243-strong Bihar assembly, due later this year.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Madrid fall at Espanyol as Atletico cut La Liga gap
Real Madrid stumbled to a shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Espanyol on Sunday which left them leading La Liga by a single point.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
In MLA vs ex-MLA case, caste politics intensifies
As the political rivalry between former BJP MLA from Khanpur Kunwar Pranav Singh \"Champion\", who belongs to the Gurjar community, and sitting independent MLA Umesh Kumar, a member of the Brahmin community, spiralled into a caste conflict, the Gurjar community said on Sunday that it \"will continue its protest against Kumar until he apologises for hurting sentiments\", people aware of the matter said.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Two-tier Test format likely before India's tour of England: Report
When Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final, it will mark the end of the current format, which is set to be relaunched as a two-tier system ahead of India's tour of England later this summer.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Higher Insurance FDI May Attract $12 Billion, Spark M&As
With removal of FDI limit, insurance companies eye new propositions to benefit customers
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
WeWork's India Franchisee Files for Mumbai IPO
The Indian franchisee of U.S. shared office space manager WeWork has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in Mumbai, draft papers filed by the company showed.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Pakistani Army Chief Vows to Hunt Down 'Frenemies'
Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir has vowed to hunt down the \"frenemies\" acting as terrorist proxies targeting the country.
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February 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Absolutely Shattered: Samantha on Kochi Teen's Suicide
Actor Samantha took to Instagram Stories on Friday to amplify a note posted by a resident of Kochi (Kerala) with the hashtag #JusticeForMihir.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Sports and youth affairs budget raised by over ₹350 cr
The government's flagship Khelo India programme to scout and nurture athletes at the grassroots level was the biggest beneficiary as the allocation for sports and youth affairs was hiked substantially by ₹351.98 crore in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Saturday.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Riding on optimism, promising the riches
Optimism seems to be the key sentiment driving the FY26 Union Budget.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
FBI Purge Targets Agents in Trump Investigations
FBI agents who participated in the investigations that led to now-abandoned criminal charges against President Donald Trump are expected to be fired in a sweeping purge of the top US law enforcement organization, US media reported on Friday.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Medical transport aircraft crashes in the US, at least 6 aboard killed
On Wednesday night, an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided in midair in Washington, DC
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Union Budget 'discriminatory' to J'khand: INDIA bloc; BJP hits back
The ruling alliance in Jharkhand on Saturday termed the Union Budget 'discriminatory' against the state and an election-centric exercise favouring poll-bound regions like Bihar and Delhi, an allegation swiftly dismissed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which asserted that the budget addresses all sectors and sections of society.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Australia Hand Sri Lanka Their Worst Ever Test Defeat
Sri Lanka suffered their heaviest defeat in Test cricket history on Saturday as Australia flexed their muscles to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series with a crushing victory by an innings and 242 runs.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Preparing the ground for next generation of reforms against global headwinds
By increasing access to agricultural credit and improving storage capacities, the PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana seeks to address key challenges in the farming sector and contribute to food security.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trump's Greenland bid 'not a joke': Rubio
The top US diplomat said President Donald Trump's proposal to buy Greenland \"is not a joke\" because of the risk that China would station resources on the island that threaten American security and the importance of Arctic shipping lanes for energy exports.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Pakistan: 12 terrorists, 18 security personnel killed in Balochistan
At least 18 security personnel and 12 terrorists were killed during a clash between them in Pakistan's southwest troubled Balochistan province.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Lifesaving drugs exempted from full custom duty
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a full customs exemption for 36 lifesaving drugs to treat cancer, and other rare and chronic diseases, and approved a concessional customs duty of 5% for six other drugs—moves that experts hailed as steps that will increase accessibility to expensive advanced medicines for a larger section of patients.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
A High-Class Budget for Middle-Class India
In a giant leap of faith, the finance minister has put over ₹1 lakh crore in the pockets of income tax paying Indians, betting on better compliance and more scrutiny for higher future revenues, and higher consumption and savings for growth
3 min |
February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Six smart themes that define Budget 2025-26
The finance minister's eighth budget has an internal consistency, which should help the government pursue and deliver on the targets in its focus areas
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Police Recover Key Maoist Documents After Encounter
The Chaibasa Police have found incriminating strategic documents and other materials after Wednesday's encounter, exposing the remaining top extremists of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) hiding inside the three forest divisions of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, officials said on Thursday.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Clad in Madhubani painted saree, Nirmala wins Mithila
Dulari Devi, a renowned Mithila painter from Bihar, had met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when the latter visited Madhubani last year and gifted her a saree with Madhubani painting, requesting her to wear it during her Budget speech.
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February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Hamas Frees 3 Hostages, Israeli Govt Releases Palestinian Prisoners
Hamas militants released three male hostages being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Israel began releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, part of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting.
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