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Hindustan Times Ranchi
How low can you go?
Stilettos are out. Shoe heels today are stylish but much less wobbly. We're finally in our comfort era
2 min |
October 25, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Quaffing the tea of forgetfulness
This is the moving coming-of-age story of Ru (Reuel George), who stood out at St Lorenzo School of Boys in Calcutta because of his unusual name, his Chinese-Naga looks, and his inability to conform to an ethnicity or religion.
3 min |
October 25, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The final frontier
Dubai started out too shallow, too blingy. Now, it seems like the deck of Star Trek’s Enterprise: Diverse, future-ready, attracting the top names in food. Dig in
5 min |
October 25, 2025
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Bloody brilliant
Horror movies are picking fights with the patriarchy. Spooky shows are leaving tired tropes back in the haveli. Dim the lights, we've got new scare tactics
4 min |
October 25, 2025
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The man who chased the Indian monsoon
Jagadish Shukla, who was part of the team that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for work on human-induced climate change, chronicles his work, in A Billion Butterflies
4 min |
October 25, 2025
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In the monsoon bounty, signs of a looming crisis
The interconnected degradation of land and water, accentuated by the climate crisis, poses an existential threat to India’s food security. It needs urgent redress
4 min |
October 25, 2025
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Trump admin says it will contest H-1B lawsuits
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October 25, 2025
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Taylor Swift, Pink among nominees for 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame
Singers Taylor Swift, Pink and Kenny Loggins, alongside rapper LL Cool J, lead a diverse slate of nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame, as announced on their website, celebrating an eclectic blend of pop, hip-hop, folk and rock innovators.
1 min |
October 25, 2025
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Slippery slope of energy wars
Trump’s action against Moscow will resonate beyond Russia. It has implications for India as well
2 min |
October 25, 2025
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A MUSICAL DELIGHT: PITBULL IN INDIA, SHASHWAT GOES GLOBAL
Rapper and singer-songwriter Pitbull, aka Armando Christian Pérez, is all set to return to India this December with his I'm Back world tour.
1 min |
October 25, 2025
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Ekta Nagar: Synergising Tourism with Sustainable Development
Ekta Nagar has emerged as a model of sustainable development, combining tourism with clean energy, green infrastructure, and local empowerment.
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October 25, 2025
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'THE DAY YOU FEEL THERE'S A FORMULA TO FILMS, IT WILL BE THE END!
More often than not, when a film becomes a hit, the conversation focuses on the actors.
3 min |
October 25, 2025
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3 from Bihar among 4 killed in wee hours Delhi shootout
Four dreaded members of the Sigma & Company gang, including three from Bihar's Sitamarhi district, were killed in the early hours of Thursday in an encounter with a joint team of the Delhi Police Crime Branch and Bihar Special Task Force (STF) in Delhi, officials said.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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A Bihar puzzle the BJP waits to solve
In the end, the 2025 Bihar election will be about the party's ability to shield its allies even as it outgrows them
4 min |
October 24, 2025
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POLL WILL WRITE A NEW CHAPTER OF PROSPERITY IN BIHAR, SAYS MODI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth workers from poll-bound Bihar and said the coming electoral contest in the state is an election to write a new chapter of the state's prosperity. With Chhath festival set to start in two days time, PM Modi also referred to the upcoming festival of Chhath and said that people in Bihar are also celebrating the festival of democracy.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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Securing digital content space
Draft regulations on AI-generated content area first step toward eliminating deepfakes & synthetic media
2 min |
October 24, 2025
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ONLY 34 IN FRAY, MUSLIM LEADERS UPSET OVER LOW REPRESENTATION
Muslims are sore, they are once again hurt over the step-motherly treatment given by parties in giving tickets for the Bihar assembly elections 2025 with only 34 candidates getting tickets from different political parties as against 41 in 2020.
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October 24, 2025
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Modi to attend Asean summit, but virtually
India and Malaysia announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the Asean-India Summit virtually, with the PM skipping the regional gathering in Kuala Lumpur due to scheduling and other issues and external affairs minister S Jaishankar representing the country at several key meetings.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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CM pick lacks credibility: NDA
Bihar’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Thursday took a dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav after the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) declared him as its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
J'khand criminals getting arms from Pakistan via Punjab, says state police
Jharkhand's criminal networks are sourcing arms and ammunition from Pakistan via drone drops in Punjab’s Moga district, a racket exposed after the arrest of five gang members, including a woman, Ranchi senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rakesh Ranjan said on Thursday.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
RBI cautions states on fiscal discipline as bond yields rise
Flagging sharp rise in state bond yields, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned states against pre-election populist spending and fiscal slippage, especially in Bihar and Maharashtra.
2 min |
October 24, 2025
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BANKS TO ALLOW FOUR NOMINEES FOR ACCOUNTS, LOCKERS NOW
Starting next month, you'll be able to have as many as four nominees for your bank accounts and lockers, compared to just one at present.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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Tejashwi named INDIA bloc's CM face for Bihar
The opposition INDIA bloc, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, on Thursday declared Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate and Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani as the deputy CM face for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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In GST rate restructuring, bargain for tourism sector
Tourism in India has always been more than leisure — it is a dialogue between civilisations, a carrier of heritage, and a catalyst for inclusive growth.
3 min |
October 24, 2025
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How constitutional populism undermines scientific temper
Article 51A(h) of the Constitution declares ita fundamental duty of every citizen to cultivate scientific temper, humanism, and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
3 min |
October 24, 2025
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NEPO KIDS COME WITH BAGGAGE THEY CAN'T AVOID: KIRAN RAO
The filmmaker opens up on entourage costs, nepo kids in Bollywood, and death of the star system
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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Is this the end? Kohli's wave sparks retirement buzz
Was it just a token of appreciation for the Adelaide crowd, or a quiet goodbye to ODI?
1 min |
October 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
TOP JMM LEADERS TO CAMPAIGN FOR GHATSHILA BYPOLL
The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Jharkhand has fielded over two dozen leaders in the campaign for the Ghatshila bypoll, each tasked with micromanaging the campaign and outreach programmes in different pockets of the constituency, party insiders said on Wednesday.
1 min |
October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Over 80 meetings lined for CM Nitish in hectic poll plan
Amid speculation about his age and health and Opposition's relentless attack, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has a hectic schedule of electioneering to make up for the paucity of time due to important festivals.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Private sector can help address urban flooding
The torrential rains across India this monsoon once again exposed the deep vulnerabilities of its cities. Similar scenes of rain-wrought havoc played out across many cities, including metropolitan Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Urban centres that power India’s economy are now routinely drowning under their own weight — victims of poor planning and climate complacency. With climate-crisis-induced extreme rainfall events projected to surge by 43% by 2030, urban flooding is no longer an aberration — it's chronic crisis demanding urgent and systemic action. According to a 2025 World Bank report, India suffers average annual flood-related losses of nearly $4 billion, a figure expected to rise sharply as climate risks escalate and cities expand without adequate planning.
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