Ranchi: Members of the governing alliance parties in Jharkhand on Saturday hailed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation following weeks of youth-led protests over alleged examination paper leaks and irregularities, calling it a victory for students and democratic mobilisation.Congress MLA and minister Deepika Pandey Singh said the resignation should serve as an “eye-opener” for the…
Ranchi: JMM and Congress extended support to activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a fast for the past 20 days, after he was shifted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday. The Union govt is attempting to suppress a democratic movement instead of engaging in dialogue, the coalition partners alleged.Criticising the alleged forced hospitalisation of Wangchuk…
Ram temple donation protest in Jamshedpur Jamshedpur: The JMM on Thursday staged a protest against the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the alleged theft of offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.An impressive rally was taken out from Sakchi Aam Bagan to the office of the deputy commissioner (DC), where protesters staged…
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has received major legal relief after the Jharkhand High Court quashed a 2014 FIR related to alleged Model Code of Conduct violation. The case stemmed from his campaign activity during the 2014 Assembly elections in the Adityapur area of Seraikela-Kharsawan district. The FIR, registered at Adityapur police station, had accused…
President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Bhushan on former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren (posthumously) during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. His wife Rupi Soren received the award on his behalf from the President Ranchi: Dishom guru and JMM’s patriarch Shibu Soren was conferred the Padma Bhushan posthumously…
Ranchi: Amid the ongoing war of words between the Congress, RJP and CPI-ML over alleged crossvoting during last week’s elections to the Rajya Sabha seats in the state, JMM on Monday said a joint review meeting will take place soon to review the poll outcomes. The party also claimed that the MLAs who cross-voted have…
On June 18, shortly after the conclusion of the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren posted a message on X congratulating the two newly elected members, Baidyanath Ram and Parimal Nathwani. It was Baidyanath Ram’s election that occupied the centre of the message. Describing it as a matter of pride for the…
Parimal Nathwani (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani won one of the two Jharkhand Rajya Sabha seats in a closely contested election that saw rival camps lock horns as the outcome remained open-ended.In the polls that witnessed cross-voting, Nathwani polled 28 votes, comfortably bypassing Congress’s Pranav, who bagged 20…
2 min readNew DelhiJun 18, 2026 06:37 PM IST First published on: Jun 18, 2026 at 06:37 PM IST In a major embarrassment for the Congress, the party lost the second Rajya Sabha seat from Jharkhand on Thursday because of cross-voting by INDIA bloc allies RJD and CPI(M-L) Liberation. Sources said Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)…
Statements and counter-statements, runs to the Speaker’s office, exchanges of letters and proof of signatures — the theatrics and optics are all playing out in the national capital. Is this a precursor to the political storm brewing ahead of the Monsoon Session in Parliament? Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi inching closer to securing the numbers…
