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Political showdown over unemployment in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, the issue of unemployment has once again become the center of a political debate. While the government is celebrating the handing over of appointment letters to 289 candidates under the Urban Development and Housing Department by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, BJP state president and former chief minister Babulal Marandi called it a "PR stunt".

Nepali student’s death: Odisha govt constitutes probe panel to salvage damage

A day after Nepali student’s death, allegedly by suicide, at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) here and forcible evacuation of students of the neighbouring country threatened to trigger a diplomatic row, a visibly embarrassed Odisha government constituted a high-level inquiry/fact-finding committee to probe the incident, which it described as the ‘most unfortunate’.

AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case: SC grants bail to Christian Michel

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to British national Christian Michel James, middleman accused in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam involving the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters, in the criminal case being prosecuted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).