Waqf bill amendment is attack on minority rights: Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey

Ranch:  Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Cooperation Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Thursday strongly criticized the Union government, calling the recent amendment to the Waqf Act an attack on the rights of minorities including Muslims, Christians,…

ED raids multiple locations in Ayushman scam

Ranchi: In connection with the Ayushman Bharat scheme scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids on 21 locations, including the residences of former Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta's PS Ompra Singh and Third Party Assessors…

CM Soren announces ‘Mukhyamantri Aapke Dwar’ at village level, slams BJP’s 17-yr rule

Hazaribagh: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced that the state government will now take its flagship outreach programme, ‘Mukhyamantri Aapke Dwar’, to every village after successful implementation at district and block levels. Government officials…

US tariffs on electronics: India emerges favourable among competitors

New Delhi (IANS) India has emerged favourably placed in the first round of reciprocal tariff announcements by the US, especially compared to key electronics export competitors like China, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, following the extraordinary…

No non-Muslim can interfere in Waqf Board: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday dismissed allegations that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, would harm Muslim interests. He asserted that non-Muslims cannot interfere in the Waqf Board’s affairs as its management…

Raghubar Das slams JMM's opposition to waqf bill, calls for social boycott of party MPs

Ranchi: Former Chief Minister Raghubar Das addressed media in Jamshedpur, condemning the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) for opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. He accused the JMM of revealing its "tribal-antagonistic" nature by voting…

JMM slams BJP over waqf bill, calls it an attempt to divide society

Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has opposed the Waqf Properties Amendment Bill, calling it an attack on constitutional values and an attempt to target minority communities. Addressing a press conference in Ranchi, JMM spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya…

Govt empowers women through SHGs, facilitates ?13,659 crore in credit linkage

Ranchi: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Jharkhand has made significant strides in empowering rural women through self-help groups (SHGs). Since December 2019, a total of ?13,659 crore has been facilitated in credit linkage, benefiting…

Eight injured as rival groups clash during Sarhul celebrations near Ranchi

Ranchi (IANS) Tension prevailed in Hethbalu village, under Pithoria police station in Ranchi, after a clash broke out between two groups during a Sarhul procession on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday. 

At least eight people from both…

Waqf (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

New Delhi (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday tabeled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha amid sloganeering from the Opposition.  

An eight-hour discussion on the bill, subject to an increase, is scheduled.