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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the government is ready to cancel the 14th JPSC Preliminary Examination and backlog exams amid student protests. He announced investigations into examinations conducted by TDPL and proposed consulting IITs and IIMs to reform recruitment processes

Jharkhand students continued their agitation against alleged JPSC and JSSC recruitment irregularities for the 19th day, demanding Rahul Gandhi visit Ranchi after Monday's police action. Protesters seek cancellation of JSSC-CGL and a CBI probe, while the government favours dialogue

Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut launched a sharp attack on veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah amid debate over Bollywood's response to student protests. Referring to Shah's earlier “dog with a bone” remark, Ranaut questioned his patriotism and accused him of supporting a neighbouring country

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the Opposition remains firm on its demands amid the Parliament logjam, including a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah on police action against protesting students. He called the Jharkhand student protest a separate issue

NDA and Opposition MPs staged rival protests outside Parliament over police action against protesting students in Jharkhand. The NDA accused Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition of disrupting proceedings, while Congress demanded Home Minister Amit Shah’s presence to address the issue in Parliament

The Congress accused BJP Yuva Morcha members of being transported from West Bengal to Jharkhand to alter the character of student protests over alleged exam irregularities. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and K C Venugopal condemned police action and urged dialogue to resolve protesters’ concerns

JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto was hospitalised after his health deteriorated during a march by students protesting alleged recruitment exam irregularities in Jharkhand. On a nine-day hunger strike, Mahto joined the protest despite critically low blood sugar as police used force to disperse demonstrators

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the use of force against protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand, saying students have the right to peaceful demonstrations. He urged the Hemant Soren government to continue dialogue and immediately address allegations of recruitment examination irregularities

BJP MP Manish Jaiswal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah amid the ongoing Jharkhand students’ agitation over alleged recruitment exam irregularities. Jaiswal raised concerns over the JPSC and JSSC-CGL examinations and sought an impartial CBI probe into the allegations

Jharkhand’s recruitment exam protest took a Gen-Z turn on Monday as students cut a cake for Chief Minister Hemant Soren and one protester dressed as Spider-Man. Protesters also breached barricades and faced water cannons while marching towards the Assembly.

All three members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission resigned amid protests over alleged recruitment exam irregularities, including paper leaks. Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar accepted their resignations. The CID has summoned the members for questioning, while 19 people have been arrested in the case

A 40-year-old Jharkhand recruitment aspirant, Rahul Kranti, is in an ICU after six days of hunger strike over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations. He demands cancellation of recruitment exams since 2019 and CBI-ED probes into alleged corruption

Talks between the Jharkhand government and protesting aspirants over alleged recruitment exam paper leaks failed to break the deadlock on Saturday. Protesters said their agitation would continue until demands, including cancellation of the 14th JPSC exam and an independent probe, are met

The second round of talks between JPSC-JSSC aspirants and the Jharkhand government is underway in Ranchi. The students are seeking cancellation of examinations conducted by TDPL and an inquiry into alleged irregularities, while their protest at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium continues.

A student leader protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams was shifted to ICU after his health deteriorated during an indefinite hunger strike in Ranchi. Opposition leaders visited the hospital and demanded a sensitive approach towards student concerns

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi engaged with Gen Z through an Instagram “Ask Me Anything” session, answering questions on student protests, politics, philosophy and personal life. He joked about Batman, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and spoke about his mother’s dog, Noorie

Students protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams entered the 13th day in Ranchi. The agitation has gained support from student groups, with aspirants demanding transparency, reforms and action against corruption. Talks with Jharkhand government representatives are scheduled

Protesting Jharkhand job aspirants demanded an independent inquiry by retired High Court judges from outside the state into alleged recruitment exam paper leaks. Rejecting the CID probe, they warned of an Assembly gherao on August 10 if their demands remain unmet

A 35-year-old man was beaten to death and another injured after villagers allegedly attacked them on suspicion of goat theft in Jharkhand's Khunti district. Police registered an FIR, launched an investigation, and said no arrests have been made in the mob assault case

Police in Jharkhand's Gumla district arrested a man for raping a three-year-old girl, disrupting a village panchayat's attempt to settle the crime internally by imposing a ₹1 lakh fine on the accused and using partial funds for a feast.\