Hemant Soren Sworn In As Jharkhand CM
Hemant Soren, the executive president of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Thursday. Governor C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office and secrecy at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi, in the presence of JMM supremo Shibu Soren, his family members, and senior leaders from the JMM-led alliance.
Former CM Chamapi Soren, who resigned the previous day, also attended the ceremony.
Hemant Soren was released from jail on June 28 after nearly five months, after the Jharkhand High Court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. He had resigned as the CM shortly before his arrest on Jan. 31.
Soren's first stint as chief minister, however, was short-lived as the BJP seized power in 2014 and Raghubar Das became chief minister. He went on to become the leader of the opposition.
With the support of his allies Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal, he came to power in 2019. His party, JMM, alone won 30 assembly seats, its highest tally ever in the 81-member House.
After spending around five months in jail in a money laundering case, the JMM leader had alleged that he was a victim of a political conspiracy after stepping out of the prison.
(With inputs from PTI.)
-
Talking Points This Week: Tech Nerves, FII Buying, And A Faraway Banking Shock
The global markets are not shining this Diwali. The exception in the large markets is, India.
-
Midterm Rally Lasted A Day. The Hard Reality Of A Divided US May Last Two Years | Opinion
Between a contested AI boom, a debt ceiling that arrives in 2027 and a president with every incentive to act alone, the next two years may prove more volatile than the first day's rally suggests.
-
Blue Wave Will Derail the AI Trade but Won't Dismantle the AI Era | Unhedged Position
The Democrats' sweep of the US Congress will see politics collide with economic forces both over the long and short term.
-
It's Time To Take The GST Council's Bet On Trust Global
Payment records can prove India's services exports, and clear, proportionate rules can bring foreign digital sellers into the tax net.
-
Opinion | India at 38: From Innovation Overperformer to Innovation Powerhouse
India now has 453 VC-backed deep science startups, 18 of them late-stage, after 117 percent growth since 2020. Laurus Labs, at USD 9.3 billion, is the most valuable deep science company in any middle-income economy outside China.
-
Navigating Energy Crossroads: S Jaishankar's Call For Diversified Supply Chains At G20 Ministerial Meeting
As geopolitical fault lines continue to test maritime trade routes and commodity flows, Jaishankar's message remains pertinent: true economic resilience requires open markets, protected transit lines, and a genuine commitment to multilateral cooperation rather than coercion.
-
Indians Are Travelling, But Not Every Journey Is A Holiday | The Week In Whys
Pilgrims, patients and working women are the real travellers, and the system hasn't quite caught up with them.
-
Getting To Work Costs Women More | The Reason Why
It is not just about women paying more than men. It is about women paying much more in cities than in villages.
-
AI Bias In Investing Cannot Be Eliminated, But It Can Be Governed
Framing is a particularly important example as identical financial information presented in terms of gains rather than losses can lead an LLM to reach a different assessment.
