Hundreds of students arrested across US in surging pro-Palestine protests

New York (IANS) Hundreds of students have been arrested on US campuses as protests against Washington’s support for Israel are surging sea to sea.

By Wednesday, the protests that started last week at the Ivy League Columbia University campus…

RBI crackdown triggers crash in Kotak Bank shares

Mumbai (IANS) Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank crashed by as much as 12 per cent in morning trade on Thursday to Rs 1,620 on BSE as investors dumped the stock following the RBI crackdown on the lender.

The RBI had, on Wednesday evening, barred…

PM Modi urges people to not get upset with 'insulting language' used against him by Congress

New Delhi (IANS) Emphasising that "insulting remarks" are being made against him by top Congress leaders during the ongoing campaigning for Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, urged people to not get disturbed by the language…

Punjab has the highest supply of opium and doda from six districts of Jharkhand

Ranchi:  Most of the drugs (opium and doda) are supplied to Punjab from six districts of Jharkhand. The sources of drugs recovered in the operations being conducted against drugs in Punjab have been found in Ranchi, Chaibasa, Chatra, Palamu, Khunti…

JMM announced Kalpana Murmu Soren and Sameer Mohanti to be party candidate from Gandey By-Poll and Jamshedpur Lok Sabha Elections

Ranchi: JMM has announced the name of the candidate for the Gandey by-election. Kalpana Murmu will be JMM's candidate from Soren Gandey. Kalpana Soren will file nomination from Gandey on April 29. Voting is going to be held in Gandey on 20th May. At…

Outbreak of bird flu, the work of culling, scientific disposal and complete disinfection of poultry within a radius of 1 kilometre of the affected area

Ranchi: After the confirmation of H5N1 Avian Influenza in the samples of poultry of Regional Poultry Farm, Hotwar, Ranchi, culling of remaining poultry within 01 kilometre radius of the affected area, disposal through scientific method and complete…

Two soldiers injured in Bandipora gunfight in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Two soldiers were injured on Wednesday in an encounter between the security forces and the terrorists in J&K’s Bandipora district.

Officials said that hiding terrorists fired at the security forces in the Renji forest area of…

SC seeks clarification on EVM-VVPAT technical aspects; ECI officials to respond at 2 pm

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to clarify if the microcontroller is installed in the controlling unit or in the VVPAT (Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail).

A bench presided over…

India to become one of biggest chip hubs in next 5 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi (IANS) India has commissioned four semiconductor manufacturing units and in the next five years, the country will become one of the biggest semiconductor hubs in the world, Union Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.

In…

Yellow alert of heat wave in Jharkhand till April 27, temperature to cross 40 degrees – MeT Department

Ranchi:  The Meteorological Department in Jharkhand has issued a heat wave alert from Wednesday till April 27. Kolhan division is among the areas of the state which are most at risk of heat waves. This mainly includes the areas of Eastern and Western…