Action against all who gave clean chit to Pooja Singhal in 2017: Chief Minister

Ranchi: Chief Minister  Hemant Soren on Wednesday said that the state government will take action against all those who had given clean chit to IAS officer Pooja Singhal in 2017.

In his reaction after the ED arrested Mines Secretary Pooja Singhal following…

LT Gen RP Kalita meets CM

Ranchi: Lt Gen RP Kalita, Commander (General Officer Commanding-in-Chief), Eastern Command of Army met Chief Minister Hemant here. In the course of this meeting with the Chief Minister, there were positive discussions on the current security scenario…

SC puts sedition law on hold, no new FIRs to be lodged till review is complete

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold the colonial-era penal provision of sedition and asked the Centre and state governments to refrain from registering any FIRs under the sedition provision, Section 124A of the Indian Penal…

Bulldozers again roll in Delhi, Left protests

New Delhi (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday continued its drive to demolish illegal encroachments in several parts of the national capital, while left parties protested against the government accusing them of spreading a…

India invited to ministerial meeting on food crisis convened by US: Diplomat

United Nations (IANS) India has been invited to a ministerial meeting on global food security convened by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to respond to the global crisis sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, said Cindy McCain, Washington's…

Transactions of IAS officer Pooja Singhal to be scanned in PMLA case

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will scan transactions made from the accounts of IAS officer Pooja Singhal in the last three years in connection with ongoing prevention of money laundering case pertaining to the MGNREGA funds scam…

Indian-Americans plan to distance themselves from Indian govt on Ukraine war

Washington (IANS) Indian-Americans plan to issue a forceful denouncement of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in an attempt to shield themselves from the fallout of the Indian government's continued refusal to condemn the war, which has drawn widespread…

Sri Lanka: Military given shooting orders to quell spread of violence

Colombo (IANS) With escalating violence in Sri Lanka, including torching of houses belonging to ruling party politicians and family members of President Gotabaya Rajapksa, armed forces have been given orders to open fire at anyone causing personal…

IAS Pooja Singhal questioned for nine hours, fails to answer many questions

Ranchi: Senior IAS officer and Mines Secretary Pooja Singhal was on Tuesday questioned for nearly nine hours by the Enforcement Directorate. She had reached at the ED office at 11.15 AM and left at around 8.15 PM. Sources said that on the first-day…

Rain and thunderstorms to continue in Jharkhand till May 16

Ranchi: Due to Cyclonic storm Asani and other factors rain and thunderstorms will continue to happen in the state till May 16.

The Weather Station has predicted that going forward East Singhbhum, Simdega, West Singhbhum, Bokaro, Dhanbad and…