US could punish countries for shunning sanctions, but not those 'rethinking' their ties with Russia

Washington (IANS) US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has said the US is considering taking "action" against countries that are not enforcing its Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia but, he added, it will take a more indulgent approach towards…

Out of 30 workers of Jharkhand trapped in Malaysia, 10 return home safely

Ranchi: On the directions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren 10 out of 30 workers of Jharkhand stranded in Malaysia have returned home safely.

30 workers from Giridih, Hazaribagh and Bokaro who had gone to work in Malaysia were trapped there. The…

No lack of coal for power plants: Prahlad Joshi

Ranchi: Union Minister for Coal and Mines Prahlad Joshi on Thursday said that there was no lack of coal for the power plants in the country.

Speaking after chairing a review meeting at the project building with officials of the state government…

Raghubar seeks CBI probe into shelter home sexual exploitation case

Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Home minister Amit Shah demanding a CBI inquiry into the alleged rape of two tribal girls at a shelter home.

The shelter home Khushi Rainbow Home is associated with…

BJP raises objections over role of electroal officers in panchayat polls

Ranchi: A delegation of the BJP on Thursday demanded a check on the arbitrary behaviour of election officers in the block in the interest of grass root level democracy.

The demand was raised after BJP received several complaints from aspiring candidates…

Veiled message for Nagas: Talks for lasting peace are on and with 'all seriousness', says PM

New Delhi (IANS) If Prime Minister Narendra Modi's subtle and yet categorical message from Diphu in Assam on Thursday is to be understood, perhaps it was for Naga militants.

"Baaki jagaon mein bhi sthai shanti ke liye hamare prayas lagatar…

Equities keep early gains intact, settle in green

New Delhi (IANS) Keeping the morning session gains intact, the Indian equity benchmarks settled Thursday's trade on a positive note.

On Thursday, Sensex settled at 57,521 points, up 702 points or 1.2 per cent, whereas Nifty was at 17,245…

Defying Elon Musk, embattled Parag Agarwal takes up for Team Twitter

New York (IANS) Ahead of Twitter's imminent takeover by Elon Musk, the world's richest man, its CEO Parag Agrawal replied to a quip by a parody account -- @NotParagAgrawal -- "I thought we were fired", with a "nope! we are still here".

Akhilesh-Shivpal rift widens

Lucknow (IANS) The rift between Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav and his estranged uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav, who heads the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL), is growing wider by the day.

Akhilesh Yadav, while talking to…

So far farmers loans worth Rs 1529.01 crore have been waived off

Ranchi: The purpose of the Jharkhand Agriculture Loan Waiver Scheme is to give relief from the burden of debt to the farmers holding short-term agricultural loans of the state.

The scheme aims to improve the creditworthiness of crop loan holders,…