Delhi house collapse: 4 rescued, search on for others

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Fire Services have so far rescued four people from the debris of the building that collapsed in South West Delhi on Monday afternoon, a Fire Department Official said.

"We have so far rescued four labourers. The rescue…

PM Modi, EU's Von Der Leyen discuss ways to step up trade, tech, security links

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday discussed a wide range of regional and global issues while also agreeing to establish an EU-India Trade and Technology Council.

"We…

SC agrees to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 after summer vacation

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the listing of pleas challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir after its summer vacation.

Senior advocate Shekhar…

Boris Johnson battles to fend off sexism row

London (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's "basic instinct" is under a scanner as a new, full-blown sexism controversy enveloped the United Kingdoms' parliament.

A sensational piece in the right-wing Mail on Sunday newspaper…

After differences crop up, Kerala's top bureaucrat removed by Pinarayi Vijayan's son-in-law

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) V. Venu, one of the senior-most bureaucrats in Kerala, has been moved out of the Tourism department after differences cropped up with the Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas, who is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister Pinarayi…

TRS signs deal with I-PAC amid talks with PK

Hyderabad (IANS) Amid Prashant Kishor's discussions with Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for second consecutive day on Sunday, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Sunday confirmed that it has signed a deal with Indian Political…

Breakthrough in Pak-IMF bailout talks as $8bn package approved

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed, in principle, to extend the stalled bailout programme by up to one year and increase the loan size to $8 billion, giving markets the much-needed stability and a breathing…

Heatwaves to create havoc from April 25-28 in state

Ranchi: Once again heatwave will wreak havoc in Jharkhand. From April 25 to April 28, there is a forecast of a heatwave at isolated places in Ranchi, Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Koderma, Giridih, and other districts of the state. The weather will remain…

Rail passengers suffer as water vending machine discontinued at Ranchi & Hatia stations

Ranchi: The Water vending machine which was installed for the convenience of passengers where the people used to get water at a reasonable cost is lying idle at both the Ranchi and Hatia railway stations of the city.

From the machine, cold and…

Jharkhand’s Jamtara becomes country’s first district with library in every village

Ranchi/(IANS): Jamtara in Jharkhand has become the only district in the country where all gram panchayats have community libraries.

This district with a population of about eight lakh has a total of 118-gram panchayats under six blocks and…