Indices settle high as HDFC merger lent support, Sensex up 1,335 pts

New Delhi (IANS) Keeping the opening session gains intact, India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- settled sharply higher on Monday, driven by gains in HDFC and HDFC Bank as the two announced a merger deal which lent broad-based support…

Panchayat elections likely in May-June through ballot paper

Ranchi: Panchayat elections in Jharkhand are likely to be held in May-June. Dates for the Panchayat elections are expected to be announced by April 10 on behalf of the State Election Commission. According to the information received, Panchayat polls…

Sarhul Festival: Ritual of crab & fish catching performed

Ranchi: A day before Sarhul, the tradition of catching crab and fishing was completed on Sunday. 

This tradition was completed by Jaglal Pahan, the chief pahan of Hatma. On Sunday morning the Pahan visited various ponds of Ranchi and caught…

Corona on verge of being wiped out of Jharkhand

Ranchi: Coronavirus in Jharkhand is now on the verge of ending. During the third wave of the infection, there was a time when the number of active patients in the state had crossed 30 thousand. On January 14, the figure of active patients reached 33,189…

Government should change the time for taking out procession: Asha Lakra

Ranchi: Ranchi Mayor Asha Lakra on Sunday asked the state government to change the time for taking out a procession during the Ramnavmi festival.

Participating in the meeting of Mahaveer Mandal Ranchi Mahanagar at the Chamber Bhawan the mayor…

Pakistan SC takes notice of National Assembly's dissolution

Islamabad (IANS) The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Sunday took suo motu notice of dissolution of the National Assembly by the Pak President, media reports said.

The apex court has formed a special bench to look into the matter. The special bench…

Pak military has nothing to do with whatever happened: DG ISPR

Islamabad (IANS) The Pakistan military has nothing to do with what happened on Sunday, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar told Geo News after the country witnessed a political roller-coaster within…

Pakistan cabinet dissolved, but Imran will continue as PM

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan's former Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said the Federal Cabinet has been dissolved, but Prime Minister Imran Khan will continue his duties under Article 224 of the Constitution,…

Eyeing Assembly polls, Centre steps on development accelerator in J&K

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has stepped on the gas for the infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. Major infra projects are on the verge of completion, officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

According…

Sri Lankan military denies arrival of Indian troops amid crisis

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lankan military and Indian High Commission have denied the claims that Indian troops have entered the island nation amid the growing crisis, with people taking to streets against the government.

Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne…