Changes made in policies to make benefits of development available to all: Governor

Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais enumerated the achievements of the state government during his 40-minute address on the first day of the budget session of the assembly on Friday. The Governor said that the government has so far transferred…

SAC member of CPI Maoists carrying reward of Rs 25 lakh surrenders before Jharkhand Police

Ranchi: A Special Area Committee Member of the CPI Maoists who was carrying a reward of Rs 25 lakh on his head surrendered before the senior officials of the Jharkhand Police and CRPF. 

SAC member Vimal Yadav alias Radheshyam Yadav alias Umesh…

18,000 weapons distributed to reservists in Kiev as men banned from leaving country

New Delhi (IANS) Some 18,000 guns with ammunition have been distributed to reservists in the Kyiv region alone since the Russian invasion began early Thursday, according to Ukrainian authorities, CNN reported.

In a joint statement, defence…

Release of US oil inventories douse Crude prices

New Delhi (IANS) Rise in the US oil inventories along with assurance of energy supply from Russia doused international crude oil prices on Friday.

The price movement comes a day after the Russia-Ukraine war pushed Brent Crude Oil prices to…

No NATO or US troops will be sent to Ukraine

New Delhi (IANS) NATO and the US have made it clear that no troops will be sent, leaving Ukraine's military -- far inferior to Russia -- to hold off the assault alone. Few expect it to emerge victorious from what is almost certain to be a prolonged,…

Putin demands loyalty from oligarchs after prominent figures speak out against conflict

New Delhi (IANS) As the West prepared to cut off Russia financially, Vladimir Putin summoned his oligarchs to demand loyalty over his attack on Ukraine -- perhaps fearing a rebellion from within after prominent Russian TV figures and celebrities spoke…

Indian equities open positive; Sensex jumps over 1,000 pts

New Delhi (IANS) India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- recovered considerably on Friday morning due to value buying.

Even as the equity markets are expected to be volatile in the next few days, there is nothing to worry…

Cabinet gives green signal to conduct Panchayat Elections in Jharkhand

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Government on Thursday gave its green signal to conduct the three-tier panchayat elections in the state.

A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet which was chaired by Chief Minister Hemant…

5 girls and a boy from Jharkhand rescued from human trafficking in Delhi

Ranchi: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren the campaign to free the victims of human trafficking and rehabilitate them is taking shape. In this connection, five girls from Sahebganj district and a boy from Godda district, who were…

Budget Session: BJP skips all party meet, Speaker seeks cooperation of all for smooth functioning

Ranchi: Speaker Ravindranath Mahto on Thursday chaired an all-party meet before the start of the Budget Session of the assembly during which he sought the cooperation of all the parties to run the house smoothly. However, the main opposition party…