‘Jawad’ remains ineffective in Jharkhand, mercury to dip from Tuesday

Ranchi: Cyclone ‘Jawad’ remained almost ineffective in Jharkhand. After two days of partly cloudy sky, Ranchi received light rain after midnight on Sunday whereas since Monday morning the sky remained completely clear and there was strong sunshine.…

DGP chairs high level meeting over law & order, LWE situation

Ranchi: DGP Neeraj Sinha on Monday chaired a high-level meeting at the state Police headquarters during which he reviewed the law and order situation and action being taken to tackle left-wing extremism. In the meeting which was held via video conferencing,…

State government giving respect to talent of the youth: CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday said the state government is using the talent of the youth and connecting them with employment and is giving respect to their skills. Addressing a programme organised in Kulhi of Ormanjhi block where he…

China's exclusion from democracy summit delays Pak decision

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistani decision makers are holding extensive consultations on whether to attend the virtual summit on democracy convened by US President Joe Biden this week, as certain issues are making it difficult for Islamabad to make the final…

Modi, Putin discuss regional, global developments, including Afghanistan situation

New Delhi (IANS) India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's President Vladimir Putin met in New Delhi on Monday and discussed regional and global developments, including the post-pandemic global economic recovery, and the situation…

Bhima Koregaon case: SC junks NIA's plea challenging bail to Sudha Bharadwaj

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against bail to activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.

A bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit after hearing…

Modi warns BJP MPs: Bring change in your behaviour, otherwise change will happen

New Delhi (IANS) In a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked all the party MPs to regularly attend the Parliament sessions and actively participate in the legislative work. As per sources, the Prime Minister…

Ayodhya calm, VHP says focus on Ram temple construction

Ayodhya (IANS) The situation in Ayodhya on Monday remained calm with no sign of any tension, though the security forces were on a high alert. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has said that it will not have any major events to mark the day, but was…

Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 years in prison

Nay Py Taw (IANS) Aung San Suu Kyi, the former de facto leader of Myanmar who was ousted during the February 1 military coup, was on Monday sentenced to four years in prison after she was "found guilty on charges of inciting dissent and breaking Covid…

India, Russia discuss bilateral, regional, int'l issues

New Delhi (IANS) Top officials from India and Russia discussed key bilateral, regional and international issues, including the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, during their meetings here on Monday.

External Affairs Minister…