JPSC PT Row: CM says BJP having stomach ache as children from dalit and OBC communities passed more

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday replied over the allegations being made on the JPSC PT results row inside the assembly during the ongoing Winter Session in which he claimed that since a large number of candidates from Dalit and Backward…

DC chairs review meeting related to NHAI and various projects under land acquisition

Ranchi: Deputy Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan on Monday held a review meeting related to NHAI and various projects under land acquisition. In the meeting, while reviewing the projects related to NHAI/RCD Rural/Urban he gave necessary directions to the…

Philippines typhoon death toll reaches 208, 52 missing

Manila (IANS) The death toll from the powerful typhoon Rai that lashed the Philippines last week has increased to 208, a top police official confirmed on Monday, adding that 52 people were still unaccounted for.

However, Philippine National…

Inflationary inflected: Centre suspends futures trade in 7 agri commodities

New Delhi/Mumbai (IANS) To check inflationary pressure, India on Monday suspended trade in futures contracts of some agricultural commodities for one year.

As per a Ministry of Finance notification, these agri commodities include wheat, paddy…

77 kg of heroin worth Rs 400 cr seized from Pakistani boat off Gujarat coast

Gandhinagar (IANS) In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Gujarat-Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) have seized 77 kg of heroin worth around Rs 400 crore from a Pakistani fishing boat off the Gujarat coast, officials said on Monday.

Aishwarya Rai joins probe in Panama Papers leak case

New Delhi (IANS) Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Monday reached Delhi office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the probe in connection with Panama papers leak case for alleged FEMA violation.

A top ED official confirmed…

Equities sharply down in early trade; Adani Transmission top loser

New Delhi (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) declined sharply during early trade on Monday and one of the top losers was Adani Transmission.

It is important to note here that Indian equity indices declined six out of past seven sessions…

No new engineering colleges to open in India till 2024

New Delhi (IANS) India will see no new engineering college till 2024, All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) chairman Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe has said.

For its teacher's training programme, AICTE's name has been registered…

Top LeT commander killed in Kashmir gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) Saifullah alias Abu Khalid of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was killed on Sunday in an encounter with the security forces in the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district.

Vijay Kumar, Inspector General…

Action taken on JPSC candidates in middle of night, officials fail to give concrete information

Ranchi: Police has taken midnight action on the agitating candidates demanding the cancellation of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) 7th to 10th PT examination at the Morhabadi Grounds. Everyone has been picked up from the spot in the…