After two days chill likely to increase in Jharkhand

Ranchi: There is a possibility of increasing cold in Jharkhand after December 12. The minimum temperature across the state is likely to drop by 2-4 degree celsius in the next 24 hours. Scientists at the local weather station said that due to western…

State level workshop to speed up the implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 organized at Project Building

Ranchi: A state-level workshop was organized in the auditorium of Project Bhawan, Ranchi with the objective of speeding up the compliance of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in the state of Jharkhand.

While addressing this workshop organized by the Welfare…

Consider criminal's state of mind, conditions, says SC; commutes death sentence

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of first-time offender, convicted for the murder of his two siblings and nephew over a property dispute, saying that it is important to take into consideration not only the crime but also…

India's first uncrewed space mission in 2022, 3rd Moon mission in FY23

Chennai (IANS) The first uncrewed space mission part of India's Rs 9,023 crore human space mission called 'Gaganyaan' is slated for the second half of 2022, the government said.

Answering a question raised in the Rajya Sabha, Union…

India's Oct industrial production eases sequentially to 3.2 percent

New Delhi (IANS) High base effect, along with supply side constraints such as semiconductor shortages, eased India's industrial output growth to 3.2 per cent in October, on both year-on-year and sequential basis.

The rise in Index of Industrial…

Terror threat looms again as TTP declines ceasefire extension

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan is bracing for a new wave of increased terror outburst from the dreaded Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Pakistani faction of the Afghan Taliban, which had agreed for a month-long ceasefire with the Imran Khan-led government,…

Diplomatic boycott of China Winter Games triggers deep freeze with US

Beijing (IANS) Amid vaulting China-US one-upmanship and US President Joe Biden's recriminations against Russia, East-West tensions spilling onto the turf of sports didn't raise many eyebrows as Washington announced a diplomatic boycott of…

CDS chopper case: Person who recorded MI 17's last moments appears before police

Chennai (IANS) The person who recorded the last moments of the ill-fated chopper MI 17 V5 that crashed in the Katteri park near Coonoor killing Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 Armed Forces personnel, deposed before…

CDS chopper crash: Air Force continues probe at Coonoor

Chennai (IANS) The Special team constituted by the Defence Ministry to conduct an investigation of the helicopter crash at the Kattari park area near Coonoor in Nilgiris, which claimed the lives of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife,…

TTP chief asks fighters to resume attacks against Pak govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant outfit has declined to extend the month-long ceasefire with the Pakistan government, accusing it of failing to honour the decisions reached earlier. The announcement has put the nascent…