Enforcement task force, 17 flying squads for measures to reduce air pollution, SC told

New Delhi (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court's rap, the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR has told the apex court that it has constituted a five-member enforcement task force to monitor implementation of its directions to curb…

Twitter removes 3.465 state-linked info ops, Twitterati bemoans bigger 'losses'

New York (IANS) Ask a Twitter jock and youll hear metrics like "engagement" and "quality". Dig deeper and it comes down to the crude number of follows. "Oh, she has just xyz follows (and they are bots), I have a thousand more" might be the predictable…

'Not judging UPA on 26/11': Tewari in damage control mode at book launch

New Delhi (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari's book "10 Flashpoints: 20 years - National Security Situations That Impacted India", in which he stirred up a row by stating that the then UPA government should have acted in the wake of the 26/11 attacks,…

Indian Army to don new combat uniform next year

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army will have a new combat uniform for its personnel aimed to provide more comfort and sustainability, sources said. The new combat dress would be unveiled during the Army Day Parade on January 15 next year.

For…

16 hostage labourers freed after the intervention of the Chief Minister from Andhra Pradesh

Ranchi: Sixteen labourers of Jharkhand (Chaibasa) who were held hostage in Ice Island of Andhra Pradesh have been freed after the intervention from Chief Minister Hemant Soren. All the rescued labourers are being brought back to Jharkhand by train.

Cyclone Jawad: 5 trains originating from Ranchi cancelled on 3rd and 4th December

Ranchi: In the wake of the threat possessed by Cyclone Jawad five trains originating from Ranchi Railway Division have been cancelled for two days.

This decision has been taken on behalf of Ranchi Railway Division on the instructions of South…

Weather watch: Clouds will prevail in the state till Dec 6, light to moderate rain in 12 districts on December 4 & 5

Ranchi: The weather of the state is likely to take a turn from Friday and the state will remain cloudy till December 6 during which there is a possibility of light to moderate rain. Abhishek Anand, Center Head, Meteorological Center, Ranchi said that the…

DC chairs Review meeting of Swachh Bharat Mission and Jal Jeevan Mission

Ranchi: Under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan, a review meeting of Swachh Bharat Mission Abhiyan and Jal Jeevan Mission was organized on Thursday in which other senior officials of the district  administration were present. 

Swiggy to infuse Rs 5,250 Cr in quick grocery service Instamart

Bengaluru (IANS) Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday announced to invest $700 million (over Rs 5,250 crore) in its express grocery delivery service Instamart that delivers groceries in 15-30 minutes -- at a crucial time when its closest…

Maoists expel ideologue Kobad Ghandhy for anti-party views

Nagpur (IANS) The Central leadership of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) has expelled its top cadre Kobad Ghandhy for anti-revolutionary views from the primary membership of the party. Ghandhy, 74, has spent nearly four decades in Maoist activities…