DC reviews schemes related to social security, says 21,509 pensioners added since Feb

Ranchi: A review meeting on progress of various schemes related to social security was organized under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan during which he gave necessary directions to the officials for better implementation of schemes.

Focus now on Asian Games 2022 and Paris Olympics: Deepika Kumari

Ranchi : Archer Deepika Kumari on Monday said that despite failing to finish on the podium at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics she has shifted her focus on the Asian Games 2022 and Paris Olympics 2024.

Deepika said that the pressure is…

NMP: Under-utilised brownfield assets to be monetised, govt to retain ownership

New Delhi (IANS) Only under-utilised brownfield assets will be monetised under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) of the Centre, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.

The NMP targets to raise Rs 6 lakh crore through asset…

Railways cancels 68 trains in view of farmers agitation in Punjab

New Delhi (IANS) The Railways on Monday said that it has cancelled 68 trains amid the farmers agitation in several parts of Punjab.

A Northern Railway spokesperson said that due to farmers agitation in Ferozpur division of Punjab, it has cancelled…

Koregaon-Bhima case: NIA says JNU, TISS students were recruited for terror

Mumbai (IANS) In a shocking revelation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that the accused in the Koregaon-Bhima and Elgar Parishad cases had allegedly recruited students of two top Indian universities for terror activities in the country…

Some media glorifying Taliban: Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday slammed a section of the media for 'glorifying' the Taliban.

He said this while speaking at the 167th birthday celebrations of Sree Narayana Guru -- one of Kerala's…

Indian Army promotes 5 women officers to Colonel rank

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army cleared the way for the promotion of five women officers to Colonel rank, post completion of 26 years of reckonable service.

This is the first time that women officers serving with the Corps of Signals, Corps…

Bengal BJP divided over demand of division of state

Kolkata (IANS) A day after state BJP President Dilip Ghosh verbally supported Union Minister John Barla's demand of separate statehood for North Bengal, the state BJP leadership is divided over the issue with some of the frontline leaders openly…

IT e-filing portal now live after emergency maintenance: Infosys

New Delhi (IANS) The income tax e-filing portal is now live after remaining unavailable for around two days.

Infosys, the developer of the portal, informed about the development through a tweet. The tweet came after the Finance Ministry summoned…

Flying object repulsed by BSF at Indo-Pak border in Jammu

Srinagar (IANS) BSF troops fired and repulsed a flying object along the International Border in the Arnia sector of Jammu, officials said on Monday.

"Today morning at about 0530 hrs, a blinking red and yellow light in the sky observed by our…