BJP sweeps UP Panchayat polls, SP alleges rigging

Lucknow (IANS) In what appears to be a fantastic political premiere for the BJP ahead of the UP Assembly election early next year, the party has registered a thumping victory by winning 65 out of 75 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Zila panchayat elections.

IAF chief differs with CDS over force's role in theatre command system

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, has expressed his reservation over terming the air force as a supporting arm in the proposed threatre command system, which is intended to bring better synergy between…

130 countries support global minimum tax for world's largest corporations

New Delhi (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced on Thursday that 130 countries, including Switzerland, China and India, have agreed to back a global minimum corporate…

India agrees to global tax framework on taxing multinationals

United Nations (IANS) India has agreed to a pathbreaking international framework with 129 other countries for taxing multinationals that could impact its ability to tax them and have the potential to douse trade wars over taxing tech giants.

India…

RBI warns against combination of high public debt, low interest rates

Mumbai (IANS) As economies around the world witness ultra-low interest rates and rising public debt amid the pandemic, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the combination would pose challenges.

The pandemic response saw a tight interaction…

Pakistan will not give bases to US

Islamabad (IANS) In a bold decision, Pakistan has decided and announced that it will not provide any bases on its soil to the US to operate from, after its troops exit Afghanistan.

The decision came after the briefing of the National Security…

US adds Pakistan, Turkey to Child Soldiers Prevention Act list

Islamabad (IANS) In a move that could attract serious sanctions on Pakistan and Turkey and would certainly impact bilateral relations, the US has added both the countries into its Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) list.

The designation is…

Monsoon falls weak, heavy rainfall predicted after July 11

Ranchi: As the Monsoon activity has fallen weak people in Jharkhand for the next one week people will have to bear heat and humidity.

According to the local MET department in Ranchi and other districts of the state for one-week people will…

Rs 14 lakh recovered from house of cyber criminal in Jamtara

Jamtara: In a major success for the district police in its battle against Coronavirus more than Rs 14 lakh was recovered from the house of a cyber criminal located in Pindari village under the Karmatand Police Station area of this district.

For…

HC expresses anguish after Rural SP made government witness over black marketing of Redmesivir in capital

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday expressed its disappointment after Ranchi Rural SP was made a government witness in the case related to black marketing of Redmesivir in Ranchi.

The bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice…