People go unlock in capital, long queue of vehicles seen on roads

Ranchi: From Thursday the process of unlock started in the state and with this the people were once again back to their negligent ways and neither social distancing was observed in the markets nor warnings of the police had an impact on them.

Sensex down 300 points, banking stocks fall

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices declined on Wednesday morning with the BSE Sensex losing over 300 points.

Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in banking, finance and IT stocks.

Decline in the index heavyweights Infosys and…

Nestle document says 60% of its food portfolio is unhealthy: Report

New Delhi (IANS) The worlds largest food company, Nestle, has acknowledged that more than 60 per cent of its mainstream food and drinks products do not meet a "recognised definition of health" and that "some of our categories and products will never…

Canadians fear more tragedies in indigenous kids' tale

Toronto (IANS) Canadians fear there could be more graves of indigenous children after the discovery of the remains of 215 kids from the grounds of a former native school.

The discovery of the remains at the former Indian residential school…

IB, CBI, Income Tax, CRPF officers debarred from publishing material without consent

New Delhi (IANS) Government servants having worked in any intelligence or security related organisation have been directed through a notification not to make any publication without prior clearance from the competent authority.

The Departments…

'Arbitrary, irrational': SC on Centre's vax policy for 18-44 yrs

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday made scathing remarks on Centre's vaccination policy against Covid-19, terming the replacement of free vaccination in the first two phases with paid vaccination for persons between 18-44 years as…

Nifty turns flat after touching new high

Mumbai (IANS) The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) gave up initial gains to turn flat after touching a new record high on Tuesday morning.

Nifty50 touched an all-time high of 15,660.75 earlier in the session.

Around 10.30…

Lowest Covid cases in 50 days as deaths dip below 3K

New Delhi (IANS) India reported 1,27,510 new infections in 24 hours -- its lowest in 50 days, as 2,795 more succumbed to the pandemic, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Tuesday.

This is the least number of fresh infection…

Mehul Choksi case: 8-member India team in Dominica

New Delhi (IANS) Even as a private jet from Qatar landed in Dominica with documents related to fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in the PNB loan fraud case, sources on Tuesday said members of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement…

Indian, Australian Defence Ministers review bilateral military cooperation

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton on Tuesday reviewed bilateral military cooperation in the backdrop of the current regional situation.

During a phone call, the two Ministers…