Efforts on to comply with new norms, details in a week: Twitter to govt

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) sent its final notice to Twitter over the microblogging platforms compliance to the new IT norms, the US-headquartered company has told the government…

Two wanted Punjab gangsters gunned down in Kolkata shootout

Kolkata (IANS) Personnel of Kolkata Police's Special Task Force ( STF) on Wednesday gunned down two Punjab gangsters believed to be involved in gun running and responsible for killing two policemen. The deceased duo has been identified as Jaspreet…

US mounts pressure on Pak for access to military bases after Afghan withdrawal

Islamabad (IANS) As the US gears up to end its longest fought war in Afghanistan and withdraw its troops from the country, the Joe Biden administration is in deliberations with Pakistan to provide the US access to its airspace and a drone base, which…

CBI books Avantha Reality, Gautam Thapar in Yes Bank fraud case

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against industrialist Gautam Thapar of Avantha Reality and Oyster Buildwell Pvt Ltd among several others for allegedly cheating Yes Bank to the tune of Rs 466 crore.

The…

Congress gets big jolt, Jitin Prasada joins BJP

New Delhi (IANS) A former minister in Manmohan Singh government and a senior congress leader Jitin Prasada on Wednesday joined the BJP in presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal at the BJP headquarters.

The development came just ahead of the…

Retired IAS Anup Chandra appointed Election Commissioner

New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed retired IAS officer Anup Chandra Pandey as Election Commissioner.

The appointment restores the three-member commission to its full strength, which will now oversee the next set of crucial…

Banking stocks power markets to rise; global cues positive

Mumbai (IANS) Healthy buying in banking stocks as well as positive global cues powered the rise of India's key equities indices during pre-noon trade session on Wednesday.

Accordingly, India's benchmark indices had a gap-up opening…

Providing better healthcare facilities to people is top priority for government: Chief Minister

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that providing the best healthcare facilities to the people during the pandemic and ensuring no one dies due to lack of treatment is a top priority for the state government.

Speaking after…

Government has commenced preparations for third wave of Coronavirus

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the government has commenced its preparations to tackle the third wave of Coronavirus.

Speaking at the launch of a book "Manuals for Preparation, Prevention and Planning for Kovid-19, Third Wave…

Government working to make Health Corridor in state: CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the state government has started making efforts to develop a health corridor in the state so that people can get better healthcare facilities.

Inaugurating the Vedanta cares field hospital virtually…