BJP gaining votes across Bengal, shows exit poll

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP may not form the government in West Bengal, but the party has made its presence felt by increasing its vote share across the state, according to the CVoter Exit Poll for Times Now/ABP News.

As per the exit poll data,…

BJP confident of forming govt in Bengal by winning 200+ seats

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed that the party would form the next government in West Bengal by winning more than 200 seats, even as all exit polls except two suggested a win and hat-trick for the Mamata Banerjee-led…

Sensex down 983 points as banking stocks plunge

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian stock market witnessed a freefall on Friday with the BSE Sensex closing nearly 1,000 points lower.

Heavy selling was witnessed in banking and finance stocks.

The decline came amid surging Covid-19 cases in the…

Vaccination of 18 plus age group not to start from May 1 in Jharkhand: Minister

Ranchi: In Jharkhand from May 1 vaccination of the people in the age group 18-45 years will not commence as the vaccine manufacturers have expressed their inability to provide the state with necessary amout of vaccine.

Addressing a press conference…

New Guidelines come into effect, shops closed at 2 pm, roads become deserted

Ranchi: The new guidelines in wake of the Health Safety Week which has been declared in the state came into effect from Thursday during which the shops were closed down at 2 pm itself.

The shopkeepers themselves closed the shops prominently…

Former State BJP president and ex-MP Laxman Giluwa passes due to Covid-19, CM & other mourn demise

Ranchi: Former state BJP president and ex-MP Chaibasa Laxman Giluwa passed away at the Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur battling Coronavirus.

He was 56. He was admitted at the hospital on April 22 after testing positive for Covid-19. Laxman…

Hemant takes first dose of Coronavirus vaccine, urges people to do same

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday took the first dose of Coronavirus vaccine.

Speaking on the occasion he said that the vaccine was safe and effective and acts as a protective shield against the infection. He urged the people…

Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for home isolation, warns against Remdesivir use

New Delhi (IANS) The decision to administer Remdesivir or use any other investigational therapy must be taken by a medical professional and the drug must be administered only in a hospital setting, said the 'Revised guidelines for home isolation…

First consignment of O2 concentrators from Germany arrive in India: Minister

New Delhi (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that first consignment of oxygen concentrators have arrived from Germany on an Air India flight.

An oxygen concentrators, is a medical device that concentrates oxygen…

FB Oversight Board overturns move to purge post on Sikhs in India

New Delhi (IANS) The independent content Oversight Board on Thursday said it has overturned Facebook's original decision to remove a post about the Sikh community in India under the social network's rules on dangerous individuals and organisations.