Modi receives his 1st Covid vaccine dose at AIIMS

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first dose of Covid vaccine here at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, leading the country in the third phase of the inoculation drive as a massive chunk of population…

Sensex up 800 points; auto, banking stocks rise

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Monday with the BSE Sensex surging over 800 points.

Healthy buying was witnessed in auto, banking, finance and IT stocks.

Around 9.50 a.m., Sensex was trading at 49,886.82,…

Cyber intel firm warns Chinese hackers infiltrated India's power sector

New York (IANS) A cyber intelligence company says it has found that hackers linked to China have infiltrated power systems and ports in India in a "show of force" and they have the ability to create disruptions.

The company, Recorded Future,…

Hackers hit SBI users with text phishing scam

New Delhi (IANS) Several users of the State Bank of India (SBI) have been targeted with a phishing scam where hackers have flooded them with suspicious text messages, requesting them to redeem their SBI credit points worth Rs 9,870.

The link…

Sensex closes 750 points up; auto, metal index surge

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices soared on Monday with the BSE Sensex closing nearly 750 points higher.

Auto, metal and banking stocks surged during the day while IT stocks fell.

Sensex closed at 49,849.84, higher by 749.85…

Army plans skiing trips in high altitude areas to counter China

New Delhi (IANS) To counter expansionist China's habit of creeping forward by making small incremental moves, the Indian Army has planned mountaineering expeditions and research studies at high-altitude areas in the northern borders of the country.

Delegation of press Club highlights problems of journalists before CM

Ranchi: A delegation of the Ranchi Press Club called on Chief Minister Hemant Soren at the Vidhan Sabha.

The members of the delegation informed the Chief Minister over the problems being faced by the Press Club and those based by the journalists…

Budget Session: Question hour washed out, amid uproar by BJP MLAs second supplementary budget tabled

Ranchi:  The second day of the budget session of Jharkhand assembly on Monday witnessed uproar by the MLAs of the main opposition party, the BJP as a result of which the question hour was washed out.

However before the house was adjourned till…

Budget Session: Amid walkout by BJP, motion of thanks on Governor's speech passed by voice vote

Ranchi: Amid walkout by the BJP the motion of thanks on Governor's speech was passed by a voice vote in the post lunch session of the ongoing Budget Session of Jharkhand Assembly.

After the house assembled after the lunch break MLAs of…

Govt to form committee to look into increasing the reservation for OBCs in Jharkhand

Ranchi: The state government on Monday said that it will form a committee which will look into increasing the reservation for the Other Backward Castes in Jharkhand.

An assurance in this regard was given by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Aalamgir…