India's growth engine to be powered by Assam, NE: PM

Guwahati (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India's growth engine would be further boosted with the development of Assam and the northeastern region.

Addressing a massive public gathering at Silapathar in eastern Assam's…

IED detected on Srinagar-Jammu highway, tragedy averted

Srinagar (IANS) A major tragedy was averted on Monday when the security forces detected an improvised explosive device (IED) near the railway crossing in the Nowgam area of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.

Puducherry CM resigns as Cong-led govt falls ahead of floor test

Puducherry (IANS) Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Monday resigned after his Congress-led government collapsed just before facing the floor test in the Assembly.

After the dramatic walkout by Narayanasamy and his MLAs, Speaker V.…

Bears take hold of market, Sensex crashes 1,100 pts

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian stock market is on a bear run now with the BSE Sensex losing over 1,100 points on Monday largely following a global sell-off.

Globally, markets have taken to consolidation after the recent surge to record highs amid…

Rohingya vessel in Indian waters, UNHCR calls for 'immediate' rescue

New Delhi (IANS) A boat carrying 90 Rohingya refugees and three Bangladesh crewmen drifted into India's territorial waters on Monday, with calls for immediate rescue mounting from UN agencies and humanitarian groups.

The boat has a satphone…

Toolkit case: Delhi Police seeks 5-day custody of Disha Ravi

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police on Monday sought the custody of climate activist Disha Ravi for five more days in connection with the 'Toolkit' case.

The climate activist was produced before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma…

High School teacher recruitment: Candidates from 11 districts Gherao residence of Minister in Ranchi

Ranchi: Candidates of High School recruitment from 11 non scheduled districts on Monday Gheraoed the residence of cabinet minister Mithlesh Thakur demanding that recruitment process be started.

The candidates said that the recruitment process…

Pathalgadi attempt in capital: Two dozen men with sign boards reach Doranda

Ranchi: More than two dozen men hailing from different tribal communities gathered at Doranda in the state capital and tried to put up a signboard near the Ambedkar Chowk.

In the signboard, it was written that since Ranchi was under scheduled…

No dearth of talent among youth of Jharkhand: CM

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that there is no dearth of talent among the youth of the state.

He said that there was a need to give encouragement to the youth and make them come forward. He said that the state government…

Control over speed is necessary says CM, directs to take every necessary measure to reduce the number of road accident cases

Ranchi: In the year 2020, Jharkhand witnessed 4,377 road accident cases, which caused 3,044 deaths and 3303 people got injured which means, in Jharkhand on an  average almost 10 people die in road accidents every day.

Ten percent of these deaths…