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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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,…

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,…

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…

PSLV rocket puts Brazil, US & Indian satellites into orbit

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) India on Sunday morning successfully placed into orbit 19 satellites including Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1-the primary passenger-in a text book style.

The multiple satellite launch…

'Mann Ki Baat': Modi stresses on water conservation

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the people to start a 100-day 'Catch the Rain' campaign to conserve water ahead of the summer.

Addressing the country in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat',…