UN welcome Indo-Pak statement reaffirming ceasefire

United Nations (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir have welcomed the joint statement by India and Pakistan reaffirming their commitment to upholding the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Kashmir.

US condemns LoC infiltration, expects Pak's 'constructive role'

New York (IANS) The US condemns terrorists infiltrating the Line of Control (LoC) and expects Pakistan to play a "constructive role" in Kashmir, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.

"We have been very clear that we condemn…

Market extends losses, Sensex down 1,500 points

Mumbai (IANS) Extending its losses the BSE Sensex declined over 1,500 points in line with global selloff.

Around 11.33 a.m., Sensex was trading at 49,517.48, lower by 1,521.83 points or 2.98 per cent from the previous close of 51,039.31.

Budget Session of Jharkhand Assembly from Friday, Govt to present budget on Mar 3

Ranchi: The budget session of the Jharkhand assembly will commence from Friday with Governor Draupadi Murmu addressing the members of the house on the inaugural day.

As per the official schedule for the budget session which will be held from…

Congress national spokesperson attacks Centre over rising prices of petrol and diesel

Ranchi: Congress party's national spokesperson Gourav Vallabh on Thursday attacked the centre over the rising prices of petrol and diesel.

Addressing a press conference at the state Congress office here he said that the BJP government led…

State BJP president attacks government over Kamdara massacre

Ranchi: State BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash on Thursday attacked the state government over the killing of five members of a tribal family which took place in Kamdara of Gumla district on Wednesday.

He said that the tenure…

Officer incharge of woman police station of Khunti caught taking bribe by ACB

Khunti: Officer incharge of woman police station was on Thursday caught taking a bribe of Rs 15,000 by the sleuths of the Anti Corruption Bureau.

The arrested has been identified as Meera Singh. She was taking the bribe from a woman for not…

CRPF jawan injured in IED blast executed by Maoists in Gumla

Gumla: A jawan of the CRPF's 218th battalion was injured in an IED blast executed by the maoists in a forest located under Kurumgarh Police Station area of this district.

Police said that the injured jawan Robins Kumar who hails from Begusarai…

Govt gets tax-rich from oil sector, consumers bear brunt

New Delhi (IANS) Government is all set to walk away with the highest level of excise duty collection from the petroleum sector this year, even as fuel consumers continue to face persistent increase in petrol and diesel prices that has taken the retail…

Govt comes up with stricter norms for social media, OTT

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Government on Thursday came up with new stringent guidelines for social media platforms along with code of ethics for over-the-top (OTT) platforms and digital media.

Addressing the media, the Union Minister for Electronics…