Go for BEST, reject Cong's feudal culture: PM in Puducherry

Puducherry (IANS) Virtually launching BJP's campaign for upcoming Assembly elections in Puducherry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged people to vote for NDA's good governance agenda and reject anti-development forces.

Addressing…

India, Pak agree for strict observance of all LoC agreements

New Delhi (IANS) India and Pakistan reviewed the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, and agreed for strict observance of all agreements, and understandings, Indian Army said on Thursday.

A joint statement was issued…

Toolkit case: Shantanu gets protection from arrest till March 9

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday granted protection from arrest till March 9 to Shantanu Muluk in the 'Toolkit' case and directed the police to not take any 'coercive' action against the accused till then.

Fearing…

After 20 years in jail, UP man found 'wrongly convicted'

Lucknow (IANS) A 43-year-old man from Lalitpur, 'wrongly convicted' in a rape case, has finally been acquitted by the Allahabad High Court after spending 20 years in jail.

The man has been lodged in the Agra jail since the past two…

Sensex up 500 points, Nifty reclaims 15,000

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Thursday with the BSE Sensex rising over 500 points.

The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange also rose above the 15,000 mark.

Healthy buying activity was witnessed…

Speaker chairs all party meet before start of Budget Session of Jharkhand Assembly

Ranchi: Speaker Ravindranath Mahto on Wednesday chaired an all party meeting before the start of Budget Session of Jharkhand Assembly which is slated from Friday onwards.

The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Parliamentary…

Speaker directs officials to provide answers on time

Ranchi:  Speaker Ravindranath Mahto on Wednesday chaired a high level meeting with the senior officials of the state in wake of Budget Session of Jharkhand Assembly which is slated to commence from Friday.

During the meeting he directed the…

Day care centre at Ranchi - a lifeline for Thalassemic children

Ranchi: Shabana had come to the day-care centre at Sadar Hospital, Ranchi to get her 11-year-old child Irfan Ansari treated, who suffers from thalassemia.

She lost her younger son to the same disease last year. She said, “my younger son Zishan…

5G's selective roll out in India by 2021 end

New Delhi (IANS) By the end of this year, India is expected to join the select club of countries like the US, Canada, the UK and many European Union nations where 5G technology has already been launched.

The Department of Telecommunications…

Poor network experience forcing users to leave Jio for Airtel

New Delhi (IANS) Airtel is fast gaining ground in India when it comes to wooing new users while the industry disruptor Jio is losing customers owing to "poor network experience", a new report has revealed.

According to global mobile analytics…