Minimum temperature in capital goes beyond 10 degrees

Ranchi: Slowly the minimum temperature in the capital is once again on the rise as in the last 24 hours it has moved up by one degree to go beyond the 10 degree mark.

Wednesday morning turned out to be bright and shiny as the sun shined high…

Gambler den busted by Jamshedpur Police, a dozen arrested

Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum Police has busted a gambling den which was being operated in Shashtri Nagar Block B under Kadma Police Station area.

A team led by Jamshedpur City SP Subhash Chandra Jaat conducted the raids at the spot after…

Blinken indicates US to continue backing India against China incursions

New York (IANS) Anthony Blinken, who is President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be the secretary of state has indicated that the US would continue to back India against challenges to its sovereignty from China and work with it in the fight against…

Equity indices rise, Sensex above 49,600

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices rose on Wednesday morning with the BSE Sensex gaining over 200 points.

The index was trading above the 49,600 mark.

Healthy buying was witnessed in auto and IT stocks.

Around 10 a.m.,…

Centre convenes all-party meet on Jan 30 ahead of Budget session

New Delhi (IANS) The Modi government has called an all-party meeting on January 30 to hold discussions ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget in Parliament on February 1.

The Centre has invited leaders of all political parties in both…

Overjoyed at Team India's success in Australia: PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded Team India's historic Test series win in Australia, saying the entire nation is overjoyed at the success of Ajinkya Rahane-led side who showed remarkable energy and passion throughout…

Sensex jumps 800 points; RIL, HDFC shares surge

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian equity indices surged on Tuesday, with the BSE Sensex gaining over 800 points.

The across the board rise was led by healthy buying activity in auto, finance, capital goods and oil and gas stocks.

Surge in the…

Sensex up 500 points, trades well above 49,000

Mumbai (IANS) The BSE Sensex surged over 500 points on Tuesday to reclaim the 49,000-mark.

Healthy buying activity was witnessed in auto, finance, capital goods and oil and gas stocks.

Around 11.25 a.m., Sensex was trading at 49,132.65,…

Netaji's birthday to be marked as 'Parakram Diwas' every year: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Culture on Tuesday said that the government has decided to celebrate the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that falls on January 23 as 'Parakram Diwas' from now on every year.

"To honour and remember…

India conquer Gabba fortress, clinch Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Brisbane (IANS) "I think a drawn series will be worse than the loss a couple of years ago," former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said on Monday. However, the Indian team on Tuesday went one step further as they came out with one of the best Day…