Durga Puja concludes as devotees bid adieu to Goddess with prayers to wipe out Coronavirus

Ranchi: Durga Puja came to an end across the state with the immersion of idols of the Goddess across the different river bodies during which the devotees prayed to Maa Durga to wipe out Coronavirus. 

In the state capital of Ranchi, idols were…

Women help desk to be constituted in all police stations in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Jharkhand will set up women help desk in all 300 police station stations of the state. 

“ The women help desk will be constituted in all 300police station from Nirbhaya fund. Action will be taken against police officials those who will…

Taxes on petrol, diesel may go up further to mobilise additional revenue for Covid relief

New Delhi (IANS) The economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent pressure on revenues may again push the Centre to raise excise duty on petrol and diesel.

Sources indicated that another Rs 3-6 per litre increase in excise…

Centre to SC, will bring new legislation in 3/4 days to address pollution due to stubble burning

New Delhi (IANS) Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the Centre has taken a holistic view of the issue of air pollution in Delhi NCR, which also includes pollution due to stubble burning, and it intends to bring…

PM Modi calls for 'responsible' pricing of crude oil

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the world needs to move towards responsible pricing of crude oil.

In his address at the inauguration of the India Energy Forum, he said that there should be efforts to move towards…

US will give India access to its satellite network

New Delhi (IANS) : Indian military is set to get access to the giant satellite network of the United States allowing it to target enemy positions with more precision.

India and US militaries have decided to ink a deal to share real-time geospatial…

India needs to be militarily better prepared against China: Mohan Bhagwat

New Delhi (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supremo Mohan Bhagwat in his Vijay Dashami speech, the organisation's biggest annual event, said on Sunday that India needed to be militarily better prepared against China.

Bhagwat also…

BSE Sensex retraces January levels

New Delhi (IANS) The BSE Sensex has retraced the levels of January-end in October after plunging in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

All eyes are on the benchmark indices if they can move up further to the highs of 42,273 points hit on January…

In Trump diplomatic breakthrough, Sudan normalises Israel ties

New York (IANS) In another Middle East diplomatic breakthrough for US President Donald Trump, Sudan is normalising relations with Israel in exchange for Washington removing Khartoum from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

On Friday, Sudan…

PM Modi to interact with CEOs of global oil and gas companies

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with CEOs of leading global oil and gas companies on Monday in the annual roundtable event organised by NITI Aayog and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

India is an important…