With over 36K new corona cases, India's tally nears 95L

New Delhi (IANS) With 36,604 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally increased to 94,99,413 on Wednesday, as 501 more fatalities took the COVID-19 death toll to 1,38,122, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

59% Indians sceptical about Covid-19 vaccine, won't rush to take it: Survey

New Delhi (IANS) With chances of affordable Covid-19 vaccine likely to be available by February 2021, 59 per cent Indians divulged that they will not rush to take it, a survey revealed on Wednesday.

The last few weeks have given hope to the…

Sonia Gandhi appoints B.V. Srinivas as Youth Congress chief

New Delhi (IANS) The Youth Congress has now got an official president after more than a year. Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday appointed B.V. Srinivas as the chief of the Congress' youth wing.

Srinivas had been discharging his duties as an interim…

CM to hold review of various departments from Dec 2-18

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren from Tuesday onwards will review the working of the various departments.

As per the schedule, the Chief Minister will hold the review of the departments from December 2 to December 18 during which the functioning…

Procurement of paddy has officially commenced in the state: Rameshwar Oraon

Ranchi: Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dr Rameshwar Oraon on Tuesday said that from December 1 the procurement of paddy has officially commenced in Jharkhand.

He said that this year the state government is also providing a bonus of Rs 182…

Unfortunate that 'Annadatta' was sitting on the roads: CM on farmers stir

Ranchi: Reacting over the ongoing farmers' agitation in the country who are protesting against the recently framed agriculture laws Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that it was indeed very unfortunate that the Annadaata was sitting on the roads.

Maoist carrying Rs 5 lakh reward surrenders in Chatra

Ranchi (IANS) A Maoist guerrilla carrying Rs 5 lakh reward on his head surrendered in Jharkhand on Tuesday.

Police said Udesh Ganjhu alias Sukul surrendered in Chatra district along with a semi-automatic rifle and 150 cartridges before Chatra…

Govt offers to form committee, farmers reject proposal

New Delhi (IANS) The government's proposal to form a committee to study the three contentious farms laws was rejected by farmer unions during the ongoing talks called by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday to resolve the…

Indian Navy test-fires anti-ship version of BrahMos

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.

"BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile in Anti-Ship mode was successfully test-fired today…

Tomar, Goyal lead talks with farmers, Shah, Rajnath stay away for now

New Delhi (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday headed the government side in the much-awaited talks with over 30 farmer unions on the sixth day of the ongoing farmers' protest.