Acceding to Punjab CM's request, farmers agree to lift rail blockade

Chandigarh (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday succeeded in breaking the imbroglio over the suspension of train services in the state, with the farmer unions acceding to his appeal and announcing complete lifting of the rail blockade…

India says it will take action against Pakistan's terrorism

New Delhi: India on Saturday slammed Pakistan for cross-border terrorism, warning that it will take every possible action to safeguard its national security.

In a reaction to the November 19 terror attack planned by the globally banned Pakistani…

India working to reduce carbon footprint by 30-35%: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is trying to reduce its carbon footprint by 30-35 per cent and working to double its oil refining capacity in the next 5 years.

He stressed on Gujarat's solar power movement…

Chhath Mahaparv begins with Nahai-Khai, CM extends greetings

Ranchi : The four day long festival of Chhath Mahaparv commenced on Wednesday with the ritual of 'Nahai-Khai' or 'Kaddu Bhaat'.

     As part of the ritual, 'parvaitin' (the main worshiper who keeps fast) cooks the most…

Administration gears up for Chhath Puja: 50 magistrates, 1000 policemen and drones to be deployed

Ranchi: The district administration has too commenced its preparations in wake of the Chhath Festival as part of which large number of magistrates and police jawans would be deployed to ensure social distancing and use of masks.

   The district…

Maoists kill 'Munshi' torch vehicles

Lohardaga: Ultras belonging to the CPI Maoists went on a rampage under Pesrar Police Station area of this district during which they set a poclain machine and a tractor on fire and also shot dead a staff of the construction company which was executing…

Twitter apologises in writing for showing Ladakh in China

New Delhi (IANS) Twitter on Wednesday apologised to a parliamentary panel in a letter, stating that it will fix the issue of geo-tagging Ladakh as part of China by the end of this month and Ladakh will be added as a region administered by India as…

Cong split open on RCEP: Key leaders differ

New Delhi (IANS) Congress continues to be split wide open on the RCEP issue with different leaders taking different postures on whether to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership even though a year has gone by since the party took a stand…

Pfizer 2-dose vaccine 95?fective, no serious side effects

New York (IANS) Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech released a second batch of interim results on Wednesday, saying their two-dose coronavirus vaccine candidate is 95 per cent effective and also protects the most vulnerable people in older age…

Biden tells Modi will work to strengthen India ties alongside Harris

New York (IANS) Joe Biden, who will take over as United States President in January, has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that alongside Kamala Harris he wants to strengthen and expand relations between their countries.

Working closely…