Pompeo, Esper to discuss advancing strategic partnership with Modi

New York (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mike Esper will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week to discuss advancing the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership that he and President Donald Trump committed…

US, Russia move closer on n-arms control deal

Washington (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has pressed for immediate negotiations with Russia to finalize a verifiable agreement as the two sides seem moving closer to extend a key nuclear arms control treaty.

"Russia has agreed in…

CM writes letter to PM urging to return the Rs 1417 crore deducted for DVC dues, asks to make coal ministry fourth party to agreement

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he has condemned the act of deduction of Rs 1417 crore from the account of the state with the RBI in connection with the pending payment of…

Coronavirus tally in state reaches 98,610 as 549 cases found on Thursday, more than 30 lakh tests performed so far

Ranchi: The Coronavirus patients tally in the state reached to 98,610 as a total of 549 fresh cases of Covid-19 were detected across the 23 districts of Jharkhand on Thursday. 

During the day 8 deaths were reported including four from Ranchi,…

Hemant accuses BJP led Centre of attacking on rights of Jharkhand in planned manner

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday accused the BJP led Centre of deliberately attacking upon the rights of the state.

Hemant Soren on his Facebook page wrote it was BJP government of Raghubar Das which owed Rs 5000 crore…

Revenue collection has improved, development activities to gather pace: Rameshwar Oraon

Dumka: JPCC chief and Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon on Thursday said revenue collection has improved in the state due to which development activities will now gather pace in Jharkhand.

He said that due to the Corona crisis the condition…

Jharkhand HC questions discrepancy in allotting houses to legislators

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the state government, seeking to know why discrepancies are being made while allotting residences to the legislators of different parties.

A double bench of the high court…

Delegation of Adivasi Mahasabha meets CM

Ranchi: A delegation of Adivasi Mahasabha met Chief Minister Hemant Soren here and handed him a memorandum. 

The Mahasabha informed that on October 16 the local administration had sealed the donation box of Deori Diri located under Tamar block…

Equity indices in red, healthcare stocks plunge

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices traded in the red on Thursday morning with the BSE Sensex trading over 130 points lower.

Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in the healthcare stocks. Auto and banking stocks also were largely on…

Pakistan has fallen into a debt trap, claims report

Islamabad (IANS) "Pakistan has slipped into a debt trap due to the governments failure to bring reforms and weak fiscal management, which has also raised national security concerns" -- this startling claim has been made by a report by the Institute…