India does away with offset policy in Rafale-like deals

New Delhi (IANS) India has done away with the offset clause in government-to-government, inter-government and single vendor defence deals, a week after the country's auditor pulled up French defence giant Dassault for not meeting its contractual…

Rs 3L cr PLI scheme for 10 sectors to boost domestic manufacturing

New Delhi (IANS) In a major push to domestic manufacturing in the country, the government proposes to pump in over Rs 3 lakh crore through an umbrella production linked incentive (PLI) scheme that will run simultaneously in 10 identified sectors for…

Anger simmering against Army in Pakistan after Sharif's comeback

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Widespread anger is simmering among civilians in Pakistan against the top military leadership ever since former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took on the Bajwa-Khan partnership.

In a significant multi-party virtual…

Punjab Youth Cong workers set tractor ablaze near India Gate, 5 detained

New Delhi (IANS) A day after President Ram Nath Kovind signed the Agriculture Bills and made them laws, the Punjab Youth Congress workers on Monday set ablaze a tractor in the high security India Gate area to protest against the contentious legislation.…

Dasham Falls open for public

Ranchi: After being shut down for five months due to Coronavirus the Dasham Falls located in Bundu Block has been once again opened for the people.

Jharkhand has been blessed by mother nature in various ways and especially Ranchi and its surrounding…

JEE Advanced 2020: 98 percent students appear in Jharkhand, overall 96 percent recorded

Ranchi: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, conducted at 21 centres across five cities of the state on Sunday, passed off peacefully with around 98 percent candidates appearing in the exams.

The examination was held by adopting all…

Lalu Yadav has been accorded statue of state level guest alleges BJP

Ranchi: State BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo alleged that jailed former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been accorded the status of a state-level guest by the government.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday he said that the…

BJP has attacked farmers for helping its corporate friends: RPN Singh

Ranchi: Incharge for Congress party Affairs in Jharkhand RPN Singh on Sunday claimed that the BJP was trying to impose the  Zamindari system which was abolished by the Congress party.

Talking to the reporters at the airport here he said that…

CM and other politicians in paying tributes to former Union Minister Jaswant Singh

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren led the politicians across the state in paying tributes to former Union Minister Jaswant Singh who passed away on Sunday following a prolonged illness.

The Chief Minister expressed his condolence…

Centre plans non-tariff barriers on toy imports early next year

New Delhi (IANS) In line with its ambitious plan to make India a toy hub and self-reliant in the segment, the Union government is likely to go a step forward and impose further non-tariff barriers on toy imports.

Official sources told IANS…