Cabinet decisions: 15 lakh families to get rice under Jharkhand State Food Security Scheme

Ranchi: The state government has decided to provide rice under the Jharkhand State Food Security Scheme to 15 lakh families which are not covered under the National Food Security Act of 2013.

A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting…

Present generation should understand sacrifices of fore fathers: Rameshwar Oraon

Ranchi: JPCC chief and Finance Minister Dr Rameshwar Oraon said that the future generations needed to understand the sacrifices made by the forefathers for the sake of Independence.

Releasing the eight installments of the video series titled…

Sadhvi gang-raped in Godda, 3 held

Ranchi (IANS) In a shocking incident, a 'sadhvi' was allegedly gang-raped by four men at an ashram in Jharkhand's Godda district, police said on Tuesday. Three of the accused have been arrested.

Police said the four accused forcibly…

China confirms 5 missing Arunachal youth found on their side: Rijiju

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) (IANS) Five persons from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing on Friday, have been found in the Chinese territory, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.

Rijiju, the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister…

Chinese troops with spears, guns again near Indian position at LAC; fresh skirmish likely

New Delhi (IANS) Around 40 to 50 PLA soldiers, armed with spears and other sharp-edged weapons as well as guns, have come just a few metres from the Indian Army position on the heights north of Rezang La in eastern Ladakh, and are likely to make a…

FinMin reaches out to states again, says entire GST dues to be paid

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has reached out to the states again clarifying that it would pay entire GST compensation dues to them amid the mounting opposition over the borrowing options proposed in lieu of the shortfall in indirect tax collections.

Indian media also needs to go global: PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that at a time when India's voice and local products are going global, the country's media industry also needs to go global.

Inaugurating the Patrika Gate in Jaipur via video…

India, China accuse each other of firing warning shots, escalating tension

New Delhi (IANS) India and China accused each other of indulging in a fresh skirmish at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, where troops fired warning shots in the air to scare and push back each other.

China accused Indian…

China claims India fired warning shots on LAC

New Delhi/Beijing (IANS) China on Tuesday claimed that Indian troops had fired warning shots, in retaliation of which the People's Liberation Army (PLA) took "countermeasures to stabilise the situation on the ground" along the Line of Actual Control…

Sensex marginally higher amid choppy trade

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices continued to trade on a choppy note on Tuesday morning, with Sensex trading around 90 points higher.

Around 10.08 a.m., the Sensex was trading at 38,506.44, higher by 89.21 points or 0.23 per cent…