Airborne transmission of COVID-19 'distinct possibility': CSIR

New Delhi (IANS) Alluding to the emerging evidence, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) chief Shekhar C. Mande has asserted that airborne transmission of COVID-19 is indeed a "distinct possibility" and advised people to wear masks…

Vijayan has created record in backdoor appointments: Chandy

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Hitting out at his successor, two-time former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Pinarayi Vijayan has created a new record in backdoor appointments in Kerala, leaving the Public Service Commission as a mere onlooker.

"Vijayan…

3 including a 10 month girl dead due to Coronavirus in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur: Three more people including a 10 month old girl died to Coronavirus at the Tata Main Hospital here.

The girl hailed from Adityapur area while a 40 year old man who also died in the hospital hailed from Dhatkidih area. The man had…

Three dead inside septic tank in Garhwa

Garhwa : Three people including a father and son lost their lives while another person was serious while they were working inside a septic tank of an under construction house located in Ashok Vihar area of the city.

Condition of the man who…

Shops to remain closed for three days in Jharkhand due to Covid 19

Ranchi (IANS):  The shops will remain closed for three days in weekend in Jharkhand due to rising Coronavirus cases in the state.

Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) in a press conference here on Tuesday announced…

CM directs to include more than 9 lakh farmers with PM-Kissan Yojana

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed to include more than 9 lakh farmers of the state with the PM-Kissan Kissan Yojana.

Reviewing the launch a new scheme for paddy procurement he said that currently 23 lakh farmers of the state…

Coronavirus tally goes beyond 6,000 in Jharkhand: Highest spike in single day as 374 cases detected, Ranchi alone accounts for 106 patients

Ranchi: The state on Tuesday registered its highest-ever spike as a total of 374 cases of Covid-19 were detected across Jharkhand following which the overall tally of Coronavirus patients has crossed the 6,000 mark and stands at 6,195.

It is…

Not negotiation, but Aviation Ministry's diktat conveyed to us: Pilots' body

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Commercial Pilot Association has told Air India management that any unilateral change by Air India from agreed upon wage settlement would be illegal and will not be in the interest of the national carrier at this crucial…

US may open its strategic petroleum reserve to store Indian oil

New Delhi (IANS) India proposes to build a portion of its strategic oil reserve in the US to take advantage of current low prices and quickly scale up its storage.

The move will allow the country to quickly enhance the strategic oil reserve…

UK accuses China of 'gross' human rights abuses against Uighurs

London (IANS) UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of "gross and egregious" human rights abuses against its Muslim Uighur community and said sanctions against those responsible cannot be ruled out, the media reported on Monday.