US closes its Consulate in China's Chengdu

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The US Consulate in Chengdu was closed on Monday after China asked it to be shut down last week as a retaliatory move against Washington's decision to close the Asian giant's mission in Houston.

A US State…

No Raj assembly session as of now as Guv returns file again

Jaipur (IANS) The stand-off between the Governor and Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan continues as Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday returned the file sent by the state government which requested him to allow the special assembly session in the…

Five Rafale jets to be operational soon with HAMMER missiles

New Delhi (IANS) As integration and trial of Israeli-developed SPICE 2000 bombs with the newly-acquired Rafale fighter jets were demanding a lot of time, India has decided to fit HAMMER missiles on the aircraft in view of ongoing border problems with…

Zaitoona Begum's mention in 'Mann Ki Baat' brings sleepy J&K village to life

Ganderbal (J&K) (IANS) The sleepy foothill village of Waliwar in Jammu and Kashmirs Ganderbal district started buzzing with activity on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Zaitoona Begum, the village sarpanch, in his monthly 'Mann…

Daily 8-9 thousand tests for Covid-19 being held in state says CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that since the state government has increased the testing process, therefore, more number of Coronavirus patients have been found in the state.

He said that at the present on a daily basis 8000-9000…

DC holds meeting, directs to give importance to contract tracing

Ranchi: DC Chhavi Ranjan on Sunday chaired another long meeting in wake of rising cases of Coronavirus in the district during which laid stress on contract tracing.

He asked the incident commanders to remain alert 24 hours in their areas and…

CM pays tributes to Kargil Martyrs on Vijay Diwas

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid homage to the brave martyrs on the 'Kargil Vijay Diwas', recounting the saga of the valor of Indian Army.

The Chief Minister said that this day is a symbol of fearlessness and determination of…

Congress to hold dharna before Rajbhawan on Monday

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Congress will hold  a dharna before the Raj Bhawan on Monday to protest over the political happenings prevailing in Rajasthan.

JPCC spokesperson Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo said on Monday as part of Save Democracy-Save Constitution…

State government recommends 5 names to UPSC for appointment as permanent DGP

Ranchi: The state would soon set a full time DGP as the government has recommended names of 5 senior IPS officers for consideration to the UPSC.

Apart from interim DGP MV Rao, names of KN Choubey, SN Prashan, Neeraj Sinha and Ajay Kumar Singh.…

BJP is making misuse of constitutional institutions to remove popular governments: Rameshwar Oraon

Ranchi : Jharkhand Congress Chief and Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon has accused the BJP of making misuse of constitutional institutions to topple popularly elected governments in different parts of the country.

Under the Speak Up for Democracy…