India's May WPI Food inflation eases to 2.31%

New Delhi (IANS) India's annual WPI Food Index eased to 2.31 per cent in May from a rise of 3.60 per cent in April, official data showed on Monday.

However, the Centre did not release the complete set of WPI figures for May due to the Covid-19…

Bank union seeks fixing limits for cheque bounce

Chennai, June 15 (IANS) The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) has suggested fixing of financial limits for attracting the criminal provisions relating to bouncing of cheques in the Negotiable Instruments Act instead of the decriminalising…

Brazil witnesses protests amid escalating COVID-19 situation

Brasilia, June 15 (IANS) Protests for and against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took place for a third consecutive Sunday in several cities of the country, in the midst of the uncontrolled coronavirus pandemic.

This Sunday's demonstrations…

11.5K new cases take corona tally to 3.30 lakh in India

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) India on Monday witnessed a spike of over 11,000 cases second day in a row with 325 deaths taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,32,424, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data revealed.

According…

Experts from US, Canada join hands to douse Assam oil well fire

Guwahati (IANS) Experts from the US and Canada joined hands with Singapore-based M/s Alert to douse up oil well fire in Assam's Tinsukia district as the flames continued to erupt on the sixth day on Sunday, officials said.

Union Petroleum…

Cornered in Bengal, what did Mukul Roy tell Amit Shah?

New Delhi (IANS) He was once the most trusted lieutenant of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who switched to the BJP and is credited with bringing a horde of TMC MLAs, MPs and Municipal councillors to the saffron party. But now, Mukul Roy…

Rajnath on China: 'India's national pride won't be compromised'

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India's "national pride" will not be compromised as far as border tension with China is concerned.

Addressing the BJP's virtual rally for Jammuites, Singh also spoke…

US city's police chief resigns after black man shot dead

Washington, June 14 (IANS) The US city of Atlanta's Chief of Police has resigned after two white officers fatally a young African-American man at a parking lot.

Rayshard Brooks, 27, died after being shot on Friday night in the parking…

Soldier killed, two injured in LoC ceasefire violation in J&K

Jammu, June 14 (IANS) An Army jawan was killed and two others injured on Sunday in unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, sources said.

The Army sources said:…

Deoband fatwa in favour of alcohol-based sanitizers

Muzaffarnagar (UP) (IANS) Amid a raging controversy over the use of alcohol-based sanitizers at religious places, the well-known Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband has issued a fatwa saying alcohol-based sanitizers can be used to clean the mosque…