Rampaging elephants kill seven in Jharkhand’s Gumla and Simdega

Ranchi (IANS) A herd of wild elephants has unleashed havoc in Jharkhand’s Gumla and Simdega districts, claiming seven lives in the past four days. 

On Sunday, an elephant trampled two people to death in Gumla, while another individual sustained…

16 Maoists killed in fierce encounter in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Sukma (IANS) Security forces eliminated 16 Maoists in an intense encounter in the Kerlapal area of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday.  

The gunfight erupted as part of a joint anti-Maoist operation launched by the District Reserve…

India aims Rs 3 lakh cr in defence production by 2029 with Rs 50,000 cr in exports

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Saturday said it aims to achieve Rs 3 lakh crore in defence production by 2029, reinforcing the country’s position as a global defence manufacturing hub. 

About 65 per cent of defence equipment is now manufactured…

Indian pharma firms may gain market share due to higher US tariffs: Report

Mumbai (IANS) Indian pharma companies may stand to gain market share due to the potential impact of US tariffs, according to a JPMorgan report. 

Essentially, Indian pharmaceutical companies have the potential to gain market share at the expense…

Five terrorists killed in ongoing anti-terrorist operation in J&K's Kathua

Jammu (IANS) The number of terrorists killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district has risen to five after two more bodies were recovered on Friday in the forest area where they had been hiding. 

Official sources…

Massive protests in Ranchi over shopkeeper’s murder; markets shut, roads blocked

Ranchi (IANS) Hundreds of people took to the streets on Friday in Ranchi to protest against the brutal murder of a shopkeeper in the Pandra area.  

Demonstrators in Pandra, Ratu, and other areas of the city have shut shops and blocked roads,…

20 dead as earthquake rattles Myanmar

Naypyidaw (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, followed by a powerful 6.8 aftershock. 

The death toll is expected to rise as reports indicate that a mosque in Mandalay…

India and Sri Lanka to sign updated agreement on defence cooperation during PM Modi's visit

New Delhi (IANS) India and Sri Lanka are working on an update of an existing agreement on defence cooperation that is expected to be concluded during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the island nation next week, Foreign Secretary Vikram…

BJP slams Hemant Soren govt over rising crime; Marandi demands accountability for murders

Ranchi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a scathing attack on the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government over the rising incidents of crime in the state. BJP state president and Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi has accused…

'Mutual sensitivity to each other's interests, concerns', PM Modi's letter to Bangladesh's Yunus

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to Bangladesh's interim government, highlighting the significance of mutual sensitivity while referring to the Bangladesh Liberation War as a ‘shared…