Savage cyclone Amphan leaves death, destruction in its trail

Kolkata (IANS) Scenes of large uprooted trees, damaged houses and flown off roofs were just the beginning when Super Cyclone Amphan made its appearance less that 24 hours back, as it pummelled through the night over Kolkata and large parts of West…

LeT module busted in J&K's Budgam district, four held

Srinagar (IANS) Security forces arrested a top militant associate and three over-ground workers (OGWs) during a cordon and search operation in the Budgam district of J&K, on Wednesday.

The security forces, including the Rashtriya Rifles and…

Sensex up 280 points; banking, finance stocks rise

New Delhi (IANS) The key Indian equity indices rose on Thursday with the BSE Sensex gaining over 280 points.

Buying activity in banking, finance and auto stocks supported the indices.

At 10.46 a.m., Sensex was trading at 31,105.46, higher…

Cabinet approves Rs 100 crore from state contingency funds to fight Coronavirus

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Government has approved a sum of Rs 100 crore as advance money to tackle and undertake the relief measures against Coronavirus in the state.

A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet which…

Amphan makes presence felt as Kolhan and Santhal Pargana affected

Ranchi: The extremely severe  cyclonic storm Amphan made its presence felt in Jharkhand also as many districts of Kolhan and Santhal Pargana reported rainfall and high wind speed.

Since Tuesday night itself many of the districts had reported…

Jharkhand liquor shops open, prices up by 25 pc

Ranchi (IANS) Liquor prices have gone up to 25 per cent as vends reopened in Jharkhand on Wednesday for the first time after the lockdown was imposed in the state.

Tipplers were seen queuing outside liquor shops, despite an additional 25 per…

Domestic flights ops to resume from May 25

New Delhi/Mumbai (IANS) Domestic passenger flights would be resumed in a calibrated manner, two months after suspending them under the national lockdown norms, tweeted Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.

"Domestic civil…

Zakir Naik continues to receive 'dirty money' from Gulf

New Delhi (IANS) Sources close to developments have revealed that Islamic evangelist and zealot Zakir Naik, one of the most wanted Indian fugitives, who is currently based in Malaysia, continues to be engaged in propagation of radical Islamic activities…

Cyclone Amphan: Landfall begins, to continue for 4 hours

New Delhi (IANS) The landfall process of cyclone 'Amphan' commenced at 2.30 p.m. and will continue for four hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday afternoon.

As per 3 p.m. update by the weather agency, "Landfall…

OLA to lay off 1,400 employees, says revenue down 95% in 2 months

New Delhi (IANS) Ride-hailing major OLA has decided to lay off 1,400 employees amid the coronavirus crisis.

Outlining the severe impact of the pandemic on the industry and the company, in an email to the employees on Wednesday, co-founder &…