Cyclone Amphan: Heavy rain, strong winds in coastal Odisha

Bhubaneswar (IANS) The Odisha government has evacuated over 1.37 lakh people to safer places as extremely severe cyclone Amphan hurtled towards the coast triggering heavy rain and strong wind on Wednesday morning.

Special Relief Commissioner…

Pak violates ceasefire for 3rd consecutive day on LoC in J&K

Jammu (IANS) For the third consecutive day on Wednesday Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Colonel Devender Anand, defence ministry spokesman said Pakistan…

Equity indices in green, Sensex gains over 200 points

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices traded on a positive note after opening on Wednesday with the BSE Sensex rising over 200 points.

Buying activity in FMCG and oil & gas stocks among others supported the indices, analysts said.

Coordination with Centre helped bring migrants home: CM Soren

New Delhi (IANS) Hemant Soren was elected for a second time as Chief Minister of Jharkhand and took oath in December 2019. He is running a coalition government that includes the Congress and RJD.

Son of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder Shibu…

Govt may raise FDI cap in insurance companies to 74%

New Delhi (IANS) In yet another big reform initiative aimed at bringing more capital into the insurance business, the government may soon open the sector to 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) under the approval route to bring parity with…

Separatist leader's son among 2 Hizbul men killed in Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS) Security forces in Kashmir on Tuesday got a huge success after they gunned down two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in Srinagar, including its top commander Junaid Sehrai.

Twenty-nine year old Sehrai is deputy to new Hizbul Mujahideen…

Trump threatens to pull out of WHO over subservience to China

Washington (IANS) Accusing the World Health Organization (WHO) of "alarming lack of independence from" China, US President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of the agency and end its funding if it did not institute reforms within a month and…

Trooper, 2 cops injured in Srinagar encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two J&K policemen and one CRPF man were injured hours after a gunbattle started with the militants in the early hours of Tuesday in Nawakadal area of Srinagar, police said.

The encounter broke out in the middle of the night…

3 new Covid-19 cases raise Jharkhand tally to 227

Ranchi (IANS) With the detection of three more cases on Monday, the number of Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand has risen to 227.

One case each has been found in the Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur and West Singhbhum districts. It was the first case in the…

Consolidation in public sector oil firms back on table

New Delhi (IANS) Government may revive plan for further consolidation in the public sector oil companies by allowing mergers between producing, marketing gas transportation and consultancy companies leaving just few large integrated entities in operation.