Babulal demands state government to give compensation incase of demise of Corona warriors

Ranchi: Leader of legislature wing of BJP Babulal Marandi has written a letter to Chief Minister Hemant Soren demanding that the state government should provide adequate compensation in case of demise of Corona warriors in the line of duty.

He…

Giridih administration sends more than 100 people back to Bihar

Giridih: The district administration has sent back a total of 109 people hailing from different districts of the neighboring state of Bihar in five buses.

Giridih DC Rahul Kumar Sinha said that following the directions of the central and the…

3 CRPF troopers killed in Handwara attack

Srinagar (IANS) Three CRPF troopers were killed in action after terrorists attacked a party of the paramilitary force at Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

According to details, the brief exchange of fire took place at…

2 floors of BSF HQ closed, staff found corona positive

New Delhi (IANS) Two floors of the Border Security Force (BSF) Headquarters were closed on Monday after a Head Constable working there was found COVID-19 positive on Sunday.

The BSF Headquarters is a few hundred metres far from the Central…

Silver Lake to invest Rs 5,655.75 cr in Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.90 lakh cr

Mumbai (IANS) In yet another major development, Reliance Industries Limited ("Reliance Industries") and Jio Platforms Limited ("Jio Platforms") announced on Monday morning that Silver Lake will invest Rs 5,655.75 crore into Jio Platforms.

This…

36% companies in India mull salary freeze: Report

New Delhi (IANS) With businesses and economic activity almost halted for over a month now amid the coronavirus crisis and the nationwide lockdown, around 36 per cent companies in India are considering a freeze in salary hikes to manage their costs,…

US will have COVID-19 vaccine by year's end: Trump

Washington, May 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the country would have a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year and revised the number of deaths due to the disease in America up to a minimum of 80,000.

"We are…

Cong will pay for rail tickets of migrants: Sonia

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Emphasising on the plight of migrants and the money being charged from them for ferrying them back to their home, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the party will bear the cost of their rail tickets.
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Texas A&M starts human trial of TB vaccine to fight COVID-19

New York (IANS) Researchers at Texas A&M University in the US are asking hundreds of frontline medical workers to participate in a Phase 4 clinical trial of a widely used tuberculosis vaccine that could blunt the devastating effects of COVID-19.

Implement stimulus package of 10% of GDP, make India hospitable for investment: Salve

New Delhi (IANS) Renowned legal luminary and Queen's Counsel Harish Salve said implementing a stimulus package amounting to 10 per cent of GDP on the lines of the UK and US, would not be tough for India. In an exclusive interview to IANS, Salve…