Kharge calls Waqf JPC report 'unconstitutional'; Centre says Opposition misleading issue

New Delhi (IANS) The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf (Amendment) bill tabled its report in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday amidst uproar by the members of the Opposition members. As the chaos prevailed, the House was adjourned for 10 minutes…

New simpler Income Tax Bill slashes volume of Income Tax Act, 1961 by half

New Delhi (IANS) The Income-Tax Bill, 2025 tabled in Parliament on Thursday, marks a significant step toward simplifying the language and structure of the Income-tax Act, 1961 based on global best practices, according to a statement issued by the…

Trump says Ukraine 'may be Russian someday', wants Kyiv to trade natural resources for US aid

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has suggested Ukraine may fall under Russian control "someday", as he called for the war-torn country to share its natural resources in exchange for US assistance.

Trump, whose return to power has…

Saints, Kalpvasis and devotees take holy dip on Magh Purnima, hail Maha Kumbh arrangements

Mahakumbh Nagar (IANS) On the auspicious occasion of Magh Purnima, crores of pilgrims including saints and Kalpvasis took the sacred dip at Triveni Sangam and other various designated ghats. They hailed the exemplary arrangements at the Maha Kumbh…

From wedding bells to the last salute: Hazaribagh mourns its braveheart

Hazaribagh (IANS) A pall of gloom has descended on the city of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand after the tragic martyrdom of Army Captain Karamjit Singh Bakshi, fondly known as Puneet. The 28-year-old officer lost his life in an IED explosion along the Line…

India is driving global growth: PM Modi on India Energy Week

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underscored India's crucial role in driving both domestic and global economic growth, with the energy sector playing a pivotal part.  

Speaking at the India Energy Week, he expressed…

Trump formally announces 25 pc tariffs on all steel, aluminium imports

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports coming into the United States "without exceptions or exemptions," raising concerns over its ramifications on South Korean…

Trump suspends US Foreign Corruption Act; Adani Group stocks surge

Washington (IANS) After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt the enforcement of a law that prohibits US companies from bribing foreign officials, claiming that the restriction disadvantages American firms, all the listed stocks…

Huge quantity of explosives recovered from truck in Bengal's Birbhum

Kolkata (IANS) A huge quantity of explosives was recovered from a truck in the Rampurhat area in Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday morning.

The explosives were recovered from a truck that was apprehended by cops and from there 16,000…

Jharkhand Board exams begin, nearly 8 lakh students appear across 1,297 centres

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) commenced its matriculation and intermediate examinations on Tuesday, with 7.83 lakh students appearing for the exams across the state.  

The council has assured a strict, malpractice-free…