Chief Minister says Govt ready to provide modern technology for Tussar production

 Dumka: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that Jharkhand has a separate identity for itself in the area of silk production and especially the region of Santhal Pargana has its own distinct identity in silk production and manufacturing the silk garments.

2nd coronavirus case reported in Kerala

New Delhi (IANS) A second case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Kerala, the Union Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

As per the Ministry, the patient has been kept in isolation, was currently stable and being closely monitored.

USISPF hails Budget 2020, says further liberalisation possible

Washington (IANS) The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) hailed the Union Budget 2020 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, however, it said that the budget could have gone further to liberalize some sectors.

"USISPF…

Middle class not thrilled, but optimistic: Post-Budget survey

New Delhi (IANS) While being hailed as pro-farmer, the Union Budget 2020 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday has failed to capture the imagination of the middle class, findings of the IANS-CVoter post-budget poll indicate.

India evacuates 2nd batch of 330 people from Wuhan

New Delhi (IANS) National carrier Air India's second special flight to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, landed at the IGI airport here on Sunday with 323 Indian and seven Maldivian citizens onboard.

Fuel prices further reduced post Budget

New Delhi (IANS) A day after the Budget, petrol and diesel prices were further cut on Sunday as international crude oil markets got hammered due to slump in demand because of coronavirus scare in China. The price of petrol was cut by 9 paise and that…

China reports deadly bird flu outbreak among chickens

Beijing (IANS) China has reported a deadly H5N1 bird flu outbreak among chickens in Hunan province, which lies on the southern border of Hubei, the epicentre of the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has killed 304 people, it was reported on Sunday.

'Budget backs emerging tech to realise India's potential'

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Budget has rightly recognised the importance of emerging technologies in realising India's full potential, executives of technology companies have stressed.

"The Union Budget highlights the role technology-enabled…

'Bona fide Indian workers abroad won't be affected by NRI rule tweak'

New Delhi (IANS) A day after Union Budget proposed to tweak the rule to prevent NRIs from evading tax in India, the Finance Ministry has clarified that bona fide workers in other countries including in the Middle East who are not liable to tax in…

Four more detained Kashmir leaders released

Srinagar (IANS) Four more mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians were released on Sunday from detention in the MLA hostel in Srinagar.

They had been in detention since August 5, when the Centre abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated Jammu and…