Bharat Bandh called against CAA, NRC gets mixed response in state

Ranchi: The Bharat Bandh called against CAA, NRC and NPR have evoked a mixed response in the state.

While the shops and business establishments remained open as usual long-distance vehicles did not operate from the various areas. In the capital…

Saryu demands SIT probe into role of Raghubar and Rajbala in scams of road construction department

Ranchi: Former cabinet minister and MLA from Jamshedpur East Saryu Rai has demanded for a SIT probe into the role of former Chief Minister Raghubar Das and former Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma for their role in the scams which have taken place in…

CM congratulates Sashdhar Acharya and Madhu Mansuri for being selected for Padamshri

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that selection of Sashdhar Acharya and Madhu Mansuri Hansmukh was a matter of great pride and honour for the state.

Earlier in the day Guru Sashdhar Acharya along with cabinet minister Champai…

Hemant allocates portfolios to ministers: Congress gets Finance, Rural Development, Agriculture & Health

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has distributed the portfolios among his cabinet colleagues with the cabinet ministers from Congress quota walking away with key departments of finance, rural development, agriculture and health.

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ED finds several PFI offices in Shaheen Bagh

New Delhi (IANS) After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) found that the recent violent protests in several parts of the country had a financial link with the Popular Front of India (PFI), the central probe agency also found that the organisation has…

TARP-like govt fund likely in Budget for NBFC relief

New Delhi (IANS) The government is likely to unveil in the Union Budget a Troubled Assets Relief Programme (TARP) similar to what the US initiated during the Lehman financial crisis in 2008.

Under the proposed scheme, the troubled or stressed…

Govt brought CAA to correct historical injustice: PM

New Delhi (IANS) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, said that his government brought Citizenship Amendment Act to correct historical injustice and fulfil country's old promise to minorities living in neighbouring countries. "I am amazed…

Anti-CAA protesters disrupt Calcutta univ convocation

Kolkata (IANS) Chaos prevailed during Calcutta University convocation here on Tuesday as a group of students protesting against the CAA held a demonstration and raised slogans against West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

The students of different…

Coronavirus scare in east UP due to case in Nepal

Gorakhpur (IANS) The first case of the deadly coronavirus reported from Nepal, has led to a scare in eastern Uttar Prdesh, particularly Gorakhpur, because of its proximity to Nepal and the heavy traffic flow across the porous border.

R. N.…

TikTok to Paytm, China quietly flexes muscles in India

New Delhi (IANS) From cops on duty to young lads in small-town India, Chinese short-video making app TikTok has become a rising phenomenon, owing to a strong local network while providing marketers with a platform to reach millions of untapped users.
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