Sensex up 140 pts, auto & metal stocks gain

Mumbai (IANS) Sensex added 140 points during the early trade on Thursday owing to gain in the metal and auto stocks.

Metal stocks have witnessed renewed interest after US President Donald Trump said that US and China will sign the first phase…

Major fire in a Delhi factory, many feared trapped

New Delhi (IANS) Several people including few fire fighters are reported to be trapped inside a factory at Udoh Nagar area of Peeragarhi, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said here on Thursday.

According to the DFS chief Atul Garg, "A call for…

India helping Afghanistan to set up its own Aadhaar

New Delhi (IANS) Afghanistan is trying to set up its own Aadhaar -- a biometric and demographic database of its residents on the same pattern as India developed a decade ago.

A special capacity building programme for Afghanistan Central Civil…

PM tells Cong to protest against Pakistan, not CAA

Tumkuru (Karnataka) (IANS) Slamming the Congress for opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dared the opposition party to protest against Pakistan for persecuting Hindus living as minorities in the…

Jharkhand continues to shiver as non stop rains throw life out of gear

Ranchi: On the second day of the new year the entire state including the state capital of Ranchi remained under the grip of cold waves and cloud cover which lead to uninterrupted rainfall in the late afternoon throwing the life out of gear in the…

Unfortunate to link NPR with NRC and CAA says Union Minister Arjun Munda

Ranchi: Union Ministers for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda said that it was unfortunate to link the NPR with the NRC and CAA.

Addressing a press conference at his residence here he said that a person who considers himself an outsider will be given the…

ED attaches assets totaling Rs 1.66 cr in a Chit Fund case

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate has attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 1.66 crore under the prevention of money laundering act 2002 in a case of cheating and siphoning of public money in Jharkhand as well as some other States by alluring…

Prosperity of the person standing on last row of society is sole goal of state government: CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren along with his entire family offered obeisance at Maa Chinmastika Temple Located at Rajrappa in the neighbouring Ramgarh district.

After offering prayers he said that he had prayed to the Goddess to bring…

Markets open on a positive note on New Year's day

Mumbai (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note.

The Sensex of the BSE opened at 41,349.36 points and touched a high of 41,417.82 points and a low of 41,349.36 points.

On Tuesday the Sensex…

Most Indians optimistic about economy, says poll

New Delhi (IANS) Indians continue to have positive views of the nation's economy even though the growth parameters have plummeted to six-year lows and unemployment and price rise continue to affect common citizens, according to IANS-CVOTER State…