Poor core sector, IIP growth hint at 4-4.5 Q2 growth: Sources

New Delhi (IANS) The quarterly growth figures for July-September to be released on Friday later by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation -- with most estimates pointing towards 4.3-4.7 per cent growth -- lower than Q1 growth of 5…

LS: Pragya apologises for Godse remark

New Delhi (IANS) BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Friday tendered an apology in the Lok Sabha on her remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, saying she "regrets and apologises" if her statement had hurt anybody and clarified that her remarks…

BJP may win 45-48 seats in J'khand: Report

New Delhi (IANS) With the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly poll starting from Saturday for the 81-member House, the BJP is hopeful of winning 45-48 seats while the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress and the RJD are expected to win 27-30…

India offers $450 mn development, anti-terror aid to Lanka

New Delhi (IANS) India on Friday announced lines of credit amounting to $450 million to Sri Lanka as its newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ways to push the bilateral relations and undertake…

On track to making India $5 trillion economy: PMO official

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Pramod Kumar Mishra on Friday said the government is on track to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of making the country a five trillion dollar economy by 2024.

"Innumerable…

74 FIRs for violation of MCC registered so far in Jharkhand polls

Ranchi: After the model code of conduct came into effect post the declaration of Vidhan Sabha elections in the state on November 1 so far 74 FIRs for violation of model code of conduct have been registered.

Addressing a press conference here…

Double engine government has changed the face of villages: Raghubar

Jamshedpur: Chief Minister Raghubar Das addressed four election meetings across different assembly segments of the Kolhan region during which he highlighted the achievements of his government and claimed that no differentiation had been made in the…

Chief Secretary reviews functioning of the tourism, arts and culture and rural works department

Ranchi: Chief Secretary D K Tiwari reviewed the functioning of various departments at the project building here including tourism, arts and culture and rural works department during which he directed to work so that the state emerges as the cultural…

Battle for Jharkhand: ‘Amid shadow of Maoists’ Jharkhand ready for first phase of voting on 13 seats on Saturday

Ranchi: Voting for the first phase of elections on 13 seats of the state will be held on Saturday where an estimated 37.83 lakh voters will decide the fate of 189 candidates who are in the fray on these seats.

The 13 seats included Chatra (SC)…

Bengal bypoll: Trinamool, BJP, Cong lead in one seat each

Kolkata (IANS) The BJP was ahead in Kaliaganj, ruling Trinamool Congress was leading in Karimpur, while the Congress was occupying the pole position in Kharagpur Sadar after the first round of counting on Thursday for the West Bengal Assembly bypolls.