BJP, JMM yatras assess public mood ahead of polls in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The ruling BJP in Jharkhand as well as the main opposition party JMM are taking out 'yatras' or road shows in a bid to gauge the public mood and garner support ahead of the Assembly polls in the eastern state.

While the…

Amid tensions, India supports dialogue: Modi to Rouhani

New York (IANS) A meeting amid heightened tensions in the Gulf region, an area vital to India's economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that New Delhi supports diplomacy and dialogue to bring peace and stability…

India's economy to be world's 2nd fastest growing at 6%

United Nations (IANS) The UN trade agency has projected India's growth rate for the current year to slow down at 6 per cent from last year's 7.4 per cent, but the country will be the world's second fastest growing economy, lagging…

Centre assures immediate and ample onion supply to states

New Delhi (IANS) Swinging into action to thwart any panic caused by the shooting onion prices at a time when Maharashtra is poll bound, the Centre has assured immediate and ample supply of the bulb to the states.

The states have been asked…

Pak violates ceasefire on LoC ahead of Modi's UN speech

New Delhi (IANS) There were reports of a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of speeches to be delivered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan at the UN General…

India rejects 'uninformed' Labour Party motion on Kashmir

New Delhi (IANS) India on Wednesday termed a motion on Kashmir passed by Britain's Labour Party at its annual conference as "uninformed and unfounded" and aimed at pandering to vote bank interests. India also refused to engage…

Sensex up 380 points as US hints at trade-war resolution

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Thursday with the BSE Sensex trading over 380 points.

The domestic market traded in line with the Asian markets as they rose in hopes of a resolution of the prolonged…

10 Jharkhand districts declared 'drought' affected by the Centre

Ranchi (IANS) The Central government on Wednesday declared 10 districts of Jharkhand as drought affected, an official said.

"The Central government has announced 10 districts of Jharkhand as drought affected. This will help around…

FM to meet pvt banks, NBFCs, HFCs on liquidity, credit disbursal

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet private sector banks, NBFCs and Housing finance companies on Thursday, official sources said.

HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank are expected to attend and some…

NSA's K-concerns: Resumption of normal life, infiltration, JeM threat

Srinagar (IANS) In the back drop of the latest threats issued by the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terror outfit, National security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval reviewed the overall security situation in the Kashmir Valley before flying back to Delhi on Thursday.