Manmohan hits out at govt, calls slowdown 'man-made crisis'

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the Finance Ministry reported contraction in the GDP growth, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday slammed the Narendra Modi government blaming its policies for the economic slowdown in the country.

"India…

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill comes to effect, Rs 10,000 fine for refusing way to ambulance

New Delhi (IANS) Brace up for stringent penalties as the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was cleared by Parliament last month, has comes into effect.

The higher penalties will be applicable throughout India. The…

With youth farmers and women power Jharkhand moving forward: Raghubar

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that with the combined strength of youth farmers and women power Jharkhand was moving ahead and even the UNDP report has said that the state was coming rapidly out of poverty.

Addressing the…

Konar Irrigation Project Fiasco: Rats proved innocent, 4 engineers suspended for negligence

Ranchi: Finally the rats appeared to have emerged innocently after being initially blamed for the damage caused to the canal of the Konar Irrigation Project which got damaged in less than 24 hours of being inaugurated…

575 J&K youths join Army after Art 370 revoked

Srinagar (IANS) As many as 575 local youths from Jammu and Kashmir joined the Indian Army in Srinagar on Saturday, less than a month after withdrawal of special status to the state.

The youths were inducted into the Jammu and…

Assam woman commits suicide ahead of NRC list

Guwahati (IANS) A woman in Assam's Sonitpur district on Saturday committed suicide shortly before the state's final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list was released.

The incident took place at No 1 Dolabari village,…

10 killed in Maharashtra factory blast

Dhule (Maharashtra) (IANS) At least 10 persons have been reportedly killed and over 40 others injured in a massive blast at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Saturday morning, an official said.

"The…

NRC final list out, excludes over 19 lakh people

Guwahati (IANS) Over 19 lakh people in Assam have been left out of the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was released on Saturday morning.

Some 19,06,657 people have been excluded from the final list, which names…

J&K situation contrary to what BJP govt saying: Yechury

New Delhi (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, who visited his party colleague Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, said the situation on the ground is "completely contrary" to what the Central government…

Terrorist threats against opening schools, shops: Army

New Delhi (IANS) Terrorist groups have threatened locals in the Kashmir valley against opening shops and schools through posters put up in various areas, the Army said.

Women have also been threatened against going out through these…