HRD Ministry to begin faculty recruitment 'immediately'

New Delhi (IANS) Following the Union Cabinet decision on recruitment, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said he will ask universities to begin the recruiting process "immediately".

Earlier…

Team India parties at Dhoni's farmhouse

Ranchi (IANS) Members of the Indian cricket team attended a party at the farmhouse of former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of the third One-Day International (ODI) against Australia here.

India skipper Virat Kohli was also…

Russia passes bills curbing fake news

Moscow (IANS) The Russian State Duma passed two bills on Thursday to ban and punish the spread of fake news that poses security risks.

One bill bans the dissemination of information "under the guise of credible reports",…

Lethal force: Government clears plan to recast Army HQ

New Delhi, (IANS) Nearly 20 per cent of the officers posted in the Army headquarters will be shifted to field areas as the government has approved all the recommendations of a panel formed last year to reorganize the nerve centre of the force…

Rahul to contest from Amethi, Sonia from Rae Bareli

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from his traditional Amethi seat and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi from her Rae Bareli as per the Congress's first list of candidates released on Thursday.

Become job givers rather than job seekers: CM asks SC-ST youths

Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that SC-ST entrepreneurs should become job giver instead of a job seeker. The state government will soon make an industrial policy, under which SC-ST entrepreneurs will get a subsidy. A draft will be prepared soon…

Centre tells SC: Rafale documents are stolen

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday told the court that documents related to Rafale that have appeared in the media and cited by petitioners seeking a recall of the December 14 ruling giving a clean chit to the government on the purchase of 36…

Jharkhand cabinet approves 2.77-acre land for Adani Power

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday gave its approval to 31 proposals, including 2.77 acres of land for 1600 MW thermal power plant of Adani Power at Godda district.

"The cabinet cleared…

Gunfight erupts in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) A gunfight took place on Tuesday between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral town, police said.

Upon receiving information about the militants, the security forces started a search operation…

Assam bans molasses across state following hooch tragedy

Guwahati (IANS) Taking a stern view of the hooch tragedy and its offshoot that has resulted in losing many precious lives including women in the state's Jorhat and Golaghat district, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has ordered ban on molasses.