SBI, Ministry devise plan to pay Jet staff: Sources

New Delhi (IANS) The new interim management of the cash-strapped airline Jet Airways led by state-run SBI to oversee the daily operations and cash flow on Tuesday drew up a plan in consultation with the Civil Aviation Ministry to address…

BJP wipes out terrorists, doesn't feed 'biryani': Adityanath

Gorakhpur (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Congress of being soft on terrorists while his Bharatiya Janata Party was "proactive and aggressive".

Addressing a public gathering at Numaish grounds…

Kingmaker Lalu Yadav's RJD losing ground in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) There was a time when prominent leaders of the UPA in Jharkhand would visit RJD chief Lalu Yadav often but now the party is left fending for itself in the state.

The RJD chief played the role of a kingmaker in Jharkhand. He was…

India, China, US see 70% rise in energy demand: IEA

New Delhi (IANS) China, the US and India together accounted for nearly 70 per cent of the rise in energy demand, even as such demand worldwide grew by 2.3 per cent last year, at its fastest pace this decade, the International Energy Agency…

Allies likely to push NDA tally near 300 mark: IANS-CVoter survey

New Delhi (IANS) The State of the Nation March 2019 Wave 2 opinion poll conducted by CVoter for IANS shows the likely vote percentage for the two main poles of national politics, the NDA and UPA in this year's general elections.
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Markets in green: Sensex up 70 pts, Nifty at 11,380

Mumbai (IANS) Key equity indices had a muted start on Tuesday. The benchmark Sensex was up 70 points while the Nifty advanced by 24 points.

Both the indices opened slightly higher after some recovery was seen in the Asian markets after Monday's…

BJP ally AJSU fields Chandraprakash Chaudhary from Giridih

Ranchi (IANS) The BJP alliance partner All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) on Monday fielded Water Resources Minister Chandra Prakash Chaudhary from the Giridih Lok Sabha seat.

Under the seat-sharing pact between the Bharatiya Janata Party…

RJD's Jharkhand chief joins BJP, may get LS ticket

Ranchi/New Delhi (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal's Jharkhand unit President Annapurna Devi on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and is likely to be fielded in the Lok Sabha polls in the state.

Annapurna Devi, a four-time legislator,…

Rajiv Saxena turns approver in AgustaWestland case

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday allowed Dubai-based businessman and alleged middleman Rajiv Saxena to become an approver in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.

Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed Saxena's plea…

Jet Airways' Chairman Naresh Goyal resigns

Mumbai (IANS) Jet Airways promoter and founder Naresh Goyal on Monday resigned from the company's board.

The resignation followed the airline board's meeting in Mumbai on the day to decide on ways to procure interim funding as well…