CAG: Delivery schedule in 2016 Rafale contract better by one month

New Delhi (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found that there was an improvement of one month in the delivery schedule of the 2016 contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets in flyaway condition than the one negotiated by the UPA government.

Congress pacifies Marandi to seal opposition alliance in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The Congress has stepped up its efforts to pacify former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) President Babulal Marandi to seal the opposition alliance for the Lok Sabha polls.

Last week, the Congress…

17 students injured in blast in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS):Seventeen students were injured on Wednesday in a mysterious explosion inside a tuition centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, triggering clashes between civilians and security personnel.

Six of the students with…

India's rise due to majority government, not Modi: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the achievements of his government in domestic as well as foreign policy fronts were not due to those who led the government but because it was a majority government with a clear mandate…

Workshop organised by Election commission for media over VVPAT machines

Ranchi: A workshop was organised at the office of the state’s chief electoral officer here for the media persons to familiarise them with the functioning of the VVPAT machines and address any queries regarding…

Community marriage helps to reduce extra cost and is helpful for the economically challenged

Gumla: Stating that community marriages have a long-term impact Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that not only it
helps to reduce the extra cost incurred on organizing lavish marriage ceremonies but…

CM directs officials to ensure that maximum farmers get benefit of PM-Kissan Yojana

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das held a video conferencing with the DC’s of all the districts and directed them to ensure that farmers of Jharkhand get the maximum benefit of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Samman…

9 dead in Delhi hotel blaze

New Delhi (IANS) Nine people died and three injured in a major fire that broke out in a central Delhi hotel early on Tuesday, a fire official said.

At least 35 others were rescued from the five-storey building. Most people jumped out of the…

Tribals protest in Ahmedabad demanding implementation of FRA, MNREGA

Ahmedabad (IANS) Hundreds of tribals from six districts of Gujarat gathered here at the Sabarmati riverfront and took out a rally demanding implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA), Food Security Act (FSA) and MNREGA.

They…

CBI's Nageswara Rao held guilty of contempt

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday held former acting- chief of CBI M. Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court, sentencing him till the rising of the apex court for the day and fined him Rs 1 lakh for transferring…