Maoists torch 10 vehicles in Ramgarh district

Ranchi (IANS) Maoist guerrillas set on fire 10 vehicles in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district early on Sunday, police said.

The incident took place at Dulmi village. The Maoists, numbering around 15, raided a private road construction company…

Five returning from JMM rally killed in bus accident in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Five persons, believed to be Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) activists, were killed and over a dozen others injured when a bus carrying 45 passengers met with an accident at Sarath-Paljori highway of Deoghar district, police said on Sunday.

CM raises voice again female foeticide, says government working for empowerment of women

Giridih: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today raised strong objections to female foeticide and asked the people not to make
differences between boys and girls. Addressing the people during North Chottanagpur awareness…

Jharkhand gets its first women University

Jamshedpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone via online for the Jharkhand’s first women University from Jammu and Kashmir. On this historic occasion, Chief Minister Raghubar Das was present…

Boat carrying Kumbh pilgrims capsize, no injuries

Prayagraj (IANS) A boat carrying Kumbh Mela pilgrims capsized in the Ganga here on Saturday but there were no reports of any injuries, an official said.

Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Avaneesh Kumar Awasthi said the…

Modi urges Trinamool to support Citizenship Bill

Thakurnagar,West Bengal (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress to support the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament to give the refugees living in India the right to citizenship.

Addressing…

HAL under accountability cloud after Mirage crash

New Delhi (IANS) Former Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash has sought accountability from the political leadership and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited brass after the crash of a Mirage-2000 fighter jet yesterday in Bengaluru killing two IAF pilots,…

Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed as new CBI Chief

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Saturday appointed Rishi Kumar Shukla, a 1983-batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, as new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation.

His appointment came after the high-level selection committee headed…

Powerful earthquake in Hindu Kush, Delhi-NCR feels tremors

New Delhi (IANS) Mild tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR on Saturday evening after a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Hindu Kush mountain range along Afghanistan- Pakistan border.

According to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official,…

US envoy Stephen Biegun reveals N.Korea nuclear pledge

Washington (IANS) North Korea has pledged to destroy all its nuclear material enrichment facilities, the US special envoy has said.

Stephen Biegun said he planned to discuss "corresponding measures" the US can take in return…