Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on 'Paush Poornima'

Prayagraj (IANS): Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims took a holy dip at the Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers here in Uttar Pradesh -- on the occasion of 'Paush Poornima' on Monday, officials said.

Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS): Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Monday.

JKLF sources said Malik was arrested from his uptown Maisuma residence.

Malik's arrest comes the same day separatist…

Choksi opts for Antigua & Barbuda citizenship

Mumbai (IANS): Posing fresh complications for India, absconder diamantaire Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, has surrendered his Indian citizenship in favour of Antigua & Barbuda Isles…

Rahul gets relief from Jharkhand HC for unsavoury remarks against Shah

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday ruled that Congress President Rahul Gandhi will not have to appear in person when the case of his "unsavoury" remarks against BJP chief Amit Shah is heard.

A district…

LIC completes 51% acquisition in IDBI Bank

Mumbai (IANS) State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday completed its acquisition of 51 per cent stake in the financially-stressed IDBI Bank, according to a regulatory filing by the bank.

In its meeting during…

US-based self-claimed cyber expert says 2014 elections were rigged, poll panel denies allegations

London (IANS) In a sensational claim, a US-based self-claimed cyber expert Syed Shuja on Monday said the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were "rigged" and even claimed that BJP leader Gopinath Munde was "killed" as he knew about…

Budget Session: Govt assures to probe alleged irregularities in 6th JPSC mains exams

Ranchi: The government has assured the house that it will probe all the cases of alleged irregularities committed in the mains exam of the 6th JPSC and said that any decision will be taken keeping into the mind the…

52.16 pc of previous budget allocation spent till Dec 2018 says Government in assembly

Ranchi: The State Government has admitted in the house that it has managed to spend only 52.16 percent of the previous budgetary
allocations during the first nine months (April-December 2018) of the ongoing fiscal 2018-19.…

No plans to increase OBC reservation to 27 per cent, Govt to re-approach Centre for NRC: Raghubar Das

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das categorically said that it has no plans to increase the reservation for the OBCs
from the present 14 percent to 27 percent in the state. The response from the Chief…

Jharkhand Economy to grow at 6.8 per cent in 2018- 19, Inflation to remain at 3 pc: Economic Survey

Ranchi: The economy of the state is expected to grow at 6.8 percent in the ongoing financial year according to the Economic Survey which was tabled on Monday in the assembly during the ongoing Budget Session. “After…