Jharkhand anti-BJP 'front' finds seat-sharing a tough task

Ranchi (IANS) Opposition parties have agreed to form a 'grand alliance' against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Jharkhand, but seat-sharing seems to be a tricky task given the backdrop of talks among anti-BJP parties in recent…

Modi government has no right to present full budget: Congress

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Thursday warned of massive protests inside and outside Parliament if the Modi government tried to present a full-fledged budget instead of a vote on account saying it will violate Constitutional propriety…

India's GDP likely to grow 7.4% this fiscal, at 7.6% in 2019-20: UN Report

New Delhi (IANS): The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4 percent in the current fiscal and its GDP growth will rise to 7.6 percent in 2019-20, before tapering down to 7.4 percent in 2020-21, according to a UN report released on Wednesday.

Goyal given temporary charge of Finance

New Delhi (IANS): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was on Wednesday given charge of Finance Ministry in the absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is in the US for medical treatment, apparently ruling out his recuperation in time for the interim…

Xi likely to visit India before general elections: Report

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit India for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before this year's general elections and as early as February, a media report suggested on Wednesday.

Reporting out of Beijing…

CM Das marches with soil from homes of martyrs

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday held a 'padyatra' with the soil from the homes of martyrs of freedom struggle on the occasion of Netaji Jayanti in Ranchi.

The Chief Minister announced that a statue in…

Railways to recruit over 4 lakh people till 2021: Goyal

New Delhi (IANS): The railways will employ over four lakh people by 2021, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Wednesday indicating that the recruitment under the 10 percent quota for economically weaker sections would begin soon.

Addressing…

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Congress unveils 'trump card' Priyanka

New Delhi/Amethi (IANS): Playing his trump card, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday pushed his sister Priyanka Gandhi into taking the plunge into active politics by appointing her as the party General Secretary in charge of eastern Uttar…

2 illegal miners die in Dhanbad

Ranchi (IANS) Two persons involved in illegal mining died on Wednesday when a coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district caved in, police said. Rescue operations are on fearing more miners may be trapped.

Some persons were extracting…

China imposes anti-dumping duty on Indian chemical import

Beijing (IANS): China has imposed anti-dumping duty on Indian and Japanese ortho-dichlorobenzene (ODCB) which will be effective from Wednesday.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry on Tuesday said the Chinese market had suffered damage due to the…