Tejashwi launches 'chaupal on Twitter'

Patna (IANS) Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday launched "chaupal on Twitter" for easy conversation with people through this digital platform.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) youth leader Yadav is known…

BJP leaders visit Amit Shah at AIIMS after reports of him being infected by Swine Flu

New Delhi (IANS) Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including party media coordinator Anil Balooni and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwani Choubey, on Thursday visited AIIMS here where party President Amit…

HAL's light combat copter completes weapon trials

Bengaluru (IANS): The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) developed by state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has completed weapon trials and is ready for operational induction, the defence behemoth said on Thursday.

"The LCH achieved a milestone…

NIA searches 7 places in UP, Punjab; detains 4

New Delhi (IANS): The NIA on Thursday raided five places in Uttar Pradesh and two in Punjab in its probe into a new Islamic State (IS)-inspired module Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam and detained four men, officials said.

The National Investigation…

Falsehoods being manufactured to attack Modi government: Jaitley

New Delhi (IANS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday hit out at the opposition parties specially the Congress and the Left saying a new class of "compulsive contrarians" has emerged in the political system who "manufacture"…

Sensex turns red, banking stocks fall out of favour

Mumbai (IANS): Reversing early gains, major indices traded lower during Thursday afternoon's trade session. The benchmark Sensex declined over 60 points while the Nifty slipped below the 10,900-mark.

According to market participants, investors…

Robbery in Jammu-Delhi Duronto Express

New Delhi (IANS): At least five unidentified assailants barged into the Jammu-Delhi Duronto Express on Thursday when it stopped due to a signal problem, a passenger said, with the Railways saying they have some lead in the case.

In the complaint,…

Elephants killed, tusk missing in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) An elephant was shot dead by the suspected poacher and took away the tusk in Jharkhand's Palamau district.

According to forest department officials, the railway staffs informed about the death of the elephants.…

J'khand govt increases the registration limit for GST from 20 lakh to 40 lakhs

Ranchi: 80 thousand small and medium traders in Jharkhand will not have to pay GST. In the state, the registration limit for GST has been increased from 20 lakh to 40 lakhs. Chief Minister Raghubar Das has given directive in this regard to the Commerce…

Railways links locomotives via ISRO satellites to automatically feed train status

New Delhi (IANS): Good news for train passengers: the Indian Railways has linked its locomotives via ISRO satellites, making it easy to track trains and automatically feed the control charts about the trains arrival and departure, officials said.