Banking services hit as officers go on strike

Kolkata (IANS): Banking services across India were affected on Friday as over 3.2 lakh bank officers struck work demanding unconditional mandate for the 11th bi-partite wage revision talks.

ATM operations in some parts of the country were also…

MHA authorises 10 agencies to intercept, monitor, decrypt computers

New Delhi (IANS): In a decision with wide ramifications, the government has allowed 10 intelligence and investigating agencies and the Delhi Police to intercept, monitor and decrypt "any information" generated, transmitted, received or stored…

1984 riots: Sajjan's plea seeking more time rejected

New Delhi (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking more time to surrender by former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was given life imprisonment in an anti-Sikh riot case earlier this week.

Sajjan Kumar had sought more…

US 'to pull 7,000 troops' from Afghanistan: Media

Washington (IANS): The Donald Trump administration is planning to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan, the US media reported.

Reports, citing unnamed officials, said about 7,000 troops -- roughly half the remaining US military presence…

Khadi important to strengthen rural economy: Raghubar

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das inaugurated the Rashtriya Khadi and Saras Mela at the Morhabadi grounds of the state capital during which he said that India would be developed when the rural economy is strengthened. He…

Hyderabadi Food Festival at BNR Chanakya from Dec 21-30

Ranchi: The weather has taken turned towards winter and if that’s making you crave for some comfort food than there is a choice of Hyderabadi cuisine which like its culture has stood high and unmatched…

Raghubar address Jan Chaupal in Jamtara, says women of SHGs will make 80 lakh school dress

Jamtara: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that women are the axis of their families and going forward it is around them the progress of the society and state would be centred as when they would prosper…

62.89 percent Voter turnout for by-polls to Kolibera seat of Jharkhand Assembly

Ranchi: Voting today came to an end at for the by-polls to the Kolibera seat (Reserved-ST) of the Jharkhand Assembly in which voter turn out of 62.89 percent was recorded. A total of 1,88,534 voters including…

10 lakh bankers to strike work on Dec 26 against mergers

Chennai (IANS) With the failure of conciliation talks, about 10 lakh bankers in private and government banks will go on strike on December 26 protesting against the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank, and Vijaya Bank, the All India Bank…

Calcutta HC gives conditional nod to BJP's Rath Yatra

Kolkata (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday gave conditional permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rath Yatra rallies, saying the organizers will be liable for any untoward incident or damage to public property.