US begins withdrawing troops from Syria, claims victory over IS

Washington (IANS): The Donald Trump-led US administration announced that it has started returning US troops home from Syria after claiming a victory in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) without revealing any detailed timetable.

"We…

Raghubar rolls out red carpet for investors, assures full support in setting of industrial units

Saraikela-Kharsawan: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that the investors would be provided with all possible facilities in-order to strengthen the economy of the state and said that to promote the idea…

Cabinet Decisions: Private parties to run liquor shops in the state

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Government has decided to give 90 percent subsidy to the farmers on seeds for Rabi crops in the state. A
decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet which was chaired…

Union Minister Rajen Gohen says Jharkhand is full of development opportunities

Saraikela-Kharsawan: Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohen today said that there was lots of opportunities for development in Jharkhand as the state has raw materials which are needed for manufacturing in every sector.…

Bank officers to remain on strike on Dec 21 over wage hike

Ranchi: The All India Bank Officers Confederation will be on a strike on December 21 over a host of pending issues including wage hike and immediate stoppage of the process of bank mergers. Addressing a press conference…

Government is focused on holistic development of tribals: Sudhir Tripathi

Ranchi: A State-level review of the issues related to Scheduled Castes was done in Project Building under the chairmanship of National Tribal Commission Chairman Nand Kumar Sai during which Chief Secretary Sudhir Tripathi…

Indian rocket lifts-off with military satellite for IAF

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) An Indian GSLV-F11 rocket with a two-tonne GSAT-7A military communication satellite lifted-off from the second launch pad here on Wednesday evening.

At 4.10 p.m. the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch…

Bulandshahr violence: Slain youth's family meets UP CM

Lucknow (IANS) Family members of a youth, who was killed in the Bulandshahr mob violence earlier in December, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday and demanded the 21-year-old be declared a martyr, officials said.

Sensex up 150 points over sliding crude oil prices

Mumbai (IANS): Amid mixed Asian cues and falling crude oil prices the benchmark Sensex extended its early gains to 150 points during the afternoon session of the trade on Wednesday.

Apart from the export-oriented IT and pharma stocks all other…

No leadership change in BJP for 2019 polls: Amit Shah

Mumbai (IANS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Wednesday categorically denied any leadership change and said that the ruling NDA will contest the 2019 elections under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"No question of leadership…