Bankers to go on strike on Dec 26

Chennai (IANS): The United Forum of Bank Union (UFBU) - a consortium of nine unions in the banking sector - will strike work on December 26 opposing the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank, the All India Bank Employees Association…

BJP failed to deliver double-digit growth: Chidambaram

Jaipur (IANS) The Narendra Modi-led central government has failed to deliver on its promise of a double-digit growth in the last four years and it will not manage it even in the remaining six months of its term, Former Finance Minister P.…

Ex-US President George H.W. Bush dies at the age of 94

Washington (IANS) George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the US, has died at the age of 94 in Houston, according to his spokesperson Jim McGrath.

The cause of his death was not immediately available, CNN reported.

Jharkhand will first state where farmers income to increase four fold by 2022: Raghubar Das

Ranchi (Ranjana Shukla): Enthused by the response of the Global Agriculture and Food Summit, Jharkhand Chief Minister said that the state would be first in India where farmers income would increase by four fold by 2022. Jharkhand…

Jharkhand to become nation’s organic hub says CM

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced that the state would become the country’s organic hub as to promote organic farming on all the 24 districts organic clusters would be…

Patanjal to run Getalsud Food Park of Jharkhand says Baba Ramdev

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Yog Guru Baba Ramdev said that Patanjali would run the mega food park located in Getalsud of
Jharkhand and assured that that by the year 2020 Patanjali would be the largest FMCG company…

Guv asks to focus on water harvesting and multiple cropping

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu said that Jharkhand is an agricultural state with more than 70 percent of the population living in villages and agriculture is the main means of their livelihood and…

Weapons and explosives recovered from Maoist den in Jharkhand

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Huge quantity of explosives and weapons were recovered from a Maoist den in Jharkhand’s Palamau district on Friday. According to Palamau, Superintendent of Police, Indrajeet Mahta…

World Bank says Food demand to grow 50% by 2030; water deficiency at 80%

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Lead Agriculture Economist of the World Bank Chakib Jenane said that growing forward the demand for food will grow by 50 percent by 2030 due to population rise and dietary shift and India…

Government prioritizing Ram temple over us, say farmers protesting in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) Ramesh Chauhan (58), a farmer from Uttar Pradesh, may not share his language with Ram Vishnu Sadashiv (70) from Solapur in Maharashtra, but they share a common hurt: of "getting secondary treatment over the Ram temple…