Officials foil bid to sell Bihar paddy in Punjab

Chandigarh (IANS) Officials of the Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Department on Tuesday recovered 5,000 bags of paddy from Bihar from a rice mill in Khanna town, around 65 km from here.

The recovery was made from United Agro…

Save farmers, pay off their loans, urges Big B

Mumbai (IANS) Moved by the plight of a farmer who made it to the 'hot seat' of the game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati", Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is doing his bit to help the farmer community, has urged the…

CM Das seeks report on rape incidents in state

Ranchi (IANS): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday asked all the 24 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to submit within one week report on incidents of rape taking place in their respective districts.

"Submit the rape incidents…

Need to strike balance between industrial development and environment: Guv

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Governor Draupadi Murmu stressed the need to strike a proper balance between Industrial development and environment for which concrete and serious efforts are needed to be made.

Since govt formation good governance has been priority for government: Raghubar Das

Koderma (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that since the formation of the state government good governance has been a priority for him. Addressing a gram chaupal organised at Indarwa Birsa Munda…

Eradication of child labour has been priority for me says Raghubar

Koderma (By our correspondent): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said that eradication of child labour has been the focus of his government. Addressing a programme organised by the Kailash Satyarathi children…

Indonesian plane with 188 on board crashes off Jakarta

Jakarta (IANS): A Lion Air Boeing passenger plane carrying 188 people on board requested air control for return, minutes after taking off from here, before crashing into the sea on Monday. A rescue and search operation is underway, officials said.

Modi invites Japanese businessmen to invest in India

Tokyo (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited Japanese businessmen to engage more with India to speed up the investment process in New Delhi.

"I always talk about 'strong India strong Japan'. On this occasion, I…

N.Korea denuclearisation within reach: US

Seoul (IANS): A top US official said here on Monday that that complete and verifiable denuclearisation of North Korea was within reach.

US Special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun expressed confidence on behalf of President Donald…

India, Japan to start 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

Tokyo (IANS): India and Japan will start a 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue involving their respective foreign and defence ministers to work for peace and stability in the world, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Narendra Modi said on Monday.

"Without…