Curtains fall on campaigning for second phase of Jharkhand polls; stakes high for NDA and INDIA bloc

Ranchi (IANS) Campaigning for the high-stakes second and final phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections ended on Monday evening. Voters will head to the polling booths on November 20 to decide the fate of candidates across 38 constituencies. These include…

'Mohabbat ki dukan' selling poisonous goods: BJP jabs Kharge for 'poison' remarks

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday strongly criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for his objectional remarks against it and its ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). A couple of BJP leaders…

Picture grim at Baku climate talks, just 100 hours left on clock

Baku (IANS) Where does the world stand now on negotiations at the UN climate conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, that is focussed heavily on securing a new climate finance target for countries most vulnerable to climate impacts and what should…

DRDO successfully tests long-range hypersonic missile

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile off the Odisha coast.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a post on X on Sunday, announced…

Australia, Japan, US reaffirm commitment to support India's maritime surveillance in Indo-Pacific

Darwin (Australia) (IANS) Australia, Japan, and the United States on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to support India’s maritime surveillance efforts in the Indo-Pacific region while recognising the importance of closer collaboration in the field. 

Nigeria confers its highest national honour on PM Modi, says India a global powerhouse under his visionary leadership

Abuja (IANS) Nigeria on Sunday conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first official visit to the country while emphasising that India has positioned itself as a…

JMM, Cong protect infiltrators; BJP will drive them out: Jairam Thakur

Ranchi (IANS) BJP veteran and Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jairam Thakur on Sunday, accused Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress of providing protection to the infiltrators and not fulfilling the promises made by them. 

Five Maoists killed, 2 jawans injured in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur

 Narayanpur (IANS) In a major anti-Maoist operation, at least five Maoists were killed during a fierce encounter with security forces in the dense forests of the Abujhmad region in Chhattisgarh Narayanpur district on Saturday. 

The gunfight…

Manipur bodies recovery: Widespread mob violence reported, curfew imposed, mobile internet suspended

Imphal/Silchar (Assam) (IANS) Curfew has been clamped in Manipur's Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, and Thoubal districts on Saturday after widespread attacks in different places, including on residences of ministers and MLAs, by mobs following…

Centre approves uniform protection protocol for users of Indian grid

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on Saturday said it has approved the uniform protection protocol for users of the Indian grid for implementation on a pan-India basis. 

The protocol is for the users of the grid for proper…