Jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh looted in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS): Unidentified robbers on Monday looted jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh from a businessman in Jharkhand's Ranchi, police said.

The incident took place at Dhruva locality when Raj Kumar Burman, owner of Burman Jewellers, was busy…

Scientist held on spying charge in Maharashtra

Nagpur (IANS): A scientist working at the BrahMos Missile Research Centre (BMRC) here was arrested on Monday on charge of spying for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and other countries, informed sources said.

Nishant Agrawal has been…

IMD issues cyclone alert for Odisha

Bhubaneswar (IANS): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said a depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a cyclonic storm during the next 48 hours.

Under its impact, several parts of Odisha will receive…

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to 2 Americans

Stockholm (IANS): The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2018 was awarded on Monday to American economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for designing methods that address fundamental and pressing issues including long-term sustainable growth in the…

J&K municipal polls: Voter queues in Jammu, valley wears deserted look

Jammu/Srinagar (IANS): The Municipal polls in Jammu and Kashmir that are taking place after a gap of 13 years, on Monday witnessed long queues in Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch districts while people barely arrived in the valley booths that wore a deserted…

Earth will reach 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold by 2030: Report

Geneva (IANS): The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday said the planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2030, precipitating the risk of extreme drought, wildfires,…

Flipkart to insure mobiles bought on its e-platform

Bengaluru (IANS) Leading e-tailer Flipkart on Sunday said it had tied up with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to offer insurance to products like mobiles bought on its online shopping platform from October 10.

"We will offer…

Fire at Bengal's fireworks factory leaves 13 injured

Kolkata (IANS): At least 13 persons were injured on Sunday in a fire at a fireworks factory in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said.

There were repeated blasts as stored explosives caught fire. "I heard loud noises…

2019 LS poll: VVPATs for all 10.6 lakh polling stations, says EC

New Delhi (IANS): Assuring timely allocation of electronic voting machines (EVM) for the 2019 general elections, the Election Commission on Sunday said it was in the process of ensuring allocation of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) for…

Maoists will be crushed in 2-3 years: Rajnath

Lucknow (IANS): The long drawn Maoist insurgency in the country will be "completely erased" in two to three years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh declared here on Sunday.

Addressing the 26th anniversary of the Rapid Action Force…