Fake passports, Aadhaar cards seized in ED raids linked to Bangladeshi infiltration case in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered fake passports, fake Aadhaar cards, illegal weapons, and various other incriminating items during raids at 17 locations across Jharkhand and West Bengal on Tuesday. 

The raids are…

Congress releases manifesto for Jharkhand, pledges 10 lakh govt jobs for youth

Ranchi (IANS) Just a day before Jharkhand votes for the first phase of elections, Congress unveiled its manifesto here on Tuesday evening, outlining key promises, including the creation of 10 lakh government jobs over the next five years.  

The…

India’s public sector banks clocks 11 pc growth at Rs 236 lakh crore in April-Sep FY25

New Delhi (IANS) Public sector banks (PSBs) showed strong performance in the first half of current fiscal (FY25) with 11 per cent annual growth as their aggregate business stood at Rs 236.04 lakh crore in the April-September period, the government…

India's industrial production rises 3.1 pc in September

New Delhi (IANS) India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) bounced back with an expansion of 3.1 per cent in September as against a contraction of 0.1 per cent in August, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday.  

Five-fold increase in India-Russia bilateral trade: Russian Deputy PM

New Delhi/Moscow (IANS) Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on Tuesday confirmed Moscow's intentions to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union and India -- as well as a bilateral agreement…

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal over hawala case with Jharkhand links

Kolkata (IANS) The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting raids at multiple locations in West Bengal since Tuesday morning. 

The raids are being conducted in connection with a case registered in neighbouring Jharkhand…

Four dead, many injured in mound collapse in UP’s Kasganj; CM Yogi expresses grief

Kasganj (IANS) In a tragic incident that occurred on Tuesday morning in Rampur village, located in the Mohanpura area of Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh, at least four women lost their lives when a mound of soil suddenly collapsed during an excavation. 

Encounter starts in J&K’s Bandipora district

Srinagar (IANS) An encounter started on Tuesday between the security forces and terrorists in Nagmarg forest area in Jammu & Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

Officials said that an encounter broke out in the valley when the joint teams of forces…

Jharkhand polls: Campaigning for 43 seats ends, 1.37 cr voters to decide fate of 683 candidates

Ranchi (IANS) Campaigning for 43 seats in the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections ended on Monday evening. Voting will be held on these seats on November 13, for which the process of sending polling parties started on Monday. 

Of the…

Polling parties leave for remote areas by helicopter to conduct elections in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The polling parties have started departing to conduct the first phase of elections for Jharkhand Assembly to be held on November 13. The personnel deputed for election duty were sent on Monday to 225 polling stations located in remote…