Tribal Fest to enrich culture & heritage, says CM Soren

Ranchi: The two-day Jharkhand Tribal Festival 2024 was inaugurated on Friday at the Birsa Munda Smriti Udyan on the occasion of World Tribal Day. The opening ceremony was attended by Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar, chief guest and State Coordination…

2-day Jharkhand rural & indigenous tribal sports competition begins

Ranchi: The two-day Jharkhand State Level Rural and Indigenous Tribal Sports Competition 2024, being held under the aegis of Department of Tourism, Art & Culture, Sports, and Youth Affairs, was inaugurated at the Birsa Munda Football Stadium in Morhabadi…

Vinesh Phogat announces retirement after Olympics disqualification

New Delhi (IANS) India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement from wrestling hours after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. 

She made the announcement in an early morning post on social platform X on Thursday.

Clearing time for cheques to be cut from 2 days to a few hours: RBI chief

Mumbai (IANS) The RBI aims to reduce the clearing time required for bank cheques to a few hours as part of a major step to facilitate the ease of doing business in the country, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. 

At present, cheque…

'Unbecoming conduct', Dhankar leaves chair briefly as Oppn raises din in RS over Phogat issue

New Delhi (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday briefly left the House while condemning the behaviour of some opposition members, who staged a walkout over the chair's refusal to allow discussion on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's…

Centre moves Waqf (Amendment) Bill in LS, Congress calls it 'draconian'

New Delhi (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moved the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, sparking disruptions by the Congress. 

The Bill seeks to amend the Waqf Act of 1995 and repeal the Mussalman…

Muslim leaders divided over Waqf Act amendments as bill tabled in Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) As Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday amid objections from the opposition Congress, various Muslim organisations and leaders expressed mixed reactions to the…

Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phgat disqualified from women’s 50kg wrestling

Paris (IANS) In what will be a major heartbreak for Indian wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics after being weighed "few grams over" the permissible limits on Wednesday morning.

"It…

44 amendments proposed to reform Waqf Board, women members mandatory in panel

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the hue and cry over 'curtailing' of powers of the Waqf Board, particularly by Muslim outfits, the BJP-led NDA government is all set to introduce more than 40 amendments to the Act, by bringing two Bills in the ongoing…

Paris Olympics: Vinesh got all the help, and will continue to get medical, emotional support, says IOA chief P.T Usha

Paris (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P.T. Usha on Wednesday stressed that all necessary measures were taken to help wrestler Vinesh Phogat reduce weight and make the cut for the 50 kg weight class final and promised that all…