15 people have died so far due to heat wave in Jharkhand – MeT Department

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Ranchi: The temperature in Palamu, Jharkhand was recorded at 47.4 degrees for the second consecutive day.

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At the same time, the temperature in…

Forest Department team on alert mode after bats died in many districts of Jharkhand

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Ranchi: A large number of bats are dying in Garhwa and Latehar districts of Jharkhand.

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Earlier, hundreds of bats were killed in Garhwa, Hazaribagh…

Violence erupts in Bengal's Bhangar, 10 injured

Kolkata (IANS) At least ten people were injured in pre-poll violence that erupted in the Bhangar area of West Bengal's Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency on Friday. 

Jadavpur is going to polls in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha…

Indian economy clocks robust 7.8 per cent growth in Q4, full-year growth rate surges to 8.2 per cent in 2023-24

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian economy has clocked a robust GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in the January-March quarter while for the full financial year 2023-24, the growth rate works out to a stellar 8.2 per cent -- up from 7 per cent in FY 2022-23.  

Air India flight chaos: Passengers faint amid 20-hour delay

New Delhi (IANS) A passenger on an Air India flight bound for San Francisco claimed that several people experienced fainting spells inside the aircraft due to a lack of air conditioning after a delay of more than eight hours.

The flight, originally…

Encounter between terrorists & security forces in J&K's Poonch

Jammu (IANS) A brief exchange of gunfire took place between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Friday. 

The officials said that the brief exchange of fire took place in the Marha Buffliaz…

Centre introduces separate mobile numbering series for service, transactional voice calls

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Thursday introduced a new numbering series, 160xxxxxxx, for making service or transactional calls, to help citizens easily identify legitimate calls and curb unsolicited voice calls from telemarketers using 10-digit…

Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam presented in the court, sent to jail after 14 days of interrogation

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Ranchi:  After completion of the remand period of Minister Alamgir Alam, accused of money laundering related to the tender scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) presented him in the Special Court of Ranchi PMLA…

Man carried Aerodrome Entry permit ID of MP, say Customs on Tharoor's aide smuggling case

New Delhi (IANS) The Customs Department on Thursday said that an FIR has been filed in a case of smuggling of gold against a passenger and his accomplice, who carried an Aerodrome Entry permit ID which is a part of the protocol team for a Member of…

3 dead, over 30 injured during Chandan Yatra festival in Puri

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Three devotees died while over 30 suffered serious burn injuries after a heap of firecrackers exploded during the Chandan Yatra festival at Narendra Tank near Shree Jagannath Temple at Puri. 

The incident occurred as a splinter…