3 killed in Houthi missile attack on cargo vessel: US military

Sanaa (IANS) Three crew members were killed and four others injured in a Houthi missile strike on a Barbados-flagged commercial ship while it was crossing the Gulf of Aden, US officials said.

The US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees…

CBI weighing legal options to transfer Sheikh Shahjahan from Kolkata to Delhi

Kolkata (IANS) After getting the custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind in the January 5 attack on ED and CAPF personnel at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, the CBI sleuths are now mulling legal options on how to transfer the suspended Trinamool…

India's horticulture production pegged at 355.25 million tonnes for 2023-24

New Delhi (IANS) The horticulture production in the country in 2023-24 is estimated to be about 355.25 million tonnes with an increase in the area of 1.15 per cent, or 3.27 lakh hectares compared to 2022-23, according to the First Advance Estimates…

In first visit to Kashmir after Article 370 abrogation, PM Modi bats for 'Swadesh Darshan and Wed in India'

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched and dedicated to the nation more than 50 projects worth Rs 6,400 crore in Srinagar on Tuesday, in his first visit to Kashmir Valley after the scrapping of Article 370.

The Prime Minister…

8.46 acre land scam case, judicial custody of former CM Hemant Soren and revenue employee Bhanu Pratap Prasad increased

Ranchi: The judicial custody period of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, involved in the 8.46 acre land scam of Badgai area, has been extended. Earlier, Hemant Soren, who was in jail, was presented in the court on Thursday through video conferencing.

CM Champai Soren laid the foundation stone of Medha Dairy Plant in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur:  Jharkhand has to be made not only self-reliant in the field of milk production but also make it among the leading states.

Chief Minister Champai Soren, during his address at the Bhoomi Pujan program of Medha Dairy Plant in Baliguma,…

Modi Ka Parivar campaign: BJP shares video to connect with people

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), along with running 'Mein Hoon Modi Ka Parivar' social media campaign, has started to connect with the people of the country.

BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya on Wednesday shared over a…

Number of farmers under PM's crop insurance scheme rises by 27 pc in 2023-24

New Delhi (IANS) There has been a 27 per cent increase in the number of farmers enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) so far during the current financial year (2023-24) taking the total number of farmers covered under the crop…

Wave of protests by Sandeshkhali women will now spread to entire Bengal: PM Modi

Kolkata (IANS) The wave of the recent awakening of the women of Sandeshkhali, who have been protesting against sexual harassment and violence against them, will spread to the entire state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday in Barasat,…

Opposition Tipra Motha Party to join BJP-led ministry in Tripura

Agartala (IANS) After hectic parlays for the past year and the signing of a tripartite agreement with the Centre and the Tripura government on March 2, the opposition Tipra Motha Party (TMP) will join the BJP-led coalition government in the state,…