Most-wanted Maoist leader arrested in Bengal’s Purulia

Kolkata (IANS) In a significant achievement, the West Bengal Police have arrested the most-wanted CPI(Maoist) central committee member Sabyasachi Goswami a.k.a. Kishore Da, thus foiling fresh attempts to resurrect Left-wing extremism in certain pockets…

Infosys surges 7% to power Sensex gains of more than 600 points

New Delhi (IANS) Infosys shares jumped by 7 per cent on Friday propelling Sensex gains of more than 600 points.

Infosys shares surged after its results with the major IT companies also moving up.

Tech Mahindra is up more than 4 per cent,…

Jaishankar, Blinken discuss 'reckless' Houthi attacks, Gaza aid

New York (IANS) The US has welcomed "increased cooperation" with India in defending freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden amid growing Houthi attacks in the region.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to External…

Security forces destroyed 7 kg IED of Naxalites in Chaibasa

Chaibasa: Security personnel have destroyed a 7 kg IED in Chaibasa, Jharkhand.

Naxalites had laid land mines to target the security forces near Vanagaram Meralgada of Goilkera police station area of the district.

The security forces…

5200 kilometres of roads built in Jharkhand in four years, work is going on to construct 4600 kilometres road - Principal Secretary Sunil Kumar

Ranchi: Principal Secretary of Road Construction Department, Sunil Kumar has said that in the last four years, under the guidance of the Chief Minister, the Road Construction Department and Building Construction Department have done better work in…

Assistant teacher exam in Jharkhand to be held from Friday postponed

Ranchi: The appointment examination of Assistant teacher, which was to be held from Friday in Jharkhand, has been postponed. Now this exam can be taken from 10th February.

Advertisement for this appointment was issued on 19 July 2023. Applications…

Team that went to destroy opium plantations attacked, 12 injured

Hazaribagh: Forest department team has been attacked in Hazaribagh.

The team had gone to destroy opium cultivation 24 km away from Chauparan police station of the district.

In the afternoon, the employees were eating food, when the villagers…

Powerful earthquake jolts Afghanistan, tremors felt in north India

Kabul (IANS) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on Thursday, with tremors felt in parts of north India and Pakistan.

According to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geoscience,…

Sandeshkhali attack: Calcutta HC orders stay on probe against ED officials till March 31

Kolkata (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered an interim stay on any investigation by West Bengal Police against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials based on an FIR filed at Nazat Police Station against those sleuths who were attacked…

HDFC Bank led market capitalization gains among major Indian banks in Q4

New Delhi (IANS) HDFC Bank led market capitalization gains among major Indian banks in the quarter ended December 31, 2023, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

HDFC Bank's market cap increased 12.1 per cent to $155.91 billion,…