India’s second indigenous aircraft carrier gets Defence Procurement Board’s nod

New Delhi (IANS) The Defence Procurement Board (DPB) has given an in-principle approval to construct a second aircraft carrier to be known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-2 (IAC-2), estimated to cost around Rs 40,000 crore, sources privy to the development…

Those who turned Indians into beggars are now labeling TMC thieves: Mamata

Kolkata (IANS) At a time when Union Home Minister Amit Shah was launching a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress and the West Bengal Government during a BJP rally in central Kolkata on Wednesday, the state’s Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee made…

Cabinet clears Rs 11.8 lakh cr scheme for free foodgrain to poor

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) to provide free foodgrain to the poor for another five years at a cost of Rs 11.8 lakh crore.

Addressing a press conference…

Analysts sound alarm as 'lot of gambling happening in low grade stocks'

New Delhi (IANS) There is a lot of gambling happening in the market now in low grade stocks and these should be avoided, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.

Investors should take cues from the wisdom…

India backs UNGA resolution demanding Israel to withdraw from Golan Heights

United Nations (IANS) India has backed a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from the occupied Golan Heights, a territory the Jewish nation captured from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967r

India was among the…

At UNGA, India condemns Hamas terrorism; large-scale civilian deaths in Israel retaliation

United Nations (IANS) At the UN General Assembly meeting on Palestine, India condemned both the terrorism with hostage-taking by Hamas and the “large-scale loss of civilian lives” in Israel’s retaliation, but did not directly name either of them.

Jharkhand CM Inaugurated and laid foundation stone worth ?133 crores of 21 schemes during Aapki Sarkar, Aapke Dawar Programme in Lohardaga

Lohardaga: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said, this is the third phase of Aapki Yojana, Aapki Sarkar, Aapke Dawar Programme.   I came to Lohardaga to join the campaign. This is the third consecutive year of delivering the state government…

Government's priority to advance sports and players – CM Hemant Soren

Ranchi:  The players of Godda district KS boys and girl’s category, who won the 8th state level sub-junior netball competition, met Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday. 

Players told the Chief Minister that Godda team has won the title in…

Ola, Uber taxi drivers protest in front of Raj Bhavan with their demands

Ranchi:  Jharkhand Pradesh Taxi Union staged a protest in front of Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. A protest was held against the commercial use of private vehicles and motorcycles.

Union President Amit Ojha, who was present on the spot, said that 55,000…

Work of laying pipes in Silkyara tunnel completed, workers to be brought out soon: CM Dhami

Dehradun (IANS) In a major breakthrough to bring out the 41 trapped workers from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday afternoon said that the work of laying pipes in the tunnel has been completed and all…