EC to announce poll schedule for five states today

New Delhi  (IANS) The Election Commission of India will announce the poll schedule for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram on Monday.

The poll panel will announce the schedule during a press conference at 12 noon. 

120 dead, around 1,000 injured following earthquakes in Afghanistan

Herat, Afghanistan (IANS) At least 120 people were killed and around 1,000 others injured as earthquakes shocked Afghanistan's Herat and other western provinces, a local official from Herat told reporters.

About 1,000 injured people have…

Massive IDF call-up as gunfights continue in towns; 300 Israelis dead, rockets persist

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces were engaged in a massive build-up of forces Saturday night, calling up large numbers of reservists and preparing for war as it continued to reel from one of the darkest days in Israel's history, which…

Crude supply, inflation risks for India if war spreads to West Asia: Economists

Chennai (IANS) Senior Economists are in a wait and watch mode as to the impact of Israel - Hamas war on the Indian economy while agreeing there may be a crude oil supply challenge if the war spreads across West Asia.

They said it is a bit early…

Fears of huge ground invasion of Gaza grow as Israel vows ‘mighty vengeance’

Jerusalem (IANS) Fears of a huge ground invasion of Gaza are growing after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to turn the besieged Palestinian enclave into a “deserted island” in response to the worst attack his country has suffered…

Hezbollah fires mortars at Israel

Beirut (IANS) The Hezbollah terror group on Sunday morning launched mortars at Israeli military sites on the Lebanon border, as fighting continued in southern Israel in the wake of a major attack launched by the Palestinian Hamas terror group in the…

Bill to regularize illegal buildings may be presented in the winter session of Jharkhand Assembly

Ranchi: It will take more time to regularize more than 7 lakh buildings built on illegal maps in the urban bodies of Jharkhand. It is expected that a bill related to this can be brought in the winter session of the Jharkhand Assembly.

In November…

CM Hemant Soren's mother's health deteriorated

Ranchi: CM Hemant Soren's mother Rupi Soren is undergoing treatment at Hill View Hospital in Ranchi. He was brought to the hospital last night after having trouble breathing. 

At present his condition is normal. There is a possibility that…

There will be 50 percent youth in the Central Committee of AJSU

Ranchi : AJSU supremo Sudesh Mahato has taken steps towards bringing changes in the party's Central Committee. In the important meeting held today, it has been decided that 50 percent of the Central Committee will be people whose age is below…

Chief Secretary will review the cases pending for four years

Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh will review the cases pending for four years on Tuesday, October 10. The Chief Secretary's office has written a letter to the Home Secretary and DGP regarding this. 

It has been said in the…