Tara Shahdev case: Life imprisonment to Ranjit Kohli, 10 and 15 years jail to Kaushal Rani and Mushtaq Ahmed

Ranchi: A CBI court has sentenced a life sentence to Ranjit Kohli and slapped a fine of Rs 50 thousand in the torture of former national shooter Tara Shahdev. Ranjit Kohli’s mother Kaushal Rani has been sentenced to 10 years and a fine of Rs 50 thousand has…

66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association began in Accra of Ghana

Ranchi/Acra: The official proceedings of the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association began Thursday in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The opening ceremony was held at the Convention Hall in Accra. The main theme of the program is Ten Years of the…

NCP condemns 'removal' of ‘Socialist, Secular’ from Preamble of Constitution

Mumbai (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday strongly condemned the dropping of the words ‘Socialist, Secular’ from the Preamble of the Constitution.

This has become evident from the new copies of the Constitution published…

Inclusion of Indian bonds in JPMorgan's emerging market index to attract inflows worth $23 billion, says Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the inclusion of Indian bonds in JPMorgan's emerging market debt index could attract inflows worth $23 billion in the country.

Addressing the annual day function…

North Bengal floods: One killed, 11 missing & over 5,000 displaced

Kolkata (IANS) A child was killed and 11 people were missing in floods in the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in north Bengal that come under the jurisdiction of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), according to the GTA chief…

GST Council likely to levy 18% tax rate on corporate guarantees for loans

New Delhi (IANS) The GST Council is likely to introduce an 18 per cent tax rate on corporate guarantees extended by parent companies to their subsidiary firms for getting loans from banks, according to reliable sources.

The issue was taken…

Delhi Police oppose applications by NewsClick editor, HR head seeking FIR copy before court

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Police on Thursday took objection with applications by NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty seeking a copy of the FIR, saying they were premature.

The Special Cell of Delhi Police had…

After Sikkim, flood situation worsens in north Bengal parts

Kolkata (IANS) After the deluge in Sikkim, the flood situation has started worsening in different pockets of northern West Bengal with the worst affected being Darjeeling and Kalimpong in the hills and Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar in the plains of Terai…

Adopt alternative farming in light of climate changes, CM to farmers

Palamau: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday suggested that farmers adopt an alternative form of farming in light of the changing climate. “When the farmer moves forward, the state and the country also move forward. With this resolution, the government…

Instructions given to complete training on time for upgradation of skills of MNREGA workers

Ranchi: MNREGA Commissioner Mrs. Rajeshwari B held a meeting with the officials regarding the successful implementation of the Unnati Project run under MNREGA, to complete the training of MNREGA workers on time and to provide direct benefits to the…