Govt imposes 40% duty on onion export

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Saturday imposed a 40 per cent export duty on onion exports till December 31.

The announcement was made through a notification on Saturday. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect, and…

SC asks Centre, State information Commissions to ensure public authorities make proactive disclosures under RTI Act

New Delhi, (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to Central and State Information Commissions for proper implementation of Section 4 of the RTI Act requiring public authorities to make regular proactive disclosures of information through…

Fire erupts in Udyan Express after reaching B’luru railway station, no casualties

Bengaluru (IANS) After about two hours into its arrival at the Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) train station in Bengaluru, a fire erupted on board the Udyan Express on Saturday, railway officials said.

An official communication from the…

PM Modi dials Iranian President, discusses greater cooperation over Chabahar Port

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi. The two leaders discussed matters of bilateral and regional importance.

The two leaders reiterated their commitment…

CM Hemant Soren handed over offer letters to 10,020 candidates during Rozgar Mela

Ranchi:  Assistant police personnel of the state will get an extension of two years, Minister Hemant Soren made this announcement while addressing the offer letter distribution ceremony at the Divisional Employment Fair organized in Chaibasa.

SC refuses to stay publication of caste-based survey results in Bihar

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim direction requiring the Bihar government to abstain from publishing the results of the caste-based survey.

“We will not stay anything, unless there is a strong prima facie…

Navy to set up special squadron for drones to evaluate GRSE's AUV: Naval chief

Kolkata (IANS) The Indian Navy is in the process of setting up a special Remotely Piloted Squadron for aerial, surface and sub-surface drones, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R. Hari Kumar told IANS.

The Navy is already in the process of…

Sensex falls below 65K mark

New Delhi (IANS) BSE Sensex has fallen below the 65,000 points mark and is trading down 291 points on Friday morning.

BSE Sensex is trading at 64,859 points. IT stocks are leading the fall with TCS, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Infosys down more than…

Guj football betting scam: Chinese national yanks off Rs 1,400 cr in 9 days

Ahmedabad (IANS) A Chinese national collaborated with local partners to engineer a football betting app that ensnared approximately 1,200 people from northern Gujarat, inflicting a staggering loss of Rs 1,400 crore upon the victims within a mere nine-day…

Chief Minister Hemant Soren inaugurated Free Residential Coaching for Tribal Students

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren inaugurated the Free Residential Coaching Center for Tribal Students at Padma Shree Dr. Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Research Center in Ranchi on Thursday.

He said, Today is the era of competition.