Bengal pre-poll violence: Two more killed in last 9 hrs, toll touches 17

Kolkata (IANS) Two more poll-related deaths over the July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal were reported in two districts in the past nine hours taking the toll to 17.

Body of Dilip Nahra, whose wife Chobi Nahara is an independent candidate,…

NCP National Executive meeting on at Sharad Pawar's Delhi residence

New Delhi (IANS) A day after a meeting in Mumbai, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday was chairing the party's National Executive meeting here in the wake of the split in the party by his nephew Ajit Pawar, who joined…

Indian contingent, Rafale jets to take part in Bastille Day parade of France

New Delhi (IANS) The Bastille Day parade of France will witness a 269-member tri-services contingent of the Indian Armed Forces marching alongside their French counterparts on July 14 in Paris.

The Indian contingent left for France on Thursday.…

Terrorist Pannun is alive, issues threat to Indian diplomats

Chandigarh (IANS) Confirming that he is alive and in New York, India’s designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on Thursday issued a fresh threat to Indian diplomats in Canada, the US, Australia and the UK.

Pannun, who founded Sikhs For…

Macron's diplomatic advisor discusses India-France strategic dialogue with Ajit Doval

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France next week, Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, called on National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here on Thursday.

Bonne also…

Former JDU president Gautam Sagar Rana resigned

Ranchi: Gautam Sagar Rana, former president of JDU and former leader of his party in Jharkhand, has resigned from the primary membership of the party.  He gave his resignation through a letter to the party's state president and Rajya Sabha MP…

ED will interrogate Krishna Saha for five days, after his arrest on Wednesday

Ranchi: Krishna Saha, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Sahebganj illegal mining case worth more than Rs 1000 crore, was presented in the special court on Thursday. On behalf of ED's advocate, a demand was made to the…

FCI is refusing to give food grains to the Jharkhand government at the behest of the Center - CPI

Ranchi: CPI State Executive Member Ajay Singh said because of FCI Jharkhand government has to buy rice at a higher price of Rs 5 per kg. The Food Corporation of India, run by the Government of India, has refused to provide food grains to the green…

Monsoon will gain momentum in the state after July 12, rain expected on July 7 and 8

Ranchi: According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of rain in the next 24 hours in the capital Ranchi. Monsoon clouds will dominate the sky of Jharkhand in the coming days. Ranchi is likely to receive intermittent rain during…

Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat train liked by passengers

Ranchi: The Vande Bharat train, which started from Ranchi to Patna from June 28, is seeing a lot of demand among the people. People are liking the executive chair more than Ranchi to Patna. This is the reason why long booking and waiting list is going…