Fugitive Amritpal Singh's Britain-origin wife detained at Amritsar airport

Chandigarh (IANS) Fugitive Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh's Britain-origin wife Kirandeep Kaur was detained on Thursday at the Amritsar airport while she was trying to board a flight to London, officials said.

A senior police official…

After UAE & Saudi Arabia, Jaishankar discusses Sudan crisis with Egyptian counterpart

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday discussed with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, the ongoing situation in violence-hit Sudan.

"Discussed the concerning situation in Sudan just now with Egyptian Foreign…

CPI(Maoist) call for 48-hr Bihar-Jharkhand bandh

Patna (IANS) Enraged over the killing of five of its operatives in an encounter, Naxal group CPI(Maoist) has called for a 48-hour bandh in the Naxal-dominated areas of Bihar and Jharkhand starting Thursday.

The organisation claimed that the…

In heterosexual marriages, child may see alcoholic father thrashing mother, SC on same-sex marriage

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that in heterosexual couples, a child may see domestic violence - a father becoming an alcoholic, thrashing the mother, and asking her for money as it questioned the arguments that two spouses,…

French MNC SAFRAN's chief calls on PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Ross McInnes, Group Chairman of French multinational company SAFRAN, that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft as well as rocket engines, had called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the PMO said on Thursday.

According…

Nursery will be made at the district level for Birsa Harit Gram Yojana: Chandrashekhar

Ranchi: Secretary of the Rural Development Department Chandrashekhar has said that the implementation of schemes related to Mnreva should be done in a better and planned manner. Mnrega is a multidimensional scheme, under which many schemes related…

Jharkhand High Court directs Latehar, Garhwa, Palamu DCs to check illegal mining

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court today directed deputy commissioners of Latehar, Garhwa, and Palamu to ensure that no illegal mining takes place in their districts. 

A division bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra gave the direction while…

On the initiative of Jagarnath Mahto, 1932 was passed in cabinet and it will be kept alive at all costs: Chief Minister

Bokaro: Chief Minister Hemant Soren who reached Alargo in Chandrapura to participate in Jaggarnath Mahto’s Shradh program said that along with the family, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha too has suffered a major loss following the demise of Jaggarnath Da.

Government orders change in school timings as intense heat scorches Jharkhand

Ranchi: In the wake of the scorching summer, the Jharkhand school education and literacy department have changed the school timing of all categories of schools.

From Wednesday to April 25, the school timing for the students from KG to Class…

'Far reaching implications', Centre urges SC on making states/UTs party to same-sex marriage case

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has requested the Supreme Court to join all states and Union Territories (UTs) as a party in the ongoing hearing on petitions seeking legal sanction to same-sex marriages.

The Centre, in an affidavit, said: "The…