Saktigarh shootout: Deceased coal trader had criminal record, says WB Police

Kolkata (IANS) Raju Jha, the coal trader killed in a shootout at Saktigarh in East Burdwan district of West Bengal, had a criminal record.

He was on killed late Saturday evening. As per police records, towards the closing years of the previous…

India moves one step further towards having its own 'space shuttle' or reusable rocket

Chennai (IANS) India on Sunday moved a step ahead in getting its own reusable launch vehicle or reusable rocket (simply put similar to space shuttle) with the country's space agency successfully completing the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous…

'If CM's wife runs pvt school...': Kejriwal's dig at his Assam counterpart

Guwahati (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticised his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma at a rally here over a multitude of issues including education, health and governance.

Kejriwal also criticised the Assam Chief…

Parliamentary panel expresses concern over delay in data protection bill

New Delhi (IANS) A Parliamentary panel has held that the delay in the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 - which was withdrawn by the government in August 2022 for further scrutiny amid concerns raised by stakeholders and political…

Naxals looted explosives, detonators meant for mining activities in West Singhbhum

Chaibasa: A squad of CPIMaoist rebels has decamped with explosives and detonators from a godown at Parambal Forest under the Kiriburu Police Station area of the West Singhbhum district. The godown belongs to a private firm, DK Ghosh and Company, which…

Birsa Munda airport is 2nd best in all-India customers satisfaction ranking

Ranchi: Birsa Munda Airport has been adjudged as the second best in all India Customer Satisfaction ranking on the basis of a survey done from April 2022 to March 2023. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) had organized the survey with the help of an…

Poverty will not be a deterrent for students of Jharkhand says Chief Minister

Ranchi: Following the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren consistent efforts are being made to achieve inclusivity in education. In this regard recently, the Chief Minister has given orders to extend full support to Ankit Kumar, a resident…

Howrah Ram Navami clashes: CID takes over investigation

Kolkata (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal police has taken over the charge of investigation in the clashes in Howrah district on Thursday over a Ram Navami procession that continued on Friday.

Sources from the…

Drunk elderly Swede molests IndiGo hostess on Bangkok-Mumbai flight, nabbed

Mumbai (IANS) In another case of unruly behaviour in the mid-air, an inebriated elderly Swedish national was arrested late on Thursday for allegedly abusing and molesting an IndiGo crew member on a Bangkok-Mumbai flight, officials said here on Saturday.

Georgia legislature takes aim at attacks on Hinduism from academia, condemns Hinduphobia

New York (IANS) Georgia's legislature has taken aim at the attacks on Hinduism emanating from academia and condemned "Hinduphobia, anti-Hindu bigotry and intolerance".

The resolution adopted unanimously by the State House of Representatives,…