Bhopal gas tragedy: SC dismisses Centre's plea seeking additional compensation of Rs 7.4K crore

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a curative petition filed by the Centre demanding an additional compensation of Rs 7,400 crore from the successor firms of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for the victims of 1984…

'Zoho's Vembu wrong in leaving special child, Forbes article undermines his commitment to India'

Chennai (IANS) The Forbes magazine article about Zoho Corporation's Founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu "is to undermine his commitment to India and its civilisation", "Thuglak" magazine editor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue S. Gurumurthy…

Denial of RTI to non-citizens would be against Indian Constitution: Delhi HC

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court has held that both Indian citizens and non-citizens have access to the Right to Information (RTI), and to restrict that to non-citizens would be against both the RTI Act and the Indian Constitution.

AS…

Budget session of Vidhansabha to commence from Monday: Uproar expected in house on recruitment policy

Ranchi: The budget session of the Jharkhand Assembly, which was adjourned after the uproar over the planning policy, is resuming from Monday after the Holi break. It is expected that the beginning of the House will be about recruitment policy and…

Tribal organizations organise Maharally in capital over Sarna Dharma Code, say no vote without Sarna Code

Ranchi: On the demand of the Sarna Religious Code a Maharally of various tribal organizations was held under the banner of Adivasi Samaj Sarna Dharma Raksha Abhiyaan at Morhabadi Grounds of the state capital in which the speakers gave the call of…

Eight lakh students to appear in matriculation and inter examination across 1400 centers from Tuesday

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Academic Council will start the matriculation and intermediate examinations from March 14. Nearly eight lakh students will appear in the matriculation and intermediate exams this year. These include 4.50 lakh matriculation and…

On orders of CM surprise inspection of PDS shops across the state held, dozens of PDS licenses canceled and hundreds suspended

Ranchi: On the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren surprise inspection of public distribution system shops across the state was done by the officials appointed at the district level.

In this connection 63 in Lohardaga, 56 in Giridih, 66…

Russian Defence Ministry eliminating Wagner on battlefields in Bakhmut

Moscow (IANS) The conflict between Russian Ministry of Defence and Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin has likely reached a climax as thousands of fighters have died fighting in Ukraine's Bakhmut city.

According to the Institute for…

US regulators shut Signature Bank, 3rd big collapse in a week

Washington (IANS) Signature Bank, one of the two significant banks for the crypto industry, has also been shut down by the New York regulators -- the third US bank failure within a week.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Board…

PM greets 'RRR', 'The Elephant Whisperers' teams for winning Oscars

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated music director M.M. Keeravani and lyricist Chandra Bose after their song "Naatu! Naatu!" from the Telugu film "RRR" won the prestigious Oscar award.

Modi also congratulated…