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,…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Govt hikes interest rate of small saving schemes, maximum in Sukanya Samridhi Yojana

New Delhi (IANS) The Government has effected significant hike in interest rates of small savings schemes, like senior citizen saving schemes, national saving certificate (NSC), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and monthly income scheme (MIS). The new rates…

Indore temple tragedy: Death toll rises to 36, youngest victim 2 yr-old boy

Bhopal (IANS) The death toll in Indore's Sri Baleshwar Mahadev temple tragedy has risen to 36, with the body of the last missing person - a 53-year-old man - being retrieved from the deep stepwell on Friday afternoon.

With this, an over…

Indian stock markets close FY23 on a high note

Chennai (IANS) The two Indian stock markets went up on Friday, the last day of FY23, with scrips in most of the sectors ending in green, said experts.

Globally too the markets rallied up with foreign institutional investors (FII) being the…

Four killed in blast in chemical factory in UP

Bulandshahr (IANS) Four people were killed on Friday in an explosion in a chemical factory in Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The incident took place in a house, where the factory was running, on Dhikoli road in the Nagar Kotwali area.