Farmers launch another Nashik-Mumbai 'long march'

Nashik/Mumbai (IANS) For the third time in five years, thousands of farmers will start marching to Mumbai in a 'long march' from Monday, for their various demands that remain pending, the organisers said here.

The long march -- coming…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Cong concerned about my grave, I am concerned about development: PM Modi

Mandya (Karnataka) (IANS) Making an emotional appeal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Sunday that the opposition Congress was "only concerned about his grave", and added that, "my concern is about development".

Addressing a mega public…

Not in conformity with societal morality, Indian ethos: Centre in SC on same-sex marriage

New Delhi (IANS) The central government has told the Supreme Court that living together as partners and having sexual relationship by same sex individuals, which is decriminalised now, is not comparable with the Indian family unit -- a husband, a…