23 students part of Jharkhand govt sponsored Akanksha scheme clear JEE Mains

Ranchi: With the NTA releasing the marks for JEE Main 2023, the Jharkhand government has also released a list of 23 students that cleared the Mains.

Toppers among these students include Dhiraj Barnwal (99.19%), Himanshu Mahato (96.97%), Abhishekh…

RBI hikes repo rate by 25 bps, inflation outlook mixed

Chennai (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent.

Wednesday's MPC meeting is the last one for this fiscal.

The repo rate is…

Turkey-Syria toll reaches 9,638, rescue efforts becoming 'harder'

Ankara/Damascus (IANS) The death toll from the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week has reached 9,638 on Wednesday, with rescue efforts becoming "harder" due to freezing weather in the two countries, authorities…

One client will not affect Indian banking system: RBI Governor on Adani row

Chennai (IANS) An individual client -- Adani Group -- will not bring down the Indian banking system as the country's banking sector is resilient and strong, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said.

Queried about the Indian…

J'khand: Protests break out as 2 die, 3 get injured in elephant attacks

Ranchi (IANS) The people of Jharkhand's Hazaribagh blocked the Hazaribagh-Chatra road in protest after two people died and three were injured in a series of elephant attacks in the city.

The wild animal got separated from its herd and attacked…

DC reviews works related to revenue department

Ranchi: Under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Rahul Kumar Sinha the works/matters related to land revenue were reviewed. Additional Collector, Ranchi Rajesh Kumar Barwar, Deputy Collector, Land Reforms Rajeev Kumar, Sub-Divisional Officer,…

HC stays construction work adjacent to Ratan Heights in Capital

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the construction of a new apartment which was started four months ago adjacent to Ratan Heights in Morabadi under the Bariatu police station area in the heart of the Jharkhand capital.

The court besides…

Congress stages protests against Adani

Ranchi: The Jharkhand unit of the Congress party protested outside the Kutchery Branch of the State Bank of India in Jharkhand’s capital demanding an investigation into the ‘irregularities’ committed by the Adani group of companies by either a joint parliamentary…

CM meets Union Minister Giriraj Singh, demands houses for 8.37 lakh families of Jharkhand under PM Awas Yojana

New Delhi/Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren met Union Minister for Rural Development Giriraj Singh in New Delhi and urged the Central Government to provide houses to 8, 37, 222 families registered under Aawas Plus under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin.

Jharkhand likely to get Three Vande Bharat Trains

 Ranchi: Jharkhand is likely to soon get three Vande Bharat Trains which will be connecting the state to Patna and Bihar. The railways is planning to run these trains equipped with sleeper facilities on the routes where the distance is more than 400…