Kolkata's iconic swimming club gutted, no casualty reported

Kolkata (IANS) Bhawanipur Swimming Club, the iconic swimming training center in Kolkata, which has traditionally gifted West Bengal with many talented swimmers, and counts Bengali matinee idol Uttam Kumar as one of its former members, was totally…

Vyapam scam probe expected to lead to BJP leaders, ex-ministers

Bhopal (IANS) The political temperature in Madhya Pradesh is expected to rise over the probe into the Professional Examination Board (Vyapam) scam which is expected to affect many BJP leaders and former ministers.

The Vyapam scam has been in…

Coming up in Hawaii with Indian help, world's largest 'eye on the universe'

Mumbai (IANS) In a thrilling astronomical development, the world's largest "eye on the universe" -- an Optical, Infra-red, Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) -- is fast coming up with critical help from Indian scientists, engineers and industries at…

Chief Minister asks Centre to clear Rs 1,36,000 crore in dues from coal companies minning in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has demanded the centre to clear dues worth Rs 1,36,000 crores owed by the various coal mining companies of the state. While speaking at the 25th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council held in Kolkata in…

Sub-10 chill prevails at several places across Jharkhand

Ranchi: The plummeting minimum temperature has resulted in Sub-10 chill at several places across Jharkhand.

Met statistics revealed that the minimum temperature dropped below 10 degrees Celsius at several places including Daltonganj, Deoghar,…

Winter Session: CM to hold UPA meet on Sunday afternoon

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will hold a meeting of UPA MLAs at the Chief Minister’s residence on Sunday. A day before the winter session of the Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister called all the MLAs of the United Progressive…

Jharkhand demands 1268 crore dues from Center in GST Council meeting

Ranchi: In the 48th meeting of the GST Council, Jharkhand has sought Rs 1,268 crore from the Centre. Jharkhand’s Finance Minister Dr Rameshwar Oraon demanded payment of the arrears of the compensation item on behalf of the state in the council meeting…

Mahanagar Congress stages Bharat Jodo Yatra in capital

Ranchi: The Ranchi Mahanagar Congress Committee and Ranchi District Rural Congress Committee organised Bharat Jodo Yatra in the capital which was attended by senior leaders of the party. Bharat Jodo Yatra was started by garlanding the martyrs at the…

No tax increase on any item; GST on biofuel down to 5% from 18%

New Delhi (IANS) No tax increase on any item was decided at the GST Council meeting on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Council recommended reducing GST on biofuel from 18 per cent to 5 per cent.

The GST Council has made the recommendations relating…

Govt committed to achieving defence production target of $22 bn by 2025: Rajnath

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the government is working and committed to increasing the defence production target from current $12 billion to $22 billion by 2025.

"You (industry) can imagine, with this kind…