Jharkhand’ soil moderately acidic, says ICFRE-IFP study

Ranchi: Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP), a research institute situated in Ranchi has worked along with the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) to issue the country’s first-ever Forest Soil Health Card (FSHC) on Friday.

In day showing New Delhi's rising global profile, India becomes UNSC president

United Nations (IANS) In a day marking India's rising global profile, it assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council -- hours after taking over the leadership of the G20, with the promise of working to promote unity in a fractured world.

India stands tall, proud and no one pushes it around: Kamboj

United Nations (IANS) India is a big country that "stands tall and proud on its own" with its own relations with competing international blocs and nobody pushes it around.

That was the message from India's Permanent Representative Ruchira…

As largest democracy with 2,500-year legacy, no one preaches to India: Kamboj

United Nations (IANS) As the world's largest democracy with a legacy going back millenniums, nobody needs to preach to India, New Delhi's Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said.

"We don't need to be told what to…

Centre directs FM radio channels not to play songs glorifying drugs

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued an advisory cautioning FM radio channels against playing songs which glorifies drugs and gun culture.

The ministry has said that strict action will be taken against…

Anti-Brahmin-Baniya slogans on walls of JNU spark controversy

New Delhi (IANS) A controversy has once again erupted at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), this time over the walls of several buildings on the university campus being defaced with anti-Brahmin and anti-Baniya slogans.

Slogans against…

Moosewala murder mastermind Goldy Brar detained in California: Sources

New Delhi (IANS) Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar who masterminded the killing of famed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, has been detained in California, sources said on Friday.

He has been in police custody for the last seven days, the sources…

ISRO espionage case: SC sets aside anticipatory bail granted by Kerala HC to accused

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Kerala High Court's orders granting anticipatory bail to former police and intelligence bureau officers in the case connected with the framing of scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994…

Cabinet nod to bicycles for Class VIII to X students this year

Ranchi: The Jharkhand cabinet after its meeting approved distribution of bicycles among the students which was due for the last two years.

Bicycles are given to students of the government schools in class VIII every year.  However, it was not…

Participation of community is very important for elimination of Filariasis and Kala Azar: Banna Gupta

Ranchi: Community participation is key to the success of the filariasis elimination programme and we must work together to make Jharkhand Filariasis and Kala-azar free said State Health Minister Banna Gupta during the launch ceremony of Mass Drug…