Biden to consult leaders on reforming Security Council: US official

United Nations (IANS) Giving a new impetus to the movement for UN Security Council reforms, US President Joe Biden will consult with other leaders during the General Assembly's upcoming high-level session to "forge a consensus" on expanding the…

Rain forecast at few places over Jharkhand

Ranchi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a forecast of rain at a few places over Jharkhand. The monsoon at mean sea level was passing through Jaisalmer, Kota, Guna Ajmer, Ambikapur and Jharsuguda. 

The weather station said a…

Need for awareness on issues related to child rights in child protection: Rajeshwari B

Ranchi: Director of Jharkhand State Child Protection Institution Rajeshwari B said that many policies have been framed for children at the national and state level. Addressing a workshop in SIRD she said that to bring the same policies on the ground…

All eyes on Raj Bhawan now as Governor returns from New Delhi after a week

Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais on Thursday returned to Ranchi after a weeklong stay in Delhi following which now all eyes are upon him with the ruling UPA alliance anxiously waiting for his final order on Chief Minister Hemant Soren as the…

CM directs officials to make centralised data centre for all govt departments & offices

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that separate data centers of government departments and offices is not proper from the point of view of cyber security therefore in such a situation centralized data centers should be made for all departments…

Centre bans rice export

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government has banned the export of broken rice with effect from Friday.

The decision comes immediately after a 20 per cent export duty was levied on various grades of rice, which also came to force on Friday.

Mamata's support making Anubrata Mondal confident about his release soon

Kolkata (IANS) After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's came in his support, Anubrata Mondal, the party's Birbhum district president, who was arrested by the CBI on charges of involvement in the cattle smuggling scam, on Friday said…

SC gives Centre two weeks to file affidavit on plea against Places of Worship Act

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Friday undertook before the Supreme Court that it will respond within two weeks on petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

In March last…

Only legal loan apps to be hosted on app stores, says Centre

New Delhi (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will prepare a "whitelist" of all the legal apps and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will ensure that only these "whitelist" apps are hosted on app stores.

This decision…

Maoist bunker demolished in Jharkhand

Chaibasa/Latehar/(Agencies): Security forces demolished a large bunker of the proscribed CPI(Maoist) at Saranda forest in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district as part of the ‘Operation Octopus’ on Wednesday, a day after the recovery of a huge cache of…