Secretary Rural Development asks officials to complete construction of pending houses soon

Ranchi: Secretary of the Rural Development Department Manish Ranjan directed the officials to complete the pending construction of homes under PMAY (Rural) on a priority basis. Addressing all the Deputy Development Commissioners of the state via videoconferencing…

High-level railway committee to assess passenger amenities across nine stations in Jharkhand

Dhanbad: A seven-member high-level committee of the Railway Board will inspect and assess the available facilities for passengers at nine railway stations under the Dhanbad Rail Division of East Central Railway (ECR) from Wednesday.

As per…

Ambit of Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda increased, Jharkhand govt inks historic MoU with British High Commission

Ranchi: In a historic move the Government of Jharkhand and The Foreign, Commonwealth and  Development Office (FCDO), British High Commission New Delhi will enter in a partnership to award the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Scholarship to up to five…

Government continuously moving forward in area of providing better healthcare facilities: CM

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday said that the state government is continuously moving forward to provide better healthcare facilities to the people of the state. Speaking in a function after handing over appointment letters…

In implied criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, India calls it 'affront to common security'

United Nations (IANS) In one of the strongest implied criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, India has called it "an affront to common security".

In keeping with India's delicate balancing act without naming Russia, India's…

India warns UN may face oblivion without reforms to make it relevant

United Nations (IANS) India has warned that the world body UN could slip into oblivion and be overtaken by more democratic organisations if the UN Security Council is not reformed to make it more relevant to today's geopolitical realities.

SC: Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act 2016 can't be applied retrospectively

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Section 3(2) of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act 1988 as unconstitutional on the ground of being manifestly arbitrary.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said the amendment…

Bilkis Bano case: SC agrees to examine plea against remission of convicts

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea challenging the remission granted to the 11 who were convicted for the rape and murder in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case.

The plea was mentioned by advocate Aparna Bhat and senior…

Adani media arm to indirectly acquire 29.18% stake in NDTV, launch open offer

Ahmedabad (IANS) Adani media arm AMG Media Networks Ltd's (AMNL) wholly-owned subsidiary VCPL, which holds warrants of NDTV's promoter group company RRPR Holding Private Ltd (RRPR), entitling it to convert them into 99.99 per cent stake in…

BJP suspends Raja Singh for making derogatory remarks against Prophet

Hyderabad (IANS) A city court on Tuesday sent a BJP legislator Raja Singh to judicial custody for 14 days for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad.

Raja Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday morning, was presented at Nampally Criminal…