Hunted for their tusks, elephants wreak havoc on humans in Jharkhand

Ranchi/(IANS): The conflict between elephants and humans does not seem to end in Jharkhand. Since the last eight months, 55 people have lost their lives after they were trampled to death by elephants, while 10 tuskers were killed either in accidents…

Rain and cloud cover expected till September 29

Ranchi: According to the information received from the Meteorological Department, many districts including the state capital Ranchi will remain cloudy till September 29. There is also a possibility of light to moderate rain once or twice. 

According…

BJP celebrates birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay across state

Ranchi: The BJP celebrated the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay in the entire state and paid tributes to him. The party celebrated this program at the booth level in all the 27 organizational districts of the state. State BJP President and…

Nitish, Lalu Prasad reach 10 Janpath to meet Sonia

New Delhi (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Sunday reached 10 Janpath to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss matters pertaining to opposition unity.

The two leaders will brief the Congress chief…

No peace overtures expected between India and Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) An escalation between India and Pakistan is highly unlikely, but the upcoming change of command in the Pakistan Army and general elections in both neighbouring countries would not allow for any major progress towards normalisation…

Russia backs India for permanent seat on UNSC calling it key international actor

United Nations (IANS) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has endorsed India for a permanent seat on the Security Council calling it a key international actor.

"The Council and UN have to be aligned to contemporary realities," he said…

Those politicising terrorism 'do so at their own peril', Jaishankar warns

United Nations (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for 'zero tolerance' for terrorism and warned that those who prevent UN sanctions against terrorists "do so at their own peril".

"Having borne the brunt…

Congress prepares for first non-Gandhi president after 1998

New Delhi (IANS) The coming week Congress leaders will be filing nomination papers for the presidential poll. It now seems that apart from Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari will throw his…

China takes aim at Quad, also says no country should abuse power to bully others

United Nations (IANS) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi took aim at the Quad and other such initiatives, saying, "We should jointly oppose group politics and block confrontation."

"Pursuing one's own absolute security can only undermine…

Education to benefit people of state more than industries says CM as Jharkhand signs MoU for Azim Premji University

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said that the state has many industries like Tata, Birla, SAIL and Coal India but the people have not benefited much rather it is education which is more beneficial for present as well as future generations. We…