China performing simulation of attack on Taiwan: Defence Ministry

Taipei (IANS) In manoeuvres around Taiwan on Saturday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is performing "what it believed to be a simulation of an attack on Taiwan's main island", according to the Defence Ministry in Taipei.

The…

Why Tejas fighter aircraft are in demand?

New Delhi (IANS) The government had informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that Malaysia is procuring 18 Tejas fighter jets while the US, Argentina, Australia, Egypt, Indonesia and Philippines too have shown interest to procure the light combat aircraft…

After pressure from India, Sri Lanka urges China to defer entry of Chinese 'spy' ship

Colombo (IANS) Amid pressure from its immediate neighbour India, Sri Lanka has urged China to delay the entry of controversial Chinese ship 'Yuan Wang 5' into the Chinese controlled port in Southern Hambantota.

In a letter to the Chinese…

CISF trooper at Kolkata museum opens indiscriminate fire, kills colleague

Kolkata (IANS) A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper, deployed at the Indian Museum at the busy Park Street crossing, on Saturday opened indiscriminate fire from his AK-47 rifle, killing a colleague and injuring another one critically,…

Dhanbad judge murder case: Both convicts sentenced to life term without remission

Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (IANS) A special CBI court here on Saturday sentenced both the men convicted of the sensational murder of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, Uttam Anand, who was mowed down while out a morning walk, to life in jail…

Jharkhand Assembly adjourned Sine-die, Speaker says due to behavior of one party, forced to adjourn house a day earlier

Ranchi: Speaker Ravindra Nath Mahto on Thursday expressed his grief over the decision to declare ‘Sine- Die’ the Monsoon session of the Jharkhand Assembly a day earlier than its schedule. 

Addressing the press in his chamber at the Vidhansabha he…

Jharkhand Assembly passes three bills in Opposition’s absence, including one related to Azim Premji University

Ranchi: Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday passed three bills within an hour before it was adjourned Sine-die due to the ‘unruly’ behaviour of BJP MLAs. The three bills include Kaushal Vidya Entrepreneurship, Digital and Skill University Bill 2022, Azim…

Government making continuous efforts for upliftment of tribal society: Hemant Soren

Ranchi: The state government is making continuous efforts for the upliftment of Tribal Society Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Friday adding that after the formation of the state for the first time on August 9 and 10 Jharkhand Tribal Festival…

Labourer from Bihar killed in J&K grenade attack

Srinagar (IANS) A labourer from Bihar was killed and two others from the same state in a grenade attack by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday night, police said.

The attack took place in Gadoora area of Pulwama.

ED files chargesheet in Yes Bank-DHFL case

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a chargesheet running over 90 pages in connection with a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) pertaining to the Yes Bank-DHFL scam before a special PMLA court.