Punjab waives outstanding electricity bills till Dec 2021

Chandigarh (IANS) Fulfilling yet another promise made by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Maan to the people of the state, the Punjab government has waived outstanding electricity bills of all domestic category consumers till December 31, 2021.

The…

World’s largest multi regional OTT app ‘Choupal’ is bringing Bhojpuri’s second original web series ‘Lanka Mein Danka’*

Ranchi: Recently with the release of Bhojpuri’s first web series ‘Prapanch’, the first OTT ‘Choupal’ to enter the Bhojpuri market is now ready with another original web series ‘Lanka Mein Danka’. 

Ritesh Pandey and Priyanka Revdi will be seen…

Monsoon Session: Saryu Rai says will resign if from house if answers of govt are true

Ranchi: During the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Assembly independent MLA Saryu Rai in reply to a short notice question challenged the government’s answer saying that if the answer is correct he will resign from the membership of the assembly the…

Monsoon Session: Two BJP MLAs Amar Bauri & Manish Jaiswal Marshalled out

Ranchi: The third day of the ongoing Monsoon session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly was full of uproar and disruptions on Tuesday. With the commencement of the proceedings of the House in the Question Answer Hour, the functioning was disrupted…

Jharkhand Assembly passes first supplementary budget of Rs 3,436 Cr by voice vote

Ranchi: The first supplementary budget of Rs 3436 crore for the current financial year was passed by voice vote in the assembly on Tuesday during the ongoing Monsoon Session. AJSU MLA Lambodar Mahto had brought a cut motion on the supplementary budget…

China drills amount to air and sea blockade, says Taiwan

Taipei (IANS) Taiwan's government has issued strong condemnation of China's plans for live fire drills in locations around the island - Beijing's main response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, media reports said.

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Kamboj takes over as India's first woman Permanent Representative at UN

United Nations (IANS) Ruchira Kamboj took over as India's Permanent Representative to the UN - the first woman to hold the position - on Tuesday after presenting her credentials to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Earlier she tweeted:…

NIA-SIA raid several locations in J&K in terror funding case

New Delhi (IANS) A joint team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the State Investigating Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police was conducting raids in several areas of the union territory in connection with a terror funding case.

The…

Contrary to Pak military's report, BRAS claims responsibility for downing helicopter in Balochistan

Islamabad (IANS) Contrary to the Pakistani military's narration, Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) - an umbrella organisation of Baloch armed groups, claimed the responsibility for targeting and downing the military helicopter in the mountainous…

China to begin military drills around Taiwan as Pelosi visits

Beijing (IANS) Within minutes of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landing in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China said it would immediately begin "a series of joint military operations around the island", including using long-range live ammunition in the Taiwan…