WFP warns against rising hunger levels in SL

Colombo (IANS) Amid skyrocketing food prices and inflation in Sri Lanka, the latest report by the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) revealed that hunger levels were rising sharply as four out of five households were limiting portion sizes and skipping…

Yatra aims to counter polarisation; want Rahul to become party president: Gehlot

Kanyakumari (IANS) Ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rajasthan Chief Minister AshoK Gehlot on Wednesday said that the march was being conducted to counter the communal polarisation of the country. He added that the party wanted Rahul Gandhi to take over…

Inflation not 'red lettered' priority: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that inflation is not a "red lettered" priority as it has cooled down in the last few weeks.

Addressing the India Ideas Summit, she said that the Centre's priority…

Mumbai-bound Vistara flight returns midway to Delhi after 'whistling' sound

New Delhi (IANS) A Vistara airline Mumbai-bound flight returned midway to Delhi after a "whistling" sound was heard on the right side of the Boeing 737 aircraft cockpit.

Aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered…

India calls for 'mutual restraint' around embattled Ukrainian nuke plant

United Nations (IANS) Amid widespread warnings of a potential "catastrophe" at Europe's largest nuclear power plant trapped in the middle of the Ukraine war, India has called on both Moscow and Kiev to show "mutual restraint".

"With a view…

'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to be turning point of Indian politics: Cong

Kanyakumari (IANS) Ahead of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' on Wednesday, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that this will be a turning point in Indian politics and will mark a new beginning.

"A day when India's oldest political…

Moody's retains India's sovereign credit ratings

Mumbai (IANS) The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, higher inflation and tightening global financial conditions on the back of policy tightening, is unlikely to derail India's ongoing recovery from the pandemic in 2022 and 2023, Moody's…

Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand wins trust vote in the assembly, opposition stages walkout

Ranchi: Hemant Soren-led Mahagathbandhan government won a vote of confidence in the Jharkhand Assembly in which 48 votes were cast in favor of the trust vote while the entire opposition boycotted the vote.

Responding on behalf of the government…

State Govt soon to proceed to formulate a local policy on the basis of the Khatiyan of 1932: Hemant

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister said that the State Government was going to proceed very quickly to formulate a local policy on the basis of the Khatiyan of 1932. He said that the government is also concerned about drought, the situation is not good…

NCPCR criticises Dumka district administration for not cooperating with visiting team

Dumka: The chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongo criticized the Hemant Soren government for not supporting the team he led to visit Dumka to take stock of the dual murder of minor girls that had…