After Azad, Anand Sharma resigns from Himachal committee

New Delhi (IANS) Upset for being ignored, Senior leader of the Congress, Anand Sharma has resigned from the Himachal Congress steering committee.

Sources close to Sharma said he has sent his letter to the Congress President after being sidelined…

From Jharkhand's rocky soil emerge young stars of women's football

Ranchi (IANS) Battling all odds, many Jharkhand women have made their way into national and international football teams and become role models for others.

The women's football team which shines at the national and international level includes…

Mehbooba Mufti placed under house arrest

Srinagar (IANS) Former chief minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti was placed under house arrest on Sunday in her official residence in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city.

Suhail Bukhari, spokesman of the…

FIR lodged against Imran Khan over threats hurled at police, judiciary and bureaucracy

Islamabad (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has been booked for openly hurling threats to senior most police officials, a female judge, the state institutions and bureaucracy during his public…

CM asks MLAs to take government schemes to villages and homes

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked the MLAs of the Mahagathbandhan to take welfare schemes being run by the state government to each and every village and home in the state.

Chairing a meeting of the cabinet ministers and MLAs…

Deep depression results in heavy to very heavy rain in Jharkhand

Ranchi: The deep depression which originated from the Bay of Bengal has resulted in heavy to very heavy rain over Jharkhand during the past 24 hours.

The deep depression was located over southern Jharkhand and adjoining north Odisha and West…

CM says BJP trying to destabilize govt, asks MLAs of Mahagathbandhan to remain cautious

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has cautioned MLAs of the UPA claiming that the BJP was trying to destabilize the government but his government is on a firm footing and the BJP would not to be able to fulfill its vested interests. In the meeting…

Arjun Munda launches second phase of Grameen Udyami in Jharkhand to skill tribal youth

Ranchi: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda on Saturday launched the second phase of the Rural Entrepreneur Project (Grameen Udyami) in the state capital to promote skill development and entrepreneurship among the tribal youth.

Speaking…

Loss of faith in judiciary will endanger democracy: CJI Ramana

Vijayawada (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Saturday said that if people lose faith and trust in the judiciary, the very survival of democracy will be at stake.

Justice Ramana, who is scheduled to demit office next week, said…

CM lays foundation for three road projects worth Rs 666 crore in capital, projects to ease traffic congestion

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday laid the foundation for three key road projects worth Rs 666.13 crore which will be providing relief from regular traffic jams that have been a major pain for the citizens of the state capital for the…