UN:Sushma discusses strategic cooperation, trade, development at bilaterals

United Nations (IANS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met nine leaders from across the globe in a whirlwind of bilateral interactions and spoke at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit.

She began her day on Monday by attending the high-level…

Publicise criminal records of candidates: SC to political parties

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed political parties to post on their websites and publicise in the media full details of the criminal charges the candidates they are fielding in elections are facing.

Pronouncing the judgment,…

CM directs all DC's to make implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme smooth

Antodaya becomes the basis of development. The service of humanity is Integral Humanism. On the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, after weekly review of Jansamvad Kendra at Suchna Bhawan said the above while…

Complete the construction of toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission by October 2 - CM Das

Chief Minister Raghubar Das ordered to make the report available in the CMO by checking all the government buildings which are semi-constructed and vacant by reviewing their present utility. He has sought the report of all the buildings located in…

Jharkhand government pardons 129 prisoners on Gandhi Jayanti eve

According to the ideals of the Father of the Nation, a new India will be built with conduct and fairness. Chief Minister Raghubar Das said this in the meeting of Jharkhand State Punishment Review Board in Project Building. The Chief Minister said…

Amnesty urges China to end 'brainwashing' Muslims in Xinjiang

Beijing (IANS): Amnesty International (AI) in a report on Monday urged the Chinese government to end the "brainwashing" of nearly one million Muslims held in "re-education" camps in the Xinjiang Uighur region.

In the past…

Pakistan's one-trick pony act on Kashmir doesn't resonate at UN: Akbaruddin

United Nations(By Arul Louis - IANS): India will be focusing on a multilateral agenda at the high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) session that begins on Tuesday and let Pakistan be a "one-trick pony" on Kashmir if it wants to, India's…

Modi dedicates airport in Sikkim, attacks past governments on northeast development

Pakyong (Sikkim) (IANS) Marking a new milestone in the country's aviation sector by bringing Sikkim into air network, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the previous governments accusing them of having neglected the northeast…

4 Maoists arrested in Palamau

Ranchi (IANS): Four Maoists, including one who carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh for his capture, were arrested on Monday in Jharkhand's Palamau district, police said.

Acting on a tip, the police arrested them including Guddu Yadav who carried…

US-China trade war escalates with biggest sets of tariffs

Washington (IANS): The ongoing trade war between the US and China further escalated on Monday as the two economic powerhouses slapped each other with the largest rounds of tariffs yet, unleashing punitive duties now on roughly half of their traded…