Nation-wide traders strike against Flipkart-Walmart deal

New Delhi (IANS) Amid a nation-wide traders' strike on Friday called by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), the organization submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In response to the call for…

SC declines SIT probe, says arrests not for dissent

New Delhi (IANS): In a 2:1 majority judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere in the arrest of five activists in the Bhima Koregaon case in Maharashtra. It also declined to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT), allowing Pune…

NITI Aayog, Oracle join hands against counterfeit drugs in India

New Delhi (IANS): In a bid to battle the issue of counterfeit drugs in India, NITI Aayog on Friday joined hands with Cloud major Oracle, Apollo Hospitals and global pharmaceutical manufacturer Strides Pharma Sciences to pilot a real drug supply chain,…

Quake-triggered tsunami hits Indonesian city

Jakarta(IANS): A strong tsunami hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday following a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake, resulting in panicked people running on the streets amid collapsing buildings.

The giant sea wave of up to 2 metre (6.6ft)…

Five Maoists arrested in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS): Five Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Friday, police said.

Chatra Superintendent of Police Akhilesh B. Bariyar said the arrested men belonged to the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC). "We…

Pompeo to travel to Pyongyang in October to plan new Trump-Kim summit

United Nations (IANS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang in October to prepare a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Department of State said in a communique on Wednesday.

India's solar alliance gets major push with EIB funds

New York (IANS): In a major push to India's International Solar Alliance (ISA), European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer on Wednesday announced a major progress on tackling climate change globally at the One Planet Summit here.

India ready to take lead on climate action: Sushma Swaraj

United Nations (IANS): India has declared that as a firm believer in multilateralism, it was ready to take the lead on climate action.

"The world needs a roadmap for finance and technology to achieve the goals set out in the Convention…

Vice President Naidu lauds Jharkhand's achievement in cleanliness

Ranchi: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu appreciated the progress of cleanliness in Jharkhand. He was attending Jansamvad cum Awareness ceremony organized in Namkumu on Thursday under Cleanliness is Service 2018. 

The Vice President said…

Target to provide pure drinking water to all the households of the state by 2022- CM

Chief Minister Raghubar Das thanked all those people who contributed to the cleanliness campaign. The state has become 96% open defecation free, whereas 4 years ago it was only 16% open defecation free. The honest effort of all of you has reflected…