Kolkata's iconic swimming club gutted, no casualty reported

Kolkata (IANS) Bhawanipur Swimming Club, the iconic swimming training center in Kolkata, which has traditionally gifted West Bengal with many talented swimmers, and counts Bengali matinee idol Uttam Kumar as one of its former members, was totally…

Ranchi PMLA court asks jail to explain reasons for CCTV footage denial to ED

Ranchi: The Special PMLA court of Prabhat Kumar Sharma in Ranchi has directed the superintendent of the Birsa Munda Central Jail Hamid Akhtar to explain the reasons behind the denial of the CCTV footage of the inside of the jail to the Enforcement…

Leopard that killed minor in Garhwa to be categorised as man-eater

Daltonganj: The leopard that took the life of a five-year-old boy in the Bhandariya block of the Garhwa district is now being called a maneater. 

Kumar Ashish, the conservator of forest Palamu said that the post-mortem details of the boy killed…

Jharkhand governor asks President to authorize Hindi as language of court proceedings

Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has written a letter to the President to authorize Hindi as the language of proceedings of the Jharkhand High Court using the provisions provided in Article 348(2) of the Constitution in the interest of the state…

Education will be on the lines of CBSE in government schools too says Jagarnath Mahto

Ranchi: Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto said education will be on the lines of CBSE in government schools of the state. Addressing a program organized by Save the Children at Hotel Radisson Blu here that the level of education in Jharkhand…

Officers should take their responsibilities seriously regarding ambitious schemes: Hemant Soren

Deoghar: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked the officers to take the responsibility seriously as far as execution of government schemes was concerned in the state. Chairing a high-level review meeting at the circuit house here he said…

Bilkis Bano case: SC dismisses review against May judgment on remission policy

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed by Bilkis Bano challenging the apex court's May 13 judgment, which held that remission of accused, convicted for gangrape and multiple murders, should be considered as per…

If judges & journalists falter, democracy will crash: Jurist Shrikrishna

Mumbai (IANS) If judges and journalists hesitate in their duty to take the side of truth and speak the truth to the powers that be, then democracy will collapse, cautioned eminent jurist and retired Justice B.N. Shrikrishna.

"Speak the truth…

Govt committed to achieving defence production target of $22 bn by 2025: Rajnath

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the government is working and committed to increasing the defence production target from current $12 billion to $22 billion by 2025.

"You (industry) can imagine, with this kind…

No tax increase on any item; GST on biofuel down to 5% from 18%

New Delhi (IANS) No tax increase on any item was decided at the GST Council meeting on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Council recommended reducing GST on biofuel from 18 per cent to 5 per cent.

The GST Council has made the recommendations relating…