Rs 200 cr scam case: Jacqueline to appear before Delhi court today

New Delhi (IANS) Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez will, on Monday, appear before Patiala House Court in connection with the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving multi-millionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

Recently, the Enforcement…

Light rain and thunder expected at isolated places in Jharkhand

Ranchi: IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre issued a forecast of light rain in isolated pockets of Jharkhand. Dry weather is expected to prevail in most places, said weathermen adding that one or two places including capital Ranchi might have the possibility of…

Delegation of Mudma Pahada Jatra Committee meets CM

Ranchi: delegation of the historic Raji Padha Jatra Committee Mudma met Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his residential office. Chief Minister Hemant Soren was invited by the delegation to attend the worship ceremony of the two-day Jatra dated October…

Education to benefit people of state more than industries says CM as Jharkhand signs MoU for Azim Premji University

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said that the state has many industries like Tata, Birla, SAIL and Coal India but the people have not benefited much rather it is education which is more beneficial for present as well as future generations. We…

China takes aim at Quad, also says no country should abuse power to bully others

United Nations (IANS) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi took aim at the Quad and other such initiatives, saying, "We should jointly oppose group politics and block confrontation."

"Pursuing one's own absolute security can only undermine…

Congress prepares for first non-Gandhi president after 1998

New Delhi (IANS) The coming week Congress leaders will be filing nomination papers for the presidential poll. It now seems that apart from Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari will throw his…

Those politicising terrorism 'do so at their own peril', Jaishankar warns

United Nations (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for 'zero tolerance' for terrorism and warned that those who prevent UN sanctions against terrorists "do so at their own peril".

"Having borne the brunt…

Russia backs India for permanent seat on UNSC calling it key international actor

United Nations (IANS) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has endorsed India for a permanent seat on the Security Council calling it a key international actor.

"The Council and UN have to be aligned to contemporary realities," he said…

No peace overtures expected between India and Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) An escalation between India and Pakistan is highly unlikely, but the upcoming change of command in the Pakistan Army and general elections in both neighbouring countries would not allow for any major progress towards normalisation…

Nitish, Lalu Prasad reach 10 Janpath to meet Sonia

New Delhi (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Sunday reached 10 Janpath to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss matters pertaining to opposition unity.

The two leaders will brief the Congress chief…