Inflation not 'red lettered' priority: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that inflation is not a "red lettered" priority as it has cooled down in the last few weeks.

Addressing the India Ideas Summit, she said that the Centre's priority…

Yatra aims to counter polarisation; want Rahul to become party president: Gehlot

Kanyakumari (IANS) Ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rajasthan Chief Minister AshoK Gehlot on Wednesday said that the march was being conducted to counter the communal polarisation of the country. He added that the party wanted Rahul Gandhi to take over…

WFP warns against rising hunger levels in SL

Colombo (IANS) Amid skyrocketing food prices and inflation in Sri Lanka, the latest report by the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) revealed that hunger levels were rising sharply as four out of five households were limiting portion sizes and skipping…

Indian rocket maker Agnikul gets patent for single-piece rocket engines

Chennai (IANS) Indian rocket maker Agnikul Cosmos has said it has secured the patent from the Indian government for its design and manufacturing of single-piece rocket engines.

Agnilet, one such single piece engine, is the world's first…

NCPCR criticises Dumka district administration for not cooperating with visiting team

Dumka: The chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongo criticized the Hemant Soren government for not supporting the team he led to visit Dumka to take stock of the dual murder of minor girls that had…

State Govt soon to proceed to formulate a local policy on the basis of the Khatiyan of 1932: Hemant

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister said that the State Government was going to proceed very quickly to formulate a local policy on the basis of the Khatiyan of 1932. He said that the government is also concerned about drought, the situation is not good…

Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand wins trust vote in the assembly, opposition stages walkout

Ranchi: Hemant Soren-led Mahagathbandhan government won a vote of confidence in the Jharkhand Assembly in which 48 votes were cast in favor of the trust vote while the entire opposition boycotted the vote.

Responding on behalf of the government…

Moody's retains India's sovereign credit ratings

Mumbai (IANS) The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, higher inflation and tightening global financial conditions on the back of policy tightening, is unlikely to derail India's ongoing recovery from the pandemic in 2022 and 2023, Moody's…

More rains predicted in the state for the next few days

Ranchi: Despite the weather is constantly changing in Jharkhand as sometimes it rains heavily and sometimes scorching the sun is coming out but the people of Ranchi will not get relief from rain for the next five to six days.

According to the…

NCPCR Chief to visit Dumka on Sept 5 to look into death of 14-year-old tribal girl

Ranchi: The chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Priyank Kanoongon will be travelling to Dumka on September 5. He will be coming to look into the case of a yet another incident of alleged rape and murder of…