11 electrocuted in TN religious chariot procession

Chennai (IANS) Eleven persons were electrocuted and 16 others injured when the top of a chariot belonging to Appar mutt touched the overhead power cable in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning.

According to police, the accident…

Lobbying by US-based Islamist groups against India on grounds of religious freedom

New Delhi (IANS) There has been a continual lobbying against India, particularly on the grounds of religious freedom, by influencing the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), The Disinfolab reported.

India was listed as…

Nepal bans import of luxurious items as economic crisis deepens

Kathmandu (IANS) Nepal government has imposed a total ban on the import of 10 luxurious goods until mid-July 2022 after the country's economic crisis deepened.

The measure has been taken to stop further depleting the country's foreign…

KCR hints at floating national party with alternative agenda

Hyderabad (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday hinted at floating a national party to implement an alternative national agenda.

Addressing the plenary of TRS here, KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known,…

India will engage with world with own terms, era of dictation over: Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) India will engage with the world on its own terms and the country does not require anyone's approval to do so, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar asserted on Wednesday.

"It is better to engage with the world on the…

India offers additional $500 million after China's muted response to Sri Lanka's request

Colombo/New Delhi (IANS) "A friend in need is a friend indeed" is the saying as it goes. The dictum is in full play as India has offered Sri Lanka an additional $500 million to help it to import fuel while it is in an advance stage of discussion with…

Entire world views India through Delhi, need control over it, Centre to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that transfers and postings in Delhi should stay under its control, contending that the entire world views India through Delhi and the city also houses high officials from all countries,…

Nidhi Khare reviews works being done under Aspirational District in Ranchi

Ranchi: Additional Secretary of the Union Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Food and Public Distribution cum Central Officer-in-Charge for Aspirational District Ranchi Nidhi Khare held a review meeting over the progress in the implementation of schemes. 

Foster family is bringing change in the lives of disabled children

Ranchi/Chaibasa: A meaningful effort to bring new ray of happiness in the lives of disabled children was started under the aegis of District Social Welfare Office and District Child Protection Unit in West Singhbhum. In this, those links were added,…

100 smart villages will be built in the state: Badal

Ranchi: Agriculture Minister Badal said that one hundred smart villages will be built in the state of Jharkhand, which will be recommended by the MLAs and MPs.

Addressing a press conference here he said that all these smart villages will be…