New Delhi (IANS) Ratings agency ICRA expects the Q1 FY2020 current account deficit (CAD) to remain steady at $16-17 billion or 2.3 per cent of GDP, despite the recent contraction in merchandise exports and imports. The agency in a note pointed … read more
Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal’s Triple Talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan who joined BJP last year, on Thursday alleged harassment and life threats after she attended a Hindu religious event, police said. Jahan had attended BJP’s ‘Hanuman Chalisa Paath’ (a religious recital) event … read more
Agra (IANS) Three friends from the Taj city all in their 50s have taken Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion about fritters to heart. They have opened a shop here to sell “Modi Pakodas”. They draw quite a crowd selling “moong daal … read more
New Delhi (IANS) If you thought gonorrhoea — the most antibiotic-resistant of all the sexually transmitted infections — can spread through only oral, anal or vaginal sex with someone with the disease, hold on. New research suggests mouth kissing can also … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Maoists on Thursday attacked a man and his son on charges of being “police informers” in Jharkhand’s Latehar district and also set ablaze a number of vehicles, police said. Maoists first carried out the arson in a vehicle … read more
Ranchi/(IANS): A 19-year-old woman, who was asked by a court here to distribute copies of the Quran as punishment for a “communal” post on social media, is unhappy over the directive and said she would move the High Court. Judicial … read more
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has decided that henceforth the circle officers will be also able to issue the domicile certificate in the state. A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet which was chaired … read more
Ranchi: 180 homes which are being constructed under PMAY near the old jail premises is expected to be completed by September end. Urban Development Minister C P Singh on Tuesday inspected the construction site and directed the contractor executing the … read more
Ranchi: The left parties in the state have decided to contest on 50 seats during the assembly elections as a decision in this regard was taken in a joint meeting of the left parties which was held at CPI office … read more
Ranchi (IANS) A 10-year-old girl and her mother were on Tuesday trampled to death by elephants in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. According to police, a herd of rampaging tuskers entered into Kosi-Kenjhia village and attacked the house of Tulia Devi, 55, … read more