New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed petitions seeking stay on the merger of three public sector banks — Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Baroda. The merger is set to take effect on April 1. Rejecting the … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Noted economist Jean Dreze was detained in Jharkhand’s Garwah district on Thursday for allegedly holding a public meeting without permission, an official said. He was later released. The Belgian-born Indian economist and activist, and two others, were taken into custody … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda on Thursday launched his election campaign as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Khunti Lok Sabha seat. Arjun Munda started his campaign by offering prayer at Amreshwar Dham of Khunti … read more
Mumbai (IANS) Despite negative trends in global markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher ahead of the futures and options (F&O) contracts’ expiry. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 38,132.88 on Wednesday, … read more
Ranchi: Production from Super Thermal Power Plant being built in North Karanpura of the state would commence from August 2020. The great done Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had laid the foundation for this plant which is based on coal and it is being built by NTPC. So far a sum … read more
Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das chaired the meeting of the social media wing of the party during which he said that social media platform has emerged as a very effective platform to hold a dialogue on many issues. He said that the workers should use this platform to spread the reach … read more
Musafirkhana (Amethi) (IANS) Thirty-seven years after it was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, a children’s park here in Amethi lies virtually abandoned. At a stone’s throw distance from National Highway 56, the Kadunala Mrig Vihar Park is in a … read more
Mumbai (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan recently left his stardom behind and acted like a typical excited father when his daughter Shweta hit the ramp in ace designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla’s creation, here. In a video, which has gone viral, … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Former State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Arun Kumar Purwar tops the list of probable to head the interim board of Jet Airways, among others, sources told IANS. The other names doing the rounds include Janaki Ballav and … read more
New Delhi (IANS) India on Wednesday became “a space superpower” as its anti-satellite missile A-SAT successfully targeted a live satellite on a low earth orbit in just three minutes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday. “A while ago, India achieved … read more