Ranchi (IANS) Digital transaction is on the rise in the tribal state of Jharkhand with the number of net banking users growing more than 4 lakh in the last one year, according to a report released here on Monday. The State … read more
Ranchi (IANS) For the Lok Sabha polls on May 6, 198 pink booths, exclusively for women, will be set up here, the Ranchi District Administration announced on Monday. “Not only voters, but staffs and security personnel at these booths will also … read more
Kolkata (IANS) Only 75 sex workers have benefitted from the West Bengal Government’s Muktir Alo (‘light of freedom’) scheme since its inception in 2016, an RTI query by a Kolkata advocate has revealed. The scheme aims to rehabilitate sex workers who … read more
Hyderabad (IANS) Ending speculations, Telugu actor Ali on Monday joined the YSR Congress party. The comedian called on YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy at the latter’s Lotus Pond residence here and joined the party. Ali, whose full name is Mohammad … read more
Ranchi/ New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday said Jharkhand will go for polls in four phases on April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19, for 14 constituencies. While voters of three constituencies will exercise their franchise in the fourth phase on April 29, voters of … read more
Bengaluru (IANS) A chance meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2015 in New Delhi inspired Bengaluru-based Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej to dedicate his life and music to the cause of environment. Since then, Kej, who has represented India … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal will see staggered Lok Sabha elections spread over all seven phases starting from April 11 to May 19, it was announced here on Sunday. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora told the media … read more
New Delhi (IANS) If you are one of those parents who hand over a smartphone or a tablet to your toddlers while feeding them or to keep them entertained, beware this habit can not only make them sedentary but also push … read more
New York (IANS) Suffering from migraine? You could be at higher odds of having chronic dry eye disease, says a new study. The chronic dry eye is a common disease in which natural tears fail to adequately lubricate the eyes, thus … read more
New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, here on Saturday, launched the 2019 pulse polio programme by administering polio drops to children below five years at the Rahstrapati Bhawan. The launch was organised on the eve of the National Immunisation Day, … read more