J'khand polls: Cong woos Lalu, Soren to form govt

With Jharkhand headed for a fractured verdict in assembly polls, the Congress on Wednesday appeared to be sensing an opportunity to install a party-led coalition there for the first time in the......

Counting of votes in Jharkhand tomorrow

Counting of votes for the 81-member Jharkhand assembly will be taken up on Wednesday to decide the fate of 1,489 candidates who contested the five phase elections from November 25 to December 18.......

48-hr Maoist bandh begins on violent note

Maoists on Monday targeted an anti-landmine vehicle in Jharkhand as a 48-hour strike called by them began in five states, where security has been put on high alert. The vehicle was on its way to......

Jharkhand MP's killing: Villagers questioned

The Jharkhand police have questioned over two dozen residents of a village in Jamshedpur in connection with the killing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha member of Parliament Sunil Mahato. "We have been......

Mamata Budget offers 57 new trains

Fifty-sevennew trainswereproposedby the railways ministerMamata Banerjee as she presentedthe Railway Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Friday.These are: 1. Vishakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Mumbai......

Crucial meet to iron out Mittal-Jharkhand rift

Global steel heavyweight Mittal Steel is expected to finally decide on whether it would go ahead with its plans to set up a greenfield steel plant in Jharkhand when a high-powered project team from......

No ore, no project: Mittal Steel warns Jharkhand

The Rs 40,000-crore (Rs 400 billion) proposed project of Mittal Steel in Jharkhand could get 'inordinately delayed' if the steel behemoth does not get a written assurance from the Arjun Munda......

Hind Copper sale-off possible: Govt

Despite the Supreme Court verdict halting divestment in two public sector oil companies -- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation -- the government has decided to go ahead......