By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 15 (IANS) The developed world should increase and accelerate their support to the developing nations bearing the brunt of climate change like rising sea levels, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) After the JNU administration on Tuesday denied permission to its student body to hold ‘Chalo JNU’ protest at the varsity campus, students went ahead with the planned march as, according…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Opposition parties on Tuesday decided to raise the issue of demonetisation in both houses of Parliament, signalling disruptions in the winter session that starts on Wednesday. Leaders of the Congress,…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which is virtually at war with the Narendra Modi government over the demonetisation issue, on Tuesday got a shot in the arm when BJP ally…
Agartala/Silchar/Aizawl/Kohima, Nov 15 (IANS) As the cash crisis persists following spiking of high-value currency notes on November 8, the Assam and Tripura governments have taken special steps for the tea garden workers, officials said on…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea that challenged a state law which permits allotment of bungalows to former Chief Ministers on…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Narinder Batra, newly-elected President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), on Tuesday noted that his priority is to expand the number of hockey-playing nations across the globe and to increase…
Jakarta, Nov 15 (IANS) Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar hopes to make it a truly memorable year by winning the $300,000 BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open which starts at the Pondok Indah Golf Course on Thursday. Bhullar,…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Come 2017, and the Income Tax department is preparing to serve notices on all those now depositing money in banks that is disproportionate to their known sources…
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Noted investor and markets guru Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says people should trade in stock markets only if they are full-time investors, or else leave their investments with mutual funds. “Don’t go by…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) It is important to spread awareness about womens rights and sexual harassment through the visual medium of films, says head of BookASmile. Farzana Cama Balpande, Head, BookASmile — an initiative…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Foreign traders at the India International Trade Fair on Tuesday complained their business was hit as customers didn’t have enough cash in small denominations or new currency to buy their…
Dhaka, Nov 15 (IANS) At least seven militants of banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were indicted on Tuesday in a case filed for killing a Japanese national in Bangladesh. A court in Rangpur…
Paris, Nov 15 (IANS) Fresh polls suggested on Tuesday that the incumbent French President Francois Hollande would lose the vote if he stood in the upcoming primary elections. A survey conducted by the BVA institute…
Dhaka, Nov 15 (IANS) The Holey Artisan Bakery and O’ Kitchen restaurant in Dhaka, which was attacked in July by a jihadist group, will close its doors forever, its owner said on Tuesday. The restaurant-cum-bakery,…
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) The government’s decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 rupee notes has changed the market dynamics for Paytm, which is adding million-plus subscribers a day, says the company’s founder Vijay…
Beirut, Nov 15 (IANS) Unidentified warplanes on Tuesday launched air strikes on a hospital in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, according to a British war monitoring group. The hospital was the third one to have…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s estranged son-in-law to two days police custody in a case of theft and misappropriating his wife’s property. Metropolitan…
Chennai, Nov 15 (IANS) The mutual fund industry is likely to be a beneficiary of the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes as the funds thus unlocked may find way to their schemes,…
Ranchi, Nov 15 (IANS) A total of 25 driving schools will be opened in Jharkhand, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said here on Tuesday. “There is a need for…