Belgaum (Karnataka), Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned people against selling their 500- and 1000-rupee notes to the touts in lieu of smaller amounts. “Don’t give your notes to anyone in…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) The second game in the World Chess Championship between Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and Norways Magnus Carlsen has ended in a draw. The score after the second game was 1:1….
Sao Paulo, Nov 13 (IANS) British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix by eclipsing Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in the qualifying session. The 31-year-old on Saturday clocked a…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The move to demonetise high denomination notes is a “masterstroke” that is likely to strike a blow at the heart of the illegal economy in India, the Confederation of Indian…
Canberra, Nov 13 (IANS) The US will take in refugees from immigrant centres managed by the Australian government in Nauru and Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Sunday. It remains unknown how…
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) Barbs and criticism from the opposition do not scare me, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, claiming the success of his Jan Dhan Yojana was a testimony to his determination…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, who is gearing up for the release of “Tum Bin 2” which has relatively fresh faces in it, says the film would lose its essence with stars. Sinha…
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked all banks employees for going the extra mile to ensure that the implementation of the demonetisation scheme was on track. “I publicly thank all…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13 (IANS) Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country’s breast cancer capital, with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population. The revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of…
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made an impassioned plea to the nation to give him just 50 days to weed out ill-gotten wealth in the country. Speaking at a Goa…
Seoul, Nov 13 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Sunday summoned Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Electronics’ Vice Chairman, for questioning over a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye’s longtime confidante. Lee was summoned in the afternoon by the…
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) The demonetisation of high-value currency notes has come as a double whammy for micro finance institutions (MFIs), which have temporarily stopped providing credit to their customers while loan…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13 (IANS) A hi-tech school project that began as a pilot project will cover 45,000 schoolrooms from Class 8 to 12. “This project aims to make Kerala a fully digitalised state in education…
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) The number of Americans who smoke has dropped to a record low, but 40 per cent of cancer cases in the country are still linked to tobacco use, a US government…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The CPI-M on Sunday urged the government to continue with the validity of the old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes till money supply eases in banks and ATMs. The Communist…
Rajkot, Nov 13 (IANS) India scored 49/2 and required 261 more runs to win on the final day of the first Test match against England at the Saurashtra Cricket Association here on Sunday. Murali Vijay…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) Infants who are peanut-sensitised or have peanut allergy are not necessarily allergic, suggests a new study. “This is a very exciting development for those of us who have been treating…
By Aparajita Gupta New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) People may be queuing up and jostling in front of the banks and ATMs to get hard cash for daily sustenance after the government demonetised Rs 500/Rs…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, US researchers have developed a new method to transmit a mother’s genetic material into donor eggs, that can potentially treat infertility in women of advanced maternal…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Nov 13 (IANS) Filling around 200,000 automated teller machines with the new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes nationwide is a mammoth task for the companies offering such services. That’s…