New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday unveiled a booklet which has a section that indicates former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee did not believe in demonetisation. The party unveiled the booklet highlighting…
Ranchi, Dec 31 (IANS) The toll in Thursday’s Jharkhand coal mine cave-in has risen to 16 with the recovery of five more bodies on Saturday, police said. “Five more bodies have been recovered on Saturday….
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday studiously ignored the Nehru-Gandhi family legacy even as he invoked “sons of India” like Jayprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Lal Bahadur Shastri in…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to provide RuPay debit cards to farmers having Kisan credit cards. “Three crore farmers who have Kisan credit cards will be given RuPay…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday said it was high time for all political parties in India to sit together and discuss ways to bring about transparency in their…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the enhancement of credit guarantee scheme for small, medium and micro enterprises (SME) for loans up to Rs 2 crore. “We have decided…
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Bangladesh’s first Bengali Cardinal visited eastern India’s oldest church on New Year’s Eve and wished message of peace and goodwill to the people of both countries. “I wish all people on…
Gandhinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) A veritable Who’s Who from the global corporate sector, heads of governments and states, Nobel Prize winners and academicians are expected to attend the much-hyped 8th edition of the biennial three-day…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Following is the list of sops that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his speech on the eve of the New Year. Banks should work for benefit of poor, lower…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a slew of sops for the poor, farmers and small traders, the groups perceived to be worst hit by the November 8 demonetisation…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said he has written to the Finance Ministry, proposing to create 15,000 more vacancies in Delhi Police and expressed hope that the force…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday said that Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party may have revoked the expulsion of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav but the Yadav…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a scheme to provide pregnant women financial aid of Rs 6,000 as part of efforts to bring down the maternal mortality rate. “The…
Dubai, Dec 31 (IANS) Spanish tennis veteran Rafael Nadal defeated Belgian David Goffin 6-4, 7-6 to win the Mubadala World Tennis Championships here on Saturday. The world No.9 disrupted 11th ranked Goffin’s rhythm as he…
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) A local policeman was killed in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, police said. “Militants fired at a police ‘naka’ (checkpost) in Chowgal area of Handwara…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a 60-day interest waiver for farmers who have taken loans from district co-operative banks and co-operative societies. “The government has decided to waive…
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) The Premier Badminton League (PBL) begins on Sunday with a clash between Hyderabad Hunters and Chennai Smashers in a clash that includes a sub-plot — a tussle between Olympic women’s singles…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commended bank employees for their “exemplary work” after the demonetisation move but warned that those indulging in corruption will not be spared. “Bank employees…
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) Indias top-ranked singles tennis player Saket Myneni drew a potentially explosive clash against Russias Mikhail Youzhny in the opening round of the Aircel Chennai Open that gets underway at the SDAT…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced it will launch a nationwide movement in three phases from January 2 to expose the November 8 demonitisation, which it dubbed the “biggest scam of…