By Ranjana Narayan New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The currency crisis due to demonetisation is hurting the farming community very badly, and also delaying sowing for the crucial Rabi season, which could push up prices…
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Positive global indices, along with rupee appreciation and value buying lifted the Indian equities markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday. The key Indian indices traded with gains of more…
Dehradun, Nov 25 (IANS) A survey for laying a railway line connecting four important Hindu shrines in the hills of Uttarakhand would be undertaken soon, an official said on Friday. The four shrines — Badrinath,…
Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) While there are many facets to India’s demonetisation measure making it difficult to predict the impact on real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, the growth will still be higher than China’s…
Kochi, Nov 25 (IANS) The much talked-about and long-awaited marriage of Malayalam film industry’s ‘Laila-Majnu’ — Kavya Madhavan and Dileep took place on Friday. The two tied the knot in the presence of close friends…
Sydney, Nov 25 (IANS) Indian energy giant Adani group will begin construction of two new Australian solar plants next year, it said on Friday. Adani said one of Australia’s largest solar farms generating between 120…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Global network infrastructure company Siemon on Friday launched “LightBow” fibre termination system in the Indian market to improve fibre termination speed, performance and reliability while reducing costs. Fiber cable termination…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Friday was adjourned twice amid chaos as the opposition sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apology for saying that demonetisation was being denounced because its critics had…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the debate over demonetisation in the parliament. “Sometimes he laughs and sometimes he cries outside…
Bathinda (Punjab), Nov 25 (IANS) Raking up the river water row, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was determined to stop the flow of water into Pakistan and bring it for farmers in…
Beijing, Nov 25 (IANS) The Chinese currency continued to depreciate on Friday against the US dollar to hit its weakest point since June 2008. The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan weakened for the…
Bhatinda (Punjab), Nov 25 (IANS) India has the right to use the water flowing to Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Friday. Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) In an apparent attack on the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the demonetisation was under attack as its critics were tripped by the dramatic decision. “Those who…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Post-demonetisation, Mumbai’s bustling and glittering Zaveri Bazar, the national bullion and jewellery market, wears a forlorn, deserted look. Thousands of big and small jewellery shops and glittering showrooms…
Thimphu, Nov 25 (IANS) With a sudden demonetisation of old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes in India, fears of black money entering Bhutan looms large, with concerns about its impact on the country’s export market….
Shimla, Nov 25 (IANS) The cash crunch owing to demonetisation of high-value currency has severely hit the offerings in all major Hindu temples of Himachal Pradesh. Officials in temples said the cash offerings had fallen…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on December 2 the challenge to the constitutional validity of the demonetisation decision and the inconvenience caused to the people due to it. A bench…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Friday got adjourned till noon amid chaos as the opposition sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his reported remarks that opposition parties favoured…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was disrupted again on Friday as the opposition pressed for a debate on demonetisation under adjournment motion. After the house met, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan made a reference…
By Mukta Patil, Shreya Shah & Swagata Yadavar Dressed in a white dhoti, with a bright pink tilak on his forehead, Chandu Kokre herded sheep along national highway 60, 30 km southeast of Mumbai, India’s…