Agartala, Dec 1 (IANS) The body of Naik Chittaranjan Debbarma, who was killed in a terror attack near Jammu on Tuesday, was brought to Tripura on Thursday for cremation on Friday. The cremation will take…
By Raymond Kharmujai Kisama (Nagaland), Dec 1 (IANS) The Hornbill Festival, the Festival of all Festivals in Nagaland, got off to a grand start on Thursday as tourists, including foreigners, descended here. The 10-day festival,…
Kisama (Nagaland), Dec 1 (IANS) The Hornbill Festival, the Festival of all Festivals in Nagaland, got off to a grand start on Thursday as tourists, including foreigners, descended here. The 10-day festival, which also coincides…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (IANS) Thousands of people were left standing outside treasuries and banks on the first salary-pension day after the November 8 demonetisation, as 42 state treasuries remained cashless till noon, said a Kerala…
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) The first salary day on Thursday post-demonetisation proved harrowing for millions in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra struggling to withdraw cash for their monthly commitments, with senior citizens and pensioners hit…
Dubai, Dec 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought a report from the Indian Consulate in Dubai about an NRI after local media reported about the man’s desperate bid to return home. Jagannathan…
Agartala/Aizawl, Dec 1 (IANS) The crowds at banks and ATMs in Tripura on Thursday, the first salary day after demonetisation, was not as massive as feared by many. Bank officials in Agartala said a large…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) People in large numbers queued up outside banks on Thursday to withdraw cash from their first salary received after the November 8 demonetisation. Long queues were witnessed outside most banks…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Young working professionals to pensioners, a large number of people queued up at banks long before the start of banking operations on Thursday morning – the first pay day after demonetisation….
Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Dec 1 (IANS) The cash crunch turned pay day into pain day for people in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday with low or no cash in banks. The first day of the…
New York, Dec 1 (IANS) Lucy — the common name accorded to the world-famous fossilised remains of an early human ancestor who lived 3.18 million years ago — was adept at walking on her two…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (IANS) Serpentine queues were seen in front of state treasuries and banks — with the ATMs seeing less of a crowd — across Kerala on Thursday, the first salary and pensions day…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Dec 1 (IANS) In some interior areas of mountainous Himachal Pradesh, Diwali celebrations have begun only now, almost a month after the country celebrated the Festival of Lights. The reason: Some…
Bengaluru, Dec 1 (IANS) Braving the morning chill, hundreds of people, young and old, queued up at ATMs and banks across this tech hub on Thursday to draw cash at the earliest. Anticipating heavy rush…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The smell of books while entering a bookstore is probably the most hypnotising aroma for an avid reader. Though e-commerce platforms have been muscling in, shop owners…
Shimla, Dec 1 (IANS) While thick fog lay heavy on the plains of northern India, it was yet another sunny day in the hills of Himachal Pradesh with a marginal rise in the temperature on…
United Nations, Dec 1 (IANS) The UN Department of Field Support (DFS) has launched a new strategy to maximize its peace operations’ efficiency in the use of natural resources, an official said. The operations will…
United NAtions, Dec 1 (IANS) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that more than 500,000 people have been internally displaced in Afghanistan by conflict so far in 2016, the highest…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court order directing cinema halls to play the National Anthem before the start of movies, has got overwhelming support with political parties and prominent people welcoming it wholeheartedly….
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved central assistance of Rs 2,000 crore for one time settlement of 36,384 displaced families from Pakistan occupied areas of Kashmir and Chhamb. The decision…