Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) The Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) on Thursday alleged that customers vandalised bank property in some of the branches of public sector banks and halted banking operations after becoming impatient…
Dhaka, Nov 24 (IANS) The Bangladesh cabinet on Thursday approved the draft of the “Child Marriage Prevention Act 2016” keeping the minimum age for girls’ marriage unchanged at 18 years. The cabinet, however, incorporated a…
By Mudita Girotra Noida/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Hit hard by an unprecedented cash crunch, many banks are just refusing to let customers withdraw the Rs 24,000 they are entitled to every week as per…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) News of a wedding being called off here on account of the cash crunch following the recent demonetisation of high value currency notes starkly highlights some irrational conditions imposed by…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Delhi Congress on Thursday said it will go to the people to “inform and educate” them about the 10 points highlighted by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) People visited the outlets of supermarket chain Big Bazaar on Thursday to withdraw cash. They said it was quite convenient than standing in queues outside bank offices and at ATM…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Bhupen Khakhar’s modern masterpiece “Man in Pub” sold at 263,000 pounds, topping the Bonhams Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale, on Tuesday in London. The piece, a haunting portrait…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Describing the implementation of the demonetisation drive as “monumental mismanagement” and a case of “organised loot and legalised plunder”, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said it will also…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Pointing out the extent of hardship which demonetisation has caused the common man and small businesses, and the likely hit of 2 per cent on GDP, former Prime Minister Manmohan…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Following is a list of areas where the concession to use the denotified Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for emergency cash needs will cease from the midnight of Nov…
Paris, Nov 24 (IANS) The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, whose Paris offices were targeted by the jihadists in January 2015, will launch a German edition in December. The French magazine will print 200,000 copies…
Paris, Nov 24 (IANS) An Asian collector paid 523,800 euros ($551,620) on Tuesday for a section of the Eiffel Tower’s spiral staircase, Artcurial auction house said. Composed of 14 steps, the 2.6-meter high section once…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Unruffled by the intensified attack from the opposition over the demonetisation decision, the government on Wednesday said over 93 per cent of people taking part in an app-based survey supported…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Shaswati Meena is bitter that Mother Dairy and Safal outlets here are now insisting that customers coming with demonetised notes must spend every bit of their 500…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Amid intensified attack from the opposition over the demonetisation move, the government on Wednesday said over 93 per cent of people have supported the decision to demonetise high-denomination bank notes….
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Eminent jurist Fali S. Nariman on Wednesday said “tolerance has come to a low level” and that the country would have done better by upholding tolerance at all levels. “Tolerance…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) One of the most iconic museums in the world, Madame Tussauds will set up a permanent display museum of its famous wax creations in the Regal Cinema building here from…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Children across India are most vulnerable to child labour and trafficking, an NGO report said on Wednesday. “Child labour and trafficking have emerged as the key problems faced by a…