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…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday said India is moving towards a totally digitised payment economy that will bring huge gains in the long term. “There are long-term gains…
Gurugram, Nov 23 (IANS) Amid raging debates over demonetisation, black money and a withdrawal limit of Rs 2.5 lakh for weddings, a man in Gurugram has arranged a “helicopter palanquin” to bring home his wife…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A chill has set in at 10 pm when the first customers start gathering outside a small SBI branch in Geeta Colony in east Delhi with the…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Post demonetisation, a whopping Rs 21,000 crore has been deposited in Jan Dhan bank accounts. The money has come in after November 8 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared 500…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A young woman’s dream of marriage was dashed when the groom’s family called off their eight month-long engagement on Wednesday, two days before the wedding day, as a result of…
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) A cat owner has sued an Islamabad veterinarian, accusing him of negligence that allegedly led to her cat’s death, the media reported on Wednesday. Mismah Sundus told Dawn she took her…