Queues persist outside banks for the 12th day
Noida, Nov 21 (IANS) There has been no relief for the common man queuing up outside the banks for the 12th day since the banks reopened after the demonetisation of the Rs 500 and Rs…
Human Interest
Everester Pradeep Sahoo dead
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Ace mountaineer and Everester Pradeep Sahoo died in Zimbabwe capital Harare following a severe heart attack, sources said on Monday. Sahoo, 50, a popular face in the city’s mountaineering circle, breathed…
People have exchanged, deposited Rs 544,571 crore: RBI
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Some 37 per cent of the Rs 14,50,000 crore worth of now-demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes that were in circulation have been exchanged or deposited with banks till…
Forensic probe ordered into Kanpur rail tragedy: Prabhu
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that a “forensic probe” has been ordered in the Kanpur rail tragedy in which 142 people have died and…
Farmers can buy seeds with old Rs 500 notes
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The government on Monday allowed farmers to purchase seeds with the demonetised bank notes of Rs 500 value. The seeds, using old notes, can be bought from the outlets of…
TDP MP stages novel protest over demonetisation
Tirupati, Nov 21 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party MP N. Sivaprasad staged a novel protest in this temple town on Monday over the difficulties faced by people due to demonetisation of high value currency notes. The…
How WhatsApp is giving wings of freedom to housewives
By Akanki Sharma New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A year ago, when 28-year-old Soma Chatterjee Maiti started using mobile messaging app WhatsApp, she did not know that one day the platform would economically empower her….
Toll rises to 142 in Kanpur train derailment
Kanpur, Nov 21 (IANS) The death toll in one of the worst rail accidents in the country that took place on Sunday when the Indore-Patna Express rolled off the tracks near Kanpur, rose to 142…
Argentines cook 500-metre-long pizza for charity
Buenos Aires, Nov 21 (IANS) Argentine cooks prepared a 500-metre-long pizza in order to raise public awareness for Down syndrome. The event, organised on Sunday by the Association of Pizzeria and Empanada House Owners, aimed…
Australia for stricter diving rules after 6 deaths in 5 days
Melbourne, Nov 21 (IANS) Australia has called for tougher guidelines after six deaths here in snorkelling and scuba diving incidents in five days, authorities said. Australian Underwater Federation (AUF) President Graham Henderson said that diving…
Aamir at Geeta Phogat’s marriage, dubs ‘Dangal’ his wedding gift
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 20 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on Sunday attended the wedding ceremony of international wrestler Geeta Phogat in her ancestral village near this Haryana town and termed his upcoming film “Dangal”, based…
Ex-gratia for train accident victims unchanged for 19 years
Bhopal, Nov 20 (IANS) Even though the cost of living and medical treatment have shot up manifold in the last two decades, the ex-gratia amount given to the kin of those killed in rail accidents…
Muslim Law Board for triple talaq, against uniform civil code
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday strongly opposed the central government’s move against triple talaq and imposition of uniform civil code, saying divine Sharia laws regarding marriage,…
Naidu mourns deaths in UP rail tragedy
Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu mourned the deaths of over 100 passengers in a train accident near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. At the inaugural ceremony…
Towering protests spell big nuisance for Chandigarh VIP zone
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) This is one protest that has literally gone sky-high and is forcing authorities to look up to the protesters. In the high-security zone of Chandigarh’s upscale Sector 3,…
When will children become a political priority, asks Kailash Satyarthi
By Anurag Dey New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Notwithstanding the suffering of the common people, Kailash Satyarthi supports the governments demonetisation move as it will help curb trafficking, but the Nobel laureate and child-rights crusader…
Global Citizen Festival India gets $3.37 bn commitments
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) The Global Citizen Festival India secured investment commitments worth $3.37 billion (Rs. 22,940 crores) which would benefit around 50 crore people, an official said here on Saturday. These include 25 commitments…
Elderly farmer dies in bank queue in Karnataka village
Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS) A 70-year-old man died on Saturday allegedly after he suffered a heart attack while waiting in queue for nearly four hours to exchange old notes at the State Bank of Mysore…
Kolkata celebrates International Men’s Day
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) To celebrate significant contributions of the male population to society, a car rally was organised in Kolkata on Saturday on the occasion of ‘International Men’s Day’. A state based non-government organisation…
Agra residents demand free, safe and clean toilets
Agra, Nov 19 (IANS) On the occasion of World Toilet Day, the residents of Agra demanded free, safe and clean toilet facilities at a meeting Organised by the Braj Mandal Heritage Conservation Society on Saturday….