Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) Slammed for not doing enough during the dengue outbreak, the Uttar Pradesh government has set up a task force in each district to pre-empt swine flu outbreaks, an official said on…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 12 (IANS) The demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes has hit tipplers in Kerala, with liquor sales dropping leading to a consequent drop in its contribution to the state exchequer….
Kohora (Kaziranga National Park, Assam), Nov 12 (IANS) The demonetization move by the Centre has badly hit domestic and foreign tourists visiting the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, with ATMs running out of cash and…
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited some banks and ATMs to take take stock of the grim situation that has gripped the city following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 12 (IANS) ATMs that were supposed to bring relief to cash-strapped citizens following the demonetization of higher currency notes, ran dry at most places across Odisha for the second consecutive day on Saturday….
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Huge crowds of people, many of who had to cancel their long weekend break, continued to throng banks and ATMs on Saturday to exchange demonetized Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Tempers flared at many places outside banks and ATMs on Saturday as tens of thousands of anxious people waited for the third consecutive day to deposit or exchange their spiked…
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) Republican Donald Trump’s victory is the US presidential election has shattered the hopes and ignited fears amongst thousands of undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers”. They are the young people who were…
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) Rumours of no salt stocks in Uttar Pradesh triggered a major law and order situation, leading to the death of a woman in Kanpur, police said on Saturday. In the panic…
Jammu, Nov 12 (IANS) Many families returned home to villages along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu as calm prevailed for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday. Scores of…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Tens of thousands of anxious people massed outside banks and ATMs here on Saturday for a third day to deposit or exchange their spiked currency or take out cash. Serpentine…
San Francisco, Nov 12 (IANS) A bug accidentally killed several Facebook users – including founder Mark Zuckerberg – with messages being posted on their accounts meant for memorialised profiles. The bug on the social media…
Ankara, Nov 12 (IANS) The ban on headscarf for female civilian personnel serving in the Turkish military has been lifted, according to a ruling released in the official gazette. On Friday, the ruling says that…
New Delhi/Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) Amid rumours of a salt shortage in different parts of Delhi, National Capital Region (NCR) and Uttar Pradesh, both central and Delhi governments on Friday clarified there is no such…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A Supreme Court bench and former judge Markandey Katju were locked in an unsavoury exchange of words on Friday over a blog he had written criticising an apex court verdict…
New Delhi/Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) Amid rumours of a salt shortage in different parts of Uttar Pradesh and the NCR region, the union government on Friday clarified that there is no such shortage. “There is…
Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) Rumours of no salt stocks in Uttar Pradesh led to panic buying in many parts of the state late on Friday. Lucknow Senior Superintendent of Police Manjil Saini trashed reports on…
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday said the issue of sexual violence and sexual consent has largely been ignored by the Indian film industry, and questioned the absence of an independent word…
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday emphasised that India can’t afford to continue bypassing women from equal opportunities in the workforce if the nation hopes to become the world’s third largest economy…
By Vishav New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of large currency notes, small traders continued to face a tough time on Friday with barely any customers showing…