New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Education should be free for all children in a safe and secure environment, according to a statement released by leading NGO Care India here on Friday. “Children between 0-6 years…
Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) Despite assurances by the Union Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) of “sufficient currency notes”, most ATMs here and in some other parts of Uttar Pradesh went dry…
Noida, Nov 11 (IANS) Most ATMs in Noida, including those of ICICI Bank, Canara Bank and Corporation Bank, were not operational on Friday. After the government demonetized high denomination currency notes on Tuesday night, it…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Major reservoirs of the country currently have 70 per cent water of their storage capacity, and even that is two per cent below what they have had in the past…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) The fisher folk of Kerala have been hard hit following demonetisation of high value currency notes with the move hitting traditional fishing activities. “What’s the use of going out into the…
Melbourne, Nov 11 (IANS) An Australian scuba diver has survived eight hours in shark-infested waters in the Indian Ocean after becoming separated from his boat and having to swim 16 km in darkness to shore….
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Three days after the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, people faced difficulties withdrawing money at thousands of ATMs in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Friday….
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Global professional services company Accenture has been recognised as one of the best companies for women in India to work. According to the list published by US-based magazine Working Mother and…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday appointed a judicial committee to inquire into the availability of infrastructure and other facilities for night shelter in the national capital. The committee will be…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Women on Wings (WoW) organised a silent auction here on Thursday to bring together corporate leaders and development sector experts to bid their time and talent for the advancement of…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Millions of anxious people with Rs 500 and 1,000 notes mobbed banks across India throughout Thursday to exchange or deposit them after the government declared them illegal tender. Thousands began…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Millions of anxious people with Rs 500 and 1,000 notes mobbed banks across India throughout Thursday to exchange or deposit them after the government declared them illegal tender. Thousands began…
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, many bank branches, which opened on Thursday after remaining shut for a day, saw…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Millions of anxious people armed with Rs 500 and 1,000 notes mobbed banks across India on Thursday to exchange or deposit them after the government decided to take the bills…
By Rupesh Dutta Greater Noida, Nov 10 (IANS) India has moved to 3rd rank globally among 205 countries with 85 per cent implementation of pictorial warnings on tobacco products packs. This is a dramatic leap…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) As the banks reopened for the first time on Thursday since the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes on Tuesday night, many rushed to exchange old notes with…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Railway passengers on Wednesday faced a harrowing time at the ticket counters of New Delhi Railway Station as the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Small shopkeepers, street vendors and auto-rickshaw drivers on Wednesday bore the brunt of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination notes due to steep decline in sales and passengers….
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) With ATMs shut after the demonetisation move, the ripple effect was felt among the city’s lawyers community too, some of whom had to borrow small change…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Volunteers from five villages adopted by Rashtrapati Bhavan completed their training in traditional therapies and first aid on Wednesday, an official statement said. Omita Paul, Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee,…