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,…
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 demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes…
Rome, Nov 9 (IANS/AKI) A child cannot automatically be given its father’s surname if its parents are married, Italy’s constitutional court has ruled. “Norms which automatically attribute the paternal surname to legitimate children against the…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said animals may not have rights but they cannot be subjected to cruelty by humans. Further hammering the point, the bench of Justice Dipak Misra…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Chaos reigned at petrol pumps and Mother Dairy booths across the national capital on Wednesday as people made a mad rush to the outlets to get change for Rs 500…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) The US presidential elections evoked massive interest among Indian punters and bookies, but this time around the tables were turned on the prime favourite. According to sources, punters…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) To combat air pollution, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday launched the “Swachh Delhi” app to empower citizens to complain against garbage, burning of dry leaves in the…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The US Embassy here was abuzz with activity since early morning on Wednesday as the close contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton during the counting of votes…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people struggled in paying for daily essentials on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi invalidated the large currency notes of Rs 500 and 1,000…
Gurugram, Nov 9 (IANS) A massive traffic jam at Gurugram’s Kherki Daula toll plaza was witnessed on Wednesday due to shortage of currency notes of lower denomination, police said. The traffic jam was two-km long…
Guwahati/Agartala/Aizawl/Silchar, Nov 9 (IANS) The central government’s move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination currency notes evoked mixed reactions with the common people generally welcoming it in Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and some other…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Amid uncertainty over ATMs being able to disburse large quantities of Rs 100 notes when they reopen on Friday, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa clarified on Wednesday that new currency notes…
Tirupati, Nov 9 (IANS) Devotees visiting Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala were hit hard on Wednesday as taxi drivers and owners of hotels and shops refused to accept Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination currency…
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) People were in a quandary here on Wednesday over the reluctance on the part of many outlets to accept demonetised notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. This comes a day…