New York, Nov 20 (IANS) President-elect Donald Trump met his most prominent Republican critic Mitt Romney on Saturday in a highly anticipated get-together, a media report said. The meeting between the two was concluded at…
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) A research published this week showed that the Democratic party has lost nearly 1,000 seats in state legislatures across the country over the past eight years under President Barack Obama. After…
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Continuing her confrontation with the Centre over demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday threatened a protest movement from Monday if the decision was not withdrawn within the three-day…
Fuzhou (China), Nov 19 (IANS) Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu edged past Sung ji Hyun of South Korea to advance to the final of the China Superseries Premier badminton tournament here on Saturday. The Indian…
By Amulya Ganguli There is an element of spasmodic jerkiness about some of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies. In foreign affairs, this unevenness was seen in his interactions with Pakistan, which swung from warm friendliness…
New York, Nov 19 (IANS) A park in New York’s Brooklyn borough was defaced with ‘swastika’ signs and the words “Go Trump”, police said. The children’s playground inside the Brooklyn Heights park was marred with…
New York, Nov 19 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to pay $25 million to settle several lawsuits against now-defunct Trump University, New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said. “I am pleased that…
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IANS) The daily sales of hawkers has come down by 70-80 per cent after demonetisation of high-value currency notes, their union said on Friday. “There are about 4 to 4.5 crore hawkers…
New York, Nov 18 (IANS) The demonetisation of high value Indian currency that has caused chaos “was poorly thought out and executed”, the New York Times said on Friday. Saying the decision to scrap the…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday demanded an apology from the Bharatiya Janata Party for deaths of people standing in queues outside banks and ATMs after the November…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay, for now, the petitions against demonetisation pending before different High Courts and subordinate courts. “It indicates the magnitude of the problem is…
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has dismissed as “beyond speculation” claims that he is being lined up as an advisor to US president-elect Donald Trump after he was spotted having…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Noting that India has great potential to become the most digitised economy globally in mere seven years, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has dubbed the government’s demonetisation measure as a “bold…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad triggered a furore among the treasury bench in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday when he compared the deaths of soldiers in the Uri terror…
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Nov 17 (IANS) Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move turning out to be a self goal for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in poll bound Uttar Pradesh? Even as most…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday criticised the Centre’s apathy towards people’s hardships and said the Opposition would not let the demonetisation debate in parliament continue unless Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday asked the government to take back the demonetisation decision in three days or face a revolt by the common man. Addressing a public…
Stockholm, Nov 17 (IANS) The Swedish Academy announced that American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has decided not to come to Stockholm to attend the Nobel Prize Ceremony. On Wednesday, the Academy said:, “In a personal letter,…
New York, Nov 17 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump’s name is being removed from three New York City apartment buildings at the tenants’ request. More than half of the residents of three luxury high-rises located…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Life has turned cruel for the lower middle class and poor families post demonetisation of high value currency notes. With no cash in hand and no work, some…