Rs 24 lakh in new currency notes seized
Panaji, Dec 14 (IANS) Police in Goa seized Rs 24 lakh in new currency notes, mostly in Rs 2,000 denomination, at the beach village of Calangute on Wednesday. A police spokesperson said the seizure was…
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Kejriwal asks Rahul to ‘expose’ Modi
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday asked Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to expose Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside Parliament if he had proof of Modi’s involvement in corruption….
Rahul, Congress Twitter hacking: Delhi Police seeks info from 5 nations
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Delhi Police has sought information from five countries to help it trace the group which hacked into the twitter accounts of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and his party….
India poised to become global manufacturing hub: Akbar
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) India is poised to become the world’s manufacturing hub, Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar said on Wednesday, adding that there is a “wealth of opportunity and the…
BJP protests by singing national anthem
Thrissur/Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (IANS) Ace Malayalam film director Kamal faced a protest of a different kind when angry BJP workers on Wednesday sang the national anthem near his home in Thrissur. Chairman of the Kerala…
Lok Sabha disrupted, adjourned for the day
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Lok Sabha witnessed a shouting match between the ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday, with Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge getting angry at Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Members from the treasury…
Rs 2.19 cr hawala money seized in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Dec 14 (IANS) Busting a hawala and black money racket, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday seized Rs 2.19 crore, including nearly Rs 17.75 lakh in new currency, from a trader here. ED officials…
Modi ‘personally’ involved in corruption: Rahul
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was himself involved in graft. He said he wanted to reveal it in Parliament but was prevented…
Sushma on list of 15 Global Thinkers
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been included in Foreign Policy magazine’s 2016 list of 15 Global Thinkers “for fashioning a novel brand of Twitter diplomacy”. In a website posting,…
nubia brings ‘bezel-less’ smartphone Z11 to India
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) In another first, Chinese smartphone maker nubia on Wednesday launched a “bezel-less” flagship smartphone Z11 in India that also features NeoVision 6.0 — a DSLR-like photography system. nubia Z11 will…
Karnataka minister resigns over sleaze tape
Bengaluru, Dec 14 (IANS) Karnataka Excise Minister H.Y. Meti resigned here on Wednesday after a sleaze tape showing him having an affair with a woman surfaced and local news channels began airing it, an official…
Nano ‘serious drain on financial resources of Tata’: Wadia
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Ahead of Nusli Wadia’s removal in the December 22 “extraordinary” general meeting, the independent director of Tata Motors Ltd (TML) said on Wednesday that the Nano small car has proved to…
Day 35 of demonestisation: Banks, ATMs still crowded
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Banks and ATMs on Wednesday continued to be crowded with long queues even after 35 days of the ban on high denomination notes. The queues appeared just as long and…
Centre will help restore normalcy in Tamil Nadu: Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday assured opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha that the Centre will take all necessary steps to restore normalcy in cyclone-hit Tamil Nadu. “I have…
Modi ‘personally’ involved in corruption: Rahul
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was himself involved in graft. He said he wanted to reveal it in Parliament but was prevented…
Now ride ‘Ola Share’ at Rs 50 for first 7 km
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Cab aggregator platform Ola on Wednesday announced a special fare on “Ola Share” rides across Delhi-NCR where users can book an “Ola Share” at a flat rate of Rs 50…
Rajy Sabha adjourned till 2 p.m.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. following an uproar created by opposition parties on Wednesday. Earlier, during the Zero Hour, the house adopted the Rights of Persons with…
US support to India’s role in South Asia to continue
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Wednesday batted for boosting digital infrastructure in South Asia and asserted his country’s support to India in bringing the region together. “Bridging digital divide…
Donate cashless at Buddhist ceremony in January
Dharamsala, Dec 14 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile said on Wednesday it would accept cashless donations for the ‘Kalachakra’ (Wheel of Time) ceremony to be held in in Bodh Gaya in January. The 34th ‘Kalachakra’ would…
Demonetisation bleeds Jharkhand markets, sales plunge
By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, Dec 14 (IANS) Demonetisation has hit markets across Jharkhand — be they big or small — and the overall business volume in the state is down by about 40 per cent,…