India elected Vice Chair of KPCS 2018
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India has been elected as the Vice Chair for 2018 and Chair for 2019 of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), an official statement said on Saturday. The Kimberley Process…
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MP by-polls: 61% voting in Shahdol, 71% in Nepanagar
Bhopal, Nov 19 (IANS) The two by-polls in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday ended peacefully with 61 per cent voting for the Shahdol Lok Sabha seat and 71 per cent for the Nepanagar assembly seat, officials…
Ahmedabad cops raid call centre, arrest 10
Ahmedabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Ahmedabad Crime Branch sleuths on Saturday raided a call centre here and arrested 10 persons in connection with a Rs 500 crore scam in which fraud calls were made from India…
Global Citizen Festival India gets $3.37 bn commitments
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) The Global Citizen Festival India secured investment commitments worth $3.37 billion (Rs. 22,940 crores) which would benefit around 50 crore people, an official said here on Saturday. These include 25 commitments…
Around 80% voting in Bengal by-polls
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) More than 80 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise till evening in by-polls for two Lok Sabha constituencies and one assembly seat in West Bengal on Saturday. “The polling…
Tejas as capable as Rafale jet: Parrikar
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) The indigenously manufactured light combat aircraft ‘Tejas’, which was inducted into the Indian Air Force earlier this year, is as good as the French-made Rafale fighter jet and comparable with other…
Discomfort due to demonetisation will be over in 5-7 days: Parrikar
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) The “temporary discomfort” caused due to the demonetisation of high denomination currency notes will be over within “five to seven” days by when new currency notes will flow into the system,…
Odisha finalises action plan for turtle protection
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) The Odisha government has finalised an action plan for protection and conservation of Olive Ridley turtles during the current nesting season, said an official on Saturday. It was finalised at a…
Farmers protest in Gujarat against RBI circular on cooperative banks
Surat, Nov 19 (IANS) Thousands of farmers from all over south Gujarat took out a huge procession in Surat on Saturday to protest against the RBI circular to keep district cooperative banks out of the…
Elderly farmer dies in bank queue in Karnataka village
Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS) A 70-year-old man died on Saturday allegedly after he suffered a heart attack while waiting in queue for nearly four hours to exchange old notes at the State Bank of Mysore…
Demonetisation decision was to create black money: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Continuing his attack on demonetisation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged the Narendra Modi government’s announcement to demonetise 500 and 1,000 rupee notes was not aimed at curbing…
Clear orders to soldiers to shoot enemy: Parrikar
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said clear instructions had been given to soldiers to fire and kill the enemy troops and not wait for the latter to fire. Speaking at…
Banerjee accuses Modi government of discriminating against Bengal
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre on Saturday of discriminating against her state by not sending Rs 500 denomination new currency notes to alleviate the sufferings of cash-strapped…
NIA raids Zakir Naik’s IRF, Peace TV, freezes bank account
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) The NIA on Saturday raided multiple locations linked to controversial NRI preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation, an office of Peace TV, owned by him, residences of various office…
Man befriends three women, kills two
Gurugram, Nov 19 (IANS) A 22-year-old man befriended three women, killed the first with the help of the second and murdered the second with the help of the third woman he became friends with, Gurugram…
No hiatus in leadership of Nalanda University
Nov 19 (IANS) Nalanda University in Bihar on Saturday made it clear that there will be no hiatus in the leadership of the university. “In response to media queries about the leadership of Nalanda University…
Assam by-polls record over 60 per cent turnout
Guwahati, Nov 19 (IANS) Over 60 per cent of the around 1.7 million voters cast their votes on Saturday in the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency and Baithalangso legislative assembly constituency by-polls. An official from the…
Mamata Banerjee warns of stir if demonetisation not withdrawn in 3 days
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…
Kolkata celebrates International Men’s Day
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) To celebrate significant contributions of the male population to society, a car rally was organised in Kolkata on Saturday on the occasion of ‘International Men’s Day’. A state based non-government organisation…
Mukherjee remembers Indira Gandhi’s fight against communal violence
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday paid glowing tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for her relentless fight against ” the cowardice of perpetrators of communal violence” even as he…