New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Opposition parties including the Congress, CPI-M and AAP on Wednesday questioned the decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes while the government said that tax collections will go…
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…
Ahmedabad, Nov 9 (IANS) The sudden decision of the Narendra Modi government to demonetise the currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 threw life out of gear in several cities of Gujarat on Wednesday,…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi continued to remain “severe” on Wednesday and the weather experts have predicted hazy days from Friday. Mahesh Palawat, Director Skymet, a private weather forecaster, said…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) India and the other South Asian countries need to boost the productivity of their firms by at least 2 per cent year-on-year to push exports significantly from the region, a…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi Metro on Wednesday registered an almost 100 per cent or above increase in the number of recharges of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 in its smart cards used…
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Entertainment on Wednesday announced a new venture, an Android app called Chillx. The entertainment conglomerate has invested in digital media content and distribution company called FunOnGo Media &…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) With banks scheduled to dispense new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes from Thursday, employees at some bank branches in Delhi waited till late Wednesday evening for the arrival…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) There needs to be extensive research on the consequences of adoption of very low nicotine level tobacco on farmers, consumers and the environment, experts said on Wednesday. The experts also…
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) As many as 1,300 detonators were seized in Siliguri in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district during a follow up investigation from a house from where a large amount of explosives was found…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Super 30, which has maintained a good strike rate over the years in IIT competition exams, on Wednesday said that its students won an aeroplane model-making competition in Japan. The…
Agartala, Nov 9 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday termed demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination currency notes as a political gimmick. “Sudden scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination…
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,…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Japan for the annual India-Japan bilateral summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the high-speed railway cooperation between the two countries will boost…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The government’s move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes will help curb black money in elections and its impact will be visible in the upcoming assembly polls…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Meng Jianzhu, Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and discussed issues of mutual interest….
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…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the 45th President of the US and hoped that bilateral relations will be strengthened during his presidency….
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Indirect tax collection was up by 10.6 per cent to Rs 3.77 lakh crore while the indirect tax collection jumped by 26.7 per cent to Rs 4.85 lakh crore during…