Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Two persons were arrested for allegedly trying to exchange a huge amount of fake currency notes in Kolkata on Thursday. “Two youths were arrested from Baguihati for trying to exchange fake…
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) With the microfinance industry taking a hit due to demonetisation, rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Thursday said microfinance institutions (MFIs) may experience high overdues. “Ind-Ra believes demonetisation is…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday triggered a furore among the treasury bench in the Rajya Sabha when he compared the deaths of soldiers in the Uri terror…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Demonetisation issue rocked Parliament on Thursday as the united opposition created uproar in both houses and forced a wash-out of the second day of winter session. The Lok Sabha managed…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Pointing out that India is the top trading partner of his country, visiting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday said he hoped his visit will pave the way for a…
Bhopal, Nov 17 (IANS) A former armyman on his way to get his old currency notes exchanged in a bank, died from a heart attack in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said….
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The CBI has recused its Deputy Inspector General Sanjeev Gautam from the team probing the corruption charges levelled against former Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal, who along with his…
Jammu, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistani troops started shelling and firing on Indian positions across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu district on Thursday evening, sparking off an exchange of fire that was still on,…
Lucknow, Nov 17 (IANS) Five persons died in Ballia town early on Thursday after drinking illicit liquor, the state police said. Following the deaths, the District Magistrate ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Income Tax department on Thursday made the Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory for a string of bank transactions, including cash deposits of Rs 2.5 lakh or more, till December…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who has suffered kidney failure, on Thursday underwent a few medical tests required before a kidney transplant, as the hunt for a proper donor continues,…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday condemned the heckling of its West Bengal unit Secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra allegedly by the activists of the states ruling Trinmaool Congress. Mishra…
Chandigarh, Nov 17 (IANS) Haryana held an all-party meeting here on Thursday, which resolved to call on President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek early implementation of Supreme Court verdict on the…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) With long queues continuing at banks and ATMs, now petrol pumps will also dispense Rs 2,000 cash per person per day, state-run Doordarshan announced in a tweet on Thursday. “Cash…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian media does not cover disabled persons’ activities if these do not have a celebrity ambassador, according to southern actress Shriya Saran. Referring to her association as a brand ambassador…
Agra, Nov 17 (IANS) A 2.5 feet long juvenile Wolf snake was rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit from a class room at Anand Engineering College, Agra. The snake was found inside the…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog Arvind Panagariya on Thursday said that the development and security agencies should work together in the regions affected by Left-Wing Extremism. “The development and security…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear on November 21 a Haryana government plea seeking restoration of the court’s earlier interim order for maintaining a status quo on the Sutlej-Yamuna…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) In the run-up to next year’s edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the foremost conclave of the Indian diaspora, the government is organising a national contest to identify the…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday that a “conspiracy” is being hatched to destroy education being imparted to students in colleges and universities by poisioning it with…