Lucknow, Dec 6 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday dubbed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre as anti-Ambedkar and anti-Constitution. Addressing a gathering after paying floral tributes to Dr…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Cashing in on the ongoing demonetisation drive across India, Amazon India is witnessing triple-digit growth in its sales as it has switched to various electronic payments platforms, said the company’s…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The fine balance of power between the judiciary and the executive has been disturbed thanks to the rise of judicial power, making the executive the weakest among the three pillars…
Kathmandu, Dec 6 (IANS) Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Tuesday condoled the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. Bhandari and Prachanda sent separate messages of…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) People queuing up outside the banks and ATM kiosks continued to be a common sight in most parts of the national capital on Tuesday — 28th day since the high-denomination…
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) In a bid to ease online card payments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday relaxed the authentication norms for payments up to Rs 2,000. “To meet the objective of…
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The Indian Navy chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba, on Tuesday visited the naval dockyard in Mumbai where INS Betwa tipped over while undocking. The navy said the Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate will…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Too much of judicial interference is bad for both judiciary and executive, as the judges’ role is similar to that of cricket umpire and not that of a batsman, retired…
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination banknotes, with some changes on both sides of the note, an official statement said here on Tuesday. However, the…
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The Indian equity markets on Tuesday closed on a flat note as profit booking and caution ahead of key global events capped gains. The key indices inched up during the intra-day…
Srinagar, Dec 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday reacted sharply to National Conference President Farooq Abdullah’s pledge to support “freedom” movement of Kashmir, accusing the opposition party of masterminding the recent unrest in…
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who passed away here late on Monday night, was laid to rest at the Marina Beach here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday said it will provide free MRI scan in private labs to bonafide residents of the capital whose annual income is less than Rs 3 lakh….
Panaji, Dec 6 (IANS) Opposing the December 30 deadline announced by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, the state BJP on Tuesday said to make Goa a cashless state in such a short span of time is…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Both houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day on Tuesday soon after members paid tributes to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who passed away late on Monday night….
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The price of petrol is expected to rise 5-8 percent and that of diesel by 6-8 percent over the next 3-4 months after last week’s decision by the Organisation of Petroleum…
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who on Tuesday penned a personal tribute to J. Jayalalithaa, claimed her late Tamil Nadu counterpart supported Trinamool Congress’s movement against demonetisation. Banerjee, also the…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday rubbished charges of illegalities in the party’s land deals prior to the demonetisation decision and asserted that by 2016-end, the country will become free…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) As two legislators from Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal joined the Congress on Tuesday, Congress state unit chief Amarinder Singh said cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu met him and “gave an…