Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) The first salary day on Thursday post-demonetisation proved harrowing for millions in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra struggling to withdraw cash for their monthly commitments, with senior citizens and pensioners hit…
By Arul Louis New York, Dec 1 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump is going to keep Indian American Preet Bharara in his job as a high-profile federal prosecutor with charge of Wall Street and important…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A day after his Twitter account was hacked and expletives posted on it, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday tweeted to say he “loves all my haters and they are…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday raised in the Rajya Sabha the issue of alleged delayed landing clearance by Kolkata airport’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) to a plane carrying West Bengal…
Dubai, Dec 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought a report from the Indian Consulate in Dubai about an NRI after local media reported about the man’s desperate bid to return home. Jagannathan…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday amid opposition pandemonium over its demand for an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the house for his alleged…
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his recent demonetisation drive in the country, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited, on Thursday said it is the strongest possible…
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Profit booking, along with a political logjam in Parliament over the demonetisation drive and lower European markets, subdued the Indian equities markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Thursday. However, higher…
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said it welcomes US President-elect Donald Trump’s offer to play a role in resolving long-standing issues, including Kashmir. “We welcome Trump’s desire to play a role in resolution…
Panaji, Dec 1 (IANS) A few days after Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced making Goa the first cashless state, Goa Tourism and Goa Police introduced several initiatives to make their functioning cashless. The Goa Police…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Researchers from US-based cyber security company FireEye have claimed discovering malicious phishing websites created by cyber criminals that spoof 26 Indian banks to steal personal information from customers. FireEye identified…
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s new Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said the war against terrorism will continue with a view to eliminate terrorism from the country, the media reported on Thursday. Bajwa made…
New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju on Thursday informed Parliament that a probe has been ordered into an alleged safety lapse on the aircraft ferrying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has warned President-elect Donald Trump against dismantling the Iran nuclear deal. In his bluntest public warning to Trump, who during the presidential…
Agartala/Aizawl, Dec 1 (IANS) The crowds at banks and ATMs in Tripura on Thursday, the first salary day after demonetisation, was not as massive as feared by many. Bank officials in Agartala said a large…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) People in large numbers queued up outside banks on Thursday to withdraw cash from their first salary received after the November 8 demonetisation. Long queues were witnessed outside most banks…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Thursday adjourned again as soon as the house met following a 15-minute-long adjournment after opposition leaders demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The…
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Thursday said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump cannot “save him” from the Panama Papers scandal. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman said that while…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was on Thursday adjourned for the day shortly after noon following uproar by the opposition on demonetisation despite the government agreeing to discuss the issue. Soon after…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Young working professionals to pensioners, a large number of people queued up at banks long before the start of banking operations on Thursday morning – the first pay day after demonetisation….