Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Value buying, a strengthened rupee and positive global cues pushed the Indian equity markets higher on Wednesday. The two key indices provisionally closed the day’s trade with gains of around a…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) In view of reports of Jan Dhan accounts being used to hoard unaccounted money, the Reserve Bank of India has curtailed the withdrawal limit from such accounts to Rs 10,000…
Patna, Nov 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday staged a protest here against the demonetisation decision of the Narendra Modi-led central government. Slamming Modi, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief said the…
Vienna, Nov 30 (IANS) The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) began its ministerial conference here on Wednesday to adopt measures to reduce excess supply to drive petrol prices upward. Sector Ministers of the 14…
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan said on Wednesday that India has deployed one million troops in Jammu and Kashmir, which is the highest concentration of soldiers in the world at one place. Foreign Office spokesman…
Patna, Nov 30 (IANS) A powerful lobby of upper caste Bihar BJP leaders is disappointed over the appointment of OBC leader Nityanand Rai on Wednesday as the state unit chief. Half a dozen of these…
Seoul, Nov 30 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday appointed an independent prosecutor to investigate into her own scandal, Parks office said. Park Young-soo, former senior prosecutor, was selected by the scandal-hit President…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday inaugurated cashless facility in Parliament canteens. “Bill for food in all canteens within Parliament House precincts can now be paid by using credit…
Bangkok, Nov 30 (IANS) Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has already “informally” accepted to ascend to the Thai throne as King Rama X, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Wednesday. “(The Crown Prince) was…
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Value buying, along with a strengthened rupee and positive global cues, pushed the Indian equity markets higher during the mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. The two key indices gained over half…
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) A pall of gloom descended in Solapur and Nanded districts of Maharashtra on Wednesday after an army officer and a soldier were killed battling terrorists in Tuesday’s terror attack in Nagrota,…
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Three army officers died when a Cheetah helicopter crashed inside the Sukna military base in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Wednesday, a defence ministry spokesman said. The crash occurred around 10.30…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed pandemonium over the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes as the opposition led by Congress and TMC continued their demand to…
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Three army officers died in a Cheetah helicopter crash in Sukna of West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Wednesday, a defence ministry spokesman said. The crash occurred around 10.30 a.m. A junior…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) At a time when mobile is transforming the way people connect, Facebook is committed to help mobile-driven businesses to grow in India, a top executive said on Wednesday. Speaking at…
Jammu, Nov 30 (IANS) Unexploded bombs left behind by three militants, gunned down after they stormed a military base near Jammu, were defused as the search for hidden explosives continued on Wednesday, the army said….
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) India plans to double its natural gas consumption from the current 120 million standard cubic metres a day to 240 mscmd in five years, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned till 2 p.m. as the opposition tried to corner the government over demonetisation and the terror attack on an army camp in Nagrota…
New York, Nov 30 (IANS) A Khalistan supporter has admitted in a federal court that he conspired with terrorists to launch attacks in India to target a government official for assassination or maiming, according to…
Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against a senior woman officer of the Central Excise here and four other officials in a corruption case, the agency said. In…