Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Two major unions in the banking sector on Friday urged Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to advise the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to publicly announce the details of currency notes…
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine General James Mattis as Defense Secretary. “We are going to appoint ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis as our Secretary of Defence. But we’re not announcing…
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday asked political parties not to drag the army into politics, following a row over the deployment of soldiers at toll plazas in West Bengal. Pilot…
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Negative global indices, along with heightened chances of a US rate-hike and profit booking, suppressed the Indian equities markets on Friday. The key Indian indices provisionally closed the day’s trade in…
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) After spending the night at the secretariat, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stayed put there on Friday protesting deployment of the army at toll plazas in West Bengal allegedly without informing…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the country has suffered tremendous damage due to his “vanity and incompetence”. The…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Automobile major Hyundai Motor India on Friday reported a marginal decline of around one percent in its overall sales including exports for November. The company did not divulge any reason…
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS) Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) denounced on Friday a foreign secret service’s cyber-attack plan to destabilise Russia’s financial system. The attacks were scheduled for December 5, and would target several Russian…
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian Army on Friday denied West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s accusation that troops were deployed at toll plazas while keeping the state government in the dark and said the…
Sydney, Dec 2 (IANS) The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral system off the coast of Australia, is at a high risk of being included in Unesco’s ‘World Heritage in Danger’ list, an official…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day amid continuous protests by the opposition who alleged the government was “misleading” the house on the issue of the army…
Barcelona, Dec 2 (IANS) Reigning champions FC Barcelona will be under pressure to limit the gap at the top of the standings with leaders and traditional rivals Real Madrid in La Liga’s showpiece derby football…
Jammu, Dec (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was injured on Friday in a sniper fire from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said. “Around 10 a.m….
Khowai (Tripura), Dec 2 (IANS) Thousands of villagers on Friday bid a tearful adieu to an Indian Army soldier, Chittaranjan Debbarma, who was killed in a terror attack on an army camp near Jammu on…
New Delhi Dec 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday deferred to Monday its hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the demonetisation, asking the cases to be categorised for a smooth hearing. The apex…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday following ruckus created by the opposition over demonetisation as the Congress and the Trinamool Congress persisted with their demand for…
Tokyo, Dec 2 (IANS) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is building a low-cost space rocket with the help of Japanese tech manufacturer Canon, reports said on Friday. The project would use Canon’s experience in…
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Negative global cues suppressed the Indian equities markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday. The key Indian indices traded in the red — with losses of almost half a per…
Srinagar, Dec 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Friday when he tried to carry out a protest march. Malik, along with a group of JKLF…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Dense fog engulfed the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday morning, limiting the visibility to less than 50 metres at some places, affecting the transport services. Over 70 trains were…