Long queues outside banks, ATMs on Monday morning
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Crowds returned to banks on Monday after a Sunday holiday as thousands of people hungry for cash queued up to take out money. The scene was no different at ATMs…
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha witnessed an uproar again on Monday over the issue of demonetisation and was adjourned till noon amid chaos with opposition parties demanding that “people’s money should be…
Modi invites foreign firms to invest in oil, gas exploration
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited foreign companies to invest in the Indian oil and gas sector, saying the country’s economy was expected to grow five-fold by 2040. “My…
India needs energy accessible to poor: Modi
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday promised to reduce the disparity in the energy access by the rich and poor in India. Inaugurating at the Vigyan Bhawan here the Petrotech…
Banking services will go digital: SBI
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Crediting demonetisation for the biggest push towards digital banking, SBI on Monday said it envisions the entire range of banking services going digital over the next few years. “Demonetisation is…
3 Jharkhand students rusticated for ragging
Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) Three students of the Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) here have been rusticated on charges of ragging of a junior student, an official said on Monday. A First Information Report (FIR) was…
Crowds throng hospital, Nadda says Jayalalithaa out of danger
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday, is out of danger, a central minister said on Monday even as thousands thronged the Apollo Hospital here….
Jayalalithaa out of danger, says Nadda
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is out of danger, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Monday. “She is out of danger but she needs ICU care,” Nadda told…
Putin expresses confidence in Trump
Moscow, Dec 5 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the US President-elect Donald Trump “a smart man” and expressed his confidence in the latter’s adaptation to the new role. “The fact that Trump managed…
Restrictions in Srinagar to foil separatist protest march
Srinagar, Dec 5 (IANS) Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to prevent a separatist called protest march. “Restrictions will remain in force today (Monday) in and around…
Security hiked in Kerala-TN border as Jayalalithaa critical
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 5 (IANS) Security was beefed up on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa continued to be critical on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest on Sunday. Security at…
12 people killed in Russia road accident
Moscow, Dec 5 (IANS) Twelve people, including 11 children of an acrobatics team were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident in Russia, official said. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolence to…
Key Indian equity indices open in red
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened in the red following global concerns. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 47.06 points or 0.18 per cent lower soon after opening….
Trump attacks China after criticism over phone call
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) The US President-elect has attacked China after he was criticised by Beijing over his recent telephone conversation with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, reports said on Monday. “Did China ask us if…
Normal life unaffected in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Normal life was not affected in Tamil Nadu on Monday after the hospital sources said Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa had suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening. Educational institutions and offices…
Four killed in Spanish aircraft crash
Madrid, Dec 5 (IANS) Two adults and two children were killed in a light aircraft crash in Toledo Province in central Spain, reports said on Monday. The aircraft had taken off from the Cuatro Vientos…
11 killed in Karachi hotel fire
Karachi, Dec 5 (IANS) At least 11 persons were killed and 30 others injured in a huge fire that erupted at Karachi’s Regent Plaza hotel early Monday, rescue officials said. The blaze broke out in…
6.4 magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta, Dec 5 (IANS) A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia early Monday, but was not potential for tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics agency said here. The quake struck off…
New Zealand PM John Key resigns
Wellington, Dec 5 (IANS) New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key on Monday announced his resignation after eight years as head of the government. Key cited family reasons for his leaving. “This is the hardest decision…
Dakota Access Pipeline to be rerouted
Bismarck (North Dakota), Dec 5 (IANS) The Standing Rock Indian Reservation successfully blocked the Dakota Access Pipeline as the US Army announced that it would no longer be built across the sacred land. The US…