Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) A spurt of value buying, along with positive European markets and expectation of domestic monetary policy easing, lifted the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Monday. The key…
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday approved, in principle, the financing plan for Diamer Basha dam, a gravity dam on the Indus river, in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district. Sharif directed the…
Sanaa, Dec 5 (IANS) At least six Pakistani sailors were reportedly killed in a Saudi air strike targeting their boat off the Yemeni coast, Press TV reported on Monday. The Saudi air raid targeted the…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) At least Rs 10 lakh crore must be in circulation for the long queues at banks to end but the pressing need is the missing Rs 500 currency, a top…
Wellington, Dec 5 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday announced his resignation after eight years as head of the government. Key cited family reasons for stepping down. “This is the hardest decision…
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday and discussed issues pertaining to national security, a statement from the PM House said. Separately, General…
Detroit, Dec 5 (IANS) A federal US judge in a late-night ruling ordered Michigan to begin its presidential election vote recount by Monday noon, making it likely to have the results ahead of December 13…
London, Dec 5 (IANS) A number of Hindu temples in Britain have banned the new ?5 note after it emerged that it contained animal fat. The National Council of Hindu Temples said the new currency…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Disruptions continued in the Lok Sabha on Monday as the government and opposition failed to reach an agreement over the demonetisation debate, even as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suggested the debate…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said smuggling of fake Indian currency has come down substantially, from nearly Rs 44 crore in 2015 to around Rs 28 crore in…
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) The condition of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is “very critical”, Apollo Hospitals said on Monday. A brief statement said the AIADMK leader, who suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) KPMG and Microsoft India on Monday announced a strategic Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory partnership to accelerate the digital transformation of large and mid-market enterprises in the country. The IoT…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) In a bid to take instant messaging experience to millions in India, Google on Monday introduced Hindi language capabilities in its Google Allo smart messaging app. The new updates in…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha again witnessed uproar on Monday over demonetisation, leading to its adjournment twice in the pre-lunch session. The upper house was first adjourned till 12 noon as opposition…
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 to go digital over the next few years. “Demonetisation…
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s top diplomat Sartaj Aziz on Monday lashed out at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s for calling Pakistan a terror sanctuary in his remarks at the Heart of Asia conference. Aziz, who…
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) A pre-dawn fire at a hotel in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi on Monday killed at least 11 people and injured 75 others, police and a doctor said. Among the dead…
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) The declaration of Rs 200,000 crore wealth by a four-member Mumbai family confounds the Income Tax Department, especially due to their middle class antecedents, official sources said on Monday. However, a…
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) The US Consulate General here announced temporary suspension of appointments for routine services to US citizens and visa applicants on Monday. The announcement was posted on the US Consulate General’s website….
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was disrupted on Monday as opposition members raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan tried to run the question hour, as opposition…