Notes Ban: Problem is serious, we will have riots, says Supreme Court
New Delhi: For the second time in a week, the Centre has faced tough questions on the notes ban from the Supreme Court, which cautioned on Friday: "We will have riots on the streets." Chief Justice of India TS Thakur said...
Election Commission tells Finance Ministry not to use indelible ink in banks
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday wrote to Finance Ministry asking them not to use the inedible ink since it may lead to problems in the states where elections have to be held in coming time. It is notable that...
Don’t use indelible ink in banks, EC writes to Finance Ministry
The Election Commission writes to the Finance ministry not to use indelible ink in banks. EC raised the concern as several states will be going to polls and this is one of major points to mark citizens who have already...
Donations shoot up by 50 pct at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple post demonetization
Mumbai: Donations have shot up by almost 50 percent at Mumbai's popular Siddhivinayak Temple thanks to the government's demonetisation deccision. Normally the donation for Siddhivinayak Temple is around Rs.30 to Rs.40 lakhs per week, but post demonetisation, it has reportedly increased...
Delhi doctor found with 70 lakhs in cash. All in Rs. 100 notes
New Delhi: A paediatrician was detained on Wednesday for allegedly possessing around Rs. 70 lakhs in Rs. 100 denominations in central Delhi's Paharganj area, police said. The doctor, identified as Nallal, was allegedly putting bundles of cash in his car when...
Demonetisation : Families can now withdraw up to Rs 2.5 lakh for weddings
New Delhi: The government’s decision to demonetise high denomination notes coinciding with the wedding season had been a cause of sorrow for many households. Offering some respite to families celebrating on Thursday, Economic Affairs Secretary Shantikala Das announced that those...
Cries of ‘PM Jawab Do’ ring out in both houses of Parliament on Day 2
New Delhi: On Day 2 of the Winter Session of Parliament, expected chaos. Uproar in both houses over over note ban, opposition corners govt in Parliament. The TMC's Derek O'Brien says, "The person who made the announcement on November 8, where...
Day after Sena marches with Opposition, Rajnath calls Uddhav
Mumbai: Hours after BJP ally Shiv Sena joined an opposition march against the notes ban on Wednesday, the government reached out to party chief Uddhav Thackeray. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reportedly spoke to Mr Thackeray on the decision last...
SP reinstates Ram Gopal Yadav in the party a month after he was expelled
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav reinstated in the party. He will continue to be SP General Secretary and spokesperson and will be part of the SP Central Parliamentary board. On October 23, the Samajwadi Party had expelled...
Sadhvi Pragya Bail Matter; High Court erked over delay in getting records
Mumbai: Hearing the bail application of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the Bombay High Court today asked why the Record and papers of the case which were called by it's earlier order was taking...
Man dies of heart attack, as he fails to get new notes for daughter’s marriage
Uttar Pradesh: Distressed over not being able to exchange old currency notes for the tilak ceremony of his daughter, a 40-year-old man died in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, after suffering a heart attack, his family members claimed on Wednesday. The tilak ceremony...
State Bank of India writes off loans to Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher
New Delhi: Around Rs. 1,200 crore in dues owed by Vijay Mallya's collapsed Kingfisher Airlines has been labelled a write-off in the books of India's largest bank, the State Bank of India. The bank said the Kingfisher loan has been moved,...
ATM now means ‘Aayega Tab Milega’, says Mamata on cash crunch
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee addressing the press outside Rashtrapati Bhavan. She is flanked by NC chief Omar Abdullah, leaders from BJP ally Shiv Sena and former AAP leaders. Banerjee had led the march to Rashtrapati Bhavan today...
Govt ignores Opposition, says citizens backing note ban move
New Delhi: After Congress leader Anand Sharma launched a onslaught on the Narendra Modi government for the haphazard manner in which it announced the demonetisation policy, Piyush Goyal is now defending the administrative move. He said: "For the first time, the...
Women will pick up a belan and teach you a lesson, former SP leader warns BJP
Uttar Pradesh/New Delhi: Sacked Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to demonetise high value currency notes has hit the common people and created a crisis. "This did not happen even during...
Rahul queues up at Mumbai ATM
Mumbai: Sharpening his attack on Narendra Modi over demonetisation, Rahul Gandhi today charged that no action was being taken against the "real black marketeers" and the "industrialist friends" of the Prime Minister. After addressing supporters in Bhiwandi near Mumbai where he...
Rahul vs RSS: Cong VP gets bail, next hearing in Jan
Bhiwandi : Congress Party vice-president Rahul Gandhi has been granted bail in the defamation case being heard in a a Bhiwandi court in Mumbai's outskirts. The next hearing of the case is on January 28. Senior Congress leader Shivraj...
I am undergoing tests at AIIMS for kidney transplant, Sushma Swaraj tweets
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who has over 6.52 million followers on Twitter is easily one of the most followed female world leaders. The foreign affairs minister has time and time again offered her assistance to those who've reached...
Ready for any debate, says PM minutes ahead of parliament session: TMC Protests Outside Parliament
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi speaks ahead of the beginning of the winter session of parliament. The PM appealed to opposition to allow parliament to function. "Today the session of the Parliament is commencing. The last session witnessed the historic...
Union budget to be presented on Feb 1, confirms government
New Delhi: The Modi government has finally announced that it will present the Union budget on February 1. The budget session may start in January. The idea behind bringing forward the budget date, according to the government, is so that ministries...
I would stand in the queue myself, not send my mother, says Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal slams PM Modi after pictures of his mother Heeraben exchanging old notes for new at a bank went viral. Kejriwal tweeted, "Modiji has not done the right thing by making his mother queue up just...
