2 deaths at Kerala banks involving men who came to deposit notes
Kerla: In Kerala, where most ATMs across the state were reportedly not working this morning, two men died while trying to change old high-currency notes for new ones. In Alappuzha, 158 km from the state capital of Thiruvanthapuram, a senior citizen...
Old school notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 found floating in Ganga
Lucknow: It was fish, it was weed, no wait - it was the now-defunct currency notes that came floating down the Ganga today. The no-longer-in-use 500 and 1000-rupee notes were spotted by people bathing in the river in Mirzapur in Uttar...
Domestic flight prices set to increase as govt imposes new levy from Dec 1
File Pic New Delhi: Airfares are set to rise with the government deciding to levy up to Rs 8,500 per flight on major routes to fund the regional air connectivity scheme. The levy amount would be for an entire flight and...
BJP has no black money, says Amit Shah on currency clean-up
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah on demonetisation. Highlights... --The government has targeted terror funds, fake currency and hawala operators. Common people need not worry. -- The government has taken a bold step to crackdown on black money. -- There could be inconvenience, long...
SBI profits plummet
Representational Pic Mumbai: SBI consolidated Q2 profit plummets to Rs 20.7 crore against Rs 4,991.7 crore in the year-ago period. Standalone profit of SBI also falls 35 per cent at Rs 2,538.3 crore during the quarter as compared to Rs...
Centre rejects 43 judges recommended for HC posting:
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it has returned 43 names recommended by the collegium for appointment as HC judges. Out of the 77 names recommended by the collegium, 34 have been cleared for appointment as HC...
IMF backs Modi government over demonetisation move
The International Monetary Fund has said that it supports India's efforts to fight corruption through the currency control measures announced this week, but stressed taking care to minimize disruptions in the economy. Banks reopened today for the first time since the...
Demonetisation: I-T conducts multiple raids
New Delhi: Income Tax department has conducted multiple raids in Delhi, Mumbai and other cities in the wake of demonetisation of currency. This comes a day after Union Finance Ministry had warned of strict actions against those who will be found...
Punjab law scrapping water sharing with states illegal: SC
Punjab: Punjab law scrapping water sharing with states illegal, says Supreme Court. The case involves sharing of Ravi-Beas river waters primarily between Punjab and Haryana, besides Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh. On March 17, the Bench had directed...
Kejriwal raises eyebrows over PM in demonetisation beneficiary Paytm ad
India woke up to several full page advertisements in national newspapers today by cash-free apps. E-payment apps Paytm and Freecharge, and Ola and Snapdeal had full page ads on the advantages they offered on cashless transactions. Paytm went a step further...
New Rs 1000 notes in a few months, says govt
New Delhi: In the next few months Rs 1000 notes will also be brought in with a new dimension and design, says Shaktikanta Das, Economic Affairs Secretary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs1,000 notes currently in...
J-K: One terrorist killed in infiltration bid in Baramulla
Kashmir: At least one terrorist was killed in an infiltration bid foiled by the army in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla. One AK-47 was also recovered. Search operation is currently underway. On Wednesday, a soldier was killed in firing...
Ishaat Hussain to replace Cyrus Mistry as chairman of TCS
Tata Consultancy Services has appointed Ishaat Hussain as chairman with immediate effect. Hussain will hold office until a new chairman is appointed. Cyrus Mistry ceased to be chairman. Mistry was removed as chairman of TCS early in November. The decision was...
200 pc penalty on deposit mismatch over Rs 2.5 lakh
Further dangling the stick, government tonight warned that cash deposits above Rs 2.5 lakh threshold under the 50-day window could attract tax plus a 200 per cent penalty in case of income mismatch. "We would be getting reports of all cash...
Government permits currency at toll plazas till November
New Delhi: The government on November 9, 2016 has asked all the personnel manning Toll Plazas to accept the old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 till midnight of November 11, 2016 to avoid long queues at toll...
New California senator Kamala Harris leads a desi Wave in US Elections
Washington/New Delhi: An unprecedented 'desi' wave hit the US general elections as a record number of five Indian-Americans were all set to be elected to the US Congress today. Indian-American women put up a good show in the 2016 elections, with...
“Forgotten men and women of USA will no longer be forgotten” promises President elect Trump
Washington/Nagpur: "I just got a call from Senator Hillary Clinton congratulating me... I also congratulated her whole heartedly for fighting a great campaign. She worked very hard and very tirelessly. We all owe her a great debt of gratitude for...
So will a Trump presidency be good for India or should we prepare for the worst?
Actually, despite months and months of a heated campaign where Trump has made his opinions clear on almost everything under the sun, the foreign policy establishment is still divided. For one, no one actually knows this man. According to News18 reports which...
Don’t worry, cash withdrawal restrictions will ease
New Delhi: Cash withdrawal restrictions will be eased once the supply of new, hard-to-fake Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes improves and a stockpile of lower denomination notes is created, the government said today. A day after it withdrew high-denomination...
Nitish Kumar supports decision to withdraw Rs. 1000, Rs. 500 notes
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today "welcomed and supported" Centre's decision to withdraw Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 currency notes saying it would help country's economy in the long run. Replying to a question on Centre's decision to take out...
Trump painting US red – will he usher in a new world order?
This is unprecedented, and very unexpected. What has happened in USA as Americans turned out in large numbers to select their 45th President.
