India
Cash Crunch a Serious Issue, There Could Be Riots: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restrain various high courts from hearing petitions against demonetisation, saying it’s a “serious issue” and that people were being inconvenienced.
India Has Most Urban-Dwellers Without Sanitation: NGO Report
An estimated 100 million of these have no choice but to defecate in the open
No Question of Rollback, Says Arun Jaitley on Demonetisation
Slamming demonetisation, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said its impact on GDP will be not be positive in the next six to 12 months.
Traffic Cop in Madhya Pradesh Offers Kidney to Sushma Swaraj
A day after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted about her kidney failure, a traffic constable of Madhya Pradesh Police today offered to donate one of his kidneys to her.
Jewellery Shops Remain Shut for the 7th Day
Gold and jewellery establishments remained closed for the 7th day on Thursday in the national capital after the Income Tax Department carried out surveys following reports of alleged profiteering and efforts at tax evasion following the government's demon...
Woman Meets With Road Accident, Goa CM Helps Her Reach Hospital
Parsekar, who was on his way to attend a function in his constituency Mandrem, instructed his securitymen to provide all help to the victim, who was later taken to Goa Medical College in a vehicle belonging to the CM's motorcade.
Sartaj Aziz to Visit India, Hints at Defusing Tension
Pakistan´s foreign policy chief, Sartaj Aziz, has said he will travel to India early next month for the Heart of Asia Conference, describing it as a "good opportunity to defuse the tension" between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
When Will Rs 500 Notes be Available in TN, Madras HC Asks RBI
The Madras High Court on Wednesday sought to know from the RBI when new Rs 500 notes would be made available in Tamil Nadu to ease the present cash crunch situation following demonetisation.
DRDO Conducts Successful Maiden Flight of Rustom-II UAV
The flight accomplished the main objectives of proving the flying platform, such as take-off, bank, level flight and landing.
After Demonetisation, What? Pune Think-Tank's Economic Plan May Offer Clues
It’s been a week since the demonetisation drive and the guessing game has begun about the government’s next move in what is being billed as a series of steps to rein in unaccounted money.
Telugu Film Industry Hit hard by Demonetisation Scheme
The films made by such people may not even see the light of the day as they make films only to bring their money into circulation, Bharadwaja said.
Bhiwandi Court Grants Bail to Rahul Gandhi in RSS Defamation Case
Rahul had earlier expressed his readiness to face trial after the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the criminal proceedings pending against him before the trial court.
Full Support to India in Fighting Cross-border Terror: France
France has assured India of "full support" in dealing with the threat posed by cross-border terrorism, particularly from Pakistan-based terror outfits Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad.
As Centre Readies GST Bill, Subramanian Swamy to Move SC Against GST Network
Three bills on the much-awaited Goods & Services Tax (GST) will see light of day in the winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday, but the government’s prestige legislation is all set to hit a Subramanian Swamy block.
Currency Ink, Silver Thread Supplier Same for Pakistan: Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed that the supplier of ink and silver threads used in currency notes is the same for India and Pakistan, and sought to know what was government's strategy to deal with it.
Cash Crunch: No Respite from Long Queues at Banks, ATMs
Banks' infrastructure is unable to handle the huge rush resulting in long serpentine queue where average waiting time is 4 hours, especially for exchange.