23:58
In an incident that could be called the first case of fraud involving new currency notes in Madhya Pradesh, four school children duped a milk parlour operator in Shajapur by purchasing products with photocopied note of Rs 2000 denomination on Thursday.The kids were apparently on way to school...
23:48
Will new notes which replace the demonetised currency find itself in circulation soon? Unlikely, if the capacity of all the currency printing presses in the country is taken into account.The latest calculation, based on capacities of the currency printing presses, shows that replenishment would...
23:36
In a bid to ease cash crunch, the government allowed dispensing cash of up to Rs 2,000 through debit card swipe at select petrol pumps. The facility will be available at 2,500 petrol pumps. It has been decided that an amount up to Rs 2000 per day per person in cash can be dispensed against...
22:46
The demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes is expected to hit terror funding and counterfeiting as there are additional security features in new notes which are very difficult to replicate, a senior government official said.Counterfeiting of new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes would be very...
22:36
In the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, an unpleasant reality is rearing its ugly head in. Hate crimes, racial and Islamophobic slurs are on the rise against Muslims, non-whites and homosexuals in America.Since Trump's triumph, there has been rise in targeted...
21:48
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's lung infection has been cured and she is breathing without respiratory support and may be dischargedfrom hospital any day, her party AIADMK today said.Amma's (Jayalalithaa) health has improved excellently. She is (continuing) undergoing physiotherapy and...
21:18
In the wake of a bitter presidential race whose aftermath has brought only more vitriol, many parents have found it difficult to draw out any positive aspects of the election to teach their children.But the day after Election Day, Molly Spence Sahebjami tried to do just that. The Seattle mother...
21:16
The Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the House Select Committee on Intelligence Thursday he had submitted his letter of resignation on Wednesday night, reports CNN. (I) submitted my letter of resignation last night, which felt pretty good, he said before the panel of...
21:03
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has been extolling Osama Bin Laden, proclaiming that every Muslim should be a terrorist and claiming that if Islam had indeed wanted 80 per cent of Indians would not have remained Hindus, government said justifying the ban imposed on his NGO IRF. In a...
20:47
JUST IN: Ghulam Nabi Azad's remarks in Rajya Sabha where he said that 'Pakistan terrorists did not kill even half of our people in Uri than those who have died due to government's wrong policy' have been expunged.Â
20:27
Former Union Minister Arun Shourie today mocked the claim of demonetisation of high-value currencies being a radical measure, stating that jumping into well or committing suicide is also radical.Everybody will say it is a wonderful move going by its stated objective which is to strike at black...
20:25
With the shock demonetisation move in the middle of marriage and sowing seasons causing hardships, the government on Thursday eased restrictions on cash withdrawal by farmers and families with upcoming weddings.Here are the list of steps taken by the government to ease out cash crunch.Â
20:09
Mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat' amid the heated political discourse over the Centre's demonetisation of high-value currency notes, the Congress will now organise'Money ki Baat' with the citizens starting November 20.The city unit of the party, headed...
20:07
Just In:Â Pakistan army resort to heavy cross border firing in Pallanwala sector in Jammu, says Army.
20:05
Warning of a negative impact on GDP for next one year, Congress today said Modi government's demonetisation move was more political than economic. I confidently say this not an economic 'brahmastra' but a political one, party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said, stressing the prospects of a recovery...
19:27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's masterstroke to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes could be reduced to a nasty partisan conspiracy or a costly political joke if it fails to deliver on its high-sounding promises, Chinese official media commented today.While it takes political courage to launch...
19:19
Dropping for the fourth straight session, the Sensex today slumped to its six-month low amid heightened risk aversion, sparked by foreign capital outflows and lingering worries over the government's demonetisationdecision.BSE benchmark Sensex slumped over 71 points in choppy trade to hit about...
19:17
Top losers from the SensexÂ
19:08
Rejecting TMC and AAP's demand of rolling back of the demonetisation move, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that he expected all political parties to support BJP government's move.He said the government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes to Rs. 2,000 will abandon...
18:31
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said the British started railways in India for their own selfish reasons and it was in fact a very big colonial scam. Tharoor said there is often a perception that Indians should be grateful to the British for giving the country the facility of Railways,...
18:00
The government has extended suspension of toll across all national highways till 24th November midnight.Â
17:48
The Centre has been asked by the Delhi high court to examine the allegation that objectionable content, including soft pornography, was being made available for download from hotstar.com website, run by a subsidiary of Star India Pvt Ltd, and take appropriate action. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva...
17:41
Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates today met IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and discussed ways in which his Foundation could participate in areas such as digital inclusion, healthcare, e-agriculture and e-payments. It's a very exciting time in India and digital platform...
17:33
Just In: Quoting one's income-tax permanent account number (PAN) has been made mandatory for cash deposits of Rs 2.5 lakh and above during the period Nov 9 to Dec 30, the Central Board for Direct Taxes has announced.
17:05
A unique 'passbook queue' outside a bank in Madhya Pradesh.
16:49
Judiciary is hampered in applying contempt powers, when it comes to government, says author and academic, Nandini Sundar. Read
16:46
Bollywood starlet Mallika Sherawat has been tear gassed and beaten up by three masked intruders in her own Paris apartment block, the Daily Mail quoting police revealed today.The horrific attack on the 40-year-old Indian sex symbol comes just a month after reality TV star Kim Kardashian was...
16:31
The Indian Army has been told by the Central Information Commission to provide a copy of the findings of the court martial and subsequent conviction of five Army men in the Macchil killings of 2010, and proceedings of the court of inquiry into the killing of five persons in Pathribal, in 2000,...
16:09
One has to be astonishingly callous or exceptionally removed from reality to think that the poor are sleeping peacefully and only the rich are frightened, needing sleeping pills in the wake of the great currency-exchange drama playing out in India. For that's what it is; old notes are being...
16:06
Speaking to reporters after the Parliament session on Thursday, ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar said that the situation at the banks is getting back to normal gradually and added that queues are getting shorter and there is enough cash being made available.Situation is getting better as...
15:54
Delhi LG instructs Delhi Police to deploy adequate staff at banks/ATMs and assist elderly, women and sick people standing in queues.Â
15:41
SC asks UP Minister Azam Khan to file affidavit mentioning apology for his alleged remark in Bulandshahr rape case. Next hearing on 7th Dec.Khan had said the rape was politically motivated because elections were close.
15:24
Congress senior leader and leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad speaking in the House now. Pakistan terrorists did not kill even half of our people in Uri than those who have died due to Government's wrong policy. Till the PM comes to the house for discussion we will not...
14:52
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 demonetisation move.The government last week...
14:47
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the death of Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Assam, and said his service to the nation will always be remembered. Deeply saddened to learn of the demise of Lt Gen (retd) Srinivas K Sinha, former Governor of J&K and...
13:55
Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee share the stage at a wholesale hub. The West Bengal CM had led a rally to Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday where the TMC along with the NC (led by Omar Abdullah) and the Shiv Sena had presented a memorandum stating the President should intervene in the...
13:36
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stage a joint protest in Delhi against demotetization.
13:33
Senior journalist M K Venu tweets: The bjp leadership is getting so dehumanized that it sees the crushing distress of people as expression of patriotism! Scary.
13:24
Responding to reinstatement of ousted Ramgopal Yadav as general secretary of Samajwadi Party following an order issued by SP patriarch Mulayam Singh, SP's Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh on Thursday said this is their party, and thus, they can expel or reinstate anybody anytime at their will, but...
13:19
Leave alone the rest of the country, the mood in Central Hall of Parliament is clearly not in favour of the BJP following the demonetisation move. Most of the BJP MPs who regularly gossip with fellow MPs and media-persons have been missing today, and reports suggest that even Union ministers are...
13:12
BSP leader Mayawati has accused the AIADMK of dividing the opposition, as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's MPs on Thursday were busy raising the issue of setting up a Cauvery Management Board, while the rest of the opposition was focused on flaying the Centre over the demonetisation move....
12:41
As both houses resume on 12.30 pm, uproar continued as Opposition members refuse to relent.In view of disruptions, Lok Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow and Rajya Sabha till 2 pm.However, the government is unlikely to submit to the opposition's demand of a reply from the PM and Finance...
12:20
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12.30 pm as Opposition protest over demonetisation continues, disrupting the proceedings.Earlier, Rajya Sabha was adjourned third time in the day till 12:30 pm after the opposition parties continued to seek a reply from the prime minister over the issue. .
12:06
Oppn in LS seeks adjournment motion on demonetisation, raise slogans, as Question Hour continues amid din.
11:58
The first day of the winter session of Parliament saw an armada of historical figures flowing off the lips of Rajya Sabha members who dissected the demonetisation decision. The Lok Sabha was adjourned after obituary references. On Modi Antoinette and more... Read
11:49
Despite significant inconveniences, pain and loss of productivity, support for the government's demonetization program has increased during the last week. A portion of the citizens who were unsure of such a demoentization program earlier and the ones who did not support it are now lending...
11:36
Rajya Sabha further adjourned till 12:00 pm after uproar in the House over the demonetisation issue.
11:23
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 is he? The TMC demands that the PM be present in the House. The...
11:06
On day 2 of Parliament, demonetisation debate in both houses.Â
11:05
Centre moves Supreme Court seeking a stay of proceedings in varioushigh courts and other courts against its demonetisation decision. SC agrees to hear tomorrow the plea of Centre against proceedings in other courts except the apex court.
10:55
Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das briefs media on demonitization. Highlights...-- Govt has decided to permit farmers to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 per week against crop loans sanctioned and credited to their accounts. The account has to be KYC compliant. -- Payment of crop insurance...
10:50
Task Force held a meeting and a road map has been formed to re-calibrate all ATMs; sure that it will be done soon.
10:34
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 week to pull out Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes from...
10:24
Gov. Nikki Haley is scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump Thursday amid growing reports she is being considered for a spot in his administration.News of the meeting, set for the morning in New York, began to filter out late Wednesday night from multiple press outlets. It also...
10:21
Congress, Left and TMC give suspension notice in both the houses on the demonetisation issue.
10:18
Bob Dylan has told the Nobel prize committee he will not be attending the ceremony in Sweden in December to pick up his accolade.Dylan was named winner of this year’s Nobel prize for literature in October for his vast body of lyrics and poetry but has since been reluctant to publicly acknowledge...
10:18
Hillary Clinton reflected on her devastating defeat evening, acknowledging the difficulty of her loss for her supporters and urging them to persevere through the Donald Trump era. In remarks that were equal parts pep talk and funeral dirge, Clinton encouraged her backers to never, ever give up. I...
09:57
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 Yadav, considered close to the CM. In a press conference after being...
09:47
Veteran actor Mukesh Rawal, known for his role of 'Vibhishan' in serial Ramayan, was found dead on railway tracks in suburban Kandivali in Mumbai, railway police said on Wednesday.The 66-year-old-Rawal was run over by a train while crossing railway tracks, they said. His body was found on...
09:36
The debate on demonetisation, which was kicked off on the first day of the winter session in the Rajya Sabha yesterday after suspending all business in response to notices given by a host of opposition members, will continue on Thursday.During the course of a seven-hour debate, the opposition...
09:13
The second day of winter session will see a discussion on demonetisation in the Lok Sabha too, while discussion in the Rajya Sabha will continue.The Opposition will move an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is also expected to speak on the issue.The...
08:52
United States President-elect Donald Trump and his vice president-elect Mike Pence have spoken over phone with nearly 30 key world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the historic victory of their Republican party in the recently-held American general elections.PM Modi is one...
08:15
Bharatiya Janata Party member of Rajasthan legislative assembly from Kota Bhawani Singh has claimed that a few big corporates had prior knowledge of demonetisation of higher value currency notes, ANI reported.Adani, Ambani, attram shattram ko pehle hi pata tha, hint de diya gaya tha (Ambani,...
00:42
Nations, businesses and Washington's top diplomat urged president-elect Donald Trump today not to withdraw the US from the climate-rescue ParisAgreement and its commitments to preserve Earth for future generations.US Secretary of State John Kerry underlined the perils that await the world if...
00:14
The Shree Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai has seen a jump of 50 per cent in donations made by devotees between November 7 and 15.Typically, the temple, one of the richest temple trust in the state, receives donations of Rs 35 to Rs 40 lakh a week, according to Narendra Rane, Chairman of Shree...
00:01
One of US President-elect Trump's transition team members is preparing a proposal to reinstate a registry of immigrants from Muslim countries that was abandoned under the George W Bush administration over civil rights concerns.Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said he and other members of...
