In an unfortunate incident, a 15-year-old Indian-origin boy hanged himself to death allegedly after being bullied in a school in the city of Leicester in the East Midlands region of England. Brandon Singh Rayat died in August but his mother, Mina Rayat, decided to speak out on Monday at the[Read More…]
A senior lawyer appointed to assist the Supreme Court in the 2012 Nirbhaya fatal gangrape case as “amicus curiae” has urged the judges not to send the four death row convicts to the gallows, saying they are too young to be hanged. The SC is hearing appeals of Mukesh (24),[Read More…]
A section of road in the centre of the Japanese city of Fukuoka has reopened just days after a sinkhole opened up outside a busy railway station and threatened to topple nearby buildings. In a typical demonstration of Japanese workmanship and efficiency, workers toiled around the clocks and had practically[Read More…]
In a surprising move, the Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that it will use indelible ink like during elections to prevent people from making more than the permissible number of times cash withdrawal from bank counters. Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanda Das said that banks would start using indelible ink to[Read More…]
Ahead of the winter session of Parliament beginning on Wednesday, the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday issued a list of “dos and don’ts” for media persons covering the proceedings, with one directive asking media persons not to interact or interview or photograph “anyone else other than ministers or MPs” without[Read More…]
In the wake of the centre’s move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes and the chaos created by the unplanned decision, Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka has criticised the government for poorly implementing the policy. Khemka tweeted “A policy is good as its implementation. Objectives of removing old[Read More…]
Serpentine queues were visible since Tuesday morning outisde ATMs to withdraw valid currency notes from vending machines and exchange demonetised bills. While banks remained closed on Monday on account of Guru Nanak Jayanti in many parts of the country, cash-starved customers again were disappointed on Tuesday with most of the[Read More…]
Seeking to corner the government in Parliament on the demonetisation issue, major opposition parties, including arch rivals TMC and CPI(M), on Monday held deliberations to finalise a common strategy alleging that the decision was a “scripted scam” which was leaked to the ruling BJP much in advance. The meeting, held[Read More…]
Government on Monday said parking charges at airports across country are being waived till the midnight of November 21, as people continue to face difficulties in tendering change following the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The directive would be applicable on both Airports Authority of India (AAI)[Read More…]
A 45-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide as he was apparently upset over not being able to get his high-denomination notes exchanged for fresh ones due to serpentine queues in banks. The farmer Ravi Pradhan’s wife Pushplata claimed that he was in urgent need of money to help their two sons[Read More…]
With the cash crunch presenting a serious problem to patients in making payments to the medical facilities for treatment received, most Kolkata hospitals in the city have come forward to help them by accepting cheques and debit or credit cards. Some hospitals in the city are also accepting undertaking in[Read More…]
Lashing out at Congress and other parties for criticizing government’s decision to demonetise Rs ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000 notes, PM Modi said his decision is a little “karak” (strong). He was drawing an analogy with his early days as a tea vendor. Prime Minister said “My decision is a[Read More…]
More than one lakh students are taking secondary exams in Kashmir on Monday despite not being able to attend school for nearly four months. “Over 45,000 students are appearing for class 12th exams beginning at 11am at 484 centers today while over 55,000 students are appearing for class 10th exam[Read More…]
Around ₹ 3 lakh crore of old ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000 notes were deposited in banks post demonetisation while ₹ 50,000 crore has been dispensed to public, Finance Ministry said. The banking system has handled about 18 crore transactions during the period, it said on Sunday, adding that issuance[Read More…]
Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered reopening of schools in the border areas of Jammu from Tuesday that were closed following the increasing tension between India and Pakistan post September 29 surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC). At least 174 schools along Indo-Pak border areas were closed[Read More…]
Cash-strapped people started making beeline outside ATMs from early morning on Monday but with limited success as most of cash vending machines are running dry and banks remained closed in many parts of the country due to Guru Nanak Jayanthi. Scuffle and heated exchanges were reported from ATMs and banks[Read More…]
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to the nation over the decision to scrap 500 and 1,000 rupee currency notes. He urged the people to maintain patience while stating that nothing is bigger than the country. Justifying his assertion, Ramdev said black money, corruption,[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government will carry on with the fight against black money, targetting those who held benami properties in the country. He was speaking about the demonetisation of high-denomination bank notes at a function organised by the Goa government. He added that he[Read More…]
Assuring the citizens, the Reserve Bank on Sunday said enough cash is available at banks and people need not be anxious and make repeated trips to branches and ATMs to hoard money. “The Reserve Bank assures members of the public that enough cash in small denominations is also available at[Read More…]
An April Fools’ Day prank carried as news item by a local daily in Gujarat saying the government will ban ₹500, ₹1,000 notes has returned to haunt them. The paper has been flooded with calls ever since the government demonetised them. The daily, Akila, is now at pains explaining that[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a ban on ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes on November 8. Words of praise for PM Modi’s move as well as stories about people scrambling to deposit or exchange their old currency notes are common at the moment. However, it’s these poignant words by a cab[Read More…]
When the whole nation is witnessing serpentine queues outside bank ATMs to exchange defunct currency notes, Manilal Prajapati, 45, is without a care in the world, as reported in the Hindustan Times. A cable operator in the village of Akodara, some 90kms from Ahmedabad, Prajapati on Friday bought wheat flour[Read More…]
In an unfortunate incident, a 40-year-old man on Saturday allegedly committed suicide after poisoning his three minor daughters in suburban Andheri in Mumbai over a property dispute with his family. A resident of Mohili Village in Sakinaka Pipeline area, Manesh Aanerao along with his three daughters was found unconscious this[Read More…]
Accusing Japan of exploiting Sino-India disputes for its own interests, a Chinese state-run media on Sunday said that India will not become a “pawn” for Japan to contain China. “Japan wants to use the disputes between China and India to court India to help contain China. Japan seeks to urge[Read More…]
The Bombay High Court on Saturday stayed till December 20 the transfer of an employee of Maharashtra Association for Cultivation of Science, an autonomous body under the Union Government, saying he had a mentally challenged child to look after. Murlidhar Gurav, a class IV gardener, was promoted as an Assistant[Read More…]
