Dispel the perception that Kashmir and Kashmiris are “mere tools to be used for electoral purposes”, a group led by former Union minister Yashwant Sinha has recommended in a report days after visiting the trouble-torn Valley. “Kashmiris believe that today Indian politics has taken such a turn that there is[Read More…]
Hurried donations made to over 100 temples and trusts and sudden spurt in cash reserves in nearly 1,000 cooperative banks and credit societies in Maharashtra after Centre’s decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes have come under government’s scanner, a senior state minister said on Thursday. “The suspicious[Read More…]
In a bid to deal with the rush of people expected to queue up at branches to exchange now-invalid currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000, the RBI has announced that banks will remain open on coming Saturday and Sunday. “Banks will remain open for public on Saturday, November[Read More…]
Donald Trump’s dumbfounding victory over Hillary Clinton in the US elections has sent shockwaves across the world. Many countries are now re-evaluating their stand with the US and what the shock result means to them. India too is now gearing up with plans and probabilities of Trump’s move to the[Read More…]
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the nation that currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 will be scrapped, effective from midnight, people, despite facing hurdles supported the move. Even political leaders of various parties came in support of Modi government’s crackdown on black money, except Bengal[Read More…]
While Congress leader Randeep Surjewala is praising the government’s decision to abolishing ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000 notes, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has taken an opposite stand slamming the government over the move. Rahul said that Modi government has once again proved how little it cares about ordinary people[Read More…]
A day after the government withdrew high-value banknotes, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said people can deposit as much cash as they want in banks to get new notes but shouldn’t take it as an amnesty scheme for undisclosed income. Speaking to public broadcaster Doordarshan, Jaitley said the law[Read More…]
The new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes will be available at bank ATMs when they start operating again from Friday, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said on Wednesday. “There are going to be some difficulties which they (people) will face but for their convenience, a number of steps have[Read More…]
ATMs in most part of Tamil Nadu dried out on Tuesday night and fights broke out at tollgates and petrol pumps. Travellers suffered as their notes were turned down in railway counters and hotels. People who are travelling from Coimbatore to Jollerpatai have to pay ₹115 for their tickets but[Read More…]
In a bid to curb corruption Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday declared ₹500 and ₹1,000 bank notes as illegal tenders. Here are 10 things to know about the development. 1 You can easily deposit ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes in banks from 10th November to 30th December, ie. in 50 days. 2[Read More…]
In his emergency address to the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that currency notes of ₹500 and ₹1,000 will be withdrawn from midnight. He said the citizens will have 50 days – from 10 Nov to 30 Dec to deposit notes of ₹500 and ₹1000 in any[Read More…]
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has said that the alarming pollution in is likely to take a toll on the entire National Capital region (NCR), crippling sectors like tourism, transport, automobile and real estate. It added that several billions of dollars of fresh investment and[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to devise a common minimum programme to control the air pollution in Delhi and NCR for the next 48 hours. Earlier in the day, the National Green Tribunal banned any kind of construction for one week in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). NGT slammed[Read More…]
BJP leader and Home Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking at party’s Parivartan Yatra in Kairana, Uttar Pradesh warned, “Those using muscle power to terrorise people… hum dekhenge ki usne kitna mas ka doodh piya hai.” Rajnath claimed that the “self-respect of mothers and sisters is being looted” in the region and promised that[Read More…]
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Monday asked Rahul Gandhi to take over the party, possibly setting in motion the process for a change of guard in the political party. Gandhi, the 46-year-old, No 2 in the Congress was ‘unanimously appealed’ to by the CWC, to take over the post[Read More…]
The Delhi smog situation is the talk of the town, with schools being shut, the government mulling bringing back the odd-even rule and scores of people complaining about respiratory problems. Delhi now has the notorious title of being the most polluted city in the world. If anyone wanted an official[Read More…]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday speaking at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) slammed the Narendra Modi government saying that it is obsessed with power and tries to silence all those who disagree with it. Rahul is chairing the meeting in the place of his mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who’s reportedly unwell[Read More…]
Theresa May has rejected calls to relax Indian visa rules, saying the UK has a ‘good system’ for applications. The British Prime Minister, who is in Delhi to pave the way for the UK’s first post-Brexit trade deal, said the UK was already able to attract ‘the brightest and the[Read More…]
Delhi Police on Sunday detained students of JNU who were protesting at the India gate over inaction by the authorities to find Najeeb Ahmed, an MSc student who went missing 22 days ago. Najeeb’s mother was also detained by the police. The detained students were lodged at Mayapuri police station[Read More…]
Data released by the Census of India reveals that life expectancy in Gujarat is 68.7 years which is abouut 0.8 years higher than that of the country as a whole. Officials said that life expectancy in the state has increased by nearly 20 years over four decades. In Gujarat on an average, 12 lakh[Read More…]
Information and Broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday attacked those criticising the one-day ban on NDTV India saying the ‘belated criticism’ is clearly ‘ill informed and politically inspired’ to create a controversy. He said people should know that the UPA Governments, during 2005-14, ordered several TV channels to go[Read More…]
The Ministry of Home Affairs has denied as many as 25 non-government organisations or NGOs licenses to get foreign donations for allegedly being involved in ‘activities not conducive to national interest’, reports NDTV. Most of the NGOs earlier had a license under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA which[Read More…]
Union minister Venkaiah Naidu justified the one-day ban on NDTV India, claiming it to be in the interest of the nation. “This action of asking a TV (channel) to go off one day is in the interest of the country’s safety and security,” said Naidu, who is the Information and[Read More…]
The transcripts of Balika Vadhu fame actress Pratyusha Banerjee last call to her boyfriend Rahul Raj have surfaced in which it could be heard Pratyusha saying she didn’t come to Mumbai to sell herself. The shocking transcripts have been accessed by Mumbai Mirror. In about three-minute long conversation she had[Read More…]
Increasing the pressure over the government to deliver on its promises, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ‘lying’ on the One-Rank-One-Pension (OROP) issue. Rahul said that the retired defence personnel were now getting ‘enhanced pension’ and not OROP. The Congress vice president asserted that OROP was[Read More…]
