14-12-2016
Banks have taken back Rs 12.44 trillion ($184.24 billion) of high-value currency that the government abruptly abolished in November, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor R Gandhi said on Tuesday.
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14-12-2016
Lok Sabha on Wednesday continued to see ruckus with the Opposition training their guns on the government over the controversy involving Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and the demonetisation issue, forcing adjournment of the proceedings till noon.
As soon as the House met for the day, Opposition members, including those from Congress, TMC and Left parties, were on their feet raising demands about c
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14-12-2016
Raids are being carried out across the country by the Income Tax Department in the wake of the burgeoning fake currency racket post demonetisation, as currencies both new and old have been seized in large amounts from Bengaluru, Panjim and Faridabad besides the national capital.
Rs 2.25 crore has been seized in Bengaluru by the I-T Department in new currency, while Rs 68 lakh has been seized in
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14-12-2016
M A Gafoor, chairperson for Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation, said on Sunday that the state government has allocated Rs 250 crore for the development of the minority community.
While addressing the media, Gafoor said, "For minority development and welfare, the state government has allocated Rs 200 crore budget and an additional Rs 50 crore for Christian community. National Minoritie
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14-12-2016
Timely presence of fire tenders, Quick Response Team and BPCL officials averted a major mishap after a bullet tanker carrying LPG toppled on Mangaluru — Bengaluru national highway near Neerakatte in Uppinangadi police station limits on Tuesday.
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14-12-2016
The Palakkad Division of Southern Railway has introduced an additional point of sale (PoS) machine at the passenger reservation counters of the Mangaluru Central Railway Station.
The move is aimed at facilitating cashless transaction through debit/credit cards, said an official release from the division.
The Indian Railways has already decided to install 10,000 PoS machines with assistance f
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13-12-2016
Dubai: 'Al-Aaraa Jewellers', a Bhatkal community jewellery shop, received a warmth and a pleasant inauguration on 8th December, thursday, at Gold Souq in Dubai.
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13-12-2016
Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has criticised James Anderson for his uncharitable comments about Virat Kohli's technique, saying that the England pacer should first take wickets in India before questioning the Indian skipper's capabilities.
Anderson had recently said Kohli's technical deficiencies were not at display during the ongoing Test series between India and England because the p
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13-12-2016
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday came under attack over allegations that he influenced Power Ministry to clear bills related to a power project in Arunachal Pradesh, with Congress demanding his sacking but the minister denied any wrongdoing.
Alleging that it was a Rs 450-crore scam in the form of false and inflated transportation bills, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala releas
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13-12-2016
A day after Cyclone 'Vardah' ripped through Chennai, the city presented a scene of devastation with thousands of uprooted trees, broken billboards and snapped telephone and power cables besides low-lying areas reporting waterlogging.
Flight operations resumed this morning in the storm-hit city which was limping back to normalcy. The storm, which was the most intense to have hit the Tamil Nadu c
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13-12-2016
Amid reports of Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said if such a tie-up takes place in the upcoming state assembly polls it would win over 300 seats.
"Though samajwadis are going to form majority government in the state, but if alliance takes place, it will win over 300 (of the 403) seats. The final decision in this regard will be taken by
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13-12-2016
State-run gas utility GAIL India Ltd has won a second extension for completing the Kochi- Bangalore-Mangalore natural gas pipeline as it faces unprecedented problems in getting land in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Oil regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) last week gave GAIL four more years till February 2019 to complete the 1104-km Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore natural
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