Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Reiterating her demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday batted for the formation of a national government, comprising all major political parties, till…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Apex industry body Assocham on Friday urged the government to increase cash withdrawal limits from saving and current accounts and through ATMs to mitigate the hardship faced by the people…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Friday announced additional measures to promote digital and cashless payments for tickets which would come in effect from January 1, 2017. “Railways has decided to instruct…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Popular Bengali actor and Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul was on Friday arrested by the CBI for his alleged involvement in the Rose Valley Group chit fund scam, prompting West Bengal…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) At least 70 trains were running late while 11 others were cancelled on Friday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to…
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) A high alert has been sounded across Uttar Pradesh after the ongoing war in the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) turned for worse on Friday with expulsion of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav…
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Dec 30 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil passed away at his home following a long illness. He was 84. Vikhe-Patil is survived by his wife, two daughters and…
Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged a case of suspected money-laundering against NRI televangelist Zakir Naik and his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), officials said on Friday. The ED first…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The ordinance on old notes, that was approved by President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday, calls for a penalty of Rs 10,000 or five times the amount of the demonetised notes…
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) Toughening its stand against the expelled duo of General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party on Friday warned members and leaders of the party to…
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh split on Friday between party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav who was expelled from the party…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The railways on Friday said that it has decided to extend, for six months, the 10 per cent rebate in basic fare on the vacant berths or seats in the…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Banning of high value notes would lower growth rate due to economic slowdown in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2016-17, said industry apex body Assocham on Friday. “The…
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) Soon after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was on Friday expelled from the Samajwadi Party (SP), a group of his supporters gathered outside his 5, Kalidas Marg, residence here and…
Ahmedabad, Dec 30 (IANS) The Gujarat Congress, for the first times in two decades, on Friday said it is open to projecting a chief ministerial candidate ahead of the state assembly elections scheduled for December…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) In yet another measure to curb generation of black money, India on Friday amended its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Singapore, the Indian government said. “We have today (Friday)…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Pharmaceutical major Lupin on Friday said it has received tentative approval for its cholesterol lowering Pitavastatin tablets from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). “Pharma Major Lupin announced today…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) MBBS students in India will soon have to clear National Exit Test (NEXT) before being eligible to practice anywhere in the country, an official said on Friday. The provision is…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Dissatisfied with the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) response to the show cause notice for appointing the scam-tainted duo of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as life presidents, the Sports…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) After students, the JNU administration on Friday served a notice to a professor for addressing a meeting two days back at the administrative block, where the offices of university officials…