New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched an Aadhaar-based mobile payment application at Digi Dhan Mela here to promote and make digital transactions easier. The app is called BHIM (Bharat…
Amritsar, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise to the nation during his New Year Eve address for his “blunder of demonetisation”. “The Prime Minister…
Amritsar, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise to the nation during his New Year Eve address for his “blunder of demonetisation”. “The Prime Minister…
Vijayawada, Dec 30 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched a slew of railway infrastructure projects in Andhra Pradesh. Laying the foundation stone for new railway line between Nadikudi and Srikalahasti Stations via remote…
Madrid, Dec 30 (IANS) Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent has confirmed that the Portugal football team captain will not be considering a whopping 100 million euro ($104.6 million) annual salary offered by a Chinese…
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Alliance Air, the wholly owned subsidiary of Air India, will operate additional flights from Hyderabad to Tirupati in view of ensuing festival season. These additional flights will be operated on January…
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Late singer George Michael wanted to adopt a child and have a “perfect family”. To start a family was on his to-do list for the coming year, says a source, who…
Damascus, Dec 30 (IANS) An Islamic State leader was killed in a Turkish airstrike in Syria’s al-Bab as part of the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, the media reported on Friday. Ebu Husen Tunusi died when…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter on Friday launched New Year’s Eve stickers to add to the holiday cheer. The stickers represent eight cities from across the globe including Dubai, London, New York,…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) that is holding its four day national conference here is managing its cash needs with the help of its members, said a top union…
Bucharest, Dec 30 (IANS) Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday gave the mandate to Sorin Grindeanu, a second candidate proposed for the post of Prime Minister, to form a new government. The ruling coalition led…
Damascus, Dec 30 (IANS) The first hours of the latest ceasefire in Syria between the government and insurgent forces have passed in relative calm with no civilian deaths, a British NGO said on Friday. However,…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) In a year marked by sharp volatility and bouts of bear dominance in India’s stock markets, two key indices closed between 1.95 per cent and 3 per cent higher, with nearly…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) National Award-winning singer Sukhwinder Singh says the music of Vishal Bhardwaj’s directorial “Rangoon” is very opera-like. The film, featuring Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor, is a war drama….
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Promising wrestler Ritu Phogat, who surpassed her elder siblings — Geeta and Babita — to emerge as the most expensive Indian at Rs.36 lakh in the Pro Wrestling League (PWL)…
Panaji, Dec 30 (IANS) While the nation continues to speculate over what Prime Minister Narendra Modi would say in his New Year’s Eve speech, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday dropped a broad hint about…
Gurdaspur (Punjab), Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu declined AAP’s offer to be their Punjab Deputy Chief Minister candidate because “Congress offered to make him…
Seoul, Dec 30 (IANS/Yonhap) South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday did not approve the questioning of President Park Geun-hye during the review hearings of the scandal-hit President’s impeachment. During the third and final preparatory session…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme for resolving cases including those on retrospective taxation has been extended up to January 31, an official statement said on Friday. The scheme that…
Moscow, Dec 30 (IANS) Russia is to expel 35 US diplomats in a retaliatory move after the State Department on Thursday announced ejection of 35 Russian government officials. The State Department, announcing their expulsion, said…