Ryan student who wanted exams postponed killed Pradhuman: CBI
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) In a dramatic twist to the murder of a Class 2 student of Ryan International School in Gurugram, the CBI on Wednesday said the horrific crime was committed by a…
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Demonetisation hit poor, common people hardest: CPI-M
Agartala, Nov 8 (IANS) Demonetisation of high-denomination notes hit the poor and common people hard as the BJP government at the Centre deceived Indians by unilaterally scrapping Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes last year,…
AAP to fill 3 RS seats with outsiders, Raghuram Rajan on the list
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is planning to fill three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi which will fall vacant in January, with people outside the party and has contacted former…
Robbers loot cash, jewellery from Ghaziabad house
Ghaziabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Three armed robbers barged into the house of a contractor here on Wednesday, rendered his wife unconscious and escaped with cash and jewellery worth Rs 35 lakh, police said. The incident…
Poll panel issues media advisory against poll predictions by astrologers, analysts
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Election Commission on Wednesday asked the media not to carry predictions on results of assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in any form, including by astrologers, tarot readers…
CBI probing 84 post demonetisation currency exchange cases
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The CBI announced on Wednesday – the first anniversary of demonetisation – that it had lodged 84 cases relating to exchange of old high-valued currency in various departments like banks,…
Demonetisation a tragedy for Gandhis: Smriti Irani
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday attacked the family of Congress President Sonia Gandhi by dubbing it a “family synonymous with graft” and said demonetisation was a tragedy for the family….
India Inc’s responses mixed on demonetisation anniversary
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India Inc. on Wednesday expressed mixed responses on the first anniversary of demonetisation. The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (Assocham) said its stand on demonetisation — “short term pain,…
Many injured in haze-caused vehicle pile up on Yamuna Expressway
Greater Noida, Nov 8 (IANS) Around two dozen cars crashed into each other in the season’s first vehicle pile-up on the Yamuna Expressway on Wednesday morning, injuring at least eight Delhi residents as blinding haze…
DGCA to probe IndiGo’s passenger manhandling incident: Minister
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Wednesday asked the sector regulator to probe the October 15 incident in which an IndiGo airline passenger was manhandled by the carrier’s staff…
Odisha orders judicial probe into Kunduli gang-rape case
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday ordered a judicial probe and also a simultaneous Crime Branch investigation into the alleged rape of a tribal girl in Koraput district by four…
Free bus, Metro ride recommended to battle Delhi pollution
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and a Supreme Court-appointed environment body have recommended “free of cost public transport” in Delhi for the next few days as the region faces…
AAP protests on demonetisation anniversary
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday held a protest march outside Thyagaraj Stadium here with around 1,000 party workers raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s decision…
Equity indices decline on global cues, sell-off in metals, auto stocks
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Heavy selling pressure in metals, automobile and banking stocks, coupled with negative global cues and outflow of foreign funds, suppressed the key Indian equity indices on Wednesday. Market observers opined that…
In Kerala, Left and Congress flay demonetisation, BJP heaps praise
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) Kerala’s main rival political fronts, the CPI-M-led Left and Congress-led UDF, on Wednesday for a change appeared to have a common agenda when they both slammed the Modi government over demonetisation,…
Himachal’s 68 Assembly seats to go to polls on Thursday
Shimla, Nov 8 (IANS) Sixty-eight Assembly seats will on Thursday go to the polls in a single phase in Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, where the BJP is determined to take power. Officials said everything was in…
Telangana Wakf Board office sealed over irregularities
Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) The Telangana government has sealed the office of the State Wakf Board, pending an inquiry into alleged irregularities. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to announce in the Assembly on…
Rape victims still facing barriers to justice in India: HRW
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Five years after the Nirbhaya gang rape case in Delhi, rape victims are still facing barriers to getting justice in India, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Rape survivors in…
Syria joins Paris climate agreement, US stands alone
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) Syria has announced it will join the Paris climate agreement, leaving the US as the only country in the world which has not signed on to the landmark deal. Syrian officials…
NIA custody for nine held for Kashmir terror funding
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday sent nine persons, arrested on charges of funding terror in Jammu and Kashmir, to NIA custody till November 21. During in-camera proceedings, District Judge Poonam…