Current Affairs For The Year 2016 And Month Nov

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Colombia crash plane ran out of fuel: Tape

Recoveries from the six suicide attackers killed in Nagrota encounter include a note written in Urdu saying that the attack was to avenge the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru, in what points to the possible involvement of Jaish-e-Mohammadâ€™s â€˜Afzal Guru Squadâ€™.
2016-12-01 02:31:20 Read More

DMK chief Karunanidhi admitted to hospital

In the sometimes chaotic exchange with the air traffic tower, the pilot of the chartered plane, carrying a Brazilian soccer team, requested permission to land because of "fuel problems" without making a formal distress call.
2016-12-01 01:21:08 Read More

Without naming Nitish, Mamata calls him â€˜gaddarâ€™

2016-11-30 22:13:46 Read More

Note found reads 'Attack to avenge Afzal hanging'

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee used the term â€œgaddarâ€ (traitor) for political parties that have decided not to oppose the Centreâ€™s demonetisation policy here on Wednesday, seen asa jibe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who has espoused the move as necessary to end black money.
2016-11-30 20:18:55 Read More

Samba attackers infiltrated from Pakistan via 80-metre long tunnel?

The BSF has found an 80-metre-long, 2 feet by 2 feet tunnel near the international border near Chamliyal in Jammu that could have been used by the three fidayeen killed in a firefight in Samba sector early on Tuesday. It could not say where in Pakistan the tunnel originates.
2016-11-30 19:15:25 Read More

India inks Rs 5,000 crore howitzer deal with US

TOI was the first to report on November 17 that PM Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security had cleared the deal for the acquisition of the first modern 155mm howitzers for the Army in over 30 years to break the Bofors jinx.
2016-11-30 15:57:18 Read More

Rahul Gandhiâ€™s Twitter handle hacked; abusive tweets flow

The official Twitter handle of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi appeared to have been hacked on Wednesday evening. A series of abusive tweets were sent out from the handle to its 1.21 million followers. It seems to have been hacked by a group called â€˜legionâ€™, according to one of the tweets.
2016-11-30 15:28:59 Read More

Govt okays Rs 2,000cr package for PoK refugees

A Rs 2,000 crore development package for displaced people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) living in the country was on Wednesday approved by the government. Each of 36,384 displaced families will get around Rs 5.5 lakh as aid, a senior official said.
2016-11-30 14:27:46 Read More

BSF: Patrol-free, multi-layer smart fence on Pak border by end of 2017

India will have a patrol-free, multi-layered smart fence along its borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh by the later part of 2017 even as 20 big global firms are undertaking a technical evaluation for the same, Director General of BSF KK Sharma said on Wednesday.
2016-11-30 14:24:42 Read More

Trump says he is leaving his business empire

President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he's leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation's 45th president, bowing to pressure to avoid potential conflicts of interest between governing and profiting in the private sector.
2016-11-30 13:15:27 Read More

Indian economy grows 7.3% in July-Sept: Govt

2016-11-30 12:23:19 Read More

Mumbai: Wing tips of 2 taxiing planes collide

In yet another aviation close shave, the wing tips of two taxiing aircraft collided with each other at Mumbai airport on Wednesday morning. The wing tip collision happened when a Kuwait Airways wide body aircraftâ€™s wing hit the wing tip of an IndiGo aircraft.
2016-11-30 11:18:24 Read More

Jaitley slams Kejri for 'distorting tax changes'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today took Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to task for "factually misrepresenting changes in the tax law" and asserted that there will still be a penalty of 200% for misreporting income under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act.Jaitley made this clarification on Twitter, a day after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal asked why the penalty on declaration of black money "had been reduced from 200% to 10%."
2016-11-30 10:29:10 Read More

Play national anthem in all cinema halls: SC

The Centre and states have been given 10 days to implement the court's order. The Centre said it will circulate the order to all states' chief secretaries and will also publish it in the electronic and print media.
2016-11-30 06:35:10 Read More

Currency ban: How RBI plans to destroy old Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes

The RBI will take over a year to destroy the recently demonetised Rs 500 and 1000 notes. The sorting, verification and shredding of the notes is already underway at three centres in the state - Mumbai, Belapur and Nagpur. The RBI has around 40 verifying and shredding machines across the country.
2016-11-30 03:19:39 Read More

Hindu Mahasabha irked at IAS topper's wedding

Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha members have written a letter to 2015 UPSC topper Tina Dabi's parents after she recently announced she will marry the second rank holder, Athar Aamir-ul Shafi Khan.
2016-11-30 01:36:25 Read More

Rahul, not Nitish, to be allianceâ€™s PM choice: Cong

According to Congress insiders, Nitish Kumar has donned the role of a maverick as he is angling for the pole position for the Lok Sabha elections. But Congress would not brook any challenge to its lead position in the next parliamentary polls.
2016-11-29 21:56:13 Read More

Income Tax Act amendments upset calculations of cash hoarders

The proposed amendments to the I-T Act shut out one attractive option that holders of undeclared income had â€” of declaring the cash with them as income for the year and get away by paying 35.5% of tax.
2016-11-29 20:26:52 Read More

Haji Ali battle won, women set sight on triple talaq

After five years and a series of legal battles and protests, women re-entered the iconic Haji Ali dargah on Tuesday afternoon. In a gesture that earned the dargah trustees fulsome praise, they helped women devotees offer flowers and the 'chadar' at the saint's tomb and also offered them tea.
2016-11-29 19:51:24 Read More

In blow to Oppn, Lalu now says he backs note ban

RJD chief Lalu Prasad left the anti-demonetisation camp on Tuesday, telling legislators that he only opposed the way the decision was implemented and not the rationale behind it. Chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has been supporting the move, had visited Lalu at his residence on Tuesday,
2016-11-29 19:39:17 Read More

Nagrota: Chinks in security around bases exposed

The defence ministry and the armed forces continue to waffle over measures required to thwart attacks on military bases, ranging from proper perimeter security-cum-intrusion detection systems and well-equipped sentries to a total revamp of the SOP and response systems to intelligence alerts.
2016-11-29 19:11:55 Read More

Nagrota terror attack: 7 Armymen martyred, 3 terrorists killed

Two officers and five soldiers of the Indian Army were martyred in a terrorist attack on an Army unit in Jammu and Kashmirâ€™s Nagrota on Tuesday. Army personnel killed three terrorists and rescued two women, two children and 12 soldiers who had been trapped in a hostage-like situation.
2016-11-29 14:03:50 Read More

No 'secret talks' with Pak on China corridor: Russia

Russia on Tuesday dismissed as not "corresponding to the realities" the reports in Pakistani media about it holding "secret talks" with Pakistan on the creation of China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC).
2016-11-29 13:29:18 Read More

AAP's Bhagwant Mann is guilty, says Parl panel

The Lok Sabha panel probing Bhagwant Mann's Parliament House videography issue has found the AAP MP guilty. The panel headed BJP MP Kirit Somaiya will submit its report to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday.
2016-11-29 12:20:04 Read More

Son has no legal right in parents' house: HC

A son, irrespective of his marital status, has no legal right to live in the self-acquired house of his parents and can reside there only at their "mercy", Delhi HC said. Only because parents have allowed the son to live there doesn't mean they have to bear his "burden" throughout life, court said.
2016-11-29 11:42:23 Read More

People won't tolerate graft: PM on BJP's poll win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the BJP's performance in parliamentary, assembly and local polls across India over the last few days illustrates that people want all-round progress and will not tolerate corruption and misgovernance.
2016-11-29 11:11:09 Read More

Terror attack in J&K's Nagrota, encounter on

Follow this space for the live updates from the third Test between India and England played in Mohali. India lead the five-Test series 1-0 following their 246-run win in Vizag.
2016-11-29 02:29:15 Read More

BJP wins big in Maharashtra municipal council polls

Demonetisation seems to have held no demons for the BJP, at least in Maharashtra. In what was touted as a mini-referendum on the Modi governmentâ€™s move towards a â€˜less-cashâ€™ society, the BJP came out on top in key elections to municipal councils and nagar panchayats in the state on Monday, notching up the highest number of seats (851 as against 396 in the previous, 2011 polls).
2016-11-28 22:05:07 Read More

Demonetisation leads to largest Maoist surrenders

Government policies in left-wing extremism affected states, pressure built up by security forces for past few months and the latest demonetisation decision seem to be making a strong impact in the region, with the highest number of Maoist surrenders within a month ever.
2016-11-28 21:07:24 Read More

60% of demonetised notes already accounted for, says RBI

Around 60% of the value of the demonetised notes (Rs 14 lakh crore), has already been accounted for, according to data released by the RBI on Monday. There are reports that the printing of Rs 2,000 notes had been stalled to generate more of the new Rs 500 notes.
2016-11-28 20:36:13 Read More

Harshad Mehtaâ€™s bro convicted of Rs 700 cr fraud

Twenty-four years after the securities scam broke, a special court convicted Harshad Mehtaâ€™s brother Sudhir Mehta and five others, including senior bank officials and stock brokers, in a case relating to defrauding of National Housing Bank to the tune of more than Rs 700 crore.
2016-11-28 18:47:06 Read More

Helping farmers embrace a cashless economy

The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), the world's largest fertilizer cooperative, has initiated a pan India outreach programme to educate farmers about the benefits of shifting towards cashless transactions.
2016-11-28 17:30:34 Read More

Proof of Pak hand in beheading of soldier: Army

The Army says it has recovered evidence of Pakistan's "complicity" in the beheading of one of its soldiers in the Macchil sector of Jammu and Kashmir last week. The photographs of food, grenades recovered by Army shows Pakistan markings.
2016-11-28 16:57:26 Read More

Why Supreme Court wants this man shifted from Bihar to Tihar

"Ensuring free and fair trial against the strongman while protecting the witnesses is a challenge for the judiciary," the top court said as it agreed to hear a plea to shift RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin, facing trial in 45 criminal cases, from Bihar to the capitalâ€™s Tihar jail.
2016-11-28 16:22:24 Read More

Ohio campus secure, shooter dead: Reports

During his interrogation with Delhi Policeâ€™s Special Cell, Mintoo has claimed that on the day of jailbreak, he and five others who escaped from jail were out in the open inside the jail premises as a Bhandara was being organised at the Gurudwara inside.
2016-11-28 15:49:01 Read More

'Will consider if India proposes talks at Amritsar'

2016-11-28 15:09:15 Read More

How a Khalistani terrorist escaped from Nabha jail

2016-11-28 14:32:23 Read More

BJP leads in Maha civic polls, setback for Cong

Ahead of a visit by its Foreign Advisor Sartaj Aziz to India to attend Heart of Asia conference, Pakistan has said it will "positively consider" if India proposed a bilateral meeting on the sidelines. However, none of the two has approached each other in this regard, Pakistan High Commissioner said
2016-11-28 13:26:04 Read More

Navjot Sidhu's wife, ex-Olympian Pargat join Cong

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu and former Olympian Pargat Singh joined the Congress party today. Pargat and Kaur met the Congress high command in New Delhi last week to seal the deal. Elections to the Punjab assembly are likely to be held early next year.
2016-11-28 11:40:41 Read More

Pay 50% tax on unaccounted deposits, or 85% if caught: Govt

The government has proposed to levy a total tax, penalty and surcharge of 50 per cent on the amount deposited post demonetisation while higher taxes and stiffer penalty of up to 85 per cent await those who don't disclose but are caught.
2016-11-28 10:14:26 Read More

Trump's business ties could impact US policy

Trump's companies have business operations in at least 20 countries, with a particular focus on the developing world, including outposts in nations like India, Indonesia and Uruguay, which could create tensions between his priorities as president and the needs and objectives of his companies.
2016-11-28 09:16:02 Read More

Mohali Test: Ashwin treble leaves England reeling

After dismissing India for 417, Ashwin dented England by picking up three wickets as the visitors lost four of their top-order batsmen for 78 runs, all but knocking off their hopes of restoring parity.
2016-11-28 06:14:25 Read More

Its just 'note-badli', not 'note-bandi': Chidambaram

Former finance minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday that he would have advised the prime minister against demonetisation and would have resigned if he still went ahead with the decision.
2016-11-27 23:12:34 Read More

Nabha assailants hid arms in blankets: Witness

Later in the evening, UP police arrested Parminder Singh alias Painda, who had played a key role in planning and executing the jailbreak, from Kairana in Shamli district.
2016-11-27 23:03:53 Read More

Diplomacy may revive with new army chief in Pak

With regime change happening in Pakistan's army headquarters, an opportunity may arise for a diplomatic initiative between India and Pakistan.
2016-11-27 22:21:18 Read More

Delhi dislodges Mumbai as Indiaâ€™s economic capital

Mumbai ranks 31st among 50 top metropolitan economic entities globally in 2015, as per latest data released by Oxford Economics. The unflattering news for Mumbaikars is that the city has ceded its position as economic capital of India to Delhi.
2016-11-27 21:18:02 Read More

I-T cell finds Rs 40cr in banned notes at Delhi bank

The national capital is turning out to be the biggest den of black money with I-T dept suspecting that more banks are involved in such money laundering rackets, at a much larger scale. Authorities are also keeping a watch on close associates of some politicians, bureaucrats and industrialists.
2016-11-27 19:16:14 Read More

Nabha jailbreak: UP police arrest man who helped prisoners escape

In a major breakthrough, Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested the leader of the gang which stormed into Nabha Central Jail and freed six inmates including Harminder Singh alias Mintoo, the dreaded Khalistan Liberation Force â€œchiefâ€ on Sunday morning.
2016-11-27 14:16:12 Read More

Paralympians recount force of will at TOI LitFest

RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Sunday broke his silence on demonetisation, and said that the central bank is monitoring the situation on a daily basis. "The RBI is taking all necessary actions to ease the genuine pain of citizens, who are honest and who have been hurt," Urjit Patel said.
2016-11-27 13:53:48 Read More

RBI taking steps to ease people's pain: Urjit Patel

India has shot off at least 20 'administrative assistance' requests to Switzerland in recent months seeking details of Indians suspected to have misused Swiss banks' famed high-secrecy walls to evade taxes.
2016-11-27 12:27:03 Read More

DATE 2

Would've quit to protest notes ban: Chidambaram

2016-11-27 11:30:46 Read More>>

Why Qamar Bajwa was appointed Pak army chief

Qamar Bajwa's "pro-democracy credentials" and his low-profile influenced Nawaz Sharif to appoint him to the post of army chief superseding 4 generals, Pak media said. His "relatively more moderate view of the relationship with the civilian government" is also cited as a reason for his appointment.
2016-11-27 11:15:11 Read More

Govt steps up efforts to trace black money stashed in Swiss banks

PM to oppn: Should we curb graft or call bandh?

Opposition parties had on Wednesday called for a Bharat Bandh on November 28 to protest against the hardship caused by demonetisation to the common man, and to people living in villages. The PM today also praised Indians for accepting his government's decision despite the hardships they've faced.
2016-11-27 09:06:33 Read More

Updates: Rs 25 lakh reward for info on jailbreak

One of the men liberated was dreaded Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) chief Harminder Mintoo. Mintoo, who was arrested in 2014 by Punjab Police in November 2014, was wanted in 10 terror-related cases.
2016-11-27 07:44:24 Read More

Farhan Akhtar at TOI Litfest: Live updates

2016-11-27 06:41:41 Read More

Armed men attack jail in Punjab, free terrorist

2016-11-27 05:10:35 Read More

I agree with Kejriwal govt in 99% of cases: Jung

Judiciary, Govt remind each other of 'Lakshman Rekha'
2016-11-27 00:03:59 Read More

CJI, Prasad spar in public over judges' hiring

The authority will have the power to impose penalty, "as may be prescribed in cases where it finds that the price being charged has not been reduced," according to the draft.
2016-11-26 21:39:51 Read More

GST draft: Cos to pass tax benefit to consumers

Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign will take part in a Wisconsin recount of votes cast in the US presidential race won by Republican Donald Trump, a campaign official said on Saturday. The Wisconsin recount will include examining by hand the state's nearly 3 million ballots.
2016-11-26 20:53:57 Read More

Hillary team to take part in Wisconsin recount

2016-11-26 20:04:04 Read More

Pak appoints new army chief; India relies on wait-and-watch strategy

Pakistan army's deep-rooted professional hostility towards India will continue despite the change in guard, with General Qamar Javed Bajwa's name being announced to succeed General Raheel Sharif as the next chief.
2016-11-26 17:00:42 Read More

'Modi, true descendant of Indira? Too early to tell'

Speaking at Times Litfest, eminent historian Ramachandra Guha said today that it's too early to tell if PM Modi has dictatorial tendencies and therefore he can't say if he is a "true descendant of Indira Gandhi".
2016-11-26 15:10:15 Read More

Old notes scrapped on RBI advice: Govt

Law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the decision to scrap Rs 500/1000 notes was taken by the government on the recommendation of the Reserve Bank of India.
2016-11-26 14:41:49 Read More

New Pak army chief believes 'extremism bigger threat than India'

Pakistan's Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa was today appointed as the country's Army chief, replacing the hawkish General Raheel Sharif. He believes extremism is a bigger threat to his country over India, a report published in Dawn said.
2016-11-26 14:38:36 Read More

Sindhu and Sameer enter Hong Kong Open final

National champion Sameer Verma stunned World No 3 Jan O Jorgensen to reach his maiden Super Series final while Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu made it to her second successive summit clash in women's singles at the Hong Kong Open.
2016-11-26 13:15:28 Read More

Ram Mandir: Swamy, Owaisi to abide by SC verdict

2016-11-26 12:45:37 Read More

26/11: 'Can never forget the day I lost my dad'

2016-11-26 11:01:03 Read More

Divine intervention? Mistry visits Shani temple

India would be pleased to have England at 268/8 at stumps on Day 1 of Mohali Test, while England would rue Bairstow's untimely dismissal in the final 45 minutes of play, which put the home side on top.
2016-11-26 10:49:59 Read More

Currency ban will hasten digitisation: Nilekani

2016-11-26 09:37:49 Read More

Beard, fatigues, cigars: Castro 'Left' revolutionary mark on history

Castro, who has died at the age of 90, was at once idealistic and pragmatic, sharply intelligent and reckless, charismatic and intolerant. Critics saw in him a stubborn bully who violated human rights while admirers saw a visionary who stood up to US domination of Latin America.
2016-11-26 07:35:42 Read More

Fidel Castro, a survivor of 634 'murder' attempts

With more than 100 fugitives taking shelter in foreign countries to escape the clutches of law-enforcing agencies in India, the Supreme Court said on Friday that the Centre must take action to bring them back to face trial.
2016-11-26 06:56:19 Read More

Pakistan 'pleaded' with us to stop retaliation, Manohar Parrikar says

The former Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India added that the "need of the hour" was to make payments to merchants cashless. Much of the infrastructure required to effect this change was already in place, he said. Nilekani delivered these remarks at the Times LitFest in Delhi.
2016-11-26 06:44:28 Read More

Even our prostitutes are graduates: Castro's quotes

Fidel Castro, a former President of Cuba, a Communist icon, and one of the political giants of the twentieth century, died on Saturday. He was 90. Here's a short guide to the life of a man, both revered and reviled, whose life was inextricably linked with his country's history.
2016-11-26 06:28:32 Read More

Mohali Test: Advantage India despite Bairstow's 89

2016-11-26 06:16:41 Read More

Live score: India v England, 3rd Test, Mohali

Singh left legacy of 'do-nothing-approach': Jaitley

In an exclusive interview to Times Now channel, the finance minister raised questions about Manmohan Singh's achievements in office, saying that he left a legacy of "do-nothing-approach", policy paralysis and crony capitalism.
2016-11-25 21:13:38 Read More

SC: Everybody's fleeing India to evade trials

Those who come forward with disclosures will be asked to pay a penalty of 60% of the amount. This will ensure that the cash that remains with them becomes â€œwhiteâ€, providing a legal alternative as opposed to illegal parking slots like gold, real estate or offshore accounts.
2016-11-25 20:35:02 Read More

Zakir plays victim, dubs IRF ban 'communal move'

Controversial televangelist Zakir Naik has called the ban on his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) "a communal decision".
2016-11-25 20:30:06 Read More

Rajiv trust had applied to IRF for â€˜donationsâ€™

Controversial preacher Zakir Naikâ€™s NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) had allegedly offered a second donation of Rs 25 lakh to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) in December 2011, months after it donated Rs 50 lakh that is already in the public realm.
2016-11-25 20:27:52 Read More

Centre set to roll out birth control injections

In a move that will give women more choices to protect their reproductive rights, the government will soon make injectable contraceptives available, introducing it first in medical colleges and district hospitals in a phased manner.
2016-11-25 20:01:03 Read More

One-time 60% penalty for voluntary disclosure of unaccounted cash

Top quotes from Arun Jaitley interview

Following the demonetisation of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in a bid to crack down on black money, there were apprehensions among people that the government might impose some kind of restrictions on gold holding by individuals.
2016-11-25 16:15:16 Read More

UPA govt left a 'terrible legacy' behind: Arun Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the UPA government had left a terrible legacy behind. Rejecting Manmohan Singh's criticism of demonetisation, Jaitley said the NDA government is trying to transform the previous regime of "loot and plunder" into a more "honest system".
2016-11-25 16:07:26 Read More

No proposal to restrict gold holding by individuals

2016-11-25 14:43:11 Read More

Tata Steel removes Cyrus Mistry as chairman, appoints OP Bhatt

Tata Steel today removed Cyrus Mistry as chairman, replacing him with O P Bhatt, an independent director in the company. The company said that it called for extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on December 21 to remove Nusli N Wadia as a director of the company.
2016-11-25 13:54:57 Read More

Will stop water flow to Pak: PM on Indus Treaty

"Now every drop of this water will be stopped and I will give that to farmers of Punjab and J&K. I am committed to this," PM Modi said. The PM also said a task force has been constituted to ensure that "each drop of water" that flows out of Sutlej, Beas and Ravi reaches Punjab and J&K.
2016-11-25 12:37:12 Read More

Valiant Saina bows out of Hong Kong Open

A valiant Saina Nehwal, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from a serious knee injury, lost the first game 8-21 in just 12 minutes, but fought back superbly to win the second one 21-18 but lost a thrilling third game 19-21 in the Hong Kong Open.
2016-11-25 11:59:24 Read More

Currency ban: Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts rise to Rs 64,250 crore

Total deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have increased to Rs 64,252.15 crore, and Uttar Pradesh is leading the chart with Rs 10,670.62 crore deposits followed by West Bengal and Rajasthan, the government said on Friday.
2016-11-25 11:50:35 Read More

Unaccounted bank deposits: '50% tax, 4yr lock-in'

In case the disclosure is not made and the unaccounted money is detected by tax authorities, it will be charged with 60% tax and a longer lock-in period, the sources added. The government has demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to curb black money and corruption as well as to move the economy further towards digital transactions.
2016-11-25 11:40:17 Read More

Soldiers raped us one by one: Rohingya woman

Allegations Muslims raped Buddhists sparked sectarian clashes in 2012 that drove tens of thousands of Rohingya into displacement camps and riots two years later near Mandalay.
2016-11-25 11:11:00 Read More

Former TOI editor Dileep Padgaonkar no more

Dileep Padgaonkar served as TOI's Paris correspondent and held senior positions in the paper until 2005. He was TOI's editor from 1986 to 1994. He returned as executive managing editor in 1998 and retired in 2002. Thereafter, he continued with TOI in a consulting capacity.
2016-11-25 10:57:09 Read More

PM Modi pushes for use of mobiles to deal with cash crunch

Pushing for mobile banking to deal with problems arising out of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the people to let their mobile phones serve as a bank branch to deal with corruption and black money.
2016-11-25 10:31:00 Read More

Jayalalithaa speaks for a few minutes

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa is recuperating normally and is now speaking for a few minutes using a speaking aid as she has undergone tracheostomy, said Apollo Hospitals chairman Dr Prathap C Reddy on Friday.
2016-11-25 10:21:42 Read More

After cash, gold next on PM Modi's hit list ?

Gold premiums in India jumped to two-year highs last week as jewellers ramped up purchases on fears the government might restrict imports after withdrawing higher-denomination notes from circulation in its fight against black money.
2016-11-25 09:01:46 Read More

Henry Kissinger's stunning revelations about Pak

Under US pressure, Pakistan had in November agreed to grant independence to what was then East Pakistan, former US diplomat Henry Kissinger has revealed in an interview in the latest issue of The Atlantic magazine.
2016-11-25 08:49:13 Read More

Pak knows what our Army is capable of: PM Modi

He said that surgical strikes had created "havoc" across border. The PM also brought up the Indus water treaty, saying India's farmers had rights to the waters of the Indus rivers, and that water that belonged to India couldn't go to Pakistan.
2016-11-25 07:40:25 Read More

Notes ban has led to organised loot: Manmohan

2016-11-24 22:58:54 Read More

Notes ban has led to organised loot: Manmohan

2016-11-24 22:58:54 Read More

RBI crack team to monitor payday rush

In addition, a large number of pensioners who prefer to take a major part of their pension in cash at the start of the month, will also come to banks and post offices to withdraw cash.
2016-11-24 22:44:37 Read More

DATE 3

Govt lists pros of notes ban to SC: Curbing graft, high growth, more jobs

Justifying its decision to demonetise Rs 500, Rs 1,000 currency notes, the government told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the measure would stamp out black money and fake notes, being pumped in by Pakistan, and help the poor and middle class.
2016-11-24 22:16:21 Read More>>

Notes ban: Only 25% of daily cash demand being met

It's been exactly two weeks since the new currency notes were sent to banks, yet in most parts of the country, only 20-25% of the average daily demand for cash is being met, according to banking sources.
2016-11-24 20:36:39 Read More

Exchange of scrapped Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes ends

Over-the-counter exchange of high value notes, which were scrapped earlier this month, will stop from Friday, the government announced on Thursday. However, it also extended use of the Rs 500 note for some specific purposes up to December 15.
2016-11-24 20:33:01 Read More

Two variants of the new Rs 500 note surface

TOI found at least three case studies where the new notes have been found to vary from one another. RBI spokesperson said: â€œIt is likely that notes with printing defect has got released due to the current rush. However, people can freely accept such a note in transaction or return it to RBI.â€
2016-11-24 20:18:13 Read More

In sudden meet, Cabinet moves in to tax deposits

The move comes amid banks reporting over Rs 21,000 crore being deposited in zero-balance Jan Dhan accounts in two weeks after the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes were banned, which authorities apprehend may be the laundered black money.
2016-11-24 16:29:30 Read More

Nepal bans new Indian Rs 500 & Rs 2,000 notes

While there is no clarity on the fate of the withdrawn Indian currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations in Nepal, new Indian Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 bank notes are deemed illegal and banned for exchange, Nepal's central bank said.
2016-11-24 15:52:18 Read More

No more exchange of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, Centre announces

Tightening its demonetisation policy, the Centre has announced that it would no longer allow over-the-counter exchange of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes from Saturday. Another major aspect of the announcement was that the only way to use the old Rs 1000 notes would be to deposit them in a bank account.
2016-11-24 14:14:32 Read More

Cabinet meet: PM may take up penalty on deposits

A British tabloid published footage of Kohli applying saliva to the ball during the first Test against England at Rajkot. However, there were no complaints made by the visiting team or the match referee to the ICC within a window of five days.
2016-11-24 13:10:15 Read More

Housing prices to drop up to 30% in next 12 mths

The meeting, summoned at a very short notice, comes amid reports of high tax penalty terrifying people from putting their cash savings into the formal banking system. Sources said the government wants all of the 500 and 1000 banknotes to be deposited and not burnt or destroyed.
2016-11-24 12:34:13 Read More

Kumble slams tampering allegations against Kohli

2016-11-24 10:50:01 Read More

Kumble slams tampering allegations against Kohli

2016-11-24 10:50:01 Read More

Rupee hits all-time low of 68.86 against US dollar; RBI intervenes

The RBI on Thursday intervened to steady the rupee as it plunged by 30 paise to hit to all-time low of 68.86 on Thursday due to broad strength in the US dollar, capital outflows from emerging markets, and worries about the demonetisation drive.
2016-11-24 08:05:28 Read More

Pak reaches out to UN over LoC tension with India

The decision was taken during a meeting of opposition parties held in the Parliament this morning. They have been highly critical of the manner in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on November 8, decided to scrap RS 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.
2016-11-24 07:48:52 Read More

Monumental mismanagement of note ban: Manmohan

Pakistan's ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi met the Deputy UN Secretary General Jan Eliasson and the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary General Edmond Mulet during which she alleged that the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) posed a "grave threat to international peace and security".
2016-11-24 07:27:42 Read More

Opposition decides not to meet govt until Nov 28

2016-11-24 05:42:37 Read More

At Rs 3cr a day, liquor business is kicking in AP

In contrast to the Centre's claim that the demonetisation move has jolted circulation of black money in the country, liquor trade in Andhra Pradesh continues to help many people, including officials and public representatives, hoard money earned through illegal sources.
2016-11-24 02:32:41 Read More

Over 200 terrorists active in J&K, govt tells House

The government informed that around 200 terrorists were active in J&K out of which 105 had infiltrated into India from Pak this year. The government has decided to install modern anti-infiltration mechanisms on the border. Pilot projects of technological solutions in this regard have been approved.
2016-11-23 21:29:24 Read More

Why scrapped notes are flying off to the northeast

India's I-T laws allow exemptions for various categories of incomes/individuals. These exemptions are apparently now being misused to covert black cash. Among those exempt from paying income tax are members of scheduled tribe communities in Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.
2016-11-23 20:33:18 Read More

Demonetisation: Why scrapped notes are flying off to the northeast

'Missing' Rs 3.5cr found, Naga MP's son-in-law held

I-T and intelligence officials suspect that the Rs 3.5cr in scrapped currency notes seized from a chartered flight in Nagaland could be part of a big money laundering racket, with the masterminds exploiting tax exemptions for tribals in the northeast and non-existent security at smaller airports.
2016-11-23 20:08:27 Read More

Pak to woo Indians opposed to Modi: Sartaj Aziz

The move was announced by advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Tuesday, according to Dawn newspaper. The committee will consist of senior officials from the ministries of defence, interior and information, Military Operations Directorate, Inter-Services Intelligence and Intelligence Bureau.
2016-11-23 20:03:10 Read More

To avenge beheading, Army inflicts 'significant damage' on Pak posts

The ferocity of the fire assaults, which saw 15 to 16 Pakistan army posts being targeted with heavy-calibre weapons in 5 sectors spread along the LoC, was such that the Pakistan DGMO was forced to call his Indian counterpart, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, over the hotline for "unscheduled talks" at 6.30pm.
2016-11-23 19:06:42 Read More

PM Modi's app survey results: Over 93% support demonetisation

Demonetisation has the support of over 93 percent of the 5,00,000 people who took the survey on the Narendra Modi app, Prime Minister Modi has claimed. In a release on his website, the PM said only 2 percent viewed the demonetisation negatively.
2016-11-23 14:15:06 Read More

Former Tata bosses slam Cyrus Mistry

Saudi Arabia and Iran are waging a struggle for dominance that has turned much of the Middle East into their battlefield. Rather than fighting directly, they wield and in that way worsen the region's direst problems: dictatorship, militia violence and religious extremism.
2016-11-23 13:30:26 Read More

Rs 21,000 crore deposited in Jan Dhan accounts

The money has come in after November 8 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared 500 and 1,000 rupee notes would no more be legal tender. The maximum deposit was reported in West Bengal, Finance Ministry sources said on Wednesday.
2016-11-23 12:19:04 Read More

Pak talks big plans to 'counter India's propaganda'

Pakistan has formed a committee "to counter India's propaganda campaign" and has already taken steps to reach out to Indians "opposed to Narendra Modi's extremism" Dawn reported today. Aziz also said the Pakistan's information technology ministry will prepare a "comprehensive strategy" to highlight the "Jammu and Kashmir dispute" via social media.
2016-11-23 10:25:35 Read More

How UP engineer justifies Rs 50L black money

The engineer, who stashed black money in bedroom, said the bribes he accepts are most often already written into price estimates for projects like road construction as a so-called commission. "You do not have to ask for it," he said.
2016-11-23 08:48:21 Read More

How the Iranian-Saudi proxy struggle tore apart the Middle East

Note ban: Situation 'much better', govt tells SC

Supreme Court has sought response of all the petitioners, who have challenged the demonetisation move in different high courts, on a Centre's plea seeking transfer of all these matters to either the apex court or one of the high courts. The top court has refused Centre's request to stay proceedings.
2016-11-23 07:44:56 Read More

In 'heavy retribution', India blitzes Pak LoC posts

2016-11-23 06:16:23 Read More

Demonetisation: Slew of steps to push digital payments, help farmers

The municipal tax collection for the 47 civic bodies had reached Rs 13,192 crore. Last November, the municipalities had collected just Rs 3,607 crore. Union minister Venkaiah Naidu said demonetisation forced defaulters to deposit their dues.
2016-11-23 06:00:29 Read More

Note ban: 47 civic bodies collect Rs 13,192cr

2016-11-22 23:16:24 Read More

Zakir Naikâ€™s NGO gave â€˜scholarshipâ€™ to IS man

The National Investigation Agency has found that IS operative Abu Anas received Rs 80,000 as scholarship from controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's NGO Islamic Research Foundation. The funds were transferred around the time Anas was planning to travel to Syria to join the IS.
2016-11-22 22:32:22 Read More

Terror strike may hit chances of Indo-Pak talks

Killing of three Indian soldiers at the LoC is likely to hurt the prospects of any substantive bilateral talk on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia conference on Afghanistan. Pakistanâ€™s Sartaj Aziz has confirmed that he would attend the conference, but India has not proposed any bilateral talk.
2016-11-22 21:27:22 Read More

Separatists in touch with ultras from across LoC: Govt in Lok Sabha

Confirming the collusion between Kashmiri separatists and Pakistan-sponsored â€œdisruptiveâ€ elements, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that some key separatist leaders were reported to be in touch with terrorist leaders based across the border and in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
2016-11-22 20:34:13 Read More

Rs 3.5 cr in old notes goes missing from Nagaland

Central intelligence and income tax agencies are grappling with a peculiar situation of Rs 3.5 crore of cash in scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes â€œvanishingâ€ after being seized from a private chartered flight at Dimapur in Nagaland on Tuesday.
2016-11-22 19:58:54 Read More

Over 80% Indians back demonetisation move: Poll

A whopping 80-86 percent of those surveyed by C-Voter said the inconvenience caused by the demonetisation is worth the effort of combating black money. The survey also painted a picture of broad support for the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
2016-11-22 16:10:19 Read More

People in public life supporting black money: PM

"Values in public life are eroding... I see that people in public life are giving speeches in support of corruption and black money. They are brazenly out in open doing so. In any country, erosion in values is the biggest crisis," PM Modi said.
2016-11-22 14:38:58 Read More

Ratan Tata tried to sell TCS, made Corus deal expensive: Cyrus Mistry

Ousted Chairman Cyrus Mistry rejected charges of not contributing anything to the group's cash-cows TCS and JLR and alleged that patriarch Ratan Tata once tried to sell the IT firm to IBM and his "ego" led to bad business decisions like Corus acquisition at double the original cost.
2016-11-22 13:39:17 Read More

India vs Eng: Gambhir dropped for remaining Tests

Bhuvneshwar has been recalled after proving his fitness from the injury sustained during the New Zealand Tests last month. Gambhir made 29 and 0 against England in Rajkot and made way for the returning KL Rahul in Visakhapatnam.
2016-11-22 12:20:25 Read More

Veteran Carnatic musician Balamuralikrishna dies

Born in Sankaraguptam in Andhra Pradesh, Balamuralikrishna started singing at the age of six. He was well-versed in Carnatic and Hindustani vocal music, and he played musical instruments like the viola, the violin and the mridangam.
2016-11-22 11:56:39 Read More

3 jawans killed, body of 1 mutilated; Army vows strong retribution

This is the second such incident of mutilation of the body of an Indian soldier on the LoC since October 29. "Three soldiers killed in action on LC (Line of Control) in Machhal. Body of one soldier mutilated," the Army said.
2016-11-22 11:33:02 Read More

3 soldiers killed in J&K, 1 body mutilated: Army

Jaitley's defamation case against Kejriwal to go on

One tweet from the public relations arm of Pakistan's armed forces was enough to send the country and its media into a frenzy. A hint: The tweet yesterday was about Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif and his impending retirement on November 29.
2016-11-22 07:29:02 Read More

How 1 army tweet sent Pak media into a frenzy

2016-11-22 07:22:36 Read More

PM Modi seeks views of people on demonetisation

As opposition continues to attack the government in both houses of Parliament over currency ban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the people to directly convey their views to him on demonetisation via his App.
2016-11-22 07:08:17 Read More

Notes ban start of fight against black money: PM

Demonetisation of high denomination notes "is not the end but the beginning of our deep and continuous struggle against black money", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today addressing a BJP Parliamentary meet, PTI reported.
2016-11-22 06:39:36 Read More

Now, govt focus on currency for farmers: Jaitley

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay criminal defamation proceedings against Arvind Kejriwal lodged by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely. Jaitely's counsel did not have to utter a word during the proceedings as Kejriwal's counsel Ram Jethmalani failed to convince the top court.
2016-11-22 06:09:51 Read More

Powerful quake causes nuclear worries in Japan

Days after former BJP minister and mining czar G Janardhana Reddy allegedly spent hundreds of crores on his daughter's wedding at Bangalore Palace, income tax sleuths are busy scanning his accounts.
2016-11-22 05:07:40 Read More

Daughter's wedding: Reddy gets income tax notice

2016-11-22 04:30:46 Read More

DATE 4

Live: CPM wins both seats in Tripura

The value of currency released by banks since the November 8 demonetisation through exchange of old notes and cash withdrawals amounts to Rs 1.36 lakh crore. This is less than 10% of the Rs 14 lakh crore in high-denomination notes (Rs 500 and Rs 1,000), reveals RBI
2016-11-22 02:42:12 Read More>>

Train tragedy: Man pinned to berth, as daughter died inches away

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing tsunami advisories for much of the nation's northern Pacific coast. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury, which struck at 5:59 am
2016-11-21 22:44:41 Read More

Powerful quake hits Japan, tsunami alert issued

Withdrawals for marriages come with tough riders

2016-11-21 20:23:51 Read More

10% of the value of scrapped notes replaced

H-1B visas admit 65,000 workers and another 20,000 graduate student workers each year. The tech industry, which has lobbied to expand the program, may now have to fight a rear-guard action to protect it, immigration attorneys and lobbyists said.
2016-11-21 19:37:26 Read More

Trump's top lawman may take aim at H-1B visas

The Reserve Bank of India has placed tough conditions on those seeking to withdraw cash for weddings. Parents of either the bride or the groom, or one of those getting married, can withdraw Rs 2.5 lakh in cash. The party will have to provide a list of persons to be paid, who must not have bank accounts.
2016-11-21 16:41:46 Read More

If SAARC fails, thereâ€™s BIMSTEC: India warns Pakistan

India sent out a clear message to Pakistan on Monday, warning it that South Asian nations would find other ways to cooperate on regional initiatives if it continues to block initiatives under the SAARC banner. He also presented a snapshot of what a â€˜SAARC without Pakistanâ€™ could achieve.
2016-11-21 14:44:34 Read More

Day 13 of demonetisation: Key developments

On the 13th day of demonetisation, the government allowed farmers to buy seeds with the old Rs 500 notes, and the Reserve Bank gave borrowers an additional 60 days to repay loans worth up to Rs 1 crore. Here's a round up of these, and other top stories from the day.
2016-11-21 14:31:29 Read More

Cash crunch: RBI gives borrowers additional 60 days to repay loans

Term loans, whether business or personal, secured or otherwise, the original sanctioned amount of Rs 1 crore or less, on the books of any bank or any NBFC, including NBFC (MFI) would also get benefit of this relaxation.
2016-11-21 12:15:15 Read More

Will assess 'load of captaincy' after 3yrs: Kohli

Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli enjoys the pressure of expectations and made it clear that he will only assess after three years as to how much of a "load" captaincy has become for him.
2016-11-21 10:56:26 Read More

Banks get about Rs 5.44 lakh cr in scrapped notes

Consequent to the announcement of withdrawal of legal tender status of banknotes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denominations from the midnight of November 8, 2016, the RBI had made arrangements for exchange and/or deposit of such notes.
2016-11-21 10:55:11 Read More

Farmers can use old notes for buying seeds

As per the new government order, farmers can now purchase seeds with the demonetised bank notes of Rs 500 value from government run outlets, PSUs, central or state agricultural universities. The government ensured that farmers are suitably facilitated during the Rabi season.
2016-11-21 09:20:19 Read More

Indian business partners hope to exploit their ties to Donald Trump

Developers who have built two Trump-branded towers in India met with US President-elect Donald J Trump last week, and one of them confirmed that they discussed future deals with the Trump family. Trump's five current projects in India are worth around $1.5 billion, making it Trump's most active development market outside North America.
2016-11-21 08:20:54 Read More

India equal second longest unbeaten home streak

Virat Kohli's side has drawn level with the second longest streak by any Indian cricket team at home, winning the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam to make it 16 consecutive matches without defeat in India. The record is 20, and India still has eight more Tests remaining this season.
2016-11-21 07:34:35 Read More

2nd Test: Spinners bowl India to 1-0 series lead

Ravichandran Ashwin and Jayant Yadav shared six wickets to bowl India to a huge 246-run win against England on the fifth and final day of the second Test in Visakhapatnam, thereby taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series on Monday.
2016-11-21 07:08:06 Read More

Navy's latest warship INS Chennai commissioned

INS Chennai, a Kolkata-class destroyer ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy's combat fleet on Monday. The warship will be the 10th destroyer in India's combat fleet. The Navy plans to become a 200-warship force with around 600 aircraft and helicopters by 2027.
2016-11-21 06:37:36 Read More

Now, just 6 days to transport cash as govt uses choppers, IAF planes

Government has managed to cut down the transportation time of cash from printing to the main distribution centres from 21 days to six and is using all modes of transport, including IAF planes. With availability of cash improving in urban areas, the government is concentrating on rural areas.
2016-11-20 21:32:10 Read More

Will demonetisation succeed? There is more to black money than cash

While the common people in the country are putting up with cash crunch to fight black money, various past government reports have pointed out in past that black money exists in the form of different kinds of assets like benami properties, bullion, shares etc
2016-11-20 21:19:51 Read More

Queues of pain for tiny gain on black money?

There are no exact figures, estimates for black money range from 20-66% of the GDP. That is, anywhere between Rs 27 lakh crore and Rs 90 lakh crore. So, is all this going to be unearthed by the present demonetisation? No, it canâ€™t â€” because not all of this is in cash.
2016-11-20 21:19:51 Read More

120 die in worst rail accident in 6 years

While the railways claimed that around 1,200 people were on board the train, railway sources claimed that hundreds of passengers on the train were travelling either without ticket or general ticket which the railways figures do not show.
2016-11-20 20:44:54 Read More

Train tragedy: Rotting infrastructure comes back to haunt railways

The Kanpur train tragedy has once again put the spotlight on railwaysâ€™ utter neglect in maintaining and upgrading its infrastructure, particularly aging tracks. Over 50% of train accidents in the last three years have been caused due to derailment.
2016-11-20 20:19:42 Read More

Only 30% of e-ticket buyers had railway insurance

2016-11-20 19:40:20 Read More

Pak violates ceasefire again: 4 soldiers injured

Out of the 410 tickets booked on the IRCTC website â€” accounting for 695 passengers of the ill-fated Indore-Patna express â€” only 126 (accounting for 209 passengers) included the recently announced travel insurance that costs less than Re 1.
2016-11-20 19:23:46 Read More

Train had passengers beyond its capacity

Four Army jawans were injured as Pakistani army resorted to heavy cross-border firing in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday night, in third ceasefire violation since Saturday. The Army was giving befitting response to the Pakistani fire and the exchange of fire was on
2016-11-20 17:14:05 Read More

Train mishap: List of dead, injured passengers

Use of gas cutters to rescue trapped passengers inside the mangled coaches of the tragedy-hit Indore-Patna Express was minimised as these produce excessive heat and release gases causing suffocation. More than 100 people have been killed and over 200 injured in the mishap.
2016-11-20 15:01:25 Read More

Suspect cash deposits: Violators to face 7 yrs jail term, warns I-T dept

Warning people against depositing their unaccounted old currency in someone else's bank account, the tax department has decided to slap charges under the newly enforced Benami Transactions Act against violators that carries a penalty, prosecution and rigorous jail term of a maximum seven years.
2016-11-20 13:48:27 Read More

Train derailment: Use of gas cutters minimised

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre would investigate the derailment of the Indore-Patna express, in which more than a 100 people were killed, and hundreds of others were injured. He added that rescue operations were underway.
2016-11-20 12:55:51 Read More

Centre will investigate train derailment: PM Modi

2016-11-20 12:42:24 Read More

PM Modi's address in Agra: Top quotes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a public gathering in Agra after launching the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a housing scheme for the poor. Here are the top quotes from PM Modi's speech.
2016-11-20 11:25:42 Read More

Over 50 rescued from mangled coaches

The National Disaster Response Force deployed nearly 200 personnel in Kanpur for search and rescue operations at the site of train accident where at least 100 people died today. The operation was still in progress after six hours.
2016-11-20 09:35:14 Read More

Indore-Patna train derailment kills over 100

More than 100 people were killed after Indore-Patna express train derailed near Kanpur early Sunday morning. The accident, one of the country's worst rail disasters in recent years, occurred around 3am, near Pukhrayan, about 100 kms from Kanpur, when the passengers were fast asleep.
2016-11-20 08:39:33 Read More

Rail fracture suspected to be cause of Indore-Patna train derailment

The train tragedy near Kanpur that left close to 100 dead could have been caused due to rail fracture, according to sources in the railways.
2016-11-20 08:21:55 Read More

Sindhu wins maiden China Open Super Series title

Rio Olympics silver medalist PV Sindhu dished out a spirited performance to clinch her maiden Super Series Premier title by defeating China's Sun Yu in the final of the China Open. Sindhu registered 21-11, 17-21, 21-11 win.
2016-11-20 08:07:50 Read More

Survivors recount miraculous escape

The injured passengers, who survived the horrific derailing of the Indore-Patna express near Kanpur railway station which claimed the lives of 63 people, cannot believe their fate as they are still coming to terms with the shocking happening of Sunday morning.
2016-11-20 06:27:09 Read More

Railways issues helpline numbers

2016-11-20 06:26:08 Read More

Indore-Patna express train derails in Kanpur: 96 killed, 150 injured

At least 96 people were killed and over 100 injured when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur Dehat district today. The tragic accident took place at around 3am near Pukhrayan, about 100 kms from Kanpur, when the passengers were fast asleep.
2016-11-20 05:33:12 Read More

Guilty won't be spared: Suresh Prabhu

2016-11-20 04:54:37 Read More

Live: Govt announces Rs 3.5L ex-gratia

2016-11-20 02:03:17 Read More

At least 20 dead after 14 coaches of Patna-Indore Express derail in UP

â€˜Boycott Chinaâ€™ messages may have become routine on WhatsApp in India. But in the startup world, India and China are drawing closer. Beijing Miteno Communication Technology made this yearâ€™s biggest acquisition in the technology startup space â€” the $900 million buyout of Media.net
2016-11-20 00:44:25 Read More

Demonetisation: I-T dept turns heat on NGOs

2016-11-19 22:11:09 Read More

Appointed 120 judges this year: Centre to CJI

As people across the country queue up to exchange notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, the income tax department has asked the NGOs to show their cash balance as on March 31, 2016, and on November 8 when PM Modi announced demonetisation
2016-11-19 20:38:49 Read More

Forget NSG; India, China friends in startup world

Two recent measures announced by the Modi government to ease cash flow failed to have the desired effect because of rollout hurdles. Withdrawing Rs 2.5 lakh for marriage purpose will take another week while not all ATMs at petrol pumps can dispense cash. The banks need to upgrade the software
2016-11-19 19:55:08 Read More

Cash relief on way, but hurdles delay rollout

Rejecting Chief Justice TS Thakurâ€™s accusations that the government was deliberately delaying the appointment of judges to high courts, the Centre hit back on Saturday with statistics, disclosing that it had appointed 120 HC judges this year, against an annual average of 80 appointments since 1990.
2016-11-19 19:31:26 Read More

Eye on suspect deposits: I-T dept issues notices, seeks 'source' of fund

The income tax department has issued hundreds of notices seeking "source" of funds from individuals and firms who have deposited huge amounts of cash in banks using the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes after November 8.
2016-11-19 13:58:01 Read More

Income tax team to join raids on Zakir Naik's NGO

The NIA today raided the office of Harmony Media Pvt Ltd, which creates content for Peace TV, in addition to raiding several IRF offices, Naik's residence, and the residences of close associates and directors of the IRF, t
2016-11-19 13:43:40 Read More

Jayalalithaa shifted from ICCU to special room

Sixty-eight-year-old Jayalalithaa was admitted to the hospital on September 22 with complaints of "fever and dehydration." She was later put on respiratory support and treated with antibiotics for infection and lung congestion.
2016-11-19 12:49:04 Read More

Security forces kill 1 terrorist in J&K's Pulwama

Security forces have killed one terrorist in an encounter in Kakapora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. Fierce gunbattle between the terrorists and security forces is under way. According to Times Now, two terrorists are believed to be holed up.
2016-11-19 12:11:27 Read More

PV Sindhu reaches China Open Super Series final

Seventh seed Sindhu edged out Ji Hyun, seeded sixth, 11-21 23-21 21-19 in a thrilling contest that lasted an hour and 24 minutes here. This was Sindhu's sixth win over Ji Hyun in nine encounter.
2016-11-19 11:30:23 Read More

Donald Trump's staff picks alarm Muslims, illegal immigrants

US President-elect Donald Trump picked three conservative loyalists to lead his national security and law enforcement teams on Friday, underscoring his campaign promise to take a hard line confronting Islamist militancy and curbing illegal immigration.
2016-11-19 06:39:49 Read More

Currency ban: Shorter queues at banks

After ten days of demonetisation of high value notes, many banks have now started witnessing shorter queues following some restrictions on exchange of defunct bills, but people were still seen waiting in frustration at ATMs due to cash scarcity.
2016-11-19 05:39:18 Read More

DATE 5

NIA files case against Zakir Naik, raids 10 premises of his NGO

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted raids at 10 premises of controversial preacher Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) in Mumbai. The NIA had registered a case against Zakir Naik and others on Friday.
2016-11-19 03:33:31 Read More>>

Pak has 130-140 nuclear weapons, mobile launchers: US report

Pakistan is expanding its nuclear arsenal and has developed an estimated stockpile of 130 to 140 warheads for delivery as well as converting some of its fighter jets, including F-16s to deliver nukes, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists said in its latest report.
2016-11-18 23:42:13 Read More

20°C North Pole temperature rise rings alarm bells

The North Pole is recording temperatures 20 degrees C (36 degrees Fahrenheit) above average, alongside a record low extent of sea ice for October, sending climate change alarm bells ringing around the world.
2016-11-18 22:54:05 Read More

JNU student Najeeb Ahmed 'seen in Aligarh'

Police have initiated a probe into a mysterious letter delivered on November 14 at Mahi-Mandvi hostel, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Sources said that the letter was allegedly written by a woman from Aligarh claiming to have information about the missing MSc student, Najeeb Ahmed.
2016-11-18 21:47:03 Read More

Builders taking old notes? I-T conducts 'survey'

After targeting jewellers, bullion traders and hawala operators, the income tax department has launched a countrywide â€˜surveyâ€™ on builders and their agents after intelligence reports indicated that some of them were accepting banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to be â€œadjustedâ€ in fresh property deals.
2016-11-18 21:30:06 Read More

Videocon gave Shiv Sena Rs 85 crore last year

Home appliances maker Videocon Industries appears to be the Shiv Senaâ€™s biggest benefactor
2016-11-18 20:52:05 Read More

There might be riots: SC on cash crunch

The Supreme Court warned on Friday that people standing in long queues for hours every day for scarce cash could turn riotous. â€œIt is a serious issue. This affects the entire population. There could be riots,â€ a bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice AR Dave said.
2016-11-18 20:30:15 Read More

Demonetisation: Banks got a few hours to prepare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained such a deep level of secrecy in executing the decision to demonetise two-high value denominiations, that even the top bankers of the country had no idea about the move till he went on air at 8 pm on November 8 to announce the decision to the world.
2016-11-18 19:07:48 Read More

Demonetisation: Execution could not have been better, says Jaitley

Unfazed by criticism of the demonetisation move, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said replacing 86 per cent of the currency in circulation with new bank notes could not have been executed in a better way than currently being implemented.
2016-11-18 17:05:40 Read More

Tomorrow, no note swap for other-bank customers

Indian Banks' Association said today that all banks will serve only their respective customers tomorrow and will not exchange the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from customers of other banks. However, senior citizens will be exempted and they can go to any bank branch to exchange notes tomorrow.
2016-11-18 14:59:35 Read More

Pakistani claim of blocking Indian submarine a 'blatant lie', says Navy

The Navy on Friday rejected Pakistanâ€™s claim that it had detected and prevented an Indian submarine from entering its territorial waters. "Pakistan navyâ€™s statement is a blatant lie. None of our boats are in that area,â€ said Indian Navy spokesperson Captain D K Sharma.
2016-11-18 13:26:59 Read More

PM to BJP MPs: Publicise benefits of note ban

Sources said MPs have been asked to interact with people and the media to disseminate information about the move's positive impact and also assuage public concerns caused by long waiting queues outside banks and ATMs to exchange old notes and withdraw money.
2016-11-18 12:23:21 Read More

PM to BJP MPs: Publicise benefits of note ban

Rs 60k is the new Rs 1L in UP real estate market

A developer on condition of anonymity claimed that customers are also approaching them with offers to invest their black money.
2016-11-18 11:18:31 Read More

You may be prosecuted for bank a/c misuse: Govt

The directive comes against the backdrop of reports that some are using other persons' bank accounts to convert their black money into new denomination notes. In some cases, even rewards are being given to account holders for allowing such misuse.
2016-11-18 10:46:21 Read More

Hospital chief explains why Jaya still in ICCU

2016-11-18 08:49:10 Read More

Is there shortage of Rs 100 notes? SC questions cut in exchange limit

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restrain various high courts and subordinate courts from hearing petitions against the Union government's demonetisation notification, saying "people are facing real problems and we cannot shut them from moving HCs to register their grievances."
2016-11-18 08:36:08 Read More

'No move to seal lockers, confiscate jewellery'

Seeking to dispel rumours making the rounds, the finance ministry on Friday said there was no move to seal bank lockers nor was it true that the ink of the new Rs 2,000 notes has been bleeding in some cases.
2016-11-18 07:03:18 Read More

China may use CPEC to boost India ties: Pak MPs

A group of Pakistani lawmakers has expressed concern that Beijing could eventually use the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to boost its trade with India. The 2442km corridor stretches from the Chinese border to Pakistan's Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea.
2016-11-18 01:09:51 Read More

Azadâ€™s remarks on demonetisation stirs row in RS

Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad's remarks comparing alleged deaths related to demonetisation with casualties in the terror attack in Uri kicked up a row on Thursday, with BJP demanding an "unconditional apology" for an insensitive statement.
2016-11-17 22:26:43 Read More

Bill Gates says demonetisation is worth the pain

Bill Gates said that digital payments can transform the lives of poor, and if demonetisation helps quicken digitisation, the temporary pains may be worth going through. "India is pushing towards digitisation in a big way," he said.
2016-11-17 21:48:58 Read More

Govt forced to reduce exchange limit, FM says

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has ruled out rollback of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and said the massive operation to replace high denomination currency will soon be over, paving the way for current restrictions on banking to be lifted.
2016-11-17 20:10:29 Read More

Swipe your card at petrol pumps to get up to Rs 2000 from today

From Friday, you need not queue up at a bank for your daily cash. You can simply walk into a petrol pump run by state-run oil companies and get up to Rs 2,000 by swiping your debit card where POS machines are available.
2016-11-17 17:29:32 Read More

Azad's Uri comparison remark is 'anti-national, insult to martyrs': Govt

Heated exchanges broke out between treasury and opposition benches after Azad said 40 people had died following government's decision on demonetisation and that these many casualties had not occurred even in the terror attack on Uri Army camp.
2016-11-17 13:53:18 Read More

Opposition scared of being exposed, says govt

The government on Thursday rejected demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response on the debate on demonetisation and accused the opposition of using it as an excuse to scuttle discussion on the issue in Parliament.
2016-11-17 11:38:19 Read More

Don't panic, don't hoard currency, sufficient notes in supply: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Thursday asked people not to hoard currency as there is sufficient supply of notes. This even as the banks struggled to manage the rush of people thronging branches across the country to exchange the scrapped high denomination 1,000 and 500 rupee notes.
2016-11-17 10:03:22 Read More

No plans to introduce new Rs 1,000 note: Jaitley

The Bofors jinx has finally been broken after 30 years. After the infamous Bofors scandal of the mid-1980s torpedoed all its artillery modernisation plans, the Army will begin inducting its first modern 155mm howitzers from mid-2017 onwards. â€‹
2016-11-17 09:16:56 Read More

Cash limits eased for farmers, weddings

With cash crunch following demonetisation impacting agriculture sector, the government on Thursday announced a slew of measures aimed at smooth sowing season ahead, including permission to farmers to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 per week from their bank accounts.
2016-11-17 07:26:32 Read More

Govt moves to ease cash crunch: 6 developments

2016-11-17 05:29:36 Read More

Live updates: Winter session of Parliament

2016-11-17 04:27:23 Read More

Boosting US ties: Bofors ghost finally buried, 155mm howitzers coming

Netas using co-op banks for backdated FDs, DDs

2016-11-17 00:47:35 Read More

Strong tremors felt in Delhi, NCR

Strong tremors woke many in Delhi, and adjoining areas of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad, with a rude jolt on Thursday morning. The US Geological Survey reports the quake measured 4.2 on the Richter scale.
2016-11-16 23:26:02 Read More

Big joy on way for nation, govt on demonetisation

The government put a strong defence of its decision on demonetisation on Wednesday, claiming PM Narendra Modi has delivered on his mandate to curb corruption and that the courageous move is a befitting response to criticism that it works for big business.
2016-11-16 22:14:55 Read More

12,500 ATMs being recalibrated every day

About 12,500 ATMS are being recaliberated every day to deliver new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes raising the possibility that the country's two lakh ATMs will be able to be fully rejigged in about two weeks paving the way for further easing of current banking restrictions.
2016-11-16 21:25:21 Read More

Deposits with sharp rise in income to face scrutiny

Any deposit that is significantly in excess of Rs 2.5 lakh and reflects an "abnormal" rise in income is likely to be scrutinised and subjected to a 200% penalty as it may not be seen as eligible for the current year's tax assessment, tax authorities have said.
2016-11-16 19:46:52 Read More

Pak warns of 'befitting response' to its enemies

Pakistan will give a "befitting response" to any "ambitious and reckless move" by its enemies, Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday warned as he witnessed a military exercise in a strategically located area in Punjab province, bordering India.
2016-11-16 18:45:11 Read More

Vijay Mallya loan not waived off, says Arun Jaitley

Facing questions, government on Wednesday insisted in Rajya Sabha that State Bank of India had not not waived off Rs 7,000 crore loan, including that of industrialist Vijay Mallya, and asserted that such cases are being pursued.
2016-11-16 14:29:57 Read More

Half of ATMs to be recalibrated by next week

With seemingly never-ending queues in front of banks and post offices, the government on Wednesday said it will take one more week to recalibrate half of the cash vending two lakh ATMs to dispense the new 500 and 2,000 rupee notes.
2016-11-16 14:17:24 Read More

India's gold traders on edge as PM Modi fights 'black money'

India is the world's second biggest gold buyer, and it is estimated that one-third of its annual demand of up to 1,000 tonnes is paid for in black money - untaxed funds held in secret by citizens in cash that don't appear in any official accounts.
2016-11-16 14:03:46 Read More

MPs, politicians on demonetisation: Top quotes

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday debated the government's recent decision to demonetise the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Earlier, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee led a protest march to Rashtrapati Bhavan. On the 8th day of the ban, political leaders had plenty to say about demonetisation. Here's a round of the top quotes.
2016-11-16 13:11:40 Read More

Currency ban: Govt reviewing situation every 2hrs

The home ministry control room is in touch with control rooms of all states and Union Territories and taking inputs on the prevailing situation every two hours, a senior officials said. So far no report of any violence has been reported from anywhere in the country but the home ministry has advised the states to be extremely vigil, the official said.
2016-11-16 13:04:15 Read More

PM calls for state funding of polls to fight graft

In the midst of a heated political debate over scrapping of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, PM Narendra Modi has suggested state funding of polls, along with simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections, to improve transparency in public life and combat corruption.
2016-11-15 23:19:05 Read More

Oppn eyes surgical strike on govt over note ban

The threat of a washout looms over the winter session of Parliament with Congress likely to demand that a discussion on scrapping Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes be accompanied with a government explanation and an inquiry into alleged â€œleak of informationâ€ about demonetisation.
2016-11-15 21:41:22 Read More

Don't need ID copies to exchange old notes: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India and head offices of most commercial banks have not asked banks to collect photocopies of customers' identities for exchange of old currency notes. RBI said that customers are only required to show their valid ID proofs.
2016-11-15 21:08:51 Read More

Demonetisation move halts funding of terror and Maoist groups

Demonetisation of higher denomination currency notes by the government seems to have dealt a body blow to funding of terror in Jammu & Kashmir as well as Left-wing extremist violence across several states.
2016-11-15 20:25:19 Read More

Objective behind demonetisation laudable, says SC

The Supreme Court has lauded the objective behind the demonetisation of high-value currency notes, but asked the Centre to take urgent measures to help the common people get money from banks and ATMs smoothly.
2016-11-15 19:56:36 Read More

Demonetisation: Unaccounted cash triggers panic attacks in hoarders

If the long queues and short tempers outside banks and ATMs and angry tweets were not indicative enough, the cityâ€™s psychiatrists have begun seeing patientsâ€”traders, small builders and officials with unaccounted cashâ€”with panic attacks.
2016-11-15 18:04:00 Read More

Demonetisation: Unaccounted cash triggers panic attacks in hoarders

PM calls note ban a 'crusade against black money'; hasty move, says oppn

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that the government has launched a "crusade" against corruption and black money by demonetisation and sought opposition's cooperation for the move. However, his rivals called the decision ill-prepared and hasty, causing "economic chaos".
2016-11-15 15:48:44 Read More

DATE 6

Day seven of demonetisation: Key developments

2016-11-15 15:22:39 Read More>>

Govt bans preacher Zakir Naik's NGO for 5 years

A small mark of indelible ink, used mostly during elections to prevent multiple voting, will be put on the right hand finger of those exchanging banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes for new ones from Wednesday to prevent crowding at banks by repeat exchangers.
2016-11-15 14:39:03 Read More

Indelible ink on right hand finger from tomorrow

The Modi government's ban on the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes entered its sixth day on Tuesday. With the winter session of the Parliament set to begin tomorrow, several key developments - including a new measure to prevent overcrowding and multiple deposits at banks, a Supreme Court hearing, and an all-party meeting - occured today. Here's your cheat-sheet on the latest developments related to the ban.
2016-11-15 12:57:21 Read More

Government rules out rollback on demonetisation

Holding that people were willing to go through â€œtemporary pain for longterm gainâ€œ, the government on Monday ruled out the rollback of demonetisation even as PM Narendra Modi exhorted party MPs and NDA allies to combat opposition onslaught against the move.
2016-11-15 01:06:50 Read More

ATM fees waived, rural outreach bolstered

The government on Monday raised the current account withdrawal limit on Monday, waived surcharges on credit and debit cards, and stepped up the supply of cash to post offices as part of a string of new measures to ease fund flows across the country.
2016-11-14 21:58:14 Read More

Indian forces giving befitting reply to ceasefire breach by Pakistan

Indian forces are responding "in a punitive manner" to each and every ceasefire violation by Pakistan army and Rangers, inflicting "heavy damage" on military bunkers and posts across the line of control (LoC) and international border (IB), said officials .
2016-11-14 21:35:31 Read More

95% students appear for class XII exams in J&K

At least 95% of Class 12 students appeared for their state board exams on Monday, defying separatistsâ€™ diktats against reopening of schools and colleges that have been forcibly shut for the past four months in the Valley.
2016-11-14 21:29:05 Read More

Demonetisation decision is like 'karak' chai: PM

Recalling Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that he chose the nationâ€™s first prime ministerâ€™s birth anniversary to deliver on his unfulfilled dreams for the development of the region despite his partyâ€™s and his familyâ€™s diatribes against him.
2016-11-14 20:52:28 Read More

Parties set to take demonetisation battle to Parl

The political battle over scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes is set to move to Parliament with the opposition saying the measure had caused unwarranted hardship and PM Narendra Modi leading the governmentâ€™s response, saying he had acted against the dishonest on behalf of the poor.
2016-11-14 20:37:27 Read More

Modi feels Trump will be inclined towards India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to working with US president-elect Donald Trump with whom he has good relations and feels that the incoming Republican administration will be well inclined towards India.
2016-11-14 19:33:43 Read More

PM to NDA allies: Don't be defensive, lot of support for demonetisation

The BJP and its allies on Monday strongly backed the government's demonetisation decision with PM Modi ruling out any rethinking on the issue. The NDA allies decided that they will take on the opposition parties by countering each of their allegations during the winter session.
2016-11-14 15:43:10 Read More

No rethinking on demonetisation, says government

The government on Monday ruled out any rethinking on the issue of demonetisation saying the country has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to ban Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Mood of the nation is in favour of Modi government, Venkaiah Naidu said giving details of the BJP meeting.
2016-11-14 13:26:18 Read More

Jewellery sales under lens of tax authorities

Pummelling the Congress and other parties which are opposing demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the corrupt were upset while the poor were "enjoying a sound sleep" after his decision and urged people to bear some inconvenience to root out graft.
2016-11-14 12:52:29 Read More

Poor having sound sleep, corrupt are upset: PM

2016-11-14 11:34:35 Read More

Govt sets up task force to expedite recalibration of ATMs

Government has set up a task force under the chairmanship of RBI Deputy Governor S S Mundra to ensure that ATMs across the country are ready to dispense higher denomination notes in the shortest time.
2016-11-14 10:17:42 Read More

Demonetisation move 'bold': Chinese media

In the last five days, the Pune police have not recorded a single house break-in in the city and Pimpri Chinchwad. An analysis of the crime statistics indicate that all the 39 police stations have registered about five to six complaints of house break-in thefts every day for several months.
2016-11-14 08:02:50 Read More

My decision a little 'karak', like my chai: PM

Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to demonetise high value currency notes as "startling and bold", Chinese official media has said it is "far from enough" and India may "look at ideas" from China's crackdown against corruption which has shown "efficiency".
2016-11-14 07:56:18 Read More

Live: Finishing Nehru's incomplete work, PM says

Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das outlined these and other measures that had been decided and reviewed at the late-night meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Cabinet ministers and top officials.
2016-11-14 07:00:30 Read More

'Separate queue for seniors, differently abled'

2016-11-14 06:54:17 Read More

Old notes valid for key utility payments till Nov 24

2016-11-14 05:48:43 Read More

PM Modi holds late-night meeting to review demonetisation process

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with senior ministers past midnight on Sunday to review demonetisation and its impact. The meeting came amid continuing chaos and growing public anger across the country over limited cash availability.
2016-11-13 23:52:45 Read More

I feel your pain, but bear it till Dec 30, says PM

The government on Sunday lifted several restrictions imposed on withdrawing money from automated teller machines (ATMs) and banks and exchange of old notes as it moved to ease the pain and frustration of people reeling under a cash crunch.
2016-11-13 22:02:12 Read More

Deposits in banks cross Rs 1.5 lakh crore

2016-11-13 20:51:36 Read More

ATM withdrawal limit raised to Rs 2,500 per day

The total cash deposited in banks since the announcement of the withdrawal of the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Against this, there had been withdrawals of Rs 7,705 crore in currency notes of Rs 100 and Rs 2,000 until Sunday.
2016-11-13 20:18:45 Read More

With cash in banks, house break-ins peter out in Pune

Govt advises banks to increase ATM withdrawal limit to Rs 2,500 per day

The Union finance ministry on Sunday advised the banks to increase the ATM withdrawal limit from Rs 2,500 per day to Rs 2,500 per day, and the over-the-counter exchange limit to Rs 4,500 per day.
2016-11-13 15:55:16 Read More

'I have taken a rebirth': Jaya's first statement

"Due to the continuous prayers by people in Tamil Nadu, in other states and across the world, I have taken a rebirth and I am happy to share this information with you," said Jayalalithaa in the opening of the two-page letter.
2016-11-13 15:32:56 Read More

Kargil veteran 'beaten' for not saluting SP leader

A non-commissioned officer of the Indian Army's Mahar regiment, who has served in the Kargil War and now works as a security guard at a Reliance digital store in Kanpur, has alleged that he was beaten up and humiliated by a Samajwadi Party leader's men as well by the police on Tuesday.
2016-11-13 14:36:19 Read More

'Will show Uddhav where black money is parked'

"I will show the Shiv Sena president what a surgical strike on black money means, when I release the list next week," he said referring to Uddhav Thackeray daring Prime Minister Narendra Modi to conduct "surgical strikes" on Swiss banks to bring back black money.
2016-11-13 13:59:04 Read More

PM Modi to Cong: You dared to stop only 25 paise

"When Congress stopped 25 paise, did we say anything? You could dare to stop only 25 paise, that's what your power was limited to. But you did not make higher denomination currency notes illegal. ... We did it. People have chosen a government and they expect so much from it," PM Modi said.
2016-11-13 10:54:24 Read More

'More projects' to fight graft; ready to face consequences: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he has "more projects" in mind to rid the country of corruption and was ready to face the consequences as forces are "up against me" with their 70 years of loot being in trouble.
2016-11-13 09:12:14 Read More

Won't stop, even if burnt alive: PM on black money

2016-11-13 07:20:45 Read More

Don't hoard, enough cash available, RBI says

2016-11-13 06:55:45 Read More

Indian-American on Trump's list for SC judge

2016-11-13 05:59:50 Read More

Chinese ship opens new trade route via Pak port

The move is an attempt for survival as well as to restore the glory of Pakistani cinema, which has been on a precipitous decline over the last few years. Considering extreme popularity of Indian films in Pakistan, it is uncertain whether the move would save the Pakistan film industry but distributors believe that it could be the beginning of a revival.
2016-11-13 05:05:18 Read More

After Bollywood ban, Pak counts on Iranian movies

Indian-American Amul Thapar is among the shorlisted potential nominees for Supreme Court judge picked by President-elect Donald Trump. His name figured in Trump's second list of individuals who would be considered for the nomination of a Supreme Court judge.
2016-11-13 04:07:49 Read More

LoC villages send four boys to IITs

2016-11-13 00:46:54 Read More

Nashik press sends first lot of 5 million new Rs 500 notes to RBI

The first convoy of Chinese trucks carrying goods for sale abroad has arrived in Pakistan amid tight security using a road linking Gwadar to China's northwestern Xinjiang region, the government said in a statement.
2016-11-12 23:54:31 Read More

52 dead in IS-claimed attack on Balochistan shrine

At least 52 people died and more than 100 others were injured on Saturday in a bomb blast at a remote Sufi shrine in Pakistan's Balochistan province, officials said, with the Islamic State group claiming the attack.
2016-11-12 23:35:20 Read More

Didnâ€™t use 'Mr' until threat of contempt: Katju

A day after the Supreme Court served him notice for contempt, former SC judge Justice Markandey Katju engaged noted senior advocate Fali S Nariman for his defence.
2016-11-12 23:05:28 Read More

Wait 3 weeks for normal banking, ATM functions to resume: Jaitley

With anger and chaos over lengthening queues at banks rising, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday tried to soothe tempers, but said it could take two to three weeks for ATMs to function normally.
2016-11-12 22:51:07 Read More

Thousands march in US cities against Trump

Demonstrators gathered again on Saturday in cities across the United States to protest against President-elect Donald Trump, who they say will threaten their civil and human rights, a day after a protester was shot in Portland, Oregon.
2016-11-12 20:55:56 Read More

Modi warns of more action against black money

Modi's remarks came as tempers flared at many places outside banks and ATMs across India as tens of thousands of anxious people waited for the third consecutive day to deposit or exchange their spiked currency or take out cash.
2016-11-12 17:40:59 Read More

30 killed, 100 injured in Pakistan's Shah Noorani Shrine blast

The blast occurred in the remote Hub region in Lasbela district where devotees were attending a Sufi dance called "dhamaal" at Dargah Shah Noorani shrine.
2016-11-12 14:17:45 Read More

Anti-Trump protests: 1 injured in Oregon shooting

Portland police said the victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and they were looking for a male suspect, who apparently fled in his vehicle after the shooting early Saturday morning on a Willamette River bridge.
2016-11-12 13:51:55 Read More

Printing presses running at full capacity: RBI

Adequate stock of all currency notes has been kept ready at more than 4,000 locations across the country, and bank branches are linked to them for sourcing their requirements, RBI said.
2016-11-12 13:37:30 Read More

How Trump can wage a trade war against China

As president of the US, Trump can use trade - a cornerstone of his populist rise - as a weapon, with the potential to drastically reshape the world's two largest economies, as well as the companies, industries and workers who depend on their hundreds of billions of dollars in closely linked goods.
2016-11-12 12:03:30 Read More

Can't find an ATM with cash in it? Here's why

2016-11-12 09:34:42 Read More

Modi hints at more action to unearth black money

Hinting at more action to unearth black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said those holding unaccounted money will not be spared and there is no "guarantee" that no further steps would be taken after December 30 till when people can deposit the demonetised notes.
2016-11-12 09:14:59 Read More

India won't be a 'pawn' for Japan: Chinese media

2016-11-12 08:37:32 Read More

DATE 7

Modi: Currency ban 'biggest swachh abhiyan', hoarders won't be spared

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has characterized the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes as a â€˜massive cleaning driveâ€™. He expressed pride at the support the demonetization has received despite the inconvenience it has caused.
2016-11-12 07:45:29 Read More>>

Day 3: Queues get longer at banks, ATMs

"Japan wants to use the disputes between China and India to court India to help contain China. Japan seeks to urge India to meddle in the South China Sea issue, even at the cost of changing its long-held position of reducing nuclear usage to offer special benefits of civil nuclear cooperation to India," Global Times said in an editorial.
2016-11-12 06:43:01 Read More

Donald Trump's immigration plan may help Indians in the US

The announcement, conforming to the campaign pledges made by Trump is certain to send a shudder of apprehension in countries, particularly central and Latin American countries, and Islamic countries.
2016-11-11 21:12:01 Read More

Now, Tatas want Nusli Wadia off company boards

Government on Friday extended use of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for paying household utility bills, fuel, taxes and fees as well as purchases from co-operative stores by another 72 hours to November 14 as it struggles to make available alternative currency.
2016-11-11 20:43:04 Read More

India, Japan stand together on South China Sea

The government's clarification came after reports of panic buying of salt in several parts of country amid rumours of shortage. Reports say, salt is being sold in some parts at Rs 250 per kg. The consumer affairs department clarified that there is enough salt to meet any unexpected shortage.
2016-11-11 19:56:24 Read More

No shortage of salt in the country, says govt

Ex-Ratan Friend Faces Heat For Backing Mistry REVISED
2016-11-11 15:53:33 Read More

Old notes valid for key utilities till Nov 14: Govt

2016-11-11 14:26:04 Read More

BJP on currency ban: Why is opposition upset?

2016-11-11 08:03:36 Read More

Long queues at banks, ATMs go dry after opening: 10 developments

An assumption is that in poll-bound states, political parties must have had money hoarded in safehouses and the government decision to ban notes of high denomination has caught them unawares. So if the money cannot be redeemed, parties may have no choice but to distribute it to voters now itself.
2016-11-11 07:50:07 Read More

Donald Trump returns to Twitter, irony ensues

2016-11-11 04:21:34 Read More

Live: 'Japan' means quality in India, Modi says

Now that he is US President-elect, Donald Trump seemed to make a comeback on Twitter, after reports that his staff had prevented him from the microblogging platform in the run-up to the elections. In a tweet, he kept up his attack on the media, an on protesters who have been making noises against him.
2016-11-11 01:58:02 Read More

NGT's 'emergency measures' for bad air in Delhi

2016-11-11 00:30:28 Read More

Parties may 'bribe' voters before notes rot

Donald Trump came to Washington on Thursday pledging to work with the outgoing President Barack Obama, and in surprisingly restrained and respectful remarks, even said he will seek his counsel on important issues.
2016-11-10 22:57:54 Read More

Tata Sons moves to oust Mistry from all group companiesâ€™ boards

Donald Trump came to Washington on Thursday pledging to work with the outgoing President Barack Obama, and in surprisingly restrained and respectful remarks, even saying he will seek his counsel on important issues.
2016-11-10 22:49:03 Read More

ED begins probe into Embraer aircraft deal

Passing a host of directions to tackle air pollution in Delhi and its neighbourhood, the NGT asked for the setting up of a central and five state-level monitoring committees to check implementation of its orders and form action plans to check pollution.
2016-11-10 21:20:57 Read More

Afghan Taliban attacks German consulate, 2 killed

2016-11-10 21:12:20 Read More

Humble Trump promises to seek Obama's counsel

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has started a probe into the Embraer aircraft deal which was signed during UPA rule in 2008.
2016-11-10 18:30:16 Read More

Humble Trump promises to seek Obama's counsel

2016-11-10 18:30:16 Read More

I-T raids on jewellers, hawala ops accepting banned notes at discount

The investigation units of Income Tax department has started search and survey operations across the country on Thursday evening after they found that jewellers and hawala operators were discounting banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes at 40 per cent.
2016-11-10 14:12:04 Read More

Only 'non-refundable' air tickets with old notes

To many Pakistanis, Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric - he once proposed banning Muslims entering the United States - and business ties to India are signs that his administration could shift further toward New Delhi.
2016-11-10 12:11:49 Read More

Punjab Act scrapping water sharing illegal: SC

2016-11-10 10:43:02 Read More

Pakistanis worry that Trump may favour India

In a setback to Punjab, Supreme Court has scrapped the 2004 Punjab Act that was passed to terminate all water agreements the state had with its neighbours. Declaring the act unconstitutional, the top court said Punjab cannot unilaterally wriggle out of an agreement involving other states.
2016-11-10 10:13:24 Read More

Why Clinton wore purple for concession speech

2016-11-10 05:15:19 Read More

Currency ban: How it was kept a secret

The India-US â€œdefining partnershipâ€ opened a new chapter with the stunning victory of Donald Trump. The element of unpredictability that has just been introduced could go either way, but an initial sweep of Trumpâ€™s probable foreign policy gives India an opportunity to up its game with the United States.
2016-11-10 04:34:27 Read More

Will Trump be India's ally against Pak-China axis?

2016-11-10 02:51:39 Read More

Pak can't forge new notes: Intel agencies

Intelligence agencies vetted the new denominations of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes asserting that its security features will be next to impossible to replicate for Pakistan and organised criminal networks for some time to come.
2016-11-09 23:42:59 Read More

Coming soon, curbs on use of cash for high-value deals: Top official

The government will unveil more measures to tackle the menace of black money, including restrictions on the use of cash for high value transactions, a top official said on Wednesday, a day after the Modi administration scrapped high denomination currency notes.
2016-11-09 23:00:30 Read More

200% penalty on deposits of Rs 10L, if undeclared

Revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia also warned of tough action against jewellers who sold gold and jewellery at a premium and accepted cash without insisting on the buyer's permanent account number (PAN).
2016-11-09 21:00:33 Read More

How Pollsters and Pundits were fooled by Trump

2016-11-09 19:15:05 Read More

Currency ban: Banks to remain open this weekend

Having swept away 86 per cent of total currency by banning Rs 500/1000 notes, the government on Wednesday sought to assuage any panic in public, saying banks and post offices will start giving out replacement currencies from Thursday even as it expanded scope of exempt public utilities.
2016-11-09 14:23:44 Read More

Soldier martyred in Pak firing in J&K; 2 terrorists killed in encounter

A soldier was martyred in Pakistani firing on Wednesday in the Machhal sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The Army retaliated with fire assault on many Pakistani posts with heavy weapons. In another encounter at Darsu in North Kashmir, security forces killed two terrorists and recovered two weapons.
2016-11-09 13:31:46 Read More

'Demonetisation a push for cashless economy'

The political future of the US has ramifications for almost every country in the world. Nations around the globe have already begun weighing in on the pros and cons of Trump's shock win in the US Elections. One prominent in the list is Pakistan - a nation that was once asked by Trump to apologise for sheltering Osama Bin Laden.
2016-11-09 11:52:54 Read More

Trump wins: More bad than good for Pak?

2016-11-09 10:19:03 Read More

Trump's victory speech: Key highlights

Seeking to win election to the office her husband Bill Clinton held from 1993 to 2001, Clinton, 69, lost her battle for the Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama in 2008 and lost on Tuesday to Republican Donald Trump, 70.
2016-11-09 08:29:24 Read More

Hillary Clinton fails to reach the mountaintop

Kamala Harris, California's Attorney General, was on Monday elected to the United States Senate. She is the first ever Indian-American to be elected to the Senate, the US legislature's upper house.
2016-11-09 08:14:45 Read More

In massive upset, Trump elected US President

US Republican Donald J. Trump on Monday defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the United States Presidential election, winning the 270 required to win the race to the White House with ease. He will now be sworn in on January 20 as America's 45th President. Here are key highlights from Trump's victory speech.
2016-11-09 07:34:11 Read More

Kamala Harris is first Indian-American US Senator

2016-11-09 04:53:43 Read More

Replacing cash will be logistical nightmare: Banks

2016-11-08 23:38:43 Read More

Ban on Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes is surgical strike on terror funding

2016-11-08 19:34:10 Read More

Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes out: RBI answers queries

2016-11-08 18:58:18 Read More

Live: ATMs to begin operating from Nov 11

2016-11-08 14:42:13 Read More

Live: ATMs to begin operating from Nov 11

2016-11-08 14:42:13 Read More

Live: If you have valid money, it won't be invalid, Naidu says

Eyes on swing states as Americans choose between Clinton and Trump

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump face voters on Tuesday as millions of Americans turn out on Election Day to pick the next US president and end a bruising campaign that polls said favored Clinton.
2016-11-08 13:33:59 Read More

US Elections, Live Updates: Hillary casts her vote

One jawan was martyred in Naushehra Sector on Tuesday as Pakistani troops shelled Indian posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control. The Army retaliated strongly to provocations from across the border and inflicted heavy damage to Pakistani Army posts.
2016-11-08 11:53:26 Read More

Jawan martyred in Pak firing in J&K

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Centre 48 hours to devise a common minimum programme to deal with pollution in Delhi and NCR. The top court asked the Centre to apprise it about the policy, if any, to tackle the issue of rising pollution in the national capital.
2016-11-08 11:52:16 Read More

SC allows BCCI to spend Rs 58.66L for Eng Test

2016-11-08 11:31:00 Read More

Devise common programme to curb pollution: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to spend upto Rs 58.66 lakh for the conduct of the first Test match between India and England starting at Rajkot on Wednesday.
2016-11-08 10:41:39 Read More

32 Indian UN peacekeepers injured in explosion in Congo

India has strongly criticised the Security Council for taking months to consider sanctioning leaders of groups it has itself designated as terror entities, in an obvious reference to the "technical hold" on India's bid to get JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the UN.
2016-11-08 08:02:12 Read More

Trump takes lead in New Hampshire after 12am vote

Through the website "Trump Traders," the 20-year-old biology student at Cleveland State University got in touch with Marc Baluda, 44, a Republican corporate lawyer in California who opposes Trump's candidacy and planned to vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
2016-11-08 07:28:14 Read More

DATE 8

US voters look to game system by 'trading' ballots

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'Let's hope it's a girl', Italy's PM tells Obama

2016-11-08 05:08:20 Read More

India slams UN for inaction on Masood Azhar

2016-11-08 04:09:10 Read More

Don once sued bank in Delhi HC, trumped

If Donald Trump does win, he would be a US president familiar with Indian courts, having been a plaintiff here once. Nearly six years ago, Delhi high court had its tryst with Trump when he filed a suit of trademark infringement and demanded hefty damages.
2016-11-07 22:13:01 Read More

Centre puts NDTV India ban on hold

The day-long ban, which was to be implemented on November 9, will now be reviewed by the inter-ministerial committee again. The decision to defer the ban was taken after channel representatives, including owner Prannoy Roy, met I&B minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
2016-11-07 21:34:15 Read More

Modi, Theresa May criticize Pak failure to punish 26/11 accused

India and the UK took a strong joint stance on terrorism and security issues after the first summit meeting between prime ministers Narendra Modi and Theresa May here on Monday. Government sources said India handed over names of 57 suspects and UK gave a list of 17 they want extradited by India.
2016-11-07 20:37:46 Read More

'Immature' Donald, 'reckless' Hillary in final push

Whoever win, history â€“ or herstory â€“ will be made. It will be the first woman or the first businessman-entertainer with no political experience to sit behind the Resolute Desk in the White House Oval Office. Either will be among the oldest Presidents to be sworn in, with only Reagan (69 years and 11 months) between them.
2016-11-07 20:19:56 Read More

2 Kannada actors jump from chopper, drown

Two actors drowned while shooting for a Kannada movie after they jumped off a helicopter into the Tippagondanahalli reservoir, 35km west of Bengaluru, on Monday afternoon. A motorboat stationed on the banks to pull the actors out of the water developed a last-minute snag and remained ashore, resulting in the tragedy.
2016-11-07 12:14:33 Read More

Ahead of NSG meet in Vienna, China refuses to budge on India's bid

Ahead of this week's NSG meet in Vienna, China on Monday stuck to its guns saying there was "no change" in its stand on India's membership bid which it has indicated would be considered only after rules for entry of non-NPT countries are finalised by the elite group.
2016-11-07 10:17:57 Read More

Cong party brass ask Rahul to become party chief

At the meeting of the top party panel, former defense minister A K Antony asked Rahul Gandhi to take charge of the party. Congress vice-president presided over the meet in the absence of Sonia Gandhi who was said to be absent owing to health grounds.
2016-11-07 09:56:19 Read More

Delhi smog: LG holds meeting with CM, officials

2016-11-07 04:38:46 Read More

Why Clinton is unable to trump Don

Never has the establishment been so unequivocally and solidly backing a candidate â€“ and yet Hillary Clintonâ€™s bruising battle with outsider Donald Trump is still hanging in the balance two days before Election Day. Although polls are giving Clinton an edge in overall popular vote, a state by state analysis shows that six states with a total of 66 electoral votes are now â€œtossupsâ€.
2016-11-07 00:29:11 Read More

Sushma helps Pak bride reach India for wedding

After nearly a month of uncertainty, Naresh Tewani of Jodhpur will wed Priya Bachchani of Karachi on Monday.
2016-11-07 00:17:25 Read More

Mistry ignored advice to sell 5% in TCS: Insiders

The trustees felt the time was ripe for unlocking cash as TCS would find it tough to sustain the hefty dividend payouts going forward. TCS shares hit an all-time high in October 2014, but like other sectoral rivals of late, faced pressures on the back of growth worries.
2016-11-06 22:30:00 Read More

Smog pile-ups kill 6 in Haryana, UP

The thick smog hanging over northern parts of the country caused road fatalities due to poor visibility, killing six people in highway pile-ups on Sunday. Also, a 70-year-old woman died in a paddy field fire in Punjabâ€™s Moga district.
2016-11-06 21:39:12 Read More

Tatas may question â€˜independenceâ€™ of directors

The Tatas are likely to question whether some independent directors of Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) acted in a â€œtruly independentâ€ manner and if all of them would come out clean on not receiving financial or pecuniary benefits from the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group.
2016-11-06 20:57:38 Read More

NIA to expose Pak army role in J&K unrest

Four months after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani and the continuing unrest in Jammu & Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency is all set to expose the role of Pakistani defence forces in orchestrating violence and spreading terrorism in Kashmir.
2016-11-06 19:50:16 Read More

NSG payback? India tries to take on China over South China Sea

Sino-Indian ties have taken a hit with China blocking Indiaâ€™s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and also preventing the UN from sanctioning JeM chief Masood Azhar, but India seems to have finally decided itâ€™s payback time.
2016-11-06 19:36:27 Read More

300 terrorists active in J&K, situation fragile: DGP

Describing India as the UK's "most important and closest" friend and a leading power in the world, Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said her visit to India will reaffirm the importance of bilateral strategic partnership.
2016-11-06 13:20:43 Read More

Chinese investments may hurt rather than help Pak, say think tanks

Describing the situation in J&K as "extremely fragile", state DGP K Rajendra has said around 300 terrorists are active in the state and that continuing infiltration along the LoC is a cause of worry. The DGP said at least 70 buildings have been set ablaze by miscreants during the ongoing unrest.
2016-11-06 13:08:01 Read More

Delhi smog: Bengal-Gujarat Ranji match cancelled

It's a first of its kind in Ranji Trophy where a match has been cancelled in its entirety due to prevailing pollution level in the national capital. The severity of air pollution and dense smog led to the cancellation of the encounter between Bengal and Gujarat at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
2016-11-06 11:38:22 Read More

India is UK's 'most important & closest' friend: May

Unfazed by the 'sit-in' by the Chinese border guards at Demchok in Ladakh that led to a face-off with Indian troops earlier this week, Army engineers have finished the work for laying a water pipeline for irrigation purpose for local villagers in Ladakh division.
2016-11-06 11:28:20 Read More

ISIS calls for 'slaughter' of American voters on election day

Islamic State has called for "slaughter" of American voters on Election Day and urged Muslims not to participate in the US election. The threats appeared in an essay carried by the IS's Al Hayat media center. It declared that militants 'have come to slaughter you and smash your ballot boxes'.
2016-11-06 10:40:21 Read More

Despite China pressure, Army finishes Ladakh canal

Posters exhort Pak army chief to contest polls

Mysterious banners in Pakistan with pictures of the army chief General Raheel Sharif are once again surfacing in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. But this time the message urges the army general to "participate" in the next general election due in 2018.
2016-11-06 09:10:58 Read More

Delhi schools to remain shut for 3 days over smog

Even as Delhi CM Kejriwal announced a number of steps the government is taking to deal with the worsening air quality of Delhi, he urged the capital's residents to stay indoors as much as possible. Among other steps, vacuum cleaning of roads will also start from November 10.
2016-11-06 08:05:12 Read More

1 soldier killed in Pak's ceasefire violation

At least four places came under indiscriminate shelling and firing by Pakistan army to target civil and defence facilities in the area, a police official said. Sunday's unprovoked ceasefire violation on the border came after a lull of two days when an uneasy calm prevailed on the LoC.
2016-11-06 03:31:28 Read More

India inflicts heavy damage on Pak posts as 2 jawans die in shelling

94 Indian cities have poor air quality

Many of these cities have been on the list from the 1990s. Neither the Centre nor the states have put in place a plan to ensure that cities get taken off this list.The World Health Organisation's recent urban air quality database lists 10 Indian cities among the world's 20 worst polluted.
2016-11-06 02:14:08 Read More

Security scare for Trump at rally in Nevada

White House hopeful Donald Trump was bundled off stage by security officers on Saturday after a gun scare during a campaign appearance in Reno, Nevada. The 70-year-old Republican tycoon reappeared several minutes later to cheers, declaring: "Nobody said it was going to be easy for us, but we will never be stopped.
2016-11-06 01:58:42 Read More

Security scare for Trump at rally in Nevada

â€˜I was fired for working with Cyrus'

â€œDespite being unemployedâ€¦I am done running,â€ says Nirmalya Kumar in a blog that has gone viral when re-counting how on October 24 he lost his job â€œin a minuteâ€ for working â€œintensely and extensively with Cyrusâ€.
2016-11-05 21:44:18 Read More

Major startups not recruiting at IITs this year

Startups do not seem to be the flavour of this placement season. The Indian Institutes of Technology have seen a 50% fall in the number of startups that will be present for the campus recruitment drive.
2016-11-05 21:12:36 Read More

Extramarital affairs: Man and mistress now go for couples therapy

Clinical psychologist Pulkit Sharma of Delhi says such relationships have always existed but now, â€œin a gender-sensitized society, men and women are more vocal about their needsâ€. Sometimes such couples consult counsellors about sexual performance, differences in interests and life goals.
2016-11-05 20:57:17 Read More

Amid border tension, red tape hits Army acquisition of big guns

The Armyâ€™s much-delayed modernization drive continues to be stymied by cumbersome procurement procedures, bureaucratic bottlenecks and corruption allegations at a time when border tensions with Pakistan are at an unprecedented high in recent years.
2016-11-05 20:13:12 Read More

Grey shroud triggers health issues in Delhi

Delhi got an apocalyptic vision on Saturday of what its future could be like if pollution controlling measures are not implemented urgently and aggressively. The city experienced a very alarming air pollution episode as pollution levels shot off the charts.
2016-11-05 19:27:19 Read More

Andy Murray replaces Novak Djokovic, becomes new World No. 1

Briton Andy Murray will take over from Novak Djokovic as world number one when the rankings are updated on Monday after his Paris Masters semi-final opponent Milos Raonic withdrew with a leg injury on Saturday.
2016-11-05 14:46:52 Read More

Akhilesh, Shivpal cross swords at SP bash

Life expectancy in Gujarat is 68.7 years which is abouut 0.8 years higher than that of the country as a whole
2016-11-05 13:03:15 Read More

Hockey: India beat China 2-1 to win Women's Asian Champions Trophy

Ace striker Deepika scored the winner in the dying minutes as India registered a sensational 2-1 victory over China in the final to win the 4th Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Singapore on Saturday.
2016-11-05 12:57:29 Read More

'Nobody from Pak visits India without ISI nod'

Uttar Pradesh's ruling party has been witnessing a fierce fight between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal, state SP chief, despite repeated attempts by party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav to broker peace.
2016-11-05 12:52:11 Read More

Russian media backs Donald Trump, questions US democracy

News reports about the race for the White House on Russian television devote most of their time to elaborating on Donald Trump's allegations that Hillary Clinton is corrupt and the election is rigged.
2016-11-05 11:40:14 Read More

India, China discuss terror, but mum on Azhar ban

2016-11-05 10:38:38 Read More

India, China discuss terror, but mum on Azhar ban

2016-11-05 10:38:38 Read More

95% of ex-servicemen happy with OROP: Parrikar

"We are in the process of completing the records of these 5%, it will be done in the next two months," Parrikar said. The government is sensitive to OROP issue as it was not implemented for the past 43 years, he added.
2016-11-05 09:56:41 Read More

Saeed slams Pak govt for 'cool' response over J&K

Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has criticised the Nawaz Sharif government for giving a "cool" response to India over alleged atrocities in Kashmir, saying people in the Valley need Pakistan's "full practical support".
2016-11-05 09:43:32 Read More

I don't want to be CM, Shivpal takes swipe at Akhilesh

Despite the public posturing and repeated efforts to put up a united front at the 25th Foundation Day celebrations of the Samajwadi Party, fault lines within the Yadav family were on display on Saturday when the SP state president Shivpal Yadav took to the stage to welcome political allies.
2016-11-05 07:26:45 Read More

Live: AFC Final, Bengaluru v Iraq Air Force Club

In new Andhra capital, everything is Amaravati

The statement was silent on whether the two sides had discussed issues related to India's NSG membership or India's move for a ban on Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar. Doval met with Yang, the Chinese State Councillor, on Friday in Hyderabad. It was Yang's third visit to India in the last two months.
2016-11-05 05:14:59 Read More

Why people stay in jobs they hate

It seems about 8% of the global workforce has no interest in their jobs and no motivation to quit them. Thus these inert, unhappy workers earned their name, a slightly aggressive term for gainfully employed people suffering from ennui.
2016-11-05 03:33:01 Read More

'Most Indians fighting for IS based in Raqqa'

Islamic State groupâ€™s fighter Subahani Haja Moideen, an Indian who trained in Iraq in 2015 and met some of the Paris attackers, has informed Indian intelligence agencies that most youngsters from India who joined IS are based in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de-facto capital of the self-proclaimed caliphate.
2016-11-05 00:59:52 Read More

DATE 9

Mistry's ouster: Tata camp rethinks strategy

The decision of the independent directors at Indian Hotels (IHCL) to back Cyrus Mistry came as a shock. There was growing acceptance at Tata Sons that they needed a proactive strategy to convince independent directors, investors, and the public at large to back them in their boardroom battles.
2016-11-04 22:30:00 Read More>>

Gujaratis live longer than average Indian: Study

2016-11-04 22:30:00 Read More

BSFâ€™s women take fight to the enemyâ€™s gate

More than 90 women personnel of the BSF are posted along the 192km stretch of the international border in Jammu. Most of the BSF's women soldiers are aged between 23 and 30 years. Some stay with their families at the battalion headquarters.
2016-11-04 22:16:16 Read More

Indian Hotels independent directors back Mistry

In what is being widely viewed as a setback for Ratan Tata and the board of Tata Sons, which sacked Cyrus Mistry last week, all the six independent directors of the Tata Groupâ€™s prestigious Indian Hotels Company publicly reposed faith in Mistryâ€™s leadership on Friday ahead of a scheduled board meet.
2016-11-04 21:15:21 Read More

Indian Hotels independent directors back Mistry

In what is being widely viewed as a setback for Ratan Tata and the board of Tata Sons, which sacked Cyrus Mistry last week, all six independent directors of Tata Groupâ€™s prestigious Indian Hotels Company publicly reposed faith in Mistryâ€™s leadership on Friday ahead of a scheduled board meet.
2016-11-04 21:15:21 Read More

India to acquire Japanese US-2i aircrafts worth Rs10,000 crore

India has revived the stalled project to acquire a dozen Japanese US-2i amphibious aircraft, worth around Rs 10,000 crore, ahead of PM Narendra Modiâ€™s visit to Tokyo on November 11-12 to further cement the bilateral strategic partnership.
2016-11-04 20:48:55 Read More

Pak violated diplomatic protocol earlier too

Though India is seen as the first â€œoffenderâ€ in the context of a leaked video of the interrogation of Pakistan high commission official Mehmood Akhtar, detained last week in Delhi for spying, that had him naming four senior colleagues, Pakistanâ€™s action was more deliberate and provocative.
2016-11-04 20:23:09 Read More

Pak army replacing Rangers amid border tension

In what seems to be a sign of escalating tensions, Pakistan army personnel are being increasingly deployed along the 190km international border in Jammu at border outposts and camps usually manned by the Pakistan Rangers.
2016-11-04 19:44:57 Read More

Al-Qaida planning attacks on US cities day before election: Report

The FBI did not comment specifically on the report. "The counter terrorism and homeland security communities remain vigilant and well-postured to defend against attacks here in the United States," it said in a statement on Friday.
2016-11-04 14:24:19 Read More

Clinton had asked about Big B, show leaked mails

A leaked email of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary shows that she had once asked her close aide about Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan. In a mail to Huma Abedin, she wrote, "What's the name of the famous older Indian actor we met a few years ago?". Abedin replied "Amitabh bachan (sic)."
2016-11-04 13:52:54 Read More

Indian Hotels independent directors back Mistry

"Taking into account board assessments and performance evaluations carried out over the years, the independent directors unanimously expressed their full confidence in the chairman, Cyrus Mistry, and praised the steps taken by him in providing strategic direction and leadership to the company," the statement said.
2016-11-04 13:35:55 Read More

Jaya controls doctors, nurses: Hospital chief

Tamil Nadu chief minister j Jayalalithaa has completely recovered and she understands what is going on around her, said Apollo Hospitals chairman Dr Prathap C Reddy on Friday.
2016-11-04 10:47:31 Read More

Mallya has scant regard for law, no intention to return: Delhi court

Making strong observations against Mallya, the court said that "he has scant regard for the law of the land and has no intention to return to India." "Mallya's claim that he wants to return to India but his passport has been revoked was malafide and abuse of process," the court said.
2016-11-04 07:49:04 Read More

'Pak, India may temporarily recall their envoys'

Signalling a fresh slide in ties, Pakistan and India may temporarily recall their high commissioners and scale down the size of diplomatic staff in each other's missions in the wake of the latest diplomatic spat over the spying episode, a media report said on Friday.
2016-11-04 07:14:22 Read More

UK's new visa policy to hit Indian IT workers hard

Under the new visa rules announced on Thursday evening by the UK Home Office, anyone applying after November 24 under the Tier 2 intra-company transfer (ICT) category would be required to meet a higher salary threshold requirement of 30,000 pounds from the earlier 20,800 pounds.
2016-11-04 05:50:42 Read More

US election is a big gift for Chinese propaganda

Ahead of this year's election, Chinese journalists received instructions to write stories making American politics look bad. Even America's fiercest defenders agree the contest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has shown democracy at its ugliest. And China's media have happily joined in.
2016-11-04 03:06:52 Read More

'If India-Eng series is in jeopardy, it's due to BCCI'

BCCI has written to its English counterpart that it won't be able to pay for the stay and travel of the England team due to curbs put in place by the Supreme Court. But a source close to the Lodha panel said BCCI was to blame as it hadn't filed a compliance report in the SC.
2016-11-04 03:02:47 Read More

No tie-up without Akhilesh, Cong, RLD to Mulayam

SP boss Mulayam Singh Yadavâ€™s efforts to put together a â€˜Mahagathbandhanâ€™ in UP before assembly polls appears to have run into rough weather with erstwhile â€˜Janata Parivarâ€™ constituents JD(U) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) wary of alliance with SP unless UP CM Akhilesh Yadav is on board.
2016-11-03 22:13:46 Read More

4-slab GST aimed at curbing inflation

Indiaâ€™s most ambitious tax reform since Independence took a giant leap forward on Thursday with the Centre and states agreeing on the rates for the Goods and Services Tax (GST). To be implemented from April 1, 2017, the GSTâ€”which will subsume several taxes including excise duty and VAT-â€”will have four rates.
2016-11-03 21:04:29 Read More

IAF lands C-17 jet near Indo-China border

Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday landed its largest transport aircraft, C-17 Globemaster, at the advanced landing ground (ALG) at Mechuka in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Mechuka is very close to the China border.
2016-11-03 20:46:13 Read More

Chinese troops stop canal work in Ladakh, but Army says no incursion

Even as ties with Pakistan remain tense, Indian and Chinese troops have been in a stand-off since Wednesday in Ladakhâ€™s Demchok area â€” a region bordering Tibet and site of previous Chinese incursions â€” over construction of an irrigation canal.
2016-11-03 20:08:58 Read More

Mistrys donâ€™t plan to sell Tata Sons stake

Ousted Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistryâ€™s family has no plans to sell its 18.5% stake in Tata Sons, nor has it been approached by any potential investors, according to people close to Mistry.
2016-11-03 19:53:15 Read More

IAF lands C-17 Globemaster in Arunachal near India-China border

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday successfully landed a C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft at the Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Arunachal Pradesh. The move is aimed at calibrating Indiaâ€™s response capabilities at the border with China.
2016-11-03 14:30:39 Read More

Rahul detained again during march over OROP issue

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was detained by police for the third time in two days, after he turned up at New Delhiâ€™s Jantar Mantar, the site of a protest over the alleged suicide of an ex-serviceman over the pension he received under the OROP scheme.
2016-11-03 14:02:48 Read More

Mistry has no plans to quit Tata companies

2016-11-03 13:09:52 Read More

India, China stand-off: PLA stops work near LAC

According to sources close to Mistry, he has no plans to quit as chairman of these firms. "He will discharge his fiduciary duty as required by law in all his positions in the Tata group," a source close to Mistry said.
2016-11-03 12:43:58 Read More

OROP issue of 1L ex-servicemen will be resolved in 2 months: Parrikar

The Defence Minister, accompanied by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh, paid homage to Major Somnath Sharma, the first Param Vir Chakra awardee of independent India, and other soldiers who laid down their lives while pushing back an offensive by Pakistani raiders to control Srinagar Airport in 1947.
2016-11-03 10:29:03 Read More

How Trump can win US presidential poll

The newest ABC News/Washington Post daily tracking poll has Mr Trump tied with Ms Clinton nationally. This is impressive when you consider that the first of the tracking polls two Sundays ago had Ms Clinton 12 points in the lead.
2016-11-03 09:30:41 Read More

Akhilesh's hi-tech Mercedes rath develops snag

2016-11-03 08:46:07 Read More

Pak media names 8 Indian mission staffers

Pakistani media on Thursday revealed the identities of at least eight staffers of Indian high commission in Islamabad and accused them of carrying out 'anti-Pakistan activities', in the latest tit-for-tit action amid raging India-Pakistan tensions.
2016-11-03 07:53:34 Read More

SP unity message at Akhilesh Yadav's rath yatra

The special envoy appointed by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Rafael Grossi, is likely to propose a two-stage process to admit non-NPT members at the forthcoming meeting of the NSG consultative group in Vienna on November 11-12.
2016-11-03 05:56:48 Read More

Now, India's 'Islamic feminists' fight back

2016-11-03 03:19:21 Read More

Now, India's 'Islamic feminists' fight back

The hi-tech customised rath of Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday broke down after barely covering a kilometre, forcing him to switch to his official vehicle to continue his state-wide tour. The CM waited anxiously for the repair work to be over, but as it took time, he decided to go ahead in the SUV.
2016-11-03 03:19:21 Read More

Tata group employees' new problem â€” How to manage two bosses

Seeking to send a message of unity in the ruling Samajwadi Party which has been battling a bitter power struggle, Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday flagged off chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's rath yatra in the presence of state SP chief Shivpal Yadav in Lucknow.
2016-11-02 22:30:00 Read More

NSG bid: India now pins hope on 2-stage formula

Vienna meet may give fresh hopes for NSG bid

The government raised doubts on Wednesday over the suicide of ex-serviceman Ram Krishan Grewal and said that an investigation was needed to probe if the veteran was instigated to take his life.
2016-11-02 21:27:14 Read More

Need to probe if Grewal was incited: Govt

Political war breaks out after ex-soldierâ€™s suicide over OROP

The suicide of retired Army man Ram Kishan Grewal over the OROP scheme led to the eruption of a political war. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was detained twice on Wednesday and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal found his movement restricted by police when they tried to meet Grewalâ€™s family.
2016-11-02 20:15:28 Read More

Ex-armyman who committed suicide was OROP recipient: MoD

Ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, who allegedly committed suicide over OROP, was one of the recipients of benefits under the revised pension scheme, defence ministry sources said on Wednesday as his death sent political temperature soaring in the national capital.
2016-11-02 15:02:52 Read More

'ISIS chief Baghdadi surrounded by Iraqi Army'

Pakistan on Wednesday pulled out four of its officials posted at its High Commission in New Delhi, days after India declared one Pakistani official persona non-grata for espionage activities. The four High Commission officials returned to Pakistan via the Wagah border.
2016-11-02 12:17:53 Read More

India to withdraw 2 officials from Pak mission

2016-11-02 11:58:03 Read More

Pakistan pulls out 6 embassy officials from India

India is set to withdraw two officials from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad after Pakistani media flashed their identities for being allegedly involved in subversive activities. Rajesh Agnihotri and Balbir Singh will be removed most likely before they are declared 'persona non-grata'.
2016-11-02 11:14:53 Read More

Live: Kejriwal taken to RK Puram police station

Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been trapped by Iraqi Army, which entered the terrorist group's stronghold of Mosul for the first time in more than two years for a final assault, a report has claimed.
2016-11-02 10:31:55 Read More

Pak forces target civilians deliberately: BSF

Addressing a press conference, Inspector General of BSF DK Upadhyay said that Pakistan Army is giving full support to Pakistan Rangers, which have violated ceasefire "countless" times in recent past.
2016-11-02 09:07:05 Read More

India v Eng: Pandya handed maiden Test call-up, Gambhir retained

The BCCI selectors sprung a surprise by including the uncapped all-rounder Hardik Pandya in India's 15-man squad for the first two Tests of the five-match series against England staring November 9 in Rajkot.
2016-11-02 08:09:00 Read More

Saudi prince given lashes in prison as punishment

The news report did not disclose the offence for which he was being punished but said the unidentified prince was also ordered to serve a prison sentence. This comes less than a month after the kingdom executed another prince for murder.
2016-11-02 07:40:13 Read More

MH370: 'No one at controls' when aircraft crashed

A fresh analysis of the final moments of doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suggests no one was controlling the plane when it plunged into the ocean, according to a report released by investigators on Wednesday.
2016-11-02 03:51:30 Read More

SBI cuts home loans to lowest in 6 years

In terms of the festival scheme, home loans for women (or loans with women as co-borrowers) will be available for 20bps above the benchmark rate, which translates into 9.1%. For all other borrowers, home loans will be available at 9.15%.
2016-11-02 00:24:01 Read More

Bhopal encounter: MP govt gets NHRC notice

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Bhopal encounter: 'Police took away my mobile, deleted the video'

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Pak may recall diplomats â€˜named by spyâ€™

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Bhopal: Opposition for judicial probe, BJP against

2016-11-01 19:55:04 Read More

Pak targets civilians, BSF reply razes 14 Pak posts

2016-11-01 19:07:39 Read More

Indian teen chokes 911 lines in US, arrested

An Indian-origin teenager has been arrested in the US for carrying out a cyber attack that swamped Arizona's emergency 911 services with several bogus calls, an incident he claimed was a non-harmful joke gone wrong.
2016-11-01 10:45:12 Read More

Panama papers: Pakistan SC orders probe against PM Nawaz Sharif

Imran Khan backed down from his threat to shut down the capital on Wednesday, vowing instead to hold a "celebratory rally" after the Supreme Court decision to form a commission to probe Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his close family members for their alleged investment in offshore companies.
2016-11-01 10:42:15 Read More

Charges on Docomo matter 'mischievous': Mistry

After the Diwali lull, war of words between Cyrus Mistry and Tatas appeared escalating on Tuesday, with the ousted chairman saying it was 'false and mischievous' to suggest that he acted on his own or without the knowledge of Ratan Tata on the Tata-Docomo matter.
2016-11-01 10:33:20 Read More

Pak violates ceasefire, kills 7 civilians in J&K

"Pakistani Rangers started firing with small arms followed by mortars at one place and further spread to four or five places in Ramgarh and Arnia sectors of Samba and Jammu district from 0630 hours," DIG BSF (G) Dharmendra Pareek said.
2016-11-01 09:42:17 Read More

We shut all emotions when playing Pak: Sreejesh

Speaking to TOI Sports after arriving in India from Malaysia, PR Sreejesh opened up on a range of topics regarding a talented Indian team.
2016-11-01 09:02:12 Read More

Rolls Royce paid £10 million to Indian defence agent: Report

The person who is alleged to have received the secret payment of over £10 million was arms dealer Sudhir Choudhrie, BBC reported. The arms dealer, who is on the Indian government's blacklist of people suspected of "corrupt or irregular practice" is now settled in London.
2016-11-01 07:29:58 Read More

Woman gangraped in Mumbai, 7 arrested

A 28-year-old woman was gangraped in Amboli area in Mumbai while she was out with her husband, looking for a property. Seven have been arrested in this case on Tuesday, while one is still on the run, police said.
2016-11-01 07:03:55 Read More

CPEC trade: 100 Chinese containers arrive in Pak

2016-11-01 05:45:24 Read More

Builders to pay 10.9% interest for delay in projects

The Union government notified rules on Monday to implement the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA), which will enable buyers who have invested in real estate projects - including existing ones - to secure interest at 10.9% per annum for delayed possession.
2016-11-01 04:48:32 Read More

8 SIMI men gunned down after Bhopal jailbreak

Since its shift towards radical beliefs became more pronounced in the 1990s, the Studentsâ€™ Islamic Movement of India, banned in 2001, has become major concern for security agencies for supplying recruits to Indian Mujahideen and Pakistan-based terrorist organisations.
2016-10-31 23:47:07 Read More

BSF fires 5k mortar shells, 35k bullets in 11 days

The BSF, responding to Pakistanâ€™s firing and mortar shelling for past 11 days, has fired 3000 long range mortar shells (81mm area weapons), which can hit targets within the range of 5 to 6 km, 2000 short range mortar shells (51mm mortar shells), which can hit targets at 900 meters and over 35,000 bullets.
2016-10-31 23:09:15 Read More

Bhopal: BJP accuses Cong of â€˜vote-bankâ€™ politicsâ€™

With increasing number of schools being burnt in the Valley triggering an outrage, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday directed police and civil administration to ensure their protection besides unmasking the "mysterious enemies of education" and deal with them with an "iron hand".
2016-10-31 21:21:40 Read More

SIMI recruiting for terror groups, agencies on edge

Congress demanded a judicial probe into the police killing of eight SIMI activists. BJP accused Congress of using incidents involving terrorists of a â€œparticular religious denominationâ€ for political benefits.
2016-10-31 21:03:47 Read More

India to approach Pakistan foreign ministry for release of soldier

India will diplomatically pursue the release of Chandu Babulal Chavan, the Indian soldier who 'inadvertently' crossed over into PoK on September 29, the day Indian Army's surgical strikes took place on terror launch pads across LoC.
2016-10-31 19:28:54 Read More

India to approach Pakistan foreign ministry for release of soldier

J&K schools torching: HC prods govt to act fast

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J&K schools torching: HC prods govt to act fast

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