Current Affairs For The Year 2016 And Month Dec

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Full text of PM Modi's address to the nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a host of new schemes for various sections of society even as he urged the people to continue supporting the government in the fight against corruption and black money.
2016-12-31 17:18:11 Read More

Full text of PM Modi's address to the nation

PM's stern warning: 'Law will come down with full force on the dishonest'

"The government will help the honest and protect them and see their difficulties are eased. How honest will gain from the government. This government is a friend of good people and wants to build on the good environment for the people to return to goodness," said PM Modi.
2016-12-31 16:18:08 Read More

PM's soft follow-up to note ban: Sops for poor, farmers, small biz

Mulayam bends: Why the UP CM is back in the SP

2016-12-31 12:01:54 Read More

PM Modi' address to the nation: Highlights

Dramatic U-turn: Faced with an imminent split which could have drastically reduced his clout as majority of MLAs backed the UP chief minister, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav decided to revoke the expulsion of Akhilesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav.
2016-12-31 11:26:40 Read More

BJP forms new government in Arunachal Pradesh

Sasikala, the new AIADMK chief, on Saturday broke down while speaking about Jayalalithaa in her address to AIADMK party workers. "Amma (Jayalalithaa) is not with us now but our party will rule here for the next 100 years," she said.
2016-12-31 11:09:57 Read More

PM Modi's New Year eve's sops: Top announcements

2016-12-31 10:53:22 Read More

PM Modi's address to the nation: Top quotes

2016-12-31 10:44:04 Read More

Pak to hand over dossier on India to new UN chief

2016-12-31 09:47:43 Read More

Rahul Gandhi likely to celebrate New Year abroad

Sasikala, the new AIADMK chief, today broke down while speaking about Jayalalithaa in her address to AIADMK party workers. "Amma (Jayalalithaa) is not with us now but our party will rule here for the next 100 years," she said.
2016-12-31 08:49:50 Read More

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav reinstated in Samajwadi Party

Yesterday, Mulayam Singh Yadav had expelled his son Akhilesh and cousin Ram Gopal from the party for six years, in a shocking move just ahead of Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Mulayam said he'd taken the decision to save the party
2016-12-31 08:34:05 Read More

Emotional Sasikala takes charge of AIADMK

2016-12-31 07:32:08 Read More

Akhilesh met Priyanka Gandhi to discuss tie-up

2016-12-31 04:32:51 Read More

Jan 1 meet may anoint Akhilesh SP president

2016-12-31 00:20:09 Read More

Mulayam indicates he will choose new CM soon

The earlier projects offered by the US under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) were quite modest in nature despite India looking for â€œunique and transformative military technologiesâ€ to give its armed forces a decisive edge over its rivals.
2016-12-31 00:04:06 Read More

After expelling Akhilesh, Netaji to face biggest test of his career today

The RBI has decided to increase the cash withdrawal limit from ATMs to Rs 4,500 per day from the present Rs 2,500 with effect from January 1. However, there is no change in the weekly withdrawal limits, which stays at Rs 24,000.
2016-12-30 23:15:36 Read More

US offers big-ticket military tie-ups with India

2016-12-30 21:33:34 Read More

US for joint development of futuristic military choppers with India

The US has now proposed joint development and production of futuristic military helicopters as well as infantry combat vehicles with India. The US has also suggested that the future infantry combat vehicle (FICV) project can be a trilateral venture with the inclusion of Israel.
2016-12-30 21:33:34 Read More

ATM withdrawal limit increased to Rs 4,500/day

2016-12-30 18:22:15 Read More

On the verge of a split: Timeline of the SP feud

2016-12-30 14:58:00 Read More

Akhilesh doesn't understand, says dad: 5 quotes

2016-12-30 13:45:59 Read More

Live: Akhilesh calls MLAs meet tomorrow at 9am

On the fiftieth day since the implementation of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the digital payments app BHIM which will facilitate transactions with a person's thumb impression.
2016-12-30 13:40:10 Read More

Mulayam expels Akhilesh, Ram Gopal Yadav from Samajwadi Party for 6yrs

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled his brother and party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years. Mulayam accused Ram Gopal of indulging in anti-party activities and said that he was weakening the party ahead of the assembly elections.
2016-12-30 13:17:05 Read More

Mulayam issues show-cause notice to Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party seems to be heading for a split with party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday toughening his stance against his son and UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Mulayam has issued a show-cause notice to Akhilesh asking "why action should not be taken against the UP CM?"
2016-12-30 12:02:46 Read More

Your thumb is your bank, says PM on BHIM app

China again blocks UN ban against Masood Azhar

China has once again blocked India's proposal at the United Nations to list Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist. India expressed concern at China's stand and said it expected Beijing to be more understanding.
2016-12-30 11:35:58 Read More

ED files money laundering case against Zakir Naik

2016-12-30 10:58:24 Read More

ED files money laundering case against Zakir Naik

2016-12-30 10:58:24 Read More

Will SP split? Akhilesh declares parallel list, Mulayam calls meet

The crisis reached a flash point after Akhilesh "circulated" his own list of 235 candidates for the assembly elections, the schedule for which is likely to be announced any day now. The two were closeted for nearly an hour, but it was not immediately known what transpired at the meeting.
2016-12-30 09:25:16 Read More

Last day to deposit old notes: 10 important points

While much about Russia's cyberwarfare program is shrouded in secrecy, details of the government's effort to recruit programmers in recent years â€” whether professionals, college students or even criminals â€” are shedding some light on the Kremlin's plan to create elite teams of computer hackers.
2016-12-30 08:25:27 Read More

How Russia recruited elite hackers for cyberwar

2016-12-30 07:57:40 Read More

Poll: Do you think SP is heading towards a split?

2016-12-30 05:50:08 Read More

Russia embassy in UK mocks US with 'lame duck' pic

A 'lame duck' is a person whose political successor has already been chosen, and is seeing out his last days in his (or her) post. It can also mean an unsuccessful person. Either way, the Russian Embassy's message for US President Barack Obama was far from laudatory.
2016-12-30 04:57:42 Read More

US expels 35 Russian diplomats for hacking

US President Barack Obama has sanctioned the GRU and FSB, leading Russian intelligence agencies, and kicked out 35 Russian diplomats for hacking presidential campaign. The US has also shut down a pair of Russian compounds, in New York and Maryland.
2016-12-30 02:28:24 Read More

If China shields Masood Azhar, India will paint it as terror abettor

China put a technical â€œholdâ€ on sanctions against Azhar on March 31 this year, blocking Indiaâ€™s move to put a ban on the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader and Pathankot terror attack mastermind under the 1267 sanctions committee. China was the only member in the 15-nation UN body to put a hold.
2016-12-29 22:31:41 Read More

Apple plans to make iPhones in B'luru from April

Top sources in the company confirmed to TOI that Apple is â€œvery seriousâ€ about beginning assembly operations â€” and thereafter full manufacture â€” in India by the end of next year. Apple India clocked robust sales touching Rs 9,997 crore in the 2016 financial year, up 56% from Rs 6,472 crore, previously.
2016-12-29 20:24:19 Read More

Akhilesh out with own list; Shivpal names 78 more

â€œIt will substitute three tests, including NEET for postgraduate admissions, recruitment for central health services and the foreign graduate medical examination,â€ said the official, adding it will be an outcome-based test.
2016-12-29 20:23:00 Read More

Rs 4L cr of cash deposits so far may be suspect, estimates I-T

Between November 10 and the end of November, 1.77 lakh borrowers had repaid loans of over Rs 25 lakh using old notes â€” with the repayments adding up to nearly Rs 50,000 crore. The list included companies and firms apart from individuals.
2016-12-29 20:12:18 Read More

For â€˜Drâ€™ tag, students will have to clear exit test

2016-12-29 18:28:10 Read More

Arunachal CM, deputy CM suspended by own party

The dramatic move came after the CM failed to secure any commitment from Mulayam during six hours of talks that the SP list announced on Wednesday could be changed to accommodate his discarded loyalists and his preferences for other seats.
2016-12-29 18:27:24 Read More

IOA won't reply to showcause notice tomorrow

The Indian Olympic Association has been given time till Friday to reply to the show-cause issued by the sports ministry after Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala were elevated as life presidents on December 27.
2016-12-29 13:58:01 Read More

Note ban will impart far reaching changes: RBI Guv

Note ban is expected to transform domestic economy in due course in terms of greater intermediation, efficiency gains, accountability and transparency through increasing adoption of digital modes of payments, notwithstanding some short-term disruptions and public hardship, Urjit Patel has said.
2016-12-29 13:42:10 Read More

Mulayam vs Akhilesh: UP CM may announce his list of 167 candidates

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who was snubbed by his father Mulayam Singh Yadav in the announcement of party candidates, is set to announce his own list of 167 candidates. The candidates declared by Akhilesh are likely to contest on different symbols as independent candidates.
2016-12-29 12:35:46 Read More

Return all confidential papers: Tatas to Mistry

Tata Sons has sent second legal notice to Cyrus Mistry askin him to return all confidential information and documents regarding the company in his possession. The letter further demanded that Mistry sign a note pledging not to disclose any confidential information regarding the company.
2016-12-29 11:31:27 Read More

Tax collection up after note ban, says Jaitley

"Notwithstanding what critiques predicted, there has been a significant increase in tax collection in all segments. "Till December 19, direct tax mop-up rose 14.4%, indirect tax grew 26.2%, central excise is up 43.3%," finance minister Arun Jaitley said.
2016-12-29 10:23:28 Read More

Putin, Trump force Europe to harden its defence

Europe used to be good at influencing people and nations without toting a gun. It was called soft power, and depended on aid, trade, diplomacy, even culture. If there is one lesson for 2017, it is that soft power alone won't work anymore.
2016-12-29 07:36:44 Read More

Note ban: PM to address nation before New Year

In his address, the Prime Minister may speak about the roadmap post the demonetisation period, especially on the steps likely to be taken to ease cash flow that has been a major problem ever since demonetisation took place.
2016-12-29 06:17:49 Read More

Why can't Jaya's body be exhumed? asks HC

Clearly not happy with the secrecy maintained by people around Jayalalithaa, who was declared to have died on December 5 after 75 days of hospitalisation, a vacation bench of the court said, "Even we have our in doubts about that."
2016-12-29 06:08:37 Read More

AIADMK general council resolves to work leadership of Sasikala

The general council of the ruling AIADMK on Thursday resolved to work under V K Sasikala, a close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, and entrusted the post of the general secretary of the party with her until an election is held for the same as per the bylaws of the party.
2016-12-29 05:02:16 Read More

DATE 2

Note ban: What to expect after December 30

2016-12-29 03:58:10 Read More>>

Note ban: What to expect after December 30

Tomorrow, December 30, will mark the end of the 50-day window for depositing old notes in banks. What can citizens expect after this date from the government and the RBI? Here's everything you need to know, in 10 points.
2016-12-29 03:58:10 Read More

Live updates: AIADMK general council meet

As the initial, traumatic phase of "notebandi" ends, Modi seems to have managed to retain popular support in the face of demands that he resign as people continue to face hardships. Unless Rahul follows up with more dirt on the PM, the charges may fail to stick.
2016-12-29 03:50:19 Read More

Mulayam's list shows Shivpal tilt, snubs Akhilesh

"I played so many memorable matches. But staying at those heights in any professional sport requires top physical form and it's well-known that I have been hampered by injuries," Ivanovic said. "I can only play if I perform up to my own high standards. I can no longer do that so it's time to move on."
2016-12-29 01:02:23 Read More

Russia, China & Pak for flexible ties with Taliban; India ignored

India is holding on to the "red lines" for integration of Taliban into the Afghan government but that seems to be getting diluted by the new axis, which is less Afghan-led and more Pakistan-led. This once again has Pakistan in the driver's seat on Afghanistan's future.
2016-12-29 00:48:27 Read More

Note ban: Round 1 seems to be PM Modi's, but polls ahead are real test

India has every right to build deterrence: IAF chief

The IAF chief said: â€œIn international diplomacy, such posturing and signalling will always be there. We should just go on with our task to meet our own requirements, which are not directed at any country.â€
2016-12-28 22:33:36 Read More

Up to Rs 50k fine for holding old notes after Dec 30

2016-12-28 20:33:23 Read More

Tennis: Former world No 1 Ana Ivanovic retires

There will be specified fines ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000 for continued possession of the demonetised notes. The fine will be a multiple of the number of notes found in possession beyond the permissible limit â€” 10 for souvenirs and 25 for the purpose of numismatics.
2016-12-28 20:05:08 Read More

Mulayam says 'no alliance with anyone' for UP 2017

Signalling that there's yet to be a complete rapprochement between father and son, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Yadav today contradicted his son Akhilesh and firmly ruled out an alliance with any party for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections which he said will be held before February 28.
2016-12-28 11:44:18 Read More

Sports ministry issues showcause notice to IOA; Kalmadi declines post

The move to elevate Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala triggered a storm with the ministry issuing a showcause notice to the IOA and also threatening to severe ties with the body if it failed to sack the duo.
2016-12-28 10:48:25 Read More

Sasikala Pushpaâ€™s husband, supporters assaulted at AIADMK HQ

Sasikala is an expelled member of the AIADMK. She was expelled from the AIADMK after her outbursts in Parliament against the party leadership on August 1. Sasikala Pushpaâ€™s husband, lawyers and supporters suffered injuries as party cadre beat them badly on Wednesday afternoon.
2016-12-28 09:18:05 Read More

Funding row: Yogendra challenges AAP for debate

Swaraj India has also sought to corner AAP on the issue of "discrepancies" in the donors' list submitted by the party to tax officials and what had been put up on its website. AAP has described the error as "inadvertent".
2016-12-28 08:06:20 Read More

Now, 4-yr jail, penalty for holding junked notes

The penalty for holding old currency in excess of 10 notes may include financial fines and a jail term of up to 4 years in certain cases. The ordinance has been cleared, but will the penal provisions apply for holding the junked currency after the 50-day window to deposit them, isn't clear yet.
2016-12-28 07:47:38 Read More

15 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer express derail near Kanpur, 2 dead

Fifteen coaches of the train, 12987 Sealdah-Ajmer express, derailed when it was crossing a bridge over a dry canal in the area, a railway official said. The incident has affected the movement of trains on the route. Kanpur-New Delhi Shatabdi train has been cancelled due to the accident.
2016-12-28 03:07:33 Read More

Live: Indian Railways issues helpline numbers

The value of scrapped currency exceeded the government's expectation that as much as Rs 3 lakh crore will not be returned as this would be part of black money hoards. It also sees gains from small savings being deposited in bank accounts that make these funds productive and safe.
2016-12-28 02:11:31 Read More

In a first, all-Indian crew set to experience Mars

Alleging that demonetisation â€œshook the corruptâ€, Modi termed the move as a safai abhiyan (clean-up exercise). Acknowledging the inconveniences faced by the common man post demonetisation, Modi said, "The common man of the country prefers honesty and is ready to suffer hardships for it ..."
2016-12-28 01:40:33 Read More

90% of scrapped notes now back with RBI, big dividend unlikely

Of the Rs 15.4 lakh crore worth of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that were scrapped as a resulted of PM Modi's Nov 8 declaration, as much as Rs 14 lakh crore has been deposited in banks. This also means that expectation that RBI will be able to give a substantial dividend to the government will be belied.
2016-12-27 20:27:11 Read More

Law soon to impose penalty for holding old notes

The ordinance is necessary to complete the legal process of demonetisation as banks will stop accepting deposits of old currency after Friday. The ordinance is expected to be cleared by the Cabinet in a day or two.
2016-12-27 20:10:43 Read More

BJP targeting me as Iâ€™m a dalit: Mayawati

â€œThe party got late in depositing the money. It could be deposited only in November,â€ she clarified adding, â€œMy brother Anand Kumar has been doing business for many years. He also deposited money as per rules.â€
2016-12-27 20:00:00 Read More

Modi is like â€˜Gabbarâ€™, says Mamata Banerjee

Parties Seek Probe Into Graft Charge
2016-12-27 19:59:42 Read More

Note ban also stalled human trafficking: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday stoutly defended the move of demonetisation claiming that the decision has destroyed â€œin one stroke the worlds of terrorism, drug mafia, human trafficking and underworld.â€ This, he said, happened when â€œon November 8, fake notes became zero.â€
2016-12-27 17:10:45 Read More

CBI summons 2 Trinamool MPs in chit fund case

The CBI has asked two Trinamool Congress MPs, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Paul, to appear at the CBI office in Delhi on December 30. Trinamool Congress has alleged that PM Narendra Modi was using central agency to scare the party because of its opposition to demonetisation.
2016-12-27 15:59:33 Read More

China wants to question Agni-V launch at UN Security Council

China said on Tuesday it is willing to question India's successful launch of Agni-V ballistic missile at the United Nations Security Council.The Chinese foreign ministry disclosed its concern about reports in the Indian and Japanese media speculating that the Agni-V was meant to counter China.
2016-12-27 15:18:07 Read More

Is CPEC becoming a sinkhole for China?

Not a week goes by that one doesn't hear about China pumping even more money than it already has into 'all-weather friend' Pakistan. Today, it was announced that Beijing will finance three more road projects under CPEC, Dawn reported.
2016-12-27 13:01:28 Read More

PM must resign for note ban failure: Mamata

Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee stole the show at a joint opposition press conference today and said that instead of making the country cashless, the Centre has made its own existence "baseless" and rendered itself "faceless" following the November 8 decision to scrap high-value currency notes.
2016-12-27 10:55:57 Read More

Kohli pips Smith as CA's 'ODI Captain of Year'

Indian Test captain Virat Kohli amassed 739 runs from just 10 ODIs played this year smashing three centuries, with 154 being his highest score, besides hitting four half-centuries in the calendar year.
2016-12-27 10:30:07 Read More

Would raid happen if Jaya were alive: Ex-TN CS

A 29-year-old woman from Indiranagar has filed a complaint with the police, claiming she is tired of her husband dressing up and acting like a woman, and wants to be separated from him.
2016-12-27 07:55:58 Read More

PM: We had promised the corrupt will be punished, this is happening too: PM

The sudden reverse exchange may stump commoners but those in the know say it has been triggered by shell companies who need to shore up 'cash in hand' in their balance sheets. In the balance sheet, 'cash in hand' is the amount held by a company in the form of notes or coins.
2016-12-27 07:43:43 Read More

Rs 100cr in Jan Dhan account stuns UP woman

2016-12-27 05:39:39 Read More

He wears only a sari in the house, says wife

2016-12-27 03:39:45 Read More

UN, a club for people to have good time: Trump

Days after the United Nations voted to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Donald Trump questioned its effectiveness Monday, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time." He wrote on Twitter that the UN has "such great potential," but it has become "just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!"
2016-12-27 03:33:11 Read More

Bhajiawala family operated 56 bank accounts: FIR

The FIR registered with the CBI by Piyush Yadav, deputy commissioner of Income Tax Department Unit-2 (investigation), Surat, reveals that the Bhajiawala family operated a total of 56 accounts in different banks.
2016-12-27 00:07:11 Read More

In Kolkata, old notes of Rs 500, Rs 1000 will fetch Rs 550 & Rs 1,100

At a time when people across the country are queuing up outside banks to get rid of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, the scrapped currencies are selling at a premium in the serpentine bylanes of trading hub Burrabazar. Old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 will fetch you Rs 550 and Rs 1,100 here.
2016-12-27 00:01:04 Read More

These three Kerala loan companies hold 47% of Indiaâ€™s total gold

The gold holdings of the three largest gold loan companies in Kerala have grown from 195 tonnes two years ago to nearly 263 tonnes towards the end of September 2016. Between them, they have more precious metal in their vaults than the gold reserves of some of the richest nations.
2016-12-26 21:26:42 Read More

Rs 104cr in old notes deposited in BSP's account

Sources in the ED claimed the outlawed currency deposits were made between December 2 and 9. The BSP has several accounts in different banks in the Capital and outside. Of the total deposit of Rs 104 crore, Rs 101 crore came in notes of Rs 1,000, with those of Rs 500 accounting for the rest.
2016-12-26 19:50:39 Read More

Mohd Shami trolled for wife's gown, gets support

On Christmas night, Shami uploaded some family pictures with his wife and daughter. All three were in western attire, with Shami coordinating the colour of his tie with his wife's maroon sleeveless gown. Shami was at the receiving end of social media beamers for his wife's choice of clothes.
2016-12-26 19:39:49 Read More

China drill will not change ties with India: Nepal

The decision discomfits India as it seeks to put a rocky patch in relations with Nepal during the tenure of K P Oli behind it and look forward to a new chapter with Prachanda at the helm. Nepalâ€™s ambassador to India Deep Upadhyay sought to play down the significance of the exercise, named â€˜Pratikarâ€™, and said the military engagement would be on a very â€œsmall scaleâ€ and that there was nothing for India to be worried about. â€œThereâ€™s really not much in it,â€ Upadhyay said.
2016-12-26 19:26:37 Read More

Scared of â€˜GPS chipsâ€™, robbers keep loot intact

Delhi Police said the mastermind drove the car of a discom official. He would often see lightly guarded cash vans of a particular logistics filling up ATMs. They would follow different cash vans from source to destination, monitor the activities of the crew, and even see how the vans were parked while the machines were being replenished.
2016-12-26 18:38:00 Read More

Scared of â€˜GPS chipsâ€™, robbers keep loot intact

Delhi Police said the mastermind, Bittoo (29), drove the car of a discom official. He would often see lightly guarded cash vans. He roped in Rohit Nagar (19) and Sunny Sharma (22) for the plan. They studied their targets well, found out the loopholes and prepared to take advantage of them.
2016-12-26 18:38:00 Read More

ED finds Rs 1.43cr in Maya's brother's a/c, Rs 104cr in BSP a/c

The ED on Monday detected cash deposits totalling over Rs.104 crore in an account belonging to the BSP and Rs 1.43 crore in an account belonging to party Supremo Mayawati's brother Anand in a branch of United Bank of India here, sources in the Enforcement Directorate said.
2016-12-26 16:29:27 Read More

200 more railway stations to have Wi-Fi in 2017

Dedicating six Wi-Fi facilities to rail users at Kannur, Ernakulam and Kollam at a function in Thiruvananthapuram, railways minister Suresh Prabhu said 100 stations had been fitted with Wi-Fi this year and the target was to double this number in 2017.
2016-12-26 15:14:42 Read More

Farmers get additional 60 days to repay crop loans

In a relief to farmers hit by demonetisation, the Reserve Bank on Monday gave an additional 60 days to repay their crop loans due in November-December and said that prompt repayment would be eligible for the extra 3 per cent interest subsidy.
2016-12-26 15:13:27 Read More

Abducted Indian priest appeals to pope

"If I were a European priest, I would have been taken more seriously. I am from India. I am perhaps not considered as of much value," says Father Tom Uzhunnalilm, who was abducted by suspected ISIS militants from Yemen in March this year.
2016-12-26 14:47:01 Read More

Musa planned ISIS-style killing of foreigners: NIA

In a chargesheet filed against first lone wolf attacker of ISIS in India â€“ Mohammad Mosiuddin alias Abu Musa, the National Investigation Agency has claimed that he was watching videos of slain al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki, who was also the preacher of 9/11 US attacks plane hijackers.
2016-12-26 14:41:28 Read More

Cong fails to unite opposition for meet tomorrow

The Congress party's attempt to cobble together a meeting of all opposition parties tomorrow got a mixed response, with the TMC agreeing to attend, the Left and the NCP unwilling, and other parties undecided, news agencies reported.
2016-12-26 11:59:43 Read More

How govt plans to fight benami property: 7-yr jail, seizure of assets

As per industry estimates, up to 10% of real estate in many cities is bought by people who have evaded taxes. According to law, people who hold assets that don't actually belong to them could face up to seven years in jail, besides seizure of the property.
2016-12-26 11:14:27 Read More

Eye on F-35: China tests stealth fighter FC-31

The test comes as the nation flexes its military muscles, sending its sole aircraft carrier - the Liaoning - into the western Pacific in recent days to lead drills there for the first time. The newest version of the J-31 â€” now renamed the FC-31 Gyrfalcon â€” took to the air for the first time Friday.
2016-12-26 09:53:30 Read More

Chinese carrier enters South China Sea amid renewed tension

The move comes amid renewed tension over self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, following US President-elect Donald Trump's telephone call with the island's president that upset Beijing.
2016-12-26 08:07:19 Read More

Bengaluru's stifling problem: Greying air

The eight-year trend analysis for Bengaluru between 2006 and 2013 showed that the overall percentage increase in airborne particulate matter was 216 % in KHB, 161.2 % in AMCO, 119.3 % in Victoria Hospital, 80.3 % at YPR, 76.5 % at Graphite India, and 17.5 % in Peenya.
2016-12-26 06:00:43 Read More

DATE 3

Agni V missile: 8 things to know

2016-12-26 04:40:30 Read More>>

India test-fires 5,000 km range Agni-V missile

India has successfully test fired its indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile 'Agni-5' from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on Monday. The solid propellant missile was test-fired from the launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range.
2016-12-26 04:19:37 Read More

Rs 500cr routed to K'taka co-op banks in 6 days

â€œFor many years, DCC banks have been used by politicians who open accounts in the names of farmers and use them for money laundering. They could have done the same after demonetization,â€œ said a former cooperative bank official in Dharwad.
2016-12-26 03:49:52 Read More

Put AIADMK in autopilot mode till 2019: Netas

Some leaders, who had been persuading Sasikala to lead AIADMK after Jayalalithaaâ€™s death, now say that the party can be put on autopilot until the 2019 Lok Sabha election when she can showcase her strength and take on the reins.
2016-12-25 23:45:19 Read More

Gujarat's Bhajiawala used 700 people to deposit and withdraw cash

Sources in the I-T department said that Bhajiawala had 27 bank accounts of which around 20 were benami accounts through which he laundered a large chunk of money.
2016-12-25 22:30:00 Read More

India-Pak ties: From bonhomie on Xmas Day 2015 to complete chill

Last year, PM Modi had dropped in on Pak counterpart Nawaz Sharif to wish him on his birthday and attend his granddaughterâ€™s wedding in Lahore. A rocky year later, Modi confined himself to tweeting birthday wishes to Sharif and â€œpraying for his long and healthy lifeâ€, acknowledging the deep chasm between the two countries.
2016-12-25 22:02:26 Read More

â€˜Co-livingâ€™, new trend fast catching up in metros

At present, there are four startups that focus on co-living operating out of Gurgaon, and two based out of Bengaluru. The four Gurgaon startups â€“ Fella Homes, CoHo Stayz, Wudstay and Ziffy Homes â€“ have between them 575 properties of varying sizes â€“ from 20 rooms, to three â€“ in NCR.
2016-12-25 20:59:33 Read More

Report cyber breach in 2 hrs: Govt to banks

Government has sounded an alert with all the top banks, including SBI, PNB, ICICI and HDFC. Banks have been instructed to inform about any breach in their IT systems within 120 minutes as the firewall against cyber hackers is being strengthened in view of the large number of digital transactions.
2016-12-25 20:58:45 Read More

4 banks helped Mumbai trader legalise 150cr: ED

An officer said the banks unquestioningly accepted huge deposits of demonetised currency into the shell accounts, which were part of an operation between hawala operators and the bullion trader. The deposited notes were not even immediately counted, but nevertheless reflected in the accounts.
2016-12-25 20:33:00 Read More

2 Mumbai minors kill 3-yr-old for Rs 1cr ransom

The murder came to light on Saturday during investigation of the girlâ€™s abduction for Rs one crore after police received a tip-off that Aslam (name changed), the 16-year-old son of an interior decorator who had been actively helping in the probe by pointing out several suspects, was involved.
2016-12-25 20:32:00 Read More

Govt amends demonetisation rules as required: PM

With his 50-day deadline for return of normalcy nearing, the PM Modi defended the frequent changes in rules of demonetisation, saying it showed that the government was sensitive to the problems of the people and was acting on the feedback on their hardships. "This government is for the sake of the people," he said
2016-12-25 20:17:57 Read More

Money has lost its 'anonymity' after demonetisation: Arun Jaitley

Anonymity of money is gone with demonetisation as the money has come into the banking framework and became part of the formal system leading to strengthening of banking, Arun Jaitley said on Sunday. He expressed hope that demonetisation will help increase government revenue and lower fiscal deficit.
2016-12-25 16:04:00 Read More

'Vajpayee no more' remark leaves BJP red-faced

Call it ignorance or sheer slip of the tongue, but BJPâ€™s controversial Aligarh mayor Shakuntala Bharti landed herself in an embarrassing situation on Saturday when she referred to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as â€œdeceasedâ€ while delivering a speech on the eve of celebrations of the veteran politicianâ€™s birthday.
2016-12-25 15:59:33 Read More

Powerful earthquake shakes Chile, triggers coastal evacuation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 struck 225km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued tsunami warning for areas within 1,000km of epicentre of Chilean quake.
2016-12-25 14:44:08 Read More

Will note ban pay off? Lot at stake for BJP in 2017

Five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur - are going to the assembly polls early next year and demonetisation has clearly emerged as the war cry of not only the saffron party but also its rivals.
2016-12-25 13:38:53 Read More

Why Pak minister issued nuke threat to Israel

Pak's defense minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, wrote a saber-rattling Twitter post directed at Israel after a false report â€” which the minister apparently believed â€” that Israel had threatened Pakistan with nuclear weapons. Asif appeared to be reacting to a fake news article published on awdnews.com
2016-12-25 11:19:14 Read More

Why Pak minister issued nuke threat to Israel

Law against 'benami' properties soon: PM

Making his last monthly address this year in his "Mann ki Baat" programme, Modi defended the frequent changes in the rules of demonetisation. The PM said that these changes were done to defeat such forces who are out to thwart his govt's fight against black money and corruption.
2016-12-25 08:48:35 Read More

Renowned aid worker was on Russian plane

2016-12-25 08:43:45 Read More

Restrictions on cash withdrawals may continue beyond Dec 30

Restrictions on withdrawal of cash from banks and ATMs are likely to continue beyond December 30 as currency printing presses and RBI have not been able to keep pace with the demand of new currency notes.
2016-12-25 08:36:58 Read More

Russian military plane crashes with 92 on board

"Fragments of the TU-154 plane of the Russian defence ministry were found 1.5 kilometres from the Black Sea coast of the city of Sochi at a depth of 50 to 70 metres," the ministry said. Preliminary data indicated that the plane had crashed because of a technical malfunction or a pilot error.
2016-12-25 07:38:19 Read More

Russian military plane crash: What we know so far

A Russian military plane carrying 92 people and travelling to a Russian air base in Syria, crashed into the Black Sea today. Here's everything we know so far, in 10 points. The information is primarily sourced from the Russian news agency TASS.
2016-12-25 07:35:09 Read More

Amid rush for white money, Pune bizman converts cash into black

While several businessmen with hoards of black money have come under the lens for exchanging illegal tenders with legitimate currency notes using intermediaries, here is a case of a Pune-based industrialist who has been caught converting his legitimate income into black moneyâ€”the transaction is over Rs 200 crore.
2016-12-24 23:43:29 Read More

PM hints at higher taxes on income from stocks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly hinted on Saturday at the prospect of higher taxes on income from stock markets saying people making profits from the markets must contribute to nation-building through taxes.
2016-12-24 22:04:25 Read More

Arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari fled without passport

Investigation agencies are baffled at how arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, who was found to be in possession of sensitive military procurement documents, managed to escape from India despite the fact that his passport had been impounded by the income tax department.
2016-12-24 21:29:29 Read More

Mercedes killer hid in haystack for a whole day

2016-12-24 20:15:01 Read More

Itâ€™s beginning of the end of the corrupt: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the tone for the Mumbai civic elections on Saturday by launching an attack on corruption and black money. Modi said the countdown to the destruction of the corrupt has begun and that the woes of honest and law abiding citizens will end on December 30.
2016-12-24 19:46:41 Read More

Indians now flying cheap with Chinese airlines

Among mainland Chinese carriers that operate to India, China Southern has the maximum number of flights with a twice-daily on the Delhi-Guangzhou (its hub) route, with both flights on the wide body Airbus A-330 aircraft.
2016-12-24 18:34:00 Read More

Awards for digital payments from today

The first draw of the Lucky Grahak Yojana will offer a cashback of Rs 1,000 to 15,000 consumers every day for the next 100 days and will be launched on December 25, 2016 in New Delhi, the government's premier think-tank NITI Aayog said on Saturday.
2016-12-24 16:52:12 Read More

Anna Hazare to Arvind Kejriwal: You have shattered my dream

"For the betterment of country and the society, I kept aside several important works related to people in Maharashtra and gave you my time without any selfish interest and dreamt big for the country. But my dream has been shattered," Hazare has written in a letter to Arvind Kejriwal.
2016-12-24 15:31:45 Read More

Chinese video warns of West's 'devilish claws'

The video, a 7-1/2-minute phantasmagoria of the Communist Party's nightmares of Western subversion, has been widely promoted online by public security offices. But who ordered its production is unclear.
2016-12-24 15:06:12 Read More

PM Modi kicks off Rs 1.06 lakh crore worth infra projects for Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi,on Saturday, termed demonetisation as a historic decision of the Government, saying the fight against corruption has been going on since the day he assumed office in 2014.
2016-12-24 14:46:28 Read More

PM gifts Rs 1.06L crore worth projects to Mumbai

Projects include 22.5km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link that will connect the city's eastern suburbs with the mainland across the harbour, via a 16.5km sea bridge and a viaduct. Modi also laid the foundation stones of two new metro projects through a remote control at the event.
2016-12-24 14:46:28 Read More

'ISIS is winning and politicians are to blame'

PM Narendra Modi said the government would continue to follow sound and prudent economic policies, and that it wouldn't take decisions for short-term political point scoring. He said his dream is "to make India a developed country in one generation."
2016-12-24 09:13:06 Read More

Note ban a short-term pain for long-term gain: PM

2016-12-24 08:12:30 Read More

Efforts to mislead people on note ban: PM Modi

Peeved by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's accusation that the Modi government is â€œpro-corporateâ€, BJP shared data intended to nail the claims that the NDA dispensation is â€œAdani-Ambani ki Sarkarâ€.
2016-12-24 06:15:22 Read More

What's the real reason for the cash crunch?

If you think there's a cash crunch because printing presses haven't been able to keep up with the demand for cash, think again. Data from the RBI seems to suggest otherwise. So what's behind the shortage of cash? Here's an analysis, in 10 points.
2016-12-24 04:37:09 Read More

'Adani-Ambani got Rs 1,85,000cr loan under UPA'

In the aftermath of the killings the visibility of Amri, who was shot dead in Milan yesterday, as a potential threat looks misleadingly obvious, and the culpability of those who did not see this appears more glaring than it really was. The number of possible suspects - suspected before they have done anything - is too great to police them effectively.
2016-12-24 01:52:29 Read More

Ex-Ficci chief among 261 held in Gujarat liquor raid

Police seized liquor bottles worth Rs 1.7L from the farmhouse of city-based industrialist Jitendra Shah. Among those arrested were Chirayu Amin, a former chairman of Ficci as well as the IPL. Cops confiscated 80 luxury cars, in all valued at Rs 18 crore, including Bentleys and Mercedes.
2016-12-24 01:30:25 Read More

Eye on Pakistan, India starts process to tap Indus waters

With India looking at full exploitation of its rights under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan, a high-level inter-ministerial task force held its first meeting on Friday, focussing on bringing Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir on board for speeding up work on the ground through better co-ordination.
2016-12-24 01:14:16 Read More

Threefold increase in printing of 500-rupee notes

There has been a threefold increase in the number of new 500-rupee notes printed daily at the Currency Note Press (CNP) in Nashik, a step undertaken to meet the shortage of the newly introduced currency.
2016-12-24 01:10:10 Read More

Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children

There is a trace of pride in Nisha Chaurasiyaâ€™s voice as she complains of how she and her co-workers in an anganwadi in Rajnandgaon district of Madhya Pradesh struggled to provide food to babies and children, and to expectant women, since demonetisation took effect on November 8.
2016-12-23 23:59:16 Read More

Merc murder accused held, says girl was lying

The government has liberalised passport rules, making it easier for single women, adopted children and sadhus to apply and reducing paperwork and documentation.
2016-12-23 23:32:37 Read More

Ebola vaccine shows 100% results in trial

The vaccine has not yet been approved by any regulatory authority, but it is considered so effective that an emergency stockpile of 300,000 doses has already been created for use should an outbreak flare up again.
2016-12-23 22:08:05 Read More

Passport norms eased for single moms, adopted kids

The government has liberalised passport rules, making it easier for single women, adopted children and sadhus to apply and reducing paperwork and documentation.
2016-12-23 21:30:56 Read More

Passport norms eased for single moms, adopted kids

Ratan Tata on Friday said that â€œover the last two months there has been a definite move to damage my personal reputation and the reputation of this great groupâ€”the Tata Groupâ€.
2016-12-23 21:30:56 Read More

Jung says had offered to quit twice but was asked by PM to continue

â€œWhy are you not telling the full story?â€ Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reported to have remarked when outgoing Delhi lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung met him for a good 57 minutes on Friday, a day after he put in his papers.
2016-12-23 20:56:01 Read More

These days are very lonely, very painful: Ratan Tata

Black money: Rs 250cr banned notes converted into gold, I-T dept says

On Friday, the I-T department interrogated four bullion dealers in Karol Bagh and Chandni Chowk and it emerged that they had allegedly exchanged banned tender amounting to over Rs 250 crore with gold bars in the past few weeks.
2016-12-23 18:59:00 Read More

DATE 4

Prices of 50 essential drugs slashed by up to 44%

The calculation for essential drugs is based on the simple average of all medicines in a particular therapeutic segment with sales of more than 1 per cent. In respect of medicines not under price control, manufacturers are allowed to increase the maximum retail price by 10 per cent annually.
2016-12-23 17:01:31 Read More>>

India beat SL to complete U19 Asia Cup hat-trick

Riding on an impressive all-round performance by skipper Abhishek Sharma, 29 and 4/37, India colts beat Sri Lanka by 34 runs in the final to win the ACC under-19 Asia Cup title for the third time in Colombo on Friday.
2016-12-23 16:43:44 Read More

Libyan plane hijack at Malta ends peacefully

Hijackers forced an airliner to land in Malta on Friday then freed all their hostages unharmed and surrendered after declaring their loyalty to Libya's late leader Muammar Gaddafi.
2016-12-23 16:03:12 Read More

Definitive move to damage my reputation: Tata

"The group has been there for 150 years. It has been based on governance and fair play," Tata said. "I think the truth will prevail whatever the process may be, however painful it may be." The Tata patriarch also thanked those present at the EGM for their "overwhelming" support.
2016-12-23 14:37:33 Read More

US Democrats are 'sore losers', says Vladimir Putin

2016-12-23 13:53:07 Read More

In pics: Libyan plane with 118 on board hijacked

Now, you can use your Aadhar and E-aadhar card as proof of date of birth while applying for passports, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Friday. It also liberalised the norms for the benefit of single parents and divorced applicants.
2016-12-23 13:39:41 Read More

Libya plane hijack updates: Hijackers surrender, taken into custody

The suspect, Anis Amri, had been missing after Monday's attack which left 12 people dead. Amri had earlier been identified by German security agencies as a potential threat, but was not deported because of missing identity documents.
2016-12-23 12:56:28 Read More

Now, use Aadhar as birth proof for passports

2016-12-23 12:40:56 Read More

Berlin truck attack suspect shot dead in Milan

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a scathing attack on the US Democrats saying they had forgotten the meaning of their own name and were sore losers. Putin dismissed suggestions Moscow had helped Trump to victory in any way however.
2016-12-23 10:07:28 Read More

Obama scraps 9/11-era register so Trump can't use it to ban Muslims

The Obama administration is scrapping the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), created after the attacks of September 11, 2001, that logs and monitors people who enter the US from countries with active terrorist groups.
2016-12-23 07:57:27 Read More

Manipur blockade: Centre reviews situation

Ever since he was drafted into the Indian Test team Indian batsman Karun Nair had been a victim of Nair-chai-shop jokes in TN.
2016-12-23 07:32:32 Read More

Rs 7cr in cab driver's account stuns I-T officials

â€‹Immediately after the deposits were made, the amount was transferred in a phased manner into the account of a bullion merchant through RTGS. The taxmen tracked the movements of the two accomplices of the cab driver and apprehended them for questioning on Wednesday.
2016-12-23 04:39:43 Read More

How Karun Nair trashed trolls and rocked Chepauk

2016-12-23 04:06:44 Read More

BJP's Rs 3,600 crore plan to woo Marathas

The Centre on Friday reviewed the situation in Manipur in the wake of the crippling economic blockade of a highway, with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju asking the state government to end the "worrisome" conditions that have triggered a "humanitarian crisis".
2016-12-23 00:38:03 Read More

I-T lens on 68 lakh non-filers who made high-value transactions

The income tax department has identified an additional 67.54 lakh non-filers who carried out high-value transactions in the 2014-15 financial year, but did not file tax returns for 2015-16. The I-T department is set to initiate action against these people soon.
2016-12-22 21:35:07 Read More

5 things to know about war in Aleppo

Though India is going through demonetisation, a major aim of which is to promote digital transactions, the country figures poorly in the global cyber stakes. The country is 96th in terms of download speed, behind Nepal, Bangladesh and 105th in terms of average bandwidth availability.
2016-12-22 20:20:34 Read More

Army takes full control of Aleppo after 4 years

The army said ON Thursday it has retaken full control of Syria's devastated second city Aleppo, scoring its biggest victory against opposition forces since the civil war erupted in 2011. More than 310,000 people have been killed in the six-year conflict between the government and rebel forces
2016-12-22 19:30:16 Read More

India behind Nepal, Bangladesh in download speed

The Supreme Court has held that a rape survivor should not be put to harassment by asking her to provide corroborative evidence to prove her allegations when her testimony was trustworthy, saying that it amounted to adding â€œinsult to injuryâ€ to the victim.
2016-12-22 19:04:17 Read More

Don't harass rape survivors for evidence: SC

2016-12-22 15:50:35 Read More

Delhi LG Najeeb Jung submits his resignation to Centre

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, who has been engaged in a bitter tussle with Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal government, has submitted his resignation to the Centre. The reason behind this sudden move was not immediately known.
2016-12-22 11:05:15 Read More

Mock me, but answer my questions: Rahul to PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi today saying that he "doesn't mind being ridiculed as long as the PM answers citizens' questions" about his alleged corruption, and takes responsibility for "attacking the poor" with demonetisation.
2016-12-22 10:36:03 Read More

'Trump should learn from India to deal with China'

Donald Trump can learn from India how to deal with China, says Foreign Policy magazine. "In an era when global powers are shunning both Taiwanese and Tibetan leaders) ... one country has been openly challenging Beijing's One-China policy for more than six years: India," the magazine writes.
2016-12-22 08:28:48 Read More

Ashwin wins ICC Cricketer of the Year award

Ashwin capped off a sensational year by being adjudged the ICC Cricketer of the Year award, With 72 wickets from 12 Tests this year, he was also named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
2016-12-22 07:33:20 Read More

Day after I-T raid, TN sacks chief secretary

Girija Vaidyananthan has been named the new chief secretary in place of P Rama Mohana Rao. The sacking of P Rama Mohana Rao comes a day after raids by income tax officials in connection with a money laundering case.
2016-12-22 07:31:28 Read More

Never thought oppn will side with corrupt: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed BJP workers in Varanasi, the constituency from which he was voted to the Lok Sabha in 2014. Here are five important quotes from his speech.
2016-12-22 06:57:54 Read More

Oppn protest like Pak army's cover-fire to militants: PM on note ban

Those who are against demonetisation "are like Pakistan", said Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, slamming the opposition for criticising the ban on high-value notes. "The commotion created in Parliament is like the 'cover fire' that Pakistan uses to ensure terrorists infiltrate into India,"he said.
2016-12-22 06:45:00 Read More

PM ridicules Rahul: Glad he's learning to speak

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today ridiculed the Congress Party's Rahul Gandhi and his statements about a "political earthquake" and without naming him said "my joy has had no bounds since he learned how to give speeches."
2016-12-22 06:24:36 Read More

I-T raids TN chief secy, seizes Rs 23L from kin

Another test of the much-touted "Nirbhay" land-attack cruise missile has failed. The missile had to be destroyed mid-air after it deviated from its flight-path along the coast in Bay of Bengal soon after launch from the Integrated Test Range at Balasore off the Odisha coast on Wednesday.
2016-12-21 22:57:20 Read More

Have new info on PM Modi, says Congress

Congress vice president had so far touched on evidence already in public domain but there is more â€œnewâ€ information about black money, a Congress source said as Rahul Gandhiâ€™s â€œMehsana revelationsâ€ failed to have created the promised tremors.
2016-12-21 21:26:18 Read More

Nusli skips Tata Steel EGM, result awaited

2016-12-21 21:11:09 Read More

Nusli skips Tata Steel EGM, result awaited

2016-12-21 21:11:09 Read More

Demonetisation divide: RBI feels its image dented by Centre's steps

In its proceedings so far, the Supreme Court has dismissed documents seized by the income tax department â€” which Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi referred to in Mehsana on Wednesday to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi for coruption â€” as â€œzeroâ€, â€œfictitiousâ€ and â€œnot authenticâ€.
2016-12-21 20:07:24 Read More

Rahul's proofs were termed fictitious by SC

Industrialist Nusli Wadia, who is an independent director of Tata Steel, stayed away from the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Wednesday at which shareholders voted on the promotersâ€™ resolution for his removal from the metal giantâ€™s board.
2016-12-21 19:28:19 Read More

Medical entrance test NEET in 8 languages

Candidates qualifying NEET will be eligible for all India quota and other quotas under the state governments and institutes irrespective of the medium taken by candidates, subject to other eligibility criteria, the Union health ministry said in a statement.
2016-12-21 14:49:01 Read More

Nuclear-capable Nirbhay missile's test fails again

Another test of the much-touted "Nirbhay" land-attack cruise missile has failed. The missile had to be destroyed in mid-air after it deviated from its flight-path along the coast in Bay of Bengal soon after launch from the Integrated Test Range at Balasore off the Odisha coast on Wednesday.
2016-12-21 14:24:13 Read More

New notes worth Rs 18L seized in raids on TN chief secyâ€™s premises

Income tax investigation wing officials on Wednesday seized Rs 18 lakh in new currencies and 2kg gold during raids on premises belonging to Tamil Nadu chief secretary P Rama Mohan Rao, his son, relatives and associates.
2016-12-21 12:44:16 Read More

Forex violations: RBI slaps fine on 5 foreign banks

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday imposed penalty on five foreign banks, including Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, for violation of its instructions on reporting requirements of the FEMA.
2016-12-21 12:10:57 Read More

Forex violations: RBI slaps fine on 5 foreign banks

Rahul levels charges against Modi, BJP hits back

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi received kickbacks as chief minister of Gujarat, saying Sahara paid Modi nine times in a span of six months.
2016-12-21 11:48:02 Read More

Berlin attack: German police hunt Tunisian man

German police are looking for a Tunisian man after finding an identity document under the driver's seat of the truck which ploughed into a Christmas market on Monday evening, killing 12 people, Der Spiegel's online edition reported on Wednesday.
2016-12-21 10:35:19 Read More

I-T officials raid TN chief secy's office after searches at his home

Income Tax investigation wing officials on Wednesday raided Tamil Nadu chief secretary P Rama Mohan Raoâ€™s residence and his office at the secretariat over allegations of corruption.
2016-12-21 09:56:29 Read More

Ravindra Jadeja jumps to career-best 2nd place

2016-12-21 09:00:39 Read More

RBI's U-turn: No questioning for depositing over Rs 5,000 in old notes

Income Tax officials told TOI that the raids began at the chief secretary's house in Anna Nagar here at 5.30am. More than 20 officials from the Income Tax investigation wing are conducting the raids at his house. They said the raids were being conducted in connection with his alleged links with sand mining baron J Shekar Reddy and others.
2016-12-21 07:50:24 Read More

Congress owes Azad Maidan chai-wallah Rs 2 lakh

2016-12-21 06:01:12 Read More

Congress owes Azad Maidan chai-wallah Rs 2 lakh

2016-12-21 06:01:12 Read More

I-T officials raid TN chief secy's residence

The grand old party, which is out of power at the Centre and in the state for the first time in over a decade, is having some trouble clearing its dues
2016-12-21 05:39:00 Read More

Report card: Kohli, Ashwin headline 4-0 success

Following another series win at home, TOI Sports runs the rule over the performers for India during their 4-0 Test series win over England.
2016-12-21 02:55:23 Read More

Mexico fireworks market blast kills at least 29, hurts scores

The market had been packed with customers buying pyrotechnics for traditional end-of-year festivities. Christmas and New Year's parties in many Latin American countries often wrap up with clattering firework blasts.
2016-12-21 02:43:14 Read More

Govt not to appoint another four-star general

2016-12-20 22:17:14 Read More

IS claims 'soldier' behind Berlin truck attack

A "soldier" of the Islamic State group carried out a truck attack that killed 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market, a news agency linked to the jihadists said on Tuesday.The statement, however, did not identify the attacker.
2016-12-20 21:12:45 Read More

DATE 5

BJP gets lion's share of donations above Rs 20K

Indiaâ€™s seven national political parties received Rs 102 crore as donations above Rs 20,000 â€” the limit for receiving anonymous donations â€” from 1,744 donations in 2015-2016, with BJP receiving the maximum of Rs 76 crore from 613 donors.
2016-12-20 20:48:36 Read More>>

Sack Tata Sons board: Cyrus to tribunal

Government on Tuesday said small traders will be able to save up to 46 per cent in tax by migrating from cash to digital transactions as the decision to tweak the presumptive income norms would reduce tax liability.
2016-12-20 19:48:29 Read More

Major fire in Mumbai, 14 fire tenders at spot

Survivors of the carnage caused when a lorry ploughed into a Berlin Christmas market recount the fear and horror they felt when festive revelry turned to death and destruction in a matter of seconds.
2016-12-20 18:59:07 Read More

Jaish-e-Mohammad behind many J&K blasts, reveals Pathankot chargesheet

The NIA chargesheet in the Pathankot terror attack case not only provides evidence on the strike at the IAF base but also links its perpetrator Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) with blasts in Tangdhar, Samba, Kathua and Rajbagh in J&K last year.
2016-12-20 18:56:20 Read More

Digital push to help traders save up to 46% tax

2016-12-20 17:34:51 Read More

'He wanted to run people over': Berlin survivors

In a petition to the National Company Law Tribunal, Cyrus Mistry has asked that Ratan Tata, the interim chairman of Tata Sons, along with the entire board of the holding company be removed by a court order and an administrator appointed till an all-new board is put in place.
2016-12-20 15:52:12 Read More

Compulsory Class X CBSE board exam to return from 2018

The highest decision making body of Central Board of Secondary Education brings back after six years the board-based Class X exams with the first exams taking place in 2018.
2016-12-20 14:44:43 Read More

Note ban: I-T dept detects Rs 3,185cr black income

Official sources said the taxman carried out a total of 677 search, survey and enquiry operations under the I-T Act since the note ban was declared on November 8, even as the department issued over 3,100 notices to various entities on charges of tax evasion and hawala-like dealings.
2016-12-20 14:30:09 Read More

No truce with Tata, I will fight it out: Mistry

"This is not about a business group fight. It is not about those type of things. If that was the situation, I would like to sit in the position. That's why I have removed myself from the position, because it is not me looking for position or power," Mistry said on the possibility of truce with Tata.
2016-12-20 13:10:56 Read More

Berlin attacker still at large, wrong man held

The Pakistani suspect arrested following the truck attack in the German capital on Monday reportedly had no involvement in the crime. The actual perpetrator was armed and is still at large, a high-ranking security source said.
2016-12-20 13:07:07 Read More

Traders who go digital may save 30% tax: Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government's decision to tweak the presumptive income norms would reduce the tax liability by up to 30 per cent for those small traders opting for digital transactions.
2016-12-20 11:25:05 Read More

Small traders who go digital may get 30% tax advantage: Arun Jaitley

Virat Kohli's team extends unbeaten streak to record 18

Virat Kohli's team equaled India's longest unbeaten run of 17 Tests in Mumbai and broke the record in Chennai with victory by an innings. This is India's 136th Test victory, 94th at home and 25th against England.
2016-12-20 10:53:42 Read More

Xmas market carnage was terror act, says Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she believed the incident at a Christmas market in Berlin which killed 12 people on Monday was a terrorist attack, adding it would be hard to bear if it turned out that a migrant had been the perpetrator.
2016-12-20 10:48:05 Read More

Jadeja spins India to 4-0 series win over England

India claimed the series 4-0, winning the final Test by an innings and 75 runs, thus extending their unbeaten run in Tests to 18 matches â€“ their longest ever - since losing the first Test at Galle against Sri Lanka in August 2015.
2016-12-20 10:39:16 Read More

Berlin truck attack: Suspect is a 23-yr-old asylum seeker from Pak

The truck crashed into people gathered on Monday evening around wooden huts serving mulled wine and sausages at the foot of the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church - left as a ruin after World War Two - in the heart of former West Berlin.
2016-12-20 09:30:02 Read More

Govt has enough cash to last beyond December 30, Arun Jaitley says

The RBI has enough new notes to last even beyond December 30," said finance minister Arun Jaitley today, as he sought to provide reassurances following additional new regulations on currency deposits announced yesterday. he also said anyone going more than once to deposit old cash "raises suspicion"
2016-12-20 08:34:04 Read More

Rail services must be paid for, says Arun Jaitley

Governmentâ€™s email address for black money tipoffs has been flooded with 4000 messages since Friday, when blackmoneyinfo@incometax.gov.in was made public. Whistleblowers are rushing to spill the beans. The allegations in the emails will boost the government's ongoing efforts to root out black money.
2016-12-20 08:08:54 Read More

Rail services must be paid for, says Arun Jaitley

Weeks before he presents India's first combined general and railway budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said rail commuters must pay for the service they receive even as he made a strong case for outsourcing of non-core functions like hospitality services.
2016-12-20 08:08:54 Read More

China's envoy in Pak gets into Twitter spat

Catch all the live cricket score updates, ball by ball cricket commentary from the 5th Test between India v England in Chennai.
2016-12-20 07:02:03 Read More

Now, Pakistan passes resolution for notebandi

2016-12-20 05:21:45 Read More

Govt receives 4,000 emails on black money

I-T and ED officials have been conducting raids across the country unearthing old and new currency apart from jewellery and other high-value items. Several bank officials have also been detained, suspended or sacked for swapping old notes with new without authorisation.
2016-12-20 04:13:21 Read More

Rs 100 crore seized in new notes to be back in circulation

The ED has issued a directive to zonal units to deposit new currency notes along with all other currency seizures into bank accounts opened by the agency in different cities so that new notes are immediately brought into circulation.
2016-12-20 00:29:46 Read More

40kg of gold seized, Noida SEZ exporter arrested

â€‹The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested an exporter from Noida and seized more than 40 kg of gold from various places in Delhi. Worth over Rs 12 crore, the gold was allegedly meant to facilitate illegal exchange of the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes.
2016-12-20 00:24:31 Read More

Electoral College confirms White House win for Trump: US media

America's Electoral College on Monday confirmed Donald Trump's election as the 45th president of the United States, unswayed by a last-ditch bid by die-hard opponents to bar the Republican's path to the White House.
2016-12-19 23:44:10 Read More

After 'no rush', comes RBI's 'Why haven't you?'

2016-12-19 22:28:40 Read More

After 'no rush', comes RBI's 'Why haven't you?'

Pakistan is ranked 117th on the list of corrupt nations out of 175, according to the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption rank in Pakistan averaged 107.90 from 1995 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 144.00 in 2005.
2016-12-19 22:28:40 Read More

Live: Berliners asked to stay at home

A fresh batch of 200 special commandos drawn from Jammu & Kashmir police have been trained to take on fidayeen (suicide attackers) following a spurt in terror attacks against security forces and official installations in the Kashmir Valley.
2016-12-19 21:03:56 Read More

9 dead as truck runs into crowded Christmas market in Berlin

The National Investigation Agency has listed a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a trial attorney of the US department of justice as â€œwitnessesâ€ among others in the Pathankot attack chargesheet against Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar and three others.
2016-12-19 20:18:14 Read More

200 commandos trained to fight fidayeen in J&K

2016-12-19 19:56:30 Read More

Pathankot chargesheet: FBI agent, a witness

2016-12-19 19:25:22 Read More

Cop shouted 'Aleppo', 'revenge' before shooting

2016-12-19 18:53:17 Read More

Cyrus Mistry resigns from all Tata Group companies, to take legal route

"My efforts were aimed at reforming the system, which may well be the reason for my removal," Cyrus Mistry has said adding, "Unknown to the world,I had confronted serious governance problems and ethical issues for a considerable period."
2016-12-19 13:49:18 Read More

This R-Day, NSG commandos may join parade

This Republic Day, the NSG commandos may march down the Rajpath. Once there, the 'black cats' will reflect a dashing sheen to the parade as they will be dressed in their trademark black coloured overalls, balaclava headgear and special assault rifles MP-5 along with the iconic commando dagger.
2016-12-19 12:56:25 Read More

Hyd blasts: Yasin Bhatkal sentenced to death

Five senior operatives of banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen have been awarded death penalty by special Hyderabad NIA court in the February 2013 Hyderabad blasts case. 18 people were killed and 131 injured in 2 deadly explosions in Dilsukhnagar, a crowded shopping area in the city in 2013.
2016-12-19 11:47:10 Read More

Nair becomes second Indian to score 300 in Tests

Karun Nair also became the first Indian batsman to convert a maiden Test hundred into a triple-hundred, the first Indian batting at No 5 or lower to reach 300, and the highest score by an Asian batsman as a maiden Test century.
2016-12-19 11:45:43 Read More

PF deposits to fetch lower interest as EPFO cuts rates from 8.8% to 8.65%

However, there is no limit on the value of deposits of new bank notes â€” also called specified bank notes â€” under the Taxation & Investment Regime for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) 2016.
2016-12-19 09:13:24 Read More

We want to stop corruption: PM in Kanpur

2016-12-19 09:12:46 Read More

Karun Nairâ€™s 303* takes India to record 759/7

With a knock of 303 not out â€“ in only his third Test innings - on Day 4 of the final Test, Karun Nair not only helped India to their highest ever team total in Tests (759/7), but allowed his stature to grow as someone who is more than ready to cement a place in the No.1 Test teamâ€™s XI.
2016-12-19 08:56:39 Read More

Madras HC bans unauthorised 'Sharia courts'

2016-12-19 08:20:45 Read More

You can deposit old notes over Rs 5k only once

As per schedule, elections are supposed to be held in December 2017. But the BJP is contemplating to prepone it by at least six months. At present, BJP has 123 of the 182 seats in the State Assembly.
2016-12-19 07:21:30 Read More

Why BJP may advance Gujarat assembly elections

2016-12-19 06:23:38 Read More

Pathankot attack: NIA files chargesheet against JeM chief

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a chargesheet against Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar for his involvement in the terror attack on the Pathankot Airbase in January. The NIA also named Azhar's brother Abdul Rauf Asghar and two handlers in the chargesheet.
2016-12-19 06:06:54 Read More

Russian plane with 30 on board crashes in Siberia

A Russian aircraft with 30 people on board crashed today in Siberia's Yakutia; no fatalities have been reported, tweeted the Russian Defense Ministry.The BBC however reported that 16 people were injured.The plane crashed at 12:07 local time, a law enforcement source told Russian news agency Tass.
2016-12-19 06:02:09 Read More

Live updates: India v England, 5th Test, Day 4

Catch all the live cricket score updates, ball by ball cricket commentary from the 5th Test between India v England in Chennai.
2016-12-19 03:47:57 Read More

DLF bossâ€™s daughter buys bungalow for Rs 435 cr

â€‹Located on a 4,925 sq metre plot, the bungalow has a builtup area of around 1,189 square metre and was sold for Rs 8.8 lakh per sq m. Based on current circle rates, its value is around Rs 383 crore.â€‹
2016-12-19 03:43:09 Read More

Centre defends Army chief selection

After it officially denied reports that it had shown any interest in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Moscow has not just declared strong support for the China-funded project but also announced its intention to link its own Eurasian Economic Union project with CPEC.
2016-12-18 20:31:16 Read More

India's million-dollar club: In a 1st, professionals pip promoters

In 2015-16, 61 professional CEOs took home a pay package of Rs 6.5 crore or roughly a million dollars, compared with 58 promoters who form part of this elite club, reveals a study commissioned by TOI to global executive search firm EMA Partner.
2016-12-18 19:24:59 Read More

More married women at work than single: Census

2016-12-18 18:48:29 Read More

More married women at work than single: Census

2016-12-18 18:48:29 Read More

DATE 6

Delhi wary as Moscow backs Pak-China corridor

The Centre has faced strong criticism from the Congress for choosing new Army Chief Lt Gen Rawat over two senior officers. What was the rationale behind the choice? Here's everything you need to know, in five points
2016-12-18 18:06:20 Read More>>

Blog: Jr Hockey World Cup â€” We are champions

2016-12-18 14:57:57 Read More

Congratulate Indian hockey team on their victory

Junior Hockey World Cup: India claim title with 2-1 win over Belgium

Field goals to Gurjant Singh and Simranjeet Singh during the first half set up victory over Belgium, the second Indian team to lift the coveted prize.
2016-12-18 13:59:42 Read More

Why Lt Gen Bipin Rawat was chosen as Army chief

2016-12-18 13:41:23 Read More

Why Lt Gen Bipin Rawat was chosen as Army chief

2016-12-18 13:41:23 Read More

US drone seized to ensure safety of ships: China

China says its military seized a US Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it will give the drone back. But President-elect Donald Trump says the Chinese government should be told "we don't want the drone they stole back" and "let them keep it!"
2016-12-18 12:46:58 Read More

Live Blog: Jr Hockey WC final - India vs Belgium

Get the latest updates of India v Belgium Junior Hockey World Cup 2016 final match.
2016-12-18 12:24:13 Read More

Don't do politics over Army chief's appointment, BJP slams opposition

"They are all competent officers but under the prevailing security scenario, the government found Lt Gen Rawat as the most suitable candidate. We will urge to all political parties to not do politics over it," BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma said.
2016-12-18 11:36:14 Read More

Ban anonymous contributions above Rs 2,000: EC

Seeking to stem the flow of black money in polls, Election Commission has urged the govt to amend laws to ban anonymous contributions of Rs 2000 and above made to political parties. It has also proposed exemption of Income Tax only for parties that contest & win seats in Lok Sabha or assembly polls.
2016-12-18 08:51:44 Read More

Lanura becomes first cashless village in J&K

2016-12-18 08:10:24 Read More

Trump tells Michelle Obama US now has hope

Lanura village, about 30 kms from the summer capital here, has become the first village in Jammu and Kashmir to go cashless, an official spokesman said here on Sunday. At least one member of each household in the village is trained to use Electronic Payment System.
2016-12-18 08:01:36 Read More

Embarrassed, upset over conduct of few employees: Axis Bank MD

Assuring that the fundamentals of the bank is on a "solid footing', Sharma said in a letter to Axis Bank customers that the bank is tracking sudden surge in account activity and have 'proactively identified potentially suspicious accounts".
2016-12-18 07:05:59 Read More

Rahul's 199 drives India to commanding position

â€‹Rahul missed out on a double hundred as he was dismissed for 199 but India reached 391/4 at the end of day 3, trailing England by 86 runs. Karun Nair and Parthiv Patel notched up half centuries on day three.
2016-12-18 06:15:01 Read More

Gold worth Rs 2,700cr bought in Hyd with banned notes from Nov 8-30

Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigations revealed that gold biscuits worth Rs 2,700cr in cash was bought with demonitised notes in November 2016 in Hyderabad alone. The persons who did the purchase went underground thereafter. ED sources told STOI that 8,000kgs of gold was imported into Hyderabad between November 8 and 30, the period post demonitisation.
2016-12-18 00:15:11 Read More

'Enough provisions to scrutinise parties' funds'

Political parties have not been granted any exemption post demonetisation and the introduction of the new law to tackle black money, which kicked in on December 15, the government clarified on Saturday.
2016-12-17 22:58:15 Read More

Cricketer Pranav Dhanawade heckled by police

2016-12-17 22:36:49 Read More

PM using note ban to repay loans of '50 super-rich families': Rahul

Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi dubbed demonetisation on Saturday a "Modi- made disaster". He alleged that Modi undertook the exercise to repay the loans of "50 super rich families" who "marketed" him for the Prime Minister's post.
2016-12-17 21:54:50 Read More

Woman who duped 11 husbands nabbed

Record-holding cricketer Pranav Dhanawade and his father were in for some rough treatment by the police during a practice session in Kalyan, when cops were laying ground for the landing of a helicopter bringing Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar.
2016-12-17 21:18:43 Read More

Over Rs 9000cr deposited in co-op banks in 5 days

Deposits totalling over Rs 9,000 crore were made in select district central cooperative banks (DCCBs) across 17 states between November 10 and 15. The government's demonetisation decision kicked in on November 9.
2016-12-17 20:27:27 Read More

3 jawans killed in J&K; death toll this year 87

Saturdayâ€™s terror attack in Pampore, in which three soldiers were killed, took the number of casualties among forces this year to 87, making 2016 the bloodiest year since 2008 for security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.
2016-12-17 19:51:14 Read More

Rs 70cr deposit in pvt bank: ED freezes 2 accounts

ED has frozen two suspicious accounts in a private bank where Rs 70 crore in old notes was deposited post demonetisation. The deposited amount from the 2 accounts was allegedly channelled into accounts of suspected shell companies. The role of a city-based bullion trader is being probed in the case.
2016-12-17 17:36:00 Read More

Vijender knocks out Cheka, defends WBO title

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh defended his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title in style with a knock-out win over challenger and former world champion Francis Cheka on Saturday.
2016-12-17 16:48:15 Read More

BWF Finals: PV Sindhu loses to Ji-hyun in semis

CBI has arrested two employees of Reserve Bank of India in Bengaluru in connection with alleged conversion of Rs 1.99 crore of demonetised currency. Both the accused have been sent to four days of CBI custody by a special court in Bengaluru.
2016-12-17 15:44:10 Read More

Note ban: No exemptions for political parties, says Arun Jaitley

Post demonetisation, political parties can't accept donations in banned notes, Jaitley said in a statement. He said political parties can deposit their cash held in the old currency in banks till the 30th of December, subject to the same rules as everyone else.
2016-12-17 15:36:47 Read More

Lt Gen Bipin Rawat to be the new Army chief

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu lost her semi-final match in a tight three games against Sung Ji-hyun of Korea to bow out of the BWF World Super Series Finals in Dubai on Saturday.
2016-12-17 15:34:49 Read More

Lt Gen Bipin Rawat to be the next Army chief

Lt-General Bipin Rawat (infantry), who took over as the Army vice-chief in September 2016, has been appointed the new chief of the 1.3-million force, bypassing Eastern Command chief Lt-Gen Praveen Bakshi (armoured corps) and Southern Army Command chief Lt-Gen P M Hariz (mechanised infantry).
2016-12-17 15:34:49 Read More

Govt ignores seniority rule to name new Army chief

China to give back seized drone, slams US for 'hyping up' the issue

China's defence ministry said on Saturday it had been in touch with the United States about returning an underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea, but the US's "hyping up" of the issue was not conducive to a resolution.
2016-12-17 15:19:25 Read More

Sharad Pawar steps down as MCA president

2016-12-17 12:56:24 Read More

CBI arrests 2 RBI staff in Bengaluru for Rs 1.99cr illegal note exchange

8.0 quake hits east of Papua New Guinea

2016-12-17 11:23:14 Read More

Day 2: India 60/0 in reply to Englandâ€™s 477

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday stepped down from the post of Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) president.
2016-12-17 11:08:55 Read More

Terrorists attack Army convoy, 3 soldiers martyred

From 321 for seven, England went on to post 477 courtesy a 108-run stand for the eighth wicket Rashid (60) and Dawson (66*). In reply, India reached 60/0 with KL Rahul (30*) and Parthiv Patel (28*) in the middle.
2016-12-17 10:45:58 Read More

Turkey: 13 soldiers killed, 48 wounded in blast

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hinted that not all of the Rs 15.44 lakh crore worth of currency junked will be remonetised through issuance of new notes as he said digital currency will fill the gap.
2016-12-17 08:28:37 Read More

Trump's new team made up of risk-takers

Trump, who says Washington is "broken" and controlled by special interests, has largely eschewed technocrats with long government experience. Instead, he has built a team of bosses.
2016-12-17 08:28:32 Read More

Seized US Navy drone issue to be resolved smoothly: China

The drone was taken on Thursday, the first seizure of its kind in recent memory, about 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay off the Philippines just as the USNS Bowditch was about to retrieve the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), US officials said.
2016-12-17 07:30:52 Read More

Pak not to accept any changes to Indus Treaty

"Pakistan will not accept any modifications or changes to the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. Our position is based on the principles enshrined in the treaty. And the treaty must be honoured in...letter and spirit," Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi said.
2016-12-17 07:00:59 Read More

Not all scrapped currency will be remonetised, hints Arun Jaitley

Shooter beats up 'rapist', an Olympian, at Pune nationals

The Olympian, identified as Sanjiv Rajput, fled the stadium after the assault by the shooter. Rajput, who quit Indian Navy in 2014, joined Sports Authority of India in August same year as a coach. He used to coach the victim off and on at the Delhi shooting ranges.
2016-12-17 05:56:26 Read More

KRV activists thrash techie for speaking in English

Daniel and his friends were eating at a food festival organised there when the accused raised objection to the event organisers speaking in English. They also objected to English advertisement boards at the station.
2016-12-17 05:28:22 Read More

Even a Rs 2 lakh deposit can land you in trouble

Such accounts will be red-flagged and invite scrutiny by RBI, which may report them to the income-tax department to be investigated for possibly suspicious transactions as the government gears up for the next phase of its anti-black money campaign.
2016-12-17 03:52:27 Read More

No 'postmortem' of businesses going digital: PM

There will be no â€œpostmortemâ€œ of businesses that go digital in the wake of the November 8 demonetisation decision as the government would like to encourage people to â€œjoin the mainstreamâ€œ, PM Modi said on Friday .
2016-12-17 00:15:37 Read More

With an eye on China, India & US to upgrade Malabar Navy drill

India and the US are planning to further upgrade their already expansive and top-level Malabar annual naval exercise, in which Japan has now become a regular participant, with a renewed thrust on anti-submarine warfare operations.
2016-12-16 23:46:05 Read More

Rahul Gandhi eyeing a 'tremor' in Gujarat

The row over demonetisation virtually demolished the month-long Parliament's Winter Session which concluded on Friday as a washout with negligible business being transacted and making it one of the "least productive" sessions in the last 15 years.
2016-12-16 18:09:53 Read More

Rahul's meeting with PM shatters opposition unity

Fissures appeared in the opposition unity on Friday as some parties backed out at the last minute of a Congress-led delegation to the President to raise the problems being faced by people post demonetisation. The fissures cropped up at the last minute after a Congress delegation met PM separately.
2016-12-16 17:20:05 Read More

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by Rs 2.21, Rs 1.79/L

The hike was supposed to become effective yesterday, but was deferred. Industry sources said this happened because Parliament was in session, and a hike would have added to the government's discomfort, particularly when it's facing heat over hardships faced by citizens after demonetisation.
2016-12-16 15:29:57 Read More

Sweet revenge: PV Sindhu beats Rio gold medallist Marin at BWF Finals

Olympic silver medalists PV Sindhu took revenge of her Rio Games final lost, when she defeated world number 2 Carolina Marin in straight games in her final group B match of the prestigious BWF World Super Series Finals.
2016-12-16 15:03:12 Read More

India beat Aus to enter Jr Hockey World Cup final

India colts beat formidable Australia in the second semi-final to enter final of the 2016 Junior Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.
2016-12-16 14:17:00 Read More

5-judge bench to decide validity of note ban move

Supreme Court provided relief to the government by staying the proceedings on pleas challenging the November 8 demonetisation notification pending before different high courts and said that only apex court would hear them.
2016-12-16 13:01:35 Read More

DATE 7

Govt says mail info on black money, asks people to join disclosure plan

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana provides for 50 per cent tax and surcharge on declarations of unaccounted cash deposited in banks. Declarants also have to park a quarter of the total sum in a non-interest bearing deposit for four years. The scheme starts on Saturday and will end on March 31, 2017
2016-12-16 12:01:14 Read More>>

PV Sindhu faces Carolina Marin in must-win clash

The two finalists from the Rio Olympics meet in a crucial match in Dubai on Friday.
2016-12-16 11:48:36 Read More

Jr Hockey WC semi-final live: India vs Australia

Follow the latest updates from India v Australia Junior Hockey World Cup 2016 semi-final match.
2016-12-16 11:16:47 Read More

Indira should have demonetised in 1971: PM

Attacking former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been unsparing in his criticism of demonetisation, Modi said he advocated strong measures against corruption and black money but did "nothing" during his rule of 10 years.
2016-12-16 10:53:09 Read More

Pak panel slams govt for 'cavorting with terror'

A Pakistan Supreme Court-constituted commission yesterday slammed the country's central government for "cavorting with" banned terror groups, Dawn reported. "ATA is equally applicable to public functionaries and they should not be cavorting with proclaimed members of banned organisations," it said
2016-12-16 09:16:53 Read More

PM Modi says ruling party is fighting corruption, opposition isn't

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that "unlike before, the ruling party today is fighting corruption and black money and unlike before, the opposition parties are not." The PM also reportedly took a swipe at the opposition for "asking for proof for everything."
2016-12-16 05:45:59 Read More

Rahul meets PM Modi over farmers' demands

Ratan Tata is most likely to step down as chairman of the Tata Trusts, which control 66% in Tata Sons, the holding company of the $108-billion Tata Group. â€‹â€‹The next chairman of the Trusts will be an Indian, but not necessarily a Parsi or a member of the Tata family.
2016-12-16 05:22:11 Read More

India warns Russia, Iran for engaging with Taliban

India sounded a warning on Thursday to countries like Russia and Iran, which appear to be trying to change the ground situation in Afghanistan by engaging Taliban politically. MEA spokesperson said that both the countries have to respect the internationally agreed red lines.
2016-12-15 22:21:27 Read More

Rahul says proof against PM Modi 'bulletproof'

Lok Sabha continued to be stalled a day after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi claimed he had evidence of PM Narendra Modi's personal corruption even as he told party colleagues on Wednesday that the evidence was "bulletproof".
2016-12-15 21:48:45 Read More

Printing of Rs 500 notes stepped up: Government

Economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday the government was confident that the currency supply would considerably improve in 2-3 weeks as the printing of Rs 500 notes has been stepped up.
2016-12-15 21:27:43 Read More

Printing of Rs 500 notes stepped up: Government

I-T department nets Rs 2,900cr in 586 searches

In a little over a month after the announcement of demonetisation on November 8, the income tax department carried out a record 586 searches across the country which yielded more than Rs 300 crore in cash seizures and unaccounted income of Rs 2,600 crore.
2016-12-15 20:51:54 Read More

Ratan Tata likely to step down as chairman of Tata Trusts

Let people use old notes for necessities: SC

The Supreme Court questioned Centre on Thursday on the way it had handled the aftermath of demonetisation and asked why there was unequal distribution of new currency notes among people. The top court was of the view that old notes should be allowed to be used by people to access basic necessities.
2016-12-15 19:36:57 Read More

India hopeful Azhar will be named terrorist by UN

Ahead of expiry of the Chinese "hold" against designating Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist by the UN, India on Thursday said the "ball is in the court" of Sanctions Committee and expressed hope that it will eventually see the "logic".
2016-12-15 15:06:54 Read More

Junior Hockey WC: India beat Spain to enter semis

Favourites India overcame a goal deficit to edge out Spain 2-1 thereby sealing a semi-final spot in the men's Junior Hockey World Cup on Thursday. The hosts will meet Australia in the semi-final on Friday.
2016-12-15 14:09:05 Read More

Want India to be like Bradman's 'Invincibles', Windies of 1980s: Kohli

Virat Kohli called on his players to build on recent successes and become a team that can be mentioned in the same breath as Don Bradman's Australian "Invincibles" and the legendary West Indies side of the 1980s.
2016-12-15 12:11:23 Read More

Focus now on printing Rs 500 notes: Govt

The government on Thursday said that the new currency notes have been completely indigenous and their features are also secured. Initially, the focus was on Rs 2000 notes as the amount of money in the economy could be replenished at the earliest so they were circulated more aggressively.
2016-12-15 11:55:40 Read More

Make digital payments, win Rs 1 crore in draw

The awards will be offered through two schemes - the Lucky Grahak Yojna for consumers, and the Digi-dhan Vyapar Yojna for merchants, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said. He added that the objective was to make digital payments a mass movement in the country.
2016-12-15 11:28:46 Read More

'I feel like resigning', says Advani in Lok Sabha

Remaining seated in his front seat, veteran parliamentarian Advani first narrated his feelings to Union minister Smriti Irani, who in turn drew the attention of home minister Rajnath Singh standing nearby.
2016-12-15 10:59:04 Read More

Now, monetary awards for digital payments

The awards will be offered through two schemes - the Lucky Grahak Yohajana for consumers, and the Digi-dhan Vyapari Yojana for merchants, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said. He added that the objective was to make digital payments a mass movement in the country.
2016-12-15 10:38:24 Read More

80% new notes in system will ease withdrawals

2016-12-15 10:25:44 Read More

BCCI v Lodha: Anurag Thakur committed perjury, suggests SC

India's Supreme Court has suggested that Anurag Thakur is guilty of having committed perjury by writing to the ICC earlier this year which, in the view of the apex court, amounted to outside interference.
2016-12-15 09:52:07 Read More

Liquor shops banned on all highways from April 1

2016-12-15 05:34:20 Read More

Vardah: Isro satellites saved 10,000 lives in TN

Though the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota experienced strong winds and heavy rains, there was no major damage to any of the facilities. Isro officials said this was due to precautions taken by spaceport officials.
2016-12-15 03:08:39 Read More

In a 1st, I-T finds Rs 10cr stashed cash in bank

In a first, Income Tax officials searched a bank branch and made the single biggest seizure of new notes in the country post demonetisation, recovering a huge stash of unaccounted cash in Rs 2,000 and Rs 100 banknotes on Wednesday from multiple lockers.
2016-12-15 02:57:21 Read More

IT capital to I-T raids hub: Why Karnataka has 20% of all seized cash

Karnataka has earned the distinction of topping the list of states identifying unaccounted money and seizing new currency notes worth crores since demonetisation was announced.
2016-12-15 00:42:46 Read More

Have info on PM's 'personal corruption': Rahul

Dramatically escalating his confrontation with the government, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that he had â€œdetailedâ€œ infor mation about PM Modi's â€œpersonal corruptionâ€œ that he wanted to reveal in Parliament. â€‹
2016-12-14 23:44:55 Read More

Today is the last day to use your old Rs 500 notes

The Centre will not extend the deadline of December 15 to use old 500 rupee notes for certain activities such as paying utility and hospital bills and purchasing cooking gas cylinders.The decision was taken after an assessment that exemption was being misused to launder black money
2016-12-14 21:11:55 Read More

5,000 cr put into Maha co-op banks in just 4 days

Rs 5,000 crore in old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination in just four days, from November 10 to 14, when they were allowed to accept demonetised currency.
2016-12-14 20:51:35 Read More

'Drasticâ€™ changes in I-T returns will invite scrutiny

The income tax department has cautioned assessees that the provision under law for revising tax returns cannot be misused for carrying out drastic alterations of declarations or fudging of accounts, warning that such manipulations could attract scrutiny, penalty and prosecution.
2016-12-14 20:46:49 Read More

SP in talks with Cong for tie-up, confirms Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has confirmed that Samajwadi Party and Congress are indeed in talks for a possible alliance ahead of the crucial polls in the state early next year. The CM, however, reiterated that Mulayam Singh Yadav would take the final decision.
2016-12-14 19:27:12 Read More

Patanjali fined Rs 11 lakh for misleading ads

A fine of Rs 11 lakh has been imposed on Yoga guru Ramdev's company, Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, by a city court on charges of misbranding and misrepresentation of its products. A case against the company was filed at the ADM's court in November 2012.
2016-12-14 16:28:54 Read More

PM Modi discusses ways to fast track digitisation

PM's review meeting assumes importance with the Centre's deadline of December 30, wherein people can deposit the old notes, nears, as the government pushes for improving digitisation to enable larger number of cashless transactions through various means.
2016-12-14 16:03:04 Read More

PV Sindhu wins World Super Series Final opener

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu made a winning start to her maiden campaign at the prestigious BWF World Super Series Final, defeating higher-ranked Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in an entertaining opening women's singles Group B match on Wednesday.
2016-12-14 14:59:46 Read More

I-T men unearth Rs 10cr from Bank of Maharashtra lockers in Pune

Income Tax officials have unearthed nearly Rs 10 crore of unaccounted money from five lockers of Bank of Maharashtra in Pune's Parvati branch. The officials are probing the involvement of bank officials in the illegal stashing of black money.
2016-12-14 14:37:01 Read More

I-T men unearth Rs 10cr from Bank of Maharashtra lockers in Pune

Indra Nooyi joins Donald Trump's advisory council

WASHINGTON: PepsiCo chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi have joined US President-elect Donald Trump's advisory council, Trump's transition team said on Wednesday.
2016-12-14 14:23:39 Read More

India may face unrest if youths are jobless: Prez

President Pranab Mukherjee today said that the young talent of the country can be an asset if they have jobs, otherwise there will be unrest and frustration. He further said that most graduates in India are "unemployable" and to get jobs, not only paper qualifications abut skills are also equally important.
2016-12-14 12:25:56 Read More

Bulk cash deposits: 5,000 taxpayers in Gujarat may get I-T notices

The I-T department has already started issuing notices to tax payers asking for their sources of income, sources said. 500 of these tax payers are from Ahmedabad, and - according to a source - 3,000 of them are from Rajkot.
2016-12-14 12:22:56 Read More

Lady lets dogs loose on I-T men; Rs 2.89cr seized

Rs 2.89 crore of unaccounted cash, which included Rs 2.25 crore in Rs 2000 notes, was seized from an apartment in Yeshwantpura in North Bengaluru. The raiding officials survived some anxious moments as an old lady, who was guarding the house, let her dogs out on the raiding party.
2016-12-14 10:45:32 Read More

BJP to Rahul: Why didn't you make info public?

After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he's not being allowed to speak in Parliament because he has information on the PM's corruption, BJP members and as AAP leaders are asking an obvious question - 'Why can't he expose what he has on the PM outside of Parliament?'
2016-12-14 09:17:02 Read More

Why most ATMs in Chennai are not working

"For fashioning a novel brand of Twitter diplomacy", Foreign Affairs magazine has named external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj one of 15 'Global Thinkers' of 2016 The indefatigable Swaraj is in the august company of 14 other notable thinkers including Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel and Justin Trudeau.
2016-12-14 08:48:17 Read More

I have information on PM's corruption, he's terrified: Rahul Gandhi

A few bad apples are giving the entire banking community a bad name â€“ even as new notes are being pumped into the system, some corrupt managers and officials are diverting the money, forcing the common man to stand in serpentine queues.
2016-12-14 07:44:26 Read More

Swaraj's 'Twitter diplomacy' wins global praise

2016-12-14 05:47:23 Read More

Currency ban benefits: Jaitley hints at tax cuts

While Jaitley did not specify any timeline for possible cuts in tax rates, his comments have triggered expectations that the government will use the revenue gains accruing from demonetisation to fund a taxpayer friendly budget to lift the economic sentiment.
2016-12-14 03:45:37 Read More

IM's Riyaz Bhatkal lives life of luxury in Karachi with ISI backing

"Several IM members received financial and material assistance from ISI, which has been providing shelter to Riyaz and his brother Iqbal Bhatkal in Karachi," the NIA said in its chargesheet filed in the Dilsukhnagar blast case.
2016-12-14 03:36:50 Read More

Demonetisation: Bankers & their 7 deadly sins

Tech staff vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims

Drawing comparisons to the Holocaust and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the employees signed an open letter at neveragain.tech rebuking ideas floated by Trump during the campaign trail.
2016-12-14 03:06:11 Read More

India gets ready to test Agni-V that can hit China

India is getting ready to test its Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in its final operational configuration from Wheeler Island off Odisha. This would be the first test of Agni-V in two years. The test is expected to be carried out December-end or early January.
2016-12-14 00:58:17 Read More

DATE 8

Jaya's kin re-perform last rites for her 'moksha'

J Jayalalithaa's relatives re-performed her last rites at Paschima Vahini on the banks of Cauvery River in the holy town of Srirangapatna on Tuesday. They expressed apprehension that her soul would not attain 'moksha' because she was buried instead of being cremated as per strict Hindu customs.
2016-12-13 23:55:24 Read More>>

Rs 150 crore deposits: Lens on HDFC branch

Chennai, which has more than 3,200 ATMs, saw the large part of its ATM network down five days in a row. While Saturday and Sunday saw some ATMs being loaded with cash despite being banking holidays, Monday and Tuesday were a complete washout. A few ATMs were working on Wednesday.
2016-12-13 23:02:44 Read More

RBI official, JD(S) leader held for note exchange

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Reserve Bank of India official K Michael and Janata Dal (Secular) leader K C Veerendra, who is also a casino owner, in separate cases related to illegal conversion of scrapped currency notes.
2016-12-13 22:41:07 Read More

Black money: I-T dept expands probe by roping in CBI, ED and cops

Thereâ€™s a change in the governmentâ€™s strategy to track black money in circulation by expanding the scope of income tax investigations beyond tax evasion and by roping in the police, the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to look for possible criminality and money laundering.
2016-12-13 22:00:42 Read More

All payments made under Congress regime: Rijiju

Union Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju, who is at the centre of a controversy for having sought release of payments for contractors named in a vigilance probe, said all payments related to Congress's tenure in office.
2016-12-13 20:39:27 Read More

Cyrus Mistry removed as director of TCS

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shareholders voted on Tuesday on a resolution to remove Cyrus Mistry from the board, but Mistry threw in the towel even before the meeting, saying his expulsion was a â€œforegoneâ€ conclusion since the Tatas hold 73% stake in the software giant.
2016-12-13 19:04:29 Read More

4 bank officials helped casino owner who hid Rs 5.7cr in bathroom safe

JDS leader and casino owner KC Veerendra, who was arrested after Rs 5.70 crore of new currency was found from a secret chamber in his bathroom, was helped by as many as four bank officials besides two middlemen.
2016-12-13 14:04:35 Read More

Two indulgences Jayalalithaa couldnâ€™t resist

Famed actor, astute politician and powerful orator â€“ J Jayalalithaa was all this and more to the world. But only people who were privy to her charmed inner circle knew the woman who couldnâ€™t resist two things.
2016-12-13 13:18:37 Read More

Scam under your regime, say sorry: Rijiju to Cong

Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday took the offensive to the opposition camp and said the Congress should apologize to him and the nation if it claims that there was corruption in hydro project contracts in Arunachal Pradesh.
2016-12-13 12:37:39 Read More

RBI suspends official held in B'luru, orders probe

The Reserve Bank of India has suspended the official who was arrested in Bengaluru by the CBI for allegedly trying to exchange Rs 1.50 crore in old notes illegally. The RBI has ordered an inquiry into the incident and will take further action once the details are known.
2016-12-13 11:26:43 Read More

Preserve CCTV recordings of ops from Nov 8 to Dec 30: RBI to banks

The Reserve Bank of India has advised banks to preserve the CCTV recordings of operations at bank branches and currency chests from November 8 to December 30, 2016. On Monday, the Reserve Bank had directed banks to keep record of new bank notes in view of the bulk seizures made across the country.
2016-12-13 10:25:21 Read More

Did Centre start demonetisation plans in Feb?

2016-12-13 09:44:32 Read More

RBI official in Bengaluru held for 'illegal exchange' of Rs 1.5cr

A senior central bank official is one of nine men arrested in Bengaluru by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for allegedly exchanging banned currency notes. Sources in the CBI said the RBI official was K Michael, a special assistant with the Bengaluru branch
2016-12-13 07:37:59 Read More

RBI official held for 'illegal exchange' of Rs 1.5cr

Chennai limps back to normalcy: 10 developments

Police spokesman Fawaz al-Maiman did not name the woman, but several websites identified her as Malak al-Shehri, who triggered a huge backlash on social media after posing without the hijab in a main Riyadh street last month.
2016-12-13 07:23:36 Read More

Saudi woman tweets her photo without veil, held

2016-12-13 02:47:06 Read More

New Virat takes Indian cricket to another level

2016-12-12 23:52:29 Read More

'Varanasi, Allahabad had no clean air day in 2015'

With Kohli has come a new culture into Team India where skill, attitude, ambition and prudence merge to make for a potent cocktail.
2016-12-12 23:40:09 Read More

Rural wages plunge due to non-availability of cash

The number of households getting work in November dropped by 23% compared to the previous month and those being turned back empty-handed jumped to a staggering 23.4 lakh, almost twice the number in October. This dip in jobs is expected to increase distress in rural areas.
2016-12-12 20:31:36 Read More

Ronaldo voted best footballer in world for 4th time

Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the best player in the world for a fourth time, taking home the Ballon d'Or award in a year in which he led Portugal to its first European Championship title and Real Madrid to another Champions League trophy.
2016-12-12 19:25:28 Read More

After 4 high-profile account hacks, Legion eyes govt's sansad.nic.in

Legion, the hacker group behind the four high-profile Twitter account breaches and two data dumps in the past fortnight, says its members now have their eyes set on sansad.nic.in â€” which provides email services to government employees.
2016-12-12 19:04:18 Read More

Technique used on Jaya revives techieâ€™s heart

2016-12-12 19:00:00 Read More

Isro rocket launch pads in Sriharikota escape cyclone Vardah fury

Indian Space Research Organisationâ€™s Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, from where rockets are launched, escaped the fury of the very severe cyclonic storm Vardah by a whisker as scientists had taken necessary precautionary measures to guard the facility.
2016-12-12 15:02:14 Read More

Rs 1.55cr in new notes seized from Assam bizman

2016-12-12 14:54:56 Read More

Cyclone Vardah leaves behind trail of destruction in Chennai, claims 7 lives

Severe cyclonic storm Vardah pounded Chennai at an unprecedented 140kmph for a good 90 minutes on Monday afternoon until it crossed the city and travelled inland, bringing at least 10cm rainfall and claiming seven lives.
2016-12-12 14:23:44 Read More

Jr. Hockey World Cup: India beat SA to top pool

2016-12-12 14:14:36 Read More

Chennai boys play cricket on Vardah-ravaged roads

Railways have decided to make a few changes in the flexi fare structure to attract last minute passengers. The higher fares in premier trains can go upto 40 per cent instead of 50 per cent ceiling after finalisation of the reservation chart.
2016-12-12 12:30:48 Read More

Live Blog: Junior Hockey World Cup - India vs SA

2016-12-12 12:27:54 Read More

Cyclone Vardah wreaks havoc in Chennai

India face South Africa in their Group D final league match of the Junior Hockey World Cup.
2016-12-12 12:27:41 Read More

Advantage passengers, as rlys to revise flexi-fare

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

Heavy rain lashes Chennai, wind speed likely to cross 100kmph

"Due to the severe storm, there has been continuous rain in Chennai and its suburbs. Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts have also received heavy rainfall since morning," said a Regional Meterological Centre official.
2016-12-12 05:00:02 Read More

India clinch series 3-0 with innings win over Eng

MEA officials express helplessness, citing frigid Saudi employers who refuse to reply to emails or phone calls. For most of the employees, cause of deaths are usually attributed to illness, accidents, murders and suicides.
2016-12-12 04:52:04 Read More

Cyclone Vardah: Dos and don'ts for area residents

Ravichandran Ashwin made short work of England lower order as he picked up his 24th five-wicket haul in Tests to hasten India's march towards a fifth series win in a row as they won the fourth Test by an innings and 36 runs in Mumbai on Monday.
2016-12-12 03:31:13 Read More

Cyclone Vardah: People advised to stay indoors

In a move that will impact salary payments to millions of factory and industrial workers, the government plans to make it mandatory for payments to be made only through cheque or directly into their bank accounts, against the current practice of paying cash.
2016-12-12 01:35:53 Read More

Cyclone Vardah: Armed forces on standby

A cyclonic landfall is something that the Met department warns about hours in advance, so residents in affected areas can use this time to prepare. This is a list of dos and don'ts to keep in mind while preparing to negotiate this weather phenomenon.
2016-12-12 01:35:53 Read More

Cyclone Vardah brings rain to Chennai, landfall in afternoon

The Tamil government's municipal administration and water supply department, which is the nodal agency for urban local bodies, on Sunday requested Chennaiites to stay indoors and come out only if it is absolutely necessary.
2016-12-12 00:49:25 Read More

Group may break up if Mistry stays on: Tatas

2016-12-11 23:30:57 Read More

Industrial workers to get only cashless payments

Defence ministry is finally fast-tracking the long-pending mega â€˜Make in Indiaâ€™ project to produce at least 2,610 future infantry combat vehicles for the Army at an estimated cost of about Rs 60,000 crore. The govt will fund 80% of the development cost, which could be around Rs 3,000-4,000 crore.
2016-12-11 23:05:30 Read More

150 Indian bodies rot in Saudi morgues

2016-12-11 21:33:39 Read More

Make in India combat vehicle project on fast-track

Tata Sons has appealed to shareholders for support to remove Cyrus Mistry from the chairmanship and boards of six such listed operating entities. In a four-page statement, Tata Sons said if Mistry stays as chairman of Tata companies, it may lead to "fragmentation" of the Tata Group.
2016-12-11 20:37:14 Read More

Cyclone Vardah may make landfall today; Andhra, TN on high alert

High alert has been sounded and NDRF teams have been pre positioned as severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah' will make landfall between north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The alert has been sounded across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu along the coast of Bay of Bengal, official sources said.
2016-12-11 16:54:04 Read More

Jayalalithaa lost 1996 election because of me, Rajinikanth says

Rajinikanth's denouncement of J Jayalalithaa and her politics during the 1996 Tamil Nadu assembly election campaign caused her distress and defeat, actor Rajinikanth said on Sunday.
2016-12-11 15:09:05 Read More

Tata director had key role in chopper scam: Mistry

Cyrus Mistry has accused Vijay Singh, a nominee director on the Tata Sons board, of playing a key role in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland scam. Mistry's statement came just a few minutes after Tata Sons released a statement charging him of misleading the panel to get selected as chairman.
2016-12-11 13:57:14 Read More

Kohli's purple patch due to helpful tracks: Jimmy

Virat Kohli may be going through a purple patch of his international career but England pacer Jimmy Anderson took a slight dig saying that if Indian captain's technical glitches if any aren't visible because of the helpful Indian tracks which lacks pace and movement.
2016-12-11 13:48:23 Read More

Mistry misled to become chairman: Tata Sons

Tata Sons on Sunday charged Cyrus Mistry of misleading the committee to get selected as chairman, retracting on his promises, concentrating powers and using free-hand given to him to weaken management structures. Mistry concentrated all powers and authority, the company said in a statement.
2016-12-11 11:43:42 Read More

Will end 'gundaraj' in Uttar Pradesh if voted to power, PM Modi says

The PM's helicopter couldn't land in Bahraich due to foggy weather, but instead of cancelling the rally, he spoke to the audience via phone. He said that 'goonda raj' will end in the Uttar Pradesh if his party is voted to power.
2016-12-11 10:12:24 Read More

Blast in Cairo's Coptic cathedral, at least 25 dead

A bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral killed 22 people and wounded another 35 on Sunday, according to Egyptian state television. On Friday, six policemen were killed in a bomb attack in Cairo claimed by a group suspected of links to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
2016-12-11 10:07:43 Read More

470 people have died of 'shock' over Jayaâ€™s demise

Ruling AIADMK on Sunday said a total of 470 people have died of "shock" following the demise of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and party general secretary J Jayalalithaa on December 5.
2016-12-11 10:03:37 Read More

PM addresses rally in Uttar Pradesh via phone

The PM will return to Lucknow, Keshav Prasad Maurya - the BJP's chief in Uttar Pradesh - told the rally earlier today. "PM will try to come again when schedule and weather allow. He will address you on the phone," Maurya had said.
2016-12-11 09:48:53 Read More

Army will give befitting reply to Pak: Rajnath

As part of the demonetisation process, there would be a law to make Rs 500/1000 notes invalid and it can be made effective from March 31, sources said. "In 1978, when the currency was banned, the law to annul the validity came ahead. This time the government acted under 26 (2)," sources said.
2016-12-11 08:54:48 Read More

DATE 9

Jaya succession: 'Amma had recognised Chinnamma name'

The Niti Aayog has planned an incentive scheme, including a Rs one crore prize, to those who use digital payments systems the most as the government steps up measures to push electronic transactions.
2016-12-11 08:51:25 Read More>>

Chopper crashes in Mumbai's Aarey Colony; 4 hurt

2016-12-11 07:22:31 Read More

Chopper crashes in Mumbai's colony, 1 dead

2016-12-11 07:22:31 Read More

Govt to amend RBI Act to annul old currency notes

2016-12-11 07:12:44 Read More

Kohli becomes 1st Indian captain to hit three Test double centuries

Virat Kohli racked up his third double century of the year, his third in as many series in the morning session of day four of the fourth Test against England off 302 deliveries at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday.
2016-12-11 06:06:57 Read More

3 sexist assumptions that influence rape verdicts

A new study analysing 800 judgments delivered by Supreme Court and high courts between 1984 and 2009 in rape cases shows that much remains to be done. This study by National Law University associate professor Mrinal Satish, which is part of his new book Discretion, Discrimination and the Rule of Law, finds that rape sentencing -- expected to be based on facts and evidence -- is influenced by commonly held myths.
2016-12-11 05:18:38 Read More

Rs 2.6 cr in new notes seized from Delhi law firm

The raid was carried out by the Crime Branch at the office of T&T Law Firm, a senior police officer said. The Income Tax department is still searching the premises, and police are searching for the firm promoter, lawyer Rohit Tandon.
2016-12-11 04:39:39 Read More

India v England live updates: Mumbai Test, Day 4

Catch all the live updates from the Day 4 of the fourth Test being played in Mumbai between India and England.
2016-12-11 03:07:52 Read More

Jaya's niece hints at political debut, trains guns at Sasikalaa

Hours after AIADMK ministers urged Sasikalaa to take over the reins of the party on Saturday, Jayalalithaa's niece said the move was â€œvery unfortunate". Deepa Jayakumar, daughter of Jayalalithaa's brother Jayakumar, said the move could lead to resentment.
2016-12-11 01:09:58 Read More

29 dead, 166 wounded in Istanbul bombings

Twin bombings in Istanbul killed 29 people and wounded 166 on Saturday after a home match of Istanbul football giants Besiktas. The first attack is believed to be caused by a car bomb detonated outside the football stadium on the shores of the Bosphorus while a suicide attacker struck a nearby park.
2016-12-11 00:19:21 Read More

India to make most of its share under Indus pact

2016-12-10 22:53:16 Read More

Sasikalaa may get gen secretary post on a platter

2016-12-10 21:46:47 Read More

3 factions within Sasikalaa family fight for power

2016-12-10 21:40:07 Read More

Record number of judges appointed to HCs this yr

2016-12-10 21:33:11 Read More

Rs 24cr in Rs 2K notes seized from TN bizman

On a day when Chennai industrialist J Shekhar Reddy was removed as trustee from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board after I-T raids on his premises yielded Rs 106 crore unaccounted cash and gold bars worth Rs 36 crore, the IT department seized more gold and cash during raids on Saturday.
2016-12-10 21:23:43 Read More

Niti Aayog plans Rs 1 crore prize for e-payments

In a direct attack on Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said a neighbouring country is trying to destabilise India by encouraging "cowardly" act of terrorism, while adding that the Indian army will give befitting reply to Pakistan's unprovoked violations.
2016-12-10 20:55:50 Read More

AgustaWestland scam: Tyagi drags Manmohanâ€™s PMO into Choppergate

A fresh seizure of Rs 24 crore cash in new notes was made by the I-T department, adding to the biggest haul of cash and gold post-demonetisation, in Chennai alone. In two separate incidents, Rs 65 lakh and Rs 71 lakh was recovered from Hyderabad in new currency.
2016-12-10 20:20:17 Read More

Over Rs 8cr seized in raids on a Delhi law firm

While many AIADMK members have rallied behind Sasikalaa, a power struggle has erupted within her family and three factions have emerged. Sasikalaa heads one faction while the second one is helmed by her nephew and Rajya Sabha MP T T V Dinakaran and the third one by her brother V Divakaran.
2016-12-10 17:47:24 Read More

India to get 1st Rafale jets in 3-yr time: IAF chief

Within three years time India will get the first Rafale fighter jets delivered from France and within five and a half years we will have two full squadron of aircraft in operation, said Air Force chief Arup Raha.
2016-12-10 15:54:39 Read More

Bulk cash seizures rise: Rs 31.06cr in new notes seized in 4 incidents

Bulk seizures of new currency rose on Saturday with three more incidents being reported including one in which the IT department recovered Rs 5.7 crore cash in new notes secretly stashed inside the bathroom tiles of a hawala dealer in Chitradurga district in Karnataka.
2016-12-10 14:40:20 Read More

Junior Hockey World Cup: India beat England 5-3

Favourites India continued their strong showing in the men's Junior Hockey World Cup as they scored a dominating 5-3 win over England in a Pool D encounter to virtually secure a place in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
2016-12-10 14:11:57 Read More

Rs 5.7cr in new notes seized from 'secret bathroom chamber' in K'taka

The income tax department on Saturday seized Rs 5.7 crore in new notes, Rs 90 lakh in old ones and 32 kg in bullion from a hawala dealer in Karnataka. The seizure was made from 'secret bathroom chamber' in Chitradurga and Hubballi.
2016-12-10 12:20:21 Read More

Live Junior Hockey World Cup - India vs England

Get the latest updates of India v England Junior Hockey World Cup 2016 match. Check live commentary & live score
2016-12-10 12:12:04 Read More

VVIP chopper scam: CBI gets 4-day custody of former Air Force chief

Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi on Saturday claimed in court that it was the PMO under former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that had suggested changes in the height of ceiling of VVIP helicopters that were being procured.
2016-12-10 11:51:50 Read More

Sushma undergoes kidney transplant at AIIMS

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday underwent a kidney transplant at AIIMS, with the organ being harvested from a living unrelated donor. The surgery started at 9 am and ended at 2.30 pm following which Sushma has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit in the same building.
2016-12-10 10:01:37 Read More

AIADMK leaders to Sasikalaa: Lead party on path shown by Amma

AIADMK organisational secretary C Ponnaiyan answering a question related to state ministers' recent meetings with Sasikalaa, said "even if somebody (belonging to the party) met Sasikalaa Amma, what is wrong in it?, Is she not an important member of the party? What you say is wrong."
2016-12-10 10:00:30 Read More

Muslim refugees are converting to Christianity in Germany

Churches concede that some conversions are motivated by a desire to integrate into German society, or even by the belief that they will increase their chances of gaining political asylum. However, potential converts are encouraged to weigh their own motivations.
2016-12-10 09:15:04 Read More

Currency ban has broken terrorism's backbone: PM

PM Narendra Modi today addressed a farmer's rally in Deesa, Gujarat, in which he reacted to President Pranab Mukherjee's recent criticism of the logjam in Parliament, weighed in on the effects of demonetisation, and praised the farmers of North Gujarat.
2016-12-10 08:17:17 Read More

280 died of 'shock' over Jaya's demise: AIADMK

The AIADMK headquarters released the list containing the names of those who died of "shock" after Jayalalithaa's demise. The party condoled their death and announced a welfare fund of Rs three lakh each to families of the deceased.
2016-12-10 08:05:34 Read More

PM Modi: Not being allowed to speak in LS

"The government has always said that it is ready for a debate in Parliament. But, I am not being allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha so I am speaking in the Jan Sabha," PM Modi said while addressing a rally in Banaskantha.
2016-12-10 07:28:20 Read More

Chennai tax raids: Rs 24cr in 2000 notes seized

Income Tax officials on Friday night seized Rs 24 crore in Rs 2,000 denomination notes from a van in Vellore. With this amount, the total seizure in the case has gone up to Rs 166 crore. The fresh seizure was made by the IT sleuths from a Tata Ace van.
2016-12-10 07:20:16 Read More

Chennai tax raids: Rs 24cr in 2000 notes seized

Parliament logjam anguished our President: PM Modi

PM Modi brought up the logjam being witnessed in the national legislature over demonetisation, and President Mukherjee's allusion to it when he said: "For God's sake, do your job." PM Modi also said the currency ban had broken the backbone of terrorism and Naxalism.
2016-12-10 06:49:46 Read More

Chopper scam: CBI arrests former IAF chief Tyagi

In a stunning development, the CBI arrested former IAF chief Shashindra Pal Tyagi for allegedly taking bribes in the purchase of 12 helicopters from Anglo-Italian company AgustaWestland at a cost of Rs 3,546 crore in 2010.
2016-12-10 00:10:38 Read More

CJI likens melee in Supreme Court to fish market

uberance of some known and some not so known advocates-turned-PIL litigants to present their arguments against demonetisation left a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur exasperated on Friday.
2016-12-09 23:21:09 Read More

Did you have a plan at all, SC asks govt on demonetisation move

The Supreme Court on Friday fired a series of sharp and critical questions about demonetisation at the Centre, asking if it had a plan at all or took a decision â€œjust like thatâ€ when it scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8.
2016-12-09 23:11:43 Read More

Keep away from govt & party: Sasikalaa tells family

Late CM J Jayalalithaaâ€™s associate Sasikalaa has warned her close relatives, including her siblings and a host of nephews and nieces, to keep off the government and the party. Sasikalaa conveyed this to her family members at a meeting convened by her on Wednesday at Jayaâ€™s Poes Garden residence.
2016-12-09 22:04:56 Read More

Copter scam: Tyagi has earned dubious distinction

2016-12-09 21:14:44 Read More

400-1000% increase in digital transactions: Govt

"It has been decided to print banknotes based on plastic or polymer substrate. The process of procurement has been initiated," minister of state for finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
2016-12-09 14:25:51 Read More

I-T raids in Chennai continue on Day 2; Rs 106cr cash, 127kg gold seized so far

The raided premises belong to industrialist Shekhar Reddy, his associate Srinivasa Reddy and their agents, including a person called Prem Kumar. Reddy is a contractor for the state PWD and has several contracts with them. He has owned up the cash and gold seized.
2016-12-09 12:17:52 Read More

CBI arrests SP Tyagi in VVIP chopper scam

City-based property dealer Mahesh Shah, who had sensationally disclosed Rs 13,860 crore unaccounted money under the Centre's Income Declaration Scheme, has again became talk of the town right now. And this time for cheating a businessman some 12 years ago.
2016-12-09 11:59:50 Read More

Guj bizman claims being duped by Mahesh Shah

2016-12-09 11:53:28 Read More

Rs 100cr in 44 suspect a/cs in Delhi Axis Bank

Income Tax officials have found over Rs 100 crore in 44 bank accounts in the Chandni Chowk branch of Axis Bank in New Delhi. The accounts which had the money did not follow the mandatory KYC norms. Bank officials are being questioned in connection with these accounts.
2016-12-09 11:28:29 Read More

Rlys, Metro won't accept old Rs 500 after Dec 10

The Reserve Bank of India said using old Rs 500 notes will be discontinued with effect from December 10 midnight at railway ticketing counters, to buy tickets of government or public sector undertaking buses and to pay catering services on board during travel by rail.
2016-12-09 10:06:30 Read More

Govt to print plastic currency notes to check counterfeiting

Demonetisation debate: Naidu hits back at Rahul

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Venkaiah Naidu today, while firmly rejecting the opposition's demand for a debate and voting on the demenetisation, said that voting "already happened in the recent bypolls and TIME magazine" .
2016-12-09 08:45:53 Read More

Saudis bankroll Taliban, King supports Afghan govt

A longtime ally of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has backed Islamabad's promotion of the Taliban. Over the years, wealthy Saudi sheikhs and rich philanthropists have stoked the war by privately financing the insurgents.
2016-12-09 07:59:41 Read More

My speech in LS will cause earthquake, Rahul says

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today that his speech on demonetisation - if he's allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha - has the potential to cause an "earthquake." "The government is running from debate," said the Congress vice president.
2016-12-09 07:09:35 Read More

Guinness cop resigns to build shrine for Jaya

A policeman from Theni district has tendered his resignation to the Theni district superintendent of police as he plans to construct a shrine for his idol J Jayalalithaa, whom he had the opportunity to meet on several occassions and also work for.
2016-12-09 05:13:31 Read More

Note ban: Only 6 people, researchers working from PM's residence knew

Revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia five others were privy to the note ban plan. They were supported by a young team of researchers working in two rooms at PM Modi's New Delhi residence, as he plotted his boldest reform since coming to power in 2014.
2016-12-09 03:30:27 Read More

DATE 10

Sasikalaa's husband, the lobbyist who knows too much, is back

M Natarajan - Sasikalaa's estranged husband who has been keeping a low profile after being distanced by former chief minister J Jayalalithaa - is back. In 2011, Jayalalithaa had expelled all of Sasikalaa's family members from the party. Two months later, Natarajan was arrested by the Thanjavur police, ostensibly in a land grab case. In recent years, little was known about the man credited with bringing together the AIADMK factions, led by MGR's wife V N Janaki and Jayalalithaa in 1989, two years after MGR's death.
2016-12-09 00:15:43 Read More>>

Rs 105cr, 125kg gold seized in I-T raids in TN

This is the biggest seizure of unaccounted money since the Centre announced demonetisation of 1,000 and 500 denomination currencies on November 8. Close to 60 officials were pressed into service for the raids, for which preparations had started on Monday.
2016-12-09 00:07:18 Read More

1,900 tourists stuck in Andamans since 2 days

PM Narendra Modi marked one month of demonetisation by justifying the scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes as part of a â€œyagnaâ€ against terrorism, black money and corruption.
2016-12-08 23:02:33 Read More

Foreigners put India tour on hold after note ban

2016-12-08 22:42:07 Read More

L&T to build world's biggest cricket stadium in Guj

A dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the leadership of GCA president Amit Shah, the old structure has already been razed and work will now begin to build a new stadium which will house 1,10,000 people, the biggest in terms of seating capacity.
2016-12-08 22:40:52 Read More

India responds to Mongolia SOS on China

Assuring Mongolia that India is sympathetic to the problems being faced by it, Delhi has said it will help the country utilise the $1 billion financial assistance offered in 2015 to tide over the economic sanctions imposed on Ulan Bator by China in retaliation for inviting Dalai Lama.
2016-12-08 21:35:25 Read More

Release Kulbhushan Jadhav, India tells Pakistan

2016-12-08 21:20:53 Read More

New power point: Ministers queue up to meet Sasikalaa at Poes Garden

According to administrative officials, an estimated 1,900 tourists are stranded on the two islands â€” 1,200 at Havelock and 700 at Neil right now. Havelock and Neil, almost 40km from Port Blair are worst hit due to cyclonic weather conditions caused by a severe depression over southeast Bay of Bengal
2016-12-08 20:57:57 Read More

Donâ€™t try to play lawmaker, SC tells judges

After Pakistanâ€™s foreign ministry chief Sartaj Aziz was said to have declared that there was inadequate evidence against Indian â€œspyâ€ Kulbhushan Jadhav, government on Thursday demanded his immediate release saying that there was not even a shred of evidence to prove the allegations against Jadhav.
2016-12-08 20:43:56 Read More

Salute Indians for being part of this yagna: PM Modi on demonetisation

For Godâ€™s sake, do your job: President to MPs

Judges should not exhibit â€œjudicial valourâ€ by passing sweeping orders that encroach on the domain of the executive and legislature as the separation of powers among the organs of the state must be honoured, the Supreme Court has said.
2016-12-08 20:15:25 Read More

Building collapses in Hyderabad, 10 feared trapped

With the winter session of Parliament logjammed, President Pranab Mukherjee made an impassioned plea to MPs, saying â€œfor Godâ€™s sake do your jobâ€, and added that disruptions were â€œtotally unacceptableâ€ in the parliamentary system.
2016-12-08 18:08:23 Read More

US to better ties with 'major defence partner' India

India and the United States on Thursday vowed to expand the bilateral defence cooperation as outgoing American defence secretary Ashton Carter met his counterpart Manohar Parrikar here for the record breaking seventh time and termed New Delhi as a "major defence partner".
2016-12-08 16:09:26 Read More

Chinese army launches massive military drill near Aksai Chin

Chinese army has conducted massive military exercises in the volatile Xinjiang region, the first such drill after it reconstituted area command which looks after the Line of Actual Control in the Kashmir region. The exercise involving 10,000 soldiers is being carried out by PLA's western command.
2016-12-08 14:53:46 Read More

Digital push: 11 ways to save your money

One month after government announced demonetisation of high-value currency notes, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced 11 measures that the centre has taken to expedite the "revolutionary move".
2016-12-08 13:35:26 Read More

Cheaper fuel: Govt announces big digital push

These measures include a 0.75 per cent discount for those who pay for petrol and diesel at Central Government Petroleum PSUs using credit or debit cards, e-wallets and mobile wallets, RuPay cards for villagers with Kisan cards and discounts for digital railway ticket bookings.
2016-12-08 12:22:55 Read More

Rs 90cr cash, 100kg gold seized in Chennai raids

I-T's investigation wing officials on Thursday raided several Chennai-based jewellers as well as others to recover black money in the form of cash as well as gold. So far a total of Rs 90 crore has been seized in the form of cash. Officials reportedly also seized 100 kg of gold worth Rs 30 crore.
2016-12-08 11:12:10 Read More

Note ban a 'yagna' against graft, terrorism and black money: PM Modi

Hyderabad being the top back up support centre across India, it is expected to step up output for another four to seven days. While most IT majors started work in full swing, many have allowed staff to avail an 'optional holiday' on Wednesday too.
2016-12-08 08:45:50 Read More

Triple talaq is unconstitutional: Allahabad HC

After getting a visa thanks to Sushma Swaraj, Egyptâ€™s Eman Ahmed, said to be worldâ€™s heaviest woman, is struggling to find a plane willing to ferry her to Mumbai. No airline has so far agreed to charter a plane for her.
2016-12-08 06:51:53 Read More

Paytm is 'Pay to Modi': Rahul at note ban protest

After a condolence meeting at Apollo Hospitals, doctors, nurses and paramedics described how she was sometimes funny, usually cooperative, and occasionally difficult during her 75-day stay. "She would have one spoon for the sake of each of us and one for herself," a nurse said.
2016-12-08 05:43:51 Read More

How to bring 500kg woman to Mumbai for operation

2016-12-08 05:41:34 Read More

The real inside story of Tata - Mistry breakup

2016-12-08 02:59:37 Read More

Hyderabad techies provide support to Chennaites

Electoral funding, a hot button topic for any large business, was one issue that saw Ratan Tata express his dissatisfaction over Mistry and his team.
2016-12-08 01:52:26 Read More

AIADMK in flux:'Indecent haste' in OPS swearing-in Sasikalaa's move?

The presence of an array of Sasikalaa relatives at Rajaji Hall in Chennai, where Jayalalithaaâ€™s body was placed for public view, has upset a large section of partymen, some senior leaders told TOI. The relatives took centrestage even as political leaders and others became a sideshow.
2016-12-08 01:49:13 Read More

Loans to be cheaper as RBI eases additional cash reserve ratio norm

Even as bond yields rose sharply following Reserve Bank of Indiaâ€™s decision to hold rates, bankers expect interest rates to ease as banks will be flush with liquidity for some time. Helping to bring down the cost of funds for banks will be the withdrawal of the 100% incremental cash reserve ratio requirement imposed on November 26.
2016-12-08 00:28:59 Read More

'Letâ€™s go home, I will give you the best tea'

I'll serve you best tea, Jaya told medical staff

2016-12-07 20:49:55 Read More

Make paid news cognizable offence: EC to govt

Apprehending increased use of money power and paid news in the forthcoming state elections, chief election commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi has requested the Centre to take urgent measures, including considering an ordinance, to designate the malpractices as specific crimes.
2016-12-07 19:51:16 Read More

'Of 1,900 parties in India, 400 never fought polls'

Politics seems to be ingrained in Indians as the country has the largest number of political parties in the world, over 1,900 according to chief election commissioner Nasim Zaidi, but over 400 of them have never contested any election.
2016-12-07 19:41:40 Read More

RBI cuts growth estimate to 7.1% from 7.6%

Even before the demonetisation effect plays out fully, the Reserve Bank of India has cut growth estimates for the economy to 7.1% from 7.6% earlier. It cited a slowdown in the second quarter (July-September) but underplayed the impact of the radical currency change.
2016-12-07 19:34:34 Read More

Pakistan plane crash: 48 feared dead

All 48 people on board a PIA plane, including famous pop singer-turned-Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed and three foreigners, were feared dead on Tuesday as the aircraft crashed and burst into flames in a hilly area near Pakistan's Abbottabad after facing engine problems.
2016-12-07 15:33:25 Read More

Mistry's presence a 'disruptive influence': Tata

Tata Sons interim chairman Ratan Tata on Tuesday told shareholders that the continued presence of the ousted executive in respective boards is a serious "disruptive influence" and can make the companies "dysfunctional".
2016-12-07 14:57:25 Read More

No conclusive evidence on alleged Indian spy, says Sartaj Aziz: Reports

Aziz said more evidence was needed, and that the United Nations had been given a dossier about India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)'s involvement in Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper reported. Pakistan claims that Yadav, who was arrested in Quetta, Balochisan, in March this year, is a RAW agent.
2016-12-07 13:58:52 Read More

No 'conclusive evidence' on alleged Indian spy, says Sartaj Aziz: Reports

Aziz said more evidence was needed, and that the United Nations had been given a dossier about India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)'s involvement in Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper reported. Pakistan claims that Jadhav, who was arrested in Quetta, Balochisan, in March this year, is a RAW agent.
2016-12-07 13:58:52 Read More

Demonetisation: 'PM can shoulder consequences'

Speaking at the Petrotech 2016 event, Jaitley took a dig at Congress and backed PM saying that the demonetisation was a harder option which would leave footprints behind as far as the future is concerned.
2016-12-07 13:38:27 Read More

Pak plane with 47 crashes: 'Pilot gave distress call'

The ATR plane PK-661 with 47 people, including singer-turned-Islamic-preacher Junaid Jamshed, on board crashed near Havelian while en route to Islamabad from Chitral in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. A PIA spokesman confirmed that the pilot of the ill-fated plane had given a 'mayday' distress call.
2016-12-07 13:29:38 Read More

Donald Trump is TIME's Person of the Year

This year, Trump beat out five other contenders, including his election rival Hillary Clinton, musician BeyoncÃ©, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to be named "the person who had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year."
2016-12-07 13:13:37 Read More

SC permits BCCI to spend 2.83cr for England tour

Manish Pandey and Mumbai seamer Shardul Thakur have called in as cover for Rahane and Mohammed Shami ahead of the fourth Test.
2016-12-07 10:50:25 Read More

Injured Rahane out of England series, Pandey in

2016-12-07 10:21:29 Read More

RBI says note ban not a hasty move, promises steady supply of new notes

RBI's Deputy Governor R Gandhi has claimed that the decision to demonetise old notes was taken after detailed deliberations and not in haste. He said 19 bn new notes had been disbursed to the public.
2016-12-07 09:43:46 Read More

RBI leaves main interest rates unchanged

The Reserve Bank of India kept the repo rate - the interest rate at which the RBI lends to banks - unchanged at 6.25 per cent, to keep inflation in check. Most analysts expected a rate cut of 25 basis points, to 6 per cent.
2016-12-07 09:13:56 Read More

UP gangrape remark: SC rejects Azam apology

An 'apology' tendered to the Supreme Court by the Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan - for calling a gang-rape incident "a political a conspiracy" - was rejected today by the court because it felt it "was not an unconditional apology".
2016-12-07 08:02:58 Read More

Accident or design? 'Unpredictable' Trump signals tougher China policy

Donald Trump broke protocol last week by speaking with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, and then took to Twitter to challenge China's trade and military policies. "It's unclear exactly what the strategic effort is,"White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. "I'll leave that to them to explain."
2016-12-07 06:51:08 Read More

Interest rate cut today? 10 things to bear in mind

Today, the Reserve Bank of India will make its the first monetary policy review announcement since high value notes were on scrapped Nov 8. The announcement is expected at 2:30 pm.â€‹ Analysts expect the RBI to cut the rate at which it lends money to banks - by 25 basis points (bps) to 6 per cent.
2016-12-07 05:49:51 Read More

Isro successfully places remote sensing satellite in orbit

Around eighteen minutes after lifting off from Sriharikota, PSLV-C36 placed the satellite in an 817km Polar Sun Synchonrous Orbit.
2016-12-07 05:14:49 Read More

Who'll inherit Jaya's Rs 90cr Poes Garden house?

In absence of a will, there are questions arising about who is the legal heir of Jayalalithaa's properties. The Poes Garden bungalow itself is being valued at Rs 90 crore, apart from other moveable and immovable assets.
2016-12-07 02:41:39 Read More

Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy passes away, aged 82

The income tax department has unearthed over Rs 2,000 crore in unaccounted income in search and survey operations across the country since the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8. The department also seized over Rs 130 crore in cash and jewellery.
2016-12-07 00:51:38 Read More

Quake of 6.8 magnitude hits near Banda Aceh

2016-12-06 22:52:29 Read More

I-T ops since cash ban yield Rs 2,000 crore

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck 130 km (80 miles) southeast of Banda Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey said.
2016-12-06 22:31:13 Read More

'Chaiwala' who backed PM Modi goes cashless

Customers can pay with debit card of e wallet after sipping tea at Kiran Mahidaâ€™s stall opposite Khanderao Market. Mahida is a popular tea-vendor and most of his customers pay their bills in monthly cycles. Mahida becoming one of the proposers for Modiâ€™s candidature was a symbolic jibe at senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar who had asked Modi to sell tea outside the Congress headquarters during the poll campaign.
2016-12-06 22:30:00 Read More

DATE 11

Rs 2L cr income family's PAN cards misused?

Rs 2 lakh crore income declaration was made in the family's name under the Income Disclosure Scheme or IDS. But the government rejected the claim and said it will conduct investigation. I-T officials say people are telling them that their PAN cards have been misused in making these declarations,
2016-12-06 20:32:00 Read More>>

Drama over Mamata's flight: 6 pilots grounded

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Tuesday suspended six pilots - two each from IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India - who had reported running low on fuel while landing in Kolkata last Wednesday.
2016-12-06 19:59:07 Read More

TN bids a calm, tearful farewell as Jaya is laid to rest next to MGR grave

With the sunset as backdrop and rendition of the last post by military personnel, AIADMK supremo and four-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaaâ€™s coffin was lowered into a vault in the MGR memorial complex on Marina beach around 6pm on Tuesday.
2016-12-06 19:39:04 Read More

Jayaâ€™s coffin maker is architect of 500 VIP caskets

The coffin exclusively prepared for former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was made by the Flying Squad and Homage Company - a company that has built coffins of famous personalities such as former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and veteran actors Sivaji Ganesan and Manorama in the past.
2016-12-06 19:24:00 Read More

Jayalalithaa's death and funeral: 10 developments

Former Tamil Nadu Chief J Jayalalithaa, whom millions adoringly called 'Amma' or 'Mother,' died last night aged 68, and was laid to rest today at the MG Ramachandran Memorial in Chennai. Here are the main developments that occured today, in ten points.
2016-12-06 14:40:34 Read More

Amma's funeral: VIPs make 3 flights miss Chennai

Pilots of three aircraft had to ditch landings at Chennai airport as airspace over the city was busy with chartered and scheduled flights carrying VVIPs heading to pay homage to former chief minister J Jayalalithaa. While some aircraft landed at other nearby airports, some returned to the origin airports
2016-12-06 14:01:02 Read More

New Rs 100 notes soon, older notes to continue

"The RBI will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination bank notes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, without inset letter in both the numbering panels, bearing the signature of governor Urjit R Patel and the year of printing '2016' printed on the reverse of the bank note," the central bank said today.
2016-12-06 13:40:37 Read More

India mourns Amma: Jayalalithaa buried with full state honours

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was laid to rest at M G R Memorial on the Marina shore in Chennai on Tuesday evening with full state honours.
2016-12-06 13:04:38 Read More

Justice JS Khehar to be next Chief Justice

Justice Khehar will be sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee on January 4, 2017. Justice Khehar will be the 44th Chief Justice of India. He would remain in office from January 4, 2017 till August 4, 2017.
2016-12-06 12:42:51 Read More

Nude selfies used as collateral for Chinese loans

2016-12-06 11:03:37 Read More

Jaya's fame will remain forever, Karunanidhi says

Days after US President-elect Donald Trump ranted against China Beijing on twitter, Chinese media, which is a mouthpiece for a its government, has message for him: "Trump wants to treat China as a fat lamb... Forget about it!" Beijing now seems to be convinced Trump now wants to bleed China dry.
2016-12-06 09:49:55 Read More

Itâ€™s burial, not cremation, for Jayalalithaa

Former Tamil Nadu minister J Jayalalithaaâ€™s name and fame will remain forever, said DMK president M Karunandhi on Tuesday condoling her death.
2016-12-06 09:23:29 Read More

We're not your fat lamb, forget it: China to Trump

A 10-gigabyte file posted on the internet exposed the personal details of more than 160 young women who were asked to provide the explicit material to secure money through online lending platform Jiedaibao.
2016-12-06 09:06:11 Read More

December a fateful month for Tamil Nadu?

Disappointment was writ large on the faces of cadres, even as ministers and elected representatives zipped past the bylanes of Greams Road where Apollo Hospitals is located, and the party headquarters on Lloyds Road
2016-12-06 03:41:59 Read More

Orphaned, AIADMK faces second crisis in 30 years

2016-12-06 00:59:09 Read More

Jayaâ€™s death: Sasikalaa likely to hold big cards

Here is a detailed timeline of the life of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The timeline covers her film career, her entry into politics, and her rise to iconic status in Tamil Nadu's history.
2016-12-05 22:56:43 Read More

Jayalalithaa was a rare crossover heroine

While AIADMK founder and charismatic actor-turned-politician MGR died on December 24, 1987, his protege Jayalalithaa breathed her last on December 5, in a tragic coincidence of their end coming in the same month.
2016-12-05 21:16:00 Read More

Schools, colleges to remain shut for 3 days in TN

She was a constant in J Jayalalithaaâ€™s life and the closest anyone ever came to her. Be it AIADMK leaderâ€™s personal needs, her Poes Garden household or accompanying her to public events, Sasikalaa Natarajan took care and rarely left Jayalalithaaâ€™s side.
2016-12-05 19:13:18 Read More

Amma no more: Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa dies

Chief minister of Tamil Nadu, leader to many Tamils and â€˜Ammaâ€™ to millions, J Jayalalithaa died on Monday after undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai for 73 days. She was 68. Jayalalithaa had suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening.
2016-12-05 18:47:41 Read More

20 things you didn't know about Jayalalithaa

2016-12-05 15:08:01 Read More

Stuck in Chennai? Contact these volunteers

Several schools in the city sent students home earlier than usual and asked parents to come pick up their wards. While schools did not give any reasons, parents speculated it was due to safety concerns given the tense situation at Apollo Hospitals.
2016-12-05 14:37:20 Read More

Jayalalithaa's life: A timeline

2016-12-05 12:41:46 Read More

Bus services halted between Karnataka and TN

2016-12-05 11:42:28 Read More

Jaya health: Students return home early in Chennai

In the wake of tense situation in Tamil Nadu over CM Jayalalitha's critical health, Karnataka State Road Transport has stopped all 470 bus services between the two states from Monday morning. Officials in the corporation said they will wait and watch the law and order situation on the border and for a green signal from the police to send their buses to Tamil Nadu.
2016-12-05 11:23:39 Read More

Pak okays financing plan for dam India objects to

2016-12-05 08:45:10 Read More

Jayalalithaa on life support systems: Hospital

The Sayed family of Bandra shot to national prominence yesterday when the Finance Ministry revealed that the family disclosed an astonishing Rs 2 lakh crore under the Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS). However, there was no trace of the Sayed family.
2016-12-05 07:24:07 Read More

The Bandra family that declared Rs 2L cr income

2016-12-05 05:09:46 Read More

What is ECMO device that Jayalalithaa's on?

2016-12-05 04:25:30 Read More

Jayalalithaa being closely monitored by experts

2016-12-05 03:14:16 Read More

Now, AI rations alcohol for int'nl flyers

2016-12-04 21:26:49 Read More

Family â€˜declaresâ€™ Rs 2Lcr, Centre rejects claim

Terrorism emanating from Pakistan was one of the main focus areas at the Heart of Asia conference with PM Narendra Modi and Afghan president Ashraf Ghani seeking to corner Islamabad on the issue. Recalling a recent statement by a diplomat under the Taliban regime, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani said if the Taliban did not have sanctuary in Pakistan, they would not last even for a month.
2016-12-04 20:52:13 Read More

HoA summit seeks action against terror groups

In a first for Indian carriers, Air India is rationing the number of alcoholic drinks being served to its premium international passengers at airport lounges across India.
2016-12-04 20:25:19 Read More

Wails, prayers rend air near hospital Jaya is in

The government said on Sunday that it had rejected a declaration of Rs 2 lakh crore made under the Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS) by four members of a Mumbai family as it was found to be "suspicious" and was made by persons with "very small means".
2016-12-04 19:33:29 Read More

Live: Prez, others wish Jaya speedy recovery

The government said on Sunday that it had rejected a declaration of Rs 2 lakh crore made under the Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS) by four members of a Mumbai family as it was found to be â€œsuspiciousâ€ and was made by persons with â€œvery small meansâ€.
2016-12-04 17:21:35 Read More

Live updates: Jayalalithaa's final journey begins

Jayalalitha funeral: Jayalalithaa, who passed away on Monday after a cardiac arrest, will be laid to rest next to her mentor and former chief minister MG Ramachandran, at the MGR memorial on Kamarajar Salai around 4.30pm on Tuesday.
2016-12-04 17:21:35 Read More

Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest, being monitored by experts

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening, the hospital said in a statement. Jayalalithaa was hospitalised on September 22 with fever and dehydration.
2016-12-04 16:07:58 Read More

I am voice of my own conscience: Bengal governor

2016-12-04 15:21:57 Read More

Simplistic to blame a country, says Sartaz Aziz

Under severe attack over terrorism emanating from Pakistan, its foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz on Sunday hit back saying it is "simplistic" to blame one country even as he raked up the issue of strain in India-Pak ties at the Heart of Asia (HoA) conference on Afghanistan.
2016-12-04 12:45:22 Read More

Pregnant dancer shot dead at marriage function

2016-12-04 12:22:47 Read More

Pregnant dancer shot dead at marriage function

Heart of Asia summit names LeT, JeM as grave threat to peace

"For the first time, a Heart of Asia Declaration expressed concern at the violence caused in Afghanistan and the region by terrorist groups like al-Qaida, Daesh, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammed etc," Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
2016-12-04 12:10:48 Read More

Heart of Asia summit seeks action against Pak-based terror groups

PMNarendra Modi said "resolute action" was needed not just against forces of terrorism, but also against "those who support, shelter, train and finance them,"asserting that terrorism and externally induced instability pose the gravest threat to Afghanistan's peace, stability and prosperity.
2016-12-04 12:10:48 Read More

I-T dept rejects declarations worth Rs 2,13,860 cr

An I-T department enquiry found that these declarants were persons of suspicious nature and of very small means, and that the declarations could have been misused. They weren't included in the total value of declarations announced on October 1.
2016-12-04 10:48:50 Read More

RBI to issue new Rs 50, Rs 20 notes, but old notes will still be valid

The new Rs 50 notes won't have inset letters in the number panels, and the new Rs 20 notes will have the inset letter 'L' in both the number panels, the RBI said. The RBIâ€™s announcement comes just weeks after the government scrapped the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes at midnight between November 8 and 9.
2016-12-04 09:52:58 Read More

India beat Pak to win women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

Indian women cricket team dished out a disciplined performance to beat arch-rivals Pakistan by 17 runs in the Asia Cup Twenty20 final in Bangkok on Sunday.
2016-12-04 09:16:21 Read More

RBI governor Urjit Patel gets Rs 2 lakh pay

"No supporting staff has been provided to the present governor, Urjit Patel at his residence. Two cars and two drivers have been provided to the present Governor," RBI said in reply to an RTI query.
2016-12-04 08:48:47 Read More

Micro-ATMs, POS warned against cyber attacks

The CERT-In, nodal agency to combat hacking, phishing attacks and to fortify security-related defences of the Indian Internet domain, has issued two specific advisories for micro-Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Point of Sale (POS) terminals.
2016-12-04 08:22:13 Read More

Why US President Obama never visited Pakistan

2016-12-04 08:17:58 Read More

Pak media notes Modi-Aziz handshake in Amritsar

Govt data shows deposits in two high denomination notes by Saturday evening had totalled Rs 9.85 lakh crore. The imposing figure challenges the Centreâ€™s estimate that demonetisation might flush out about Rs 3 lakh crore in black money that may never come back.
2016-12-04 07:13:40 Read More

Afghan President snubs Pak for 'sanctuary' to cross-border terrorists

Sethna claimed that though Shah had the choice of splitting the disclosure using multiple IDS (Income Declaration Scheme) forms, as he would then only need to pay the tax instalments in smaller amounts, he chose to declare it all in one-go on a single form.
2016-12-04 06:46:10 Read More

DATE 12

Man who disclosed Rs 14K cr to name 'big fish'

Aziz reached Amritsar last evening to attend the Heart of Asia conference, instead of this morning apparently to dodge early morning fog. The change of schedule provided a subtle opportunity for a handshake and exchange of pleasantries with Modi who hosted a banquet for the delegates.
2016-12-04 05:25:50 Read More>>

Note ban: Many of 50,000 Andhra weddings put off

Families are struggling with the groundwork required to avail the Centre-mandated withdrawal limit of Rs 2.5 lakh for weddings. Cashstrapped banks have been insisting not only on documents such as Aadhar and PAN cards, but also lists of the vendors who will be paid in cash.
2016-12-03 22:05:47 Read More

With Rs 9.9Lcr back, Centreâ€™s estimates may go for a toss

Govt data shows deposits in two high denomination notes by Saturday evening had totalled Rs 9.85 lakh crore. The imposing figure, challenges the Centreâ€™s estimate that demonetisation might flush out about Rs 3 lakh crore in black money that may never come back.
2016-12-03 21:36:50 Read More

With Rs 9.9L cr deposits, more black money 'converted' than expected

I was just a front: Man who declared Rs 14,000cr

â€œI was going to pay the first instalment of Rs 1,560 crore (penalty) but the persons (whose money I declared) backed out at the last minute. Something happened in two days and the money was not given to me. I will name each and every person and they will have to appear before I-T officials,â€ he said.
2016-12-03 20:35:40 Read More

'Will find way to give black money in Jan Dhan a/cs to poor'

In a move to boost the pro-poor and populist credentials of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Jan Dhan account holders on Saturday to hold on to the black money deposited by hoarders seeking to legalize ill-gotten wealth.
2016-12-03 20:17:29 Read More

Sartaj Aziz arrives early for the Heart of Asia meet, sparks talks buzz

While the development again amplified the unpredictable nature of Indo-Pak ties, it brought within the realms of possibility an interaction with the Indian authorities on the margins of the conference. Aziz was a part of a group of foreign ministers of the Heart of Asia member-countries who collectively called on Modi after the dinner.
2016-12-03 19:53:22 Read More

IIT-K student gets Rs 1.5cr offer from Microsoft

The student has been offered a position at Microsoftâ€™s headquarters in Redmond. IIT-K has nearly 200 companies listed for placements this year compared to around 280 which flocked the campus last year.
2016-12-03 19:41:00 Read More

Meet the 22-year-old 'voice' of PM Narendra Modi

As an 11-year-old, Sunder dreamt of becoming a comedian and begged for two minutes on stage during village performances on January 26 and August 15. "I would tell jokes. Initially, I was so scared that I would blank out but over time, I overcame stage fright," he says.
2016-12-03 18:38:00 Read More

Rajinikanth injured during filming of 2.0

He suffered a minor injury of the right knee. Police sources said the 65-year-old actor had a fall while shooting a scene at Kelambakkam on East Coast Road around 8pm. He was taken to a private hospital nearby.
2016-12-03 17:43:10 Read More

Stick to my comment, says governor to Mamata

Unperturbed over the criticism by the Chief Minister and her party, the Governor said he stood by his statement and will do his duty. "I stick to whatever I have said. Let them say whatever they feel. It does not affect me. I will do my duty. Army should not be politicised or criticised," he said.
2016-12-03 17:07:09 Read More

Ambush on Assam Rifles leaves 1 dead, 9 injured

An Assam Rifles jawan was killed while nine others were injured when armed militants ambushed an AR convoy near Wakka in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday.
2016-12-03 14:06:58 Read More

'Did it for commission,' says Gujarat man who disclosed Rs 13,860 crore black money

Mahesh Shah, the Gujarat businessman who had gone missing after he disclosed Rs 13,860 crore under Centre's Income Disclosure Scheme, appeared before media on Saturday and claimed that he had made the disclosure at behest of some people in the greed for commission.
2016-12-03 14:05:49 Read More

India, Afghanistan plan air cargo link over Pak

India is likely to finalize an air cargo service pact with Afghanistan to boost bilateral trade and gain leverage in the war-ravaged country as Pakistan continues to deny transit link for Indo-Afghan trade through its territory.
2016-12-03 13:42:59 Read More

UAE-based Indian girl wins Int'l Peace Prize

A 16-year-old Indian environmental activist based in the UAE has won this year's prestigious International Children's Peace Prize for her fight for climate justice and for combating environmental degradation.
2016-12-03 13:38:25 Read More

Think before accusing Army, says Bengal governor; Mamata hits back

West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi on Saturday virtually disapproved of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks on the deployment of army at toll plazas, saying one should be careful while making allegations against a responsible organisation like the army.
2016-12-03 11:49:01 Read More

BCCI has done a lot for game in country: Sachin

Driven largely by the salaried class in the IT and ITES sector, the market in Bengaluru is more end-user/consumer centric, dealing primarily through banking channels. â€‹The market here has been predominantly transparent with almost negligible cash transactions.
2016-12-03 11:16:09 Read More

Live: Terror threat to Afghanistan, PM Modi says

2016-12-03 10:31:36 Read More

People are my high command: PM's top quotes

Having made it clear that it would be "unwise" to comment on Lodha Committee recommendation as the Supreme Court verdict is still pending, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar came out in support of the Indian cricket board.
2016-12-03 10:14:01 Read More

â€˜A queue to end all queuesâ€™: PM Modi hard-sells demonetisation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed a BJP Parivartan rally in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, ahead of next year's Assembly polls. Here are the top quotes from his speech.
2016-12-03 09:52:10 Read More

Currency ban: B'luru one of least affected cities

In response, the RBI chief sent Rs 2,420 crore by special chartered flights to Visakhapatnam and Tirupati on Friday. Senior state government officials said that a sum of Rs 240 crore each was sent to severely hit districts, and Rs 160 crore each to other districts.
2016-12-03 08:51:50 Read More

Naidu sends SOS to RBI chief, gets Rs 2,420cr cash

2016-12-03 03:38:26 Read More

Diplomatic war between India, Pakistan over shortage of dollars

Mahesh Shah, 67, lived in a 4-BHK apartment in Ahmedabad, and was known to take an autorickshaw to work. His disclosures account for more than 20% of the total Rs 65,000 crore declared under IDS in India. He had declared his income on September 30 - the last date for disclosures.
2016-12-03 01:36:08 Read More

Man who disclosed Rs 13,860cr black money missing

Demonetisation has helped the LIC net a policy with the highest premium ever. The record premium was paid by an individual for a Jeevan Akshay pension plan. The buyer is understood to be a businessman with real estate interests.
2016-12-03 01:08:08 Read More

Businessman buys LIC pension plan worth Rs 50cr

What Hemanth Joseph used was the security lapse in the input fields for name, username and password. It all started with Joseph buying a used iPad from eBay for his friend and finding out that it was locked by the previous owner.
2016-12-03 01:02:08 Read More

GST must be in place by Sep 16 next year: Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that there is a Constitutional compulsion to roll out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and asserted that the governmentâ€™s intention is to kick off the ambitious reform by April 1.
2016-12-03 00:45:48 Read More

American tourist alleges rape in Delhi 5-star hotel

2016-12-02 23:44:00 Read More

American tourist alleges rape in Delhi 5-star hotel

2016-12-02 23:44:00 Read More

Burhan sought Saeedâ€™s â€˜blessingsâ€™ to fight â€˜common enemyâ€™, reveal tapes

Days before he was killed in an encounter in Anantnag, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani had spoken to Lashkare-Taiba chief and â€œmost wantedâ€ terrorist Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and sought his â€œblessingsâ€ to fight a â€œcommon enemyâ€.
2016-12-02 21:07:30 Read More

Jio could face Rs 500 fine for PM Modi's pic in ad

Reliance Jio may end up paying a penalty of just up to Rs 500 for using Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ€™s photograph in print and electronic advertisements without permission. The law governing prevention of improper use of emblems and names of 1950 provides for this penalty for violating norms.
2016-12-02 20:33:04 Read More

NSE MD quits just weeks ahead of IPO

Chitra Ramkrishna, a founder-member of NSE, the countryâ€™s largest stock exchange, resigned as the managing director (MD) of the bourse on Friday, just weeks ahead of it filing the draft prospectus to go public.
2016-12-02 19:40:04 Read More

Kerala youth cracks â€˜secureâ€™ Apple lock

2016-12-02 17:38:51 Read More

Army-Mamata stand-off: 10 key developments

The Income Tax Department is investigating a peculiar case in Ahmedabad. A businessman who voluntarily disclosed unaccounted income of a whopping Rs 13,000 crore is now under the scanner for what seems to be a silly slip - he forgot to pay the tax on the unaccounted income.
2016-12-02 15:30:58 Read More

Note ban: 27 senior bank officials suspended

F1 world champion Rosberg announces retirement

The Indian Navy on Friday said it was aware of the deployment and movement of Chinese naval ships and submarines in the Indian Ocean region, and that it has "kept a close eye" on them. He also dismissed claims made by Pakistan that an Indian submarine had entered into territorial watersâ€‹.
2016-12-02 13:36:23 Read More

Chinese ships in Indian Ocean under watch: Navy

2016-12-02 13:32:40 Read More

Chinese ships in Indian Ocean region under watch, says Navy chief

Army says exercise to continue; Mamata warns of legal action

In a major crackdown on bank employees involved in irregularities post demonetisation, as many as 27 senior officials of various public sector banks have been suspended and six others transfered to check corrupt practices.
2016-12-02 13:11:29 Read More

Disclosure scheme: Bizman declares Rs 13,000cr

The Income Tax Department is investigating a most peculiar case in Ahmedabad. A businessman who voluntarily disclosed unaccounted income of a whopping Rs 13,000 crore is now under the scanner for what seems to be a silly slip - he forgot to pay the tax on the unaccounted income.
2016-12-02 09:27:25 Read More

Disclosure scheme: Bizman declares Rs 13,000cr

Last Sunday, Nico Rosberg scripted history by clinching his maiden world title when he finished second in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix despite Lewis Hamilton ignoring team orders in his quest to foil the German.
2016-12-02 09:27:25 Read More

Army proves Mamata wrong, releases letters sent to Bengal govt

The Indian Army proved the Trinamool government wrong on Friday, in the raging raging controversy over its exercise in West Bengal. The Army released four letters it had written to different authorities in the West Bengal government to inform them of the exercise and request their cooperation.
2016-12-02 08:33:27 Read More

'Mamata's charges due to political frustration'

In Lok Sabha, defence minister Manmohar Parrikar termed it a "routine exercise not unique to West Bengal", saying that similar operations to collect information on heavy vehicle movement that can be used during national emergencies had last month being conducted in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand.
2016-12-02 07:41:08 Read More

Army rejects Mamata's charge: 10 developments

Jaitley, however, said that the amount of cash to be issued in the form of new 500 and 2,000 rupee notes would not be the same as the amount circulating before November 8, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the so-called demonetisation.
2016-12-02 07:31:19 Read More

Cash crunch to ease by December 30: Jaitley

The visit of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Urgyen Trinley Dorje, to Arunachal Pradesh was enabled by a recent decision by the Cabinet Committee on Security, to lift restrictions on his travel within India. The visit may be expected to rile China, which claims Arunachal as its own territory.
2016-12-02 06:51:33 Read More

Karmapa visit to Arunachal likely to irritate China

2016-12-02 05:29:05 Read More

Firms leaving US will face 'consequences': Trump

Trump, who takes office on January 20, did not say what the consequences would be, but he frequently threatened during the election campaign that his administration would put a 35 per cent import tariff on goods made by American manufacturers that moved jobs offshore.
2016-12-02 03:19:58 Read More

Was denied permission to challenge Hindujasâ€™ discharge in Bofors: CBI

The CBI admitted before the Supreme Court on Thursday that it was refused permission by the authorities a decade ago to appeal against the Delhi high court order discharging the Hinduja brothers in the Bofors payoff case.
2016-12-02 00:08:09 Read More

Army moves away, but Mamata stays put in office

After a high drama over "deployment of army" at certain toll plazas in West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee decided to stay put at the state secretariat 'Nabanna' for the night, even after the force was removed from a toll plaza near it as per her demand.
2016-12-01 21:58:09 Read More

Cong Twitter hacking: Server traced to Bengaluru

Preliminary investigation into the hacking of Twitter accounts of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress revealed that the server from where the hackers had logged in was based in Bangalore. However, the IP address they used was found to be in Norway or Sweden.
2016-12-01 21:41:54 Read More

Note ban: Govt firm on not going for vote in Parl

The government is clear that it is not ready to discuss demonetisation in Lok Sabha under a voting clause. It has argued that if most parties agree that action against black money is laudable but implementation could be better, there is no cause for a division.
2016-12-01 20:38:28 Read More

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Police claim proof of Teesta pocketing NGO funds

Gujarat police has claimed before the Supreme Court that it has collected documentary evidence on social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband â€œsiphoning offâ€ Rs 3.85 crore for â€œpersonal useâ€ from the Rs 9.75 crore donations received by their NGOs for the welfare of the 2002 riot victims.
2016-12-01 20:18:25 Read More>>

Did Trump say all those 'fantastic' things about Nawaz Sharif?

Nawaz Sharif's office has released a read-out of his conversation with Trump, but the US president-elect's team has issued bare minimum information, triggering much bemusement both in mainstream and social media.
2016-12-01 15:22:05 Read More

Continued terror can't be 'new normal': India to Pak

India on Thursday categorically shut down speculation over the possibility of talks with Pakistanâ€™s foreign policy adviser Sartaj Aziz during his visit to Amritsar on December 4 for the Heart of Asia conference.
2016-12-01 13:47:31 Read More

I-T dept seizes Rs 4.7cr in new notes in B'luru

In one of the biggest seizures of new currency, the Income Tax department on Thursday confiscated over Rs 4 crore in searches against at least two individuals in Bengaluru. Officials said the searches were launched on the premises of an engineer and a contractor.
2016-12-01 13:11:25 Read More

Trump call: What India said on Pakistan's claims

The Indian government has said it is looking forward to Donald Trump addressing what it referred to as Pakistanâ€™s â€˜most outstanding of outstanding problemsâ€™ â€“ terrorism. This was in response to questions over Pakistan's claims over a telephone conversation between Trump and Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif.
2016-12-01 12:55:42 Read More

'No tax on gold purchased from disclosed income'

"There will be no seizure of gold jewellery up to 500 gm per married lady, 250 gm per unmarried lady and 100 gm per male in I-T searches," the finance ministry said in a statement. The Amended I-T Act will also not apply to tax ancestral jewellery and gold, the ministry said.
2016-12-01 10:21:52 Read More

PM Modi stays in RS even after it's adjourned, chats with oppn MPs

During this adjournment, PM Modi remained seated in the House and so were most of the members from both treasury as well as opposition benches. SP MP Jaya Bachchan to the PM and was seen exchanging pleasantries. She was followed by AIADMK members and a Left MP.
2016-12-01 08:59:05 Read More

Yesterday, Digvijaya had cautioned about hacking

It was almost as if Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had foreknowledge. Yesterday, he tweeted that the PM's hopes of a "cashless India" would lead to â€œhackers doing fraudâ€. Later in the day, Rahul Gandhiâ€™s official Twitter account was hacked. And today, his partyâ€™s Twitter account was hacked.
2016-12-01 07:17:41 Read More

Note ban necessary step to address graft: US

"Demonetisation is an important step to crack down on illegal or illicit actions. American citizens who are working and living in India have the proper information now to exchange old notes or to get new notes," US state department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said.
2016-12-01 07:12:42 Read More

Cong party's, Rahul's Twitter accounts hacked

On Wednesday evening, a series of abusive tweets were sent out from Rahul's Twitter to his 1.2 million followers. The handle seems to have been hacked by a group called 'legion'. The Congress party then announced that a police complaint will be lodged against the hackers.
2016-12-01 05:07:35 Read More

Pak says Trump called Sharif 'terrific guy'

In 'yuge' news, US President-elect Donald Trump pressed on with his love for hyperbole and vague generalizations, and purportedly told Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday that hes a "terrific guy" and "has a very good reputation", a Pak government press release said.
2016-12-01 03:23:16 Read More

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

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

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

Noida: 20 fake a/cs with Rs 60cr found in bank

Live: No decision on new Rs 1000 notes, says RBI

The SC has permitted BCCI to spend Rs 2.83 crore for the remainder of the England tour that include 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. Of the Rs 2.83 crore that has been sanctioned, BCCI can spend Rs 1.33 crore for 2 Tests and Rs 25 lakh each for hotel bookings for players for ODIs.
2016-11-25 03:09:11 Read More

Live: Uproar in Rajya Sabha over note ban

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