India

Demonetisation: Kejriwal, Mamata address rally in Delhi, demand rollback within 3 days

"If you have courage, send us to jail or shoot us. But we will continue fighting," Mamata Banerjee said.

Nov 17, 2016

Supreme Court orders Kerala govt to take action against killing of stray dogs

Kerala Police had filed a complaint in September against 15 activists who marched the streets of Kottayam with the carcass of five dogs hanging on a pole

Nov 17, 2016

Demonetisation: Families can now withdraw up to Rs 2.5 lakh for weddings; Rs 2,000 limit on old notes' exchange

Farmers can withdraw upto Rs 25,000 per week against the crop loans sanctioned and credited to their accounts.

Nov 17, 2016

Currency ban: 12,500 ATMs being recalibrated every day to deliver new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes

Arun Jaitley has said that all necessary steps are being taken to ensure that the old notes are replaced swiftly.

Nov 17, 2016

Indian Army denies Pakistan's claim of killing 11 Indian soldiers along LoC

Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif says that Indian Army must "show some courage and accept their losses."

Nov 17, 2016

Morning brief: Opposition on demonetisation, Zuckerberg's Twitter account hacked, Ricky Martin gets engaged and more

Also read about the ATP World Tour Finals and chikungunya and Zika virus.

Nov 17, 2016

Is there a bank holiday in Karnataka on November 17? CM Siddaramaiah says no

This means all banks in the state will continue to function throughout the extended hours on Thursday.

Nov 17, 2016

Demonetisation: Sitaram Yechury says prime minister is 'Modi Antoinette', but is historically inaccurate

The jab was clearly a reference to Marie Antoinette, who is often believed to have said to breadless peasants: "Let them eat cake."

Nov 16, 2016

Will Aamir Khan's Dangal beat Salman Khan-starrer Sultan's Rs 584 crore BO figure?

Sultan has already proven itself at the box office despite the fact that it had flaws.

Nov 16, 2016

Here are 5 Indian politicians with major health issues

Several key politicians in India have had major health issues in the past.

Nov 16, 2016

Kidney transplant: How do you get one in India?

One of the immediate treatments taken for patients of renal failure is dialysis, but more severe damage can mean that a kidney transplant is required.

Nov 16, 2016

Kidney failure: Causes, symptoms and diet

Sushma Swaraj is undergoing treatment at AIIMS for kidney failure.

Nov 16, 2016

Sushma Swaraj on dialysis for kidney failure; undergoing tests at AIIMS for transplant

The Minister of External Affairs was admitted to AIIMS on November 8.

Nov 16, 2016

Opposition accuses govt of unleashing 'economic anarchy' on demonetisation

Congress leader Anand Sharma also blamed the government for being insensitive to the problems of the common man.

Nov 16, 2016

'Terror is terror. Nothing can justify it,' says Israel President Rivlin

"Israel and India are threatened by terror because we uphold the values of freedom," Rivlin, who is on an eight-day visit to India, said.

Nov 16, 2016