India

Demonetisation bonanza in Kolkata: Old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will fetch you quite a bit at this market

Here is how demonetisation is said to have affected shell companies in West Bengal.

Dec 27, 2016

IndiGo, SpiceJet planes in near-miss as catastrophe averted at Delhi airport

The matter has been reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which is now investigating the incident.

Dec 27, 2016

Jet Airways flight 9W 2374 skids off runway at Dabolim Airport; 3-member AAIB team sent to Goa

The flight, which had arrived from Dubai, was scheduled to travel to Mumbai from Goa when the incident took place around 5 am.

Dec 27, 2016

News wrap: Rs 50,000 fine on old notes, Russia plane crash, Britney Spears death hoax and more

Also read about the biggest Tech events that shook the year and Chelsea vs Bournemouth highlights.

Dec 27, 2016

Demonetisation: Will citizens holding scrapped Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes after December 30 have to pay Rs 50,000 fine?

There could also be criminal liability and the cases involving violation of the rule will be heard by the municipal magistrate who will decide on the penalty.

Dec 27, 2016

Budget 2017: PM Modi to meet economists, experts on Tuesday

The Budget session of the Parliament is expected to begin from February 1, 2017.

Dec 26, 2016

Watch: Bengaluru priest abducted by ISIS urges Pope Francis, Indian government to save him [VIDEO]

"If I were a European priest, I would have been taken more seriously," says Father Tommy George in a video posted on the Christmas Eve.

Dec 26, 2016

Punjab acid attack: In this village, women attacked other women with acid

At least nine women were injured in the acid attack in Punjab's Kapurthala district.

Dec 26, 2016

AAP's CM candidate in Goa summoned for involvement in housing scam

Arvind Kejriwal claims Elvis Gomes is being victimised by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Dec 26, 2016

News Roundup: Akhilesh and Shivpal spar again, Priyanka Chopra is OK as sex symbol, Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha, and more

Read about more divisions within the hitherto united Opposition as CPI-M pulls out of all-party meet and Agni-V test-fired from Odisha.

Dec 26, 2016

After demonetisation, Modi govt to now target illegal properties in drive against corruption

On Sunday, PM Modi hinted during the Mann ki Baat radio show that benami properties will be the next target.

Dec 26, 2016

Mohenjodaro's 'Dancing Girl' is Hindu goddess Parvati, claims ICHR journal

In a research paper titled 'Vedic Sabhyata Ka Puratatva', author Thakur Prasad Verma also notes the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation worshipped Lord Shiva.

Dec 26, 2016

Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha citing health issues

He was a member of the Upper House of Parliament on a ticket from the Trinamool Congress.

Dec 26, 2016

This is how Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami silenced those trolling his wife

The post on Shami's official Facebook page received almost 2,000 comments and more than 40,000 likes.

Dec 26, 2016

More divisions within Opposition as CPI-M pulls out of all-party meet called by Rahul Gandhi; here's why other parties may follow suit

CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said on Monday: "Things were not planned properly. The RJD and the NCP have similar reservations."

Dec 26, 2016