India

Delhi Smog: 'Builders can't deny wages to labourers if work stops due to air pollution,' orders NGT

Builders would also have to "bear the burden of all consequences" of air pollution, the NGT ordered.

Nov 18, 2016

Demonetisation: Bhutanese currency rescues Northeast border areas from cash crunch

With fewer banks and ATMs, people living near the Assam-Bhutan border have been using ngultrum for ages.

Nov 18, 2016

AIIMS flooded with donation offers after news of Sushma Swaraj's kidney failure

A traffic constable from Madhya Pradesh also offered to donate one of his kidneys to Swaraj.

Nov 18, 2016

Demonetisation debate: Rajya Sabha Opposition leader Ghulam Nabi Azad refuses to apologise for Uri remark

Azad's comments, made before the Rajya Sabha was adjourned, have now been deleted from records by the Chair.

Nov 18, 2016

Demonetisation: Election Commission asks Finance Ministry not to use indelible ink in banks

The Centre has taken this decision to ensure that black money hoarders do not use other people to get their currency notes exchanged or deposited.

Nov 18, 2016

Force 2 Review: John Abraham proves how he's all RAW brawn

John Abraham's Force 2 is a sequel to his super hit action thriller movie, Force.

Nov 18, 2016

Temporary pains are worth it if demonetisation speeds digitisation, says Bill Gates

The Microsoft founder met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top ministers during his visit to India.

Nov 18, 2016

Demonetisation: Now, you can get Rs 2,000 cash at 2,500 petrol pumps with SBI tie-up

Up to Rs 2,000 per person per day can be dispensed against swiping of debit card at select petrol pumps.

Nov 18, 2016

Morning Brief: New notes to take 6 months to recirculate, ISIS plot foiled, Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 835 and more

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Nov 18, 2016

Is the govt planning to demonetise Rs 50 and Rs 100 notes too?

Jaitley also said that around 22,500 ATMs were being recalibrated on Thursday to be able to dispense new currency notes.

Nov 17, 2016

CBI examining corruption complaints against 2 of its former directors

The Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department have levelled such complaints against ex-CBI directors Ranjit Sinha and AP Singh.

Nov 17, 2016

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