EC Slaps Case On Maharashtra BJP Chief Raosaheb Danve For Violating Election...
AURANGABAD -- The Maharashtra Police has booked state Bharatiya Janata Party President Raosaheb Danve for violating the election code of conduct, under the directive of the State Election Commission,...
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Threatens To Throw Corrupt Officials Out...
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter mid-air, warning he has done it himself before...
View ArticlePM Modi May Address The Nation On New Year's Eve And Twitter Is Busy...
On November 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and announced the scrapping of ₹500 and ₹1,000 currency notes in a move aimed at curbing black money and corruption. Ordinary Indians...
View ArticleNot A Single Incident Of Unrest Reported, Remonetisation Has Advanced: Jaitley
NEW DELHI -- Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that "Remonetisation has substantially advanced and not a single incident of unrest reported". He reassured that things would only get better...
View ArticleCongress Biggest Patron Of Corruption, Says Ravi Shankar Prasad
NEW DELHI -- Rubbishing allegations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah's links with Gujarat businessman Mahesh Shah, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday dubbed the...
View ArticleHead Of Sikh Community Shot Dead By Unknown Gunmen In Afghanistan
KABUL -- The head of the Sikh community in Afghanistan's restive Kunduz city was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Thursday, the second such incident within three months, triggering fear among the...
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Two Indian Teens Have Won The 'Travel Photographer Of The Year' Award And...
The 'Travel Photographer Of The Year' award was founded by professional photographers Chris and Karen Coe in 2003. This prestigious award receives entries from around 100 countries every year....
View ArticleReserve Bank Gave Nod To Demonetisation Less Than Three Hours Before Modi's...
The Reserve Bank of India board gave its nod to junk old ₹500 and ₹1000 notes and effectively ban 86% of the country's currency barely two and a half hours before PM Modi's Nov 8 live address to the...
View ArticleTata Sons Ask Cyrus Mistry To Return All 'Confidential Information' In Their...
Tata Sons demanded former chairman Cyrus Mistry return all confidential information and documents regarding the company in his possession, in its second legal notice in as many days. The letter, sent...
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Crazy Desktop To Snapchat Glasses: The Tech Marvels Of 2016
While 2016 has been getting a bad rap for controversies and tragedies, the year also saw some technological improvements that made us go, "wow!" Here is the list of some of the best tech of 2016....
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This Is How Indians Ate In 2016 According To Zomato
Indians consumed north Indian and Chinese food the most in 2016, according to Zomato's year-end consumer trends report. According to the food discovery and ordering website, Delhi has the maximum...
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Why AIADMK Will Remain Leaderless Despite Sasikala's Elevation
VK Sasikala's rise to the top of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu first as the general secretary designate, and then as the general secretary at the nearest opportunity, isn't an honour to rejoice...
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For The LGBTQ Population In India, 2016 Was A Year Of Mixed Blessings
With its endless tally of deaths, disasters and dramatic reversals, 2016 will not be forgotten in a hurry. You can almost see memes screaming "I got 2016-ed," made with images of unspeakable horror,...
View ArticleFollowing Criticism, Abhay Chautala Offers To Resign If International Olympic...
NEW DELHI -- Under intense pressure from various quarters, embattled Abhay Singh Chautala on Thursday offered to relinquish the life presidency of the Indian Olympic Association, but only if the...
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Apple Will 'Make In India' But Only If It Gets Labelling And Tax Breaks
Apple is very keen on manufacturing iPhones in India and towards that end it is seeking several relaxations in norms from the Indian government. According to a report in the Economic Times, the company...
View ArticleFreedom To Doubt, Disagree And Dispute Intellectually An Essential Pillar Of...
President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday that the freedom to doubt, disagree and dispute intellectually must be protected as an essential pillar of Indian democracy. "Nothing should lie outside the...
View ArticleIndia's Banks Face 'Significant' Stress But Financial System Is Stable:...
India's banking sector continues to face "significant" levels of stress but the financial system remains stable overall after moves to enhance transparency, Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel...
View ArticleHolding On To Demonetised Notes Will No Longer Attract Jail Term, Minimum...
NEW DELHI -- The government has made holding of more than 10 junked ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes a penal offence punishable with a minimum ₹10,000 fine, but the harsher four-year jail term has been dropped....
View ArticleDemonetisation Will Significantly Transform Domestic Economy, Says Urjit Patel
MUMBAI -- RBI Governor Urjit Patel today said the demonetisation exercise will have "far reaching changes" towards a transformative effect on the economy going forward, despite some short-term...
View ArticleThese Are The Five Worst Films Of 2016
2016 hasn't exactly been the most memorable year for the movies. Neither qualitatively, nor quantitatively. According to a report in Reuters, the industry made around 23 billion rupees ($338 million)...
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