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British Indians are sending their old notes to India through their friends and relatives travelling to India. (Photo: AP)

Ordinance on note ban likely today during Union Cabinet's meet

In 1978, a similar ordinance was issued to end the government's liability after Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 notes...

28 Dec 2016 12:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

I'm not here to cut ribbons and light inaugural lamps: Narendra Modi

Modi said that it was his government's endeavour to strengthen the hands of the honest and law-abiding citizens.

28 Dec 2016 12:23 AM IST

Sadhvi Khosla claims that â€œthe goal was to attack and expose Gandhi family... troll them and mock them.â€

BJP's IT cell finds enemies, attacks and targets them every day, says...

The book also claims that some agencies were -"being paid to tweet and trend hashtags that attack anti-BJP parties.-"

28 Dec 2016 12:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with the economists and other experts, on the theme â€œEconomic Policy The Road Aheadâ€, organised by the NITI Aayog in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Early budget will help make funds available at start of fiscal year:...

Modi said under the present budget calendar, authorisation of expenditure begins during monsoons, which causes delays.

27 Dec 2016 9:15 PM IST

The maximum number of CBI requests, around 25, is pending with the USA. But at the same time, it has executed agencys 28 LRs, which too is maximum, sources said.

Trouble for TMC, CBI summons 2 of its MPs in Rose Valley scam

Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Paul have been asked to appear at the CBI office on December 30.

27 Dec 2016 8:45 PM IST

In innovative move, Telangana government to launch bike ambulances

The move is aimed at helping patients who do not have access to ambulances in rural areas.

27 Dec 2016 8:31 PM IST

The two schools are competing in a hacking contest that President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron announced last year among other joint cybersecurity projects (Photo: Pixabay)

Govt denies hacking of MHA computer systems, cancels 20,000 NGO...

After cancellation of FCRA licences of these NGOs, only 13,000 NGOs in the country are now legal.

27 Dec 2016 8:29 PM IST