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Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and BJP President Amit Shah. (Photos: PTI)

Stop projecting as sympathiser, welcome note ban: Amit Shah to Rahul

Oppn parties are against it because all they hoarded over the years has been destroyed, he said at BJP's Parivartan...

13 Nov 2016 12:22 PM GMT

Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azads wife, Poonam Azad, joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday. (Photo: AAP/Twitter)

Left BJP because Jaitley harassed us a lot: Poonam Azad after joining...

Poonam, wife of suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad, said AAP's approach to alternative politics was primary reason for joining...

13 Nov 2016 11:58 AM GMT

Curfew was imposed in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday after people resorted to stone-pelting and arson over a murder. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

MP: Vidisha tense after murder, violence; curfew clamped in city

Police on Saturday booked and arrested 13 persons in connection with the murder.

13 Nov 2016 10:35 AM GMT

Rain extremities may increase in the coming years in Hyderabad. (Representational image)

Scientists warn rain extremities may increase in Hyderabad

Hyderabad witnessed pounding rains recently causing havoc in some parts that exposed inadequacies of civic agencies and...

13 Nov 2016 10:26 AM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Photo: PTI)

Termination clause in nuclear deal with Japan not binding on India:...

The Indian government holds that this is merely recording of the views of the two sides and not binding.

13 Nov 2016 9:48 AM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the gathering during foundation stone laying ceremony of Greenfield Airport in Mopa, Goa. (Photo: PTI)

More projects' to fight graft, ready to face consequences: Narendra...

I am doing what I was asked to do by the people of this country, he said referring to his crackdown on black money.

13 Nov 2016 9:36 AM GMT

The TRS finds the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to check black money good, but the manner in which it has been implemented, bad.

Kerala: Woman held for trying to deposit fake currency notes

All the notes were of Rs 1000 denomination. SBI officials immediately informed police.

13 Nov 2016 9:24 AM GMT

Former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair was summoned to the CBI headquarters for questioning. (Representational Image)

CBI to prosecute Indian fugitives wanted by foreign govts

India has extradition treaties with 39 nations of which 21 bar extradition of their own nationals to the nations where...

13 Nov 2016 9:00 AM GMT

The RBIs announcement comes as anger intensified on Sunday with banks struggling to dispense money following the governments decision to withdraw large denomination notes in an attempt to curb black money. (Photo: PTI)

Enough cash available at banks, don't be anxious: Reserve Bank of...

People need not come over to banks repeatedly to draw and hoard cash, the RBI said.

13 Nov 2016 7:37 AM GMT

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar singing his trademark Azadi song in Kochi on Tuesday. Pattambi MLA Mohammed Mohsin, CPM Ernakulam district secretary P. Rajeev, Congress MLA Hibi Eden and MLA K. Rajan are also seen. (Photo: SUNOJ NINAN MATHEW)

Presented in court as someone who has even' been to Kashmir: Kanhaiya

Kanhaiya recalled the incident in his recently published memoir 'Kanhaiya Kumar;From Bihar to Tihar'.

13 Nov 2016 7:25 AM GMT

The RBI has ordered all the banks across the country to work on this Saturday and Sunday also to serve the people. (Photo: PTI)

Demonetisation: Distressed people throng banks, long queues persist on...

There were also reports of heated exchanges between hassled customers and overworked bank officials.

13 Nov 2016 7:08 AM GMT

Income tax officials have started monitoring cash movement in three Assembly seats, Thiruparankundram, Thanjavur and Aravakurichi, and the election department officials have also requested bank officials to disclose high cash transactions, a senior official said.

First batch of new Rs 500 sent to RBI, but storage of 'dead cash' a...

The RBI will soon receive the first consignment consisting 5 million pieces of the new Rs 500 notes from the Nashik...

13 Nov 2016 5:49 AM GMT