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RBI Governor Urjit Patel. (Photo: AP)

Demonetisation: RBI governor Urjit Patel to appear before finance...

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance will question Urjit Patel on RBI's role in planning demonetisation.

14 Dec 2016 2:05 AM IST

Trees blocked most of Chennais main roads as Cyclone Vardah wreaked havoc on Monday noon. Traffic on several major roads, including the famous Anna Salai, Grand Southern Trunk road was affected (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Vardah: Industry body pegs damage to TN at Rs 6,600 crore

The estimated damage of Rs 6,600 crore is just an initial figure and a clear picture of losses would emerge only after a...

14 Dec 2016 2:02 AM IST

RBIs first policy after the demonetisation move is due on Wednesday, December 7.

CBI arrests RBI official for illegally converting black money

Michael, senior special assistant, Issue Department, RBI, was arrested for allegedly helping one of his friends to...

14 Dec 2016 2:02 AM IST

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel conducting relief operations in Cyclone Vardah hit Chennai city on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Chennai battles Cyclone Vardah havoc

Most of the city and neighbouring districts, which were in the eye of the storm, went without power for a second...

14 Dec 2016 1:57 AM IST

Internet users in India may receive a three-year jail term along with Rs three lakhs as fine if they visit websites blocked by the government. (Representational image)

Slow net? Blame it on cyclone Vardah for now

Most of the servers of Internet Service Providers are located in Chennai.

14 Dec 2016 1:56 AM IST

The GHMC will form an action team to raze illegal structures near Durgam Cheruvu and book violators, GHMC commissioner Dr B. Janardhan Reddy said.

GHMC gets notice from Hyderabad High Court on business in residences

Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice A. Shankar Narayana was hearing the PIL by Mr P. Santosh Kumar, a resident...

14 Dec 2016 1:55 AM IST

Ibrahimpur is the first village in south India to become cashless, the state government release claimed. (Photo: Representational Image)

Demonetisation: Cash or plastic should be citizen option

The move and advocacy for cashless society should be resisted at all cost because it costs us our freedom.

14 Dec 2016 1:52 AM IST