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The hawaldars or human parcels would earlier carry out largescale transactions just by matching a serial number of a rupee note or by sticking together strategically torn notes. (Representional Image)

Rupee gains 26 paise per dollar in early trade as Fed keeps rates...

Fresh foreign fund inflows and positive opening in domestic equities also supported the rupee up move.

31 Jan 2019 10:31 AM IST

Benchmark Sensex surged 577 points to end at 33,597 on Thursday.

Sensex jumps over 200 points on firm global cues

The 30-share index was trading 213.32 points, or 0.60 per cent, higher at 35,804.57.

31 Jan 2019 9:59 AM IST

Social activist Anna Hazare. (Photo: PTI)

Anna Hazare begins hunger strike for Lokpal

Though he welcomed the State Cabinet's decision to bring the office of state chief minister under the jurisdiction of...

31 Jan 2019 1:39 AM IST

A woman leader of Hindu Mahasabha firing at an effigy of Mahatma Gandhi with an air pistol on Wednesday.

13 Hindu Mahasabha leaders booked for firing at Mahatma Gandhi's...

The Hindutva outfit has held Gandhi responsible for India's partition.

31 Jan 2019 12:41 AM IST

In the 05 minutes you spent with me, neither did you mention anything about Rafale, not did we discuss anything about/related to it, Goa CM Manohar Parrikar wrote in the letter to Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Ailing Parrikar presents Goa budget, says he's high on 'josh'

Total estimated expenditure on revenue account is Rs 13,308.26 crore, expenditure on capital account is Rs 4,987.45...

30 Jan 2019 6:47 PM IST

The opposition should spell out who its prime ministerial candidate is, Shah said. (Photo: PTI)

There will be a new PM every day if 'mahagathbandhan' comes to power:...

BJP president Amit Shah was at Kanpur addressing a meeting of BJP's booth-level workers ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha...

30 Jan 2019 5:40 PM IST

The change that people are witnessing in India is because of the power of the vote and not the power of Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the event. (Photo: ANI)

We have shown how a majority government can take strong, big...

The PM was in Surat to lay the foundation stone for the extension of the terminal building at Surat Airport.

30 Jan 2019 5:03 PM IST

On Wednesday, the Sensex scaled above the 30K level mark after a gap of two years and closed at a record high of 30,133.35 while the Nifty too ended the session at an all-time high of 9,351.85.

Sensex, Nifty flat ahead of F&O expiry, Union Budget

The BSE Sensex ended marginally lower by 1.25 points and the NSE Nifty closed with a negligible loss of 0.4 point.

30 Jan 2019 4:44 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Surendra Singh has been in news for making shocking statements in the past. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi is Ram, Rahul is Ravan, Priyanka is Shurpanakha: BJP MLA

This comes after a poster depicting Rahul Gandhi as Lord Ram was spotted in Patna.

30 Jan 2019 1:10 PM IST

Elections are just around the corner, I request you all to please vote for BJP and make Narendra Modi the prime minister for the second consecutive time, BJP MLA Rajveer Singh Diler was also heard saying. (Photo: ANI)

'I don't do caste politics like PM Modi': BJP's Rajveer Singh Diler

BJP MLA Singh later denied saying that his speech was misconstrued.

30 Jan 2019 12:49 PM IST

His simplicity, his humbleness has to be really admired by all the Indians and the Goans, said Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo. (Photo: ANI)

Leaders like Rahul Gandhi required in Goa, India: BJP MLA Michael Lobo

Rahul Gandhi paid a visit to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday morning.

30 Jan 2019 12:09 PM IST

The man was tracked down and was arrested by the Bahadurpura police on Saturday. (Representational Image)

Noida: Cop, 3 journalists arrested over bribery, extortion charges

Police inspector Manoj Pant was arrested on charges of accepting bribe of Rs 8 lakh from a call centre in Noida's Sector...

30 Jan 2019 11:23 AM IST