New Delhi [India], Nov. 11(ANI): Defending the Centre from charges of being 'inconsiderate' with its 'sudden' decision to demonetise notes of Rupees 500 and 1000 and causing a massive 'inconvenience' to the common man, Union Minister for Information and Broadcas
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov. 11 (ANI): Following the Supreme Court's order on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal which struck down Punjab's termination of water-sharing agreement with other states, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday asserted that water sharing was no
New Delhi [India], Nov. 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday assured that people depositing smaller amounts less than 2.5 lakh would not attract harassments from the Income Tax (IT) officials, adding that the banks across the country would open on weekends and extend the
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Backing the government's decision to demonetize Rs. 500 and 1,000 currency notes, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said that there was a need to revive the currency as the value of rupee has depreciated after 2001, adding notes of R
Chandannagar (West Bengal) [India], Nov. 9 (ANI): Lambasting the Centre's move to demonetize Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes as part of efforts to crackdown against corruption and black money, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said there is chaos all over, adding the peopl
Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh)[India], Nov.9(ANI): With the opposition coming down heavily on the Centre over the move to scrap 500, 1000 rupee notes, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asserted that this step taken by the Prime Minister was in the interest of the nation in the fight against black mon
New York [United States], Nov. 8 (ANI): Refuting charges of murdering a tribal in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, Delhi University Professor Nandini Sundar on Tuesday said it was part of the state police's vendetta against all researchers, journalists, lawyers and activists who have bee
Dera Ghazi Khan [Pakistan], Nov. 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that in the wake of Panama leaks anything can happen in the country adding that the Pakistan Peoples Party is not backing the Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz government but the parliament
New Delhi [India], Nov. 7 (ANI): Asserting that the alarming air pollution has become an epidemic in Delhi, Indian Medical Association (IMA) president K.K. Aggarwal on Monday called on Delhiites to stay indoors while adding that the particulate matter 10 (pm) and 2.5 has crossed 600 which is
New Delhi [India], Nov. 6 (ANI): With schools being gutted down on a regular basis in the Valley with the unrest prolonging for over three months now, the Centre on Sunday lashed out at the Separatists for their stand in the matter, adding that their children were safely ensconced abroad wit
New Delhi [India], Nov. 6 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his bete noire Shivpal Yadav still hold grudges against each other, adding this was quite evident during the Samajwadi Party's silver jubilee celebrations in Lucknow.
Cancona (Goa) [India], Nov. 5 (ANI): With the government miffed with wide ranging protest against the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme, former chief of Army staff Ved Prakash Malik has said there has been "erosion" of soldiers' status within the government and in the socie