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Indian Air Force okay with demonetisation, says Chief Raha
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Saturday backed the Centre's move to demonetise, saying the armed forces have accepted the decision.
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Steyn backs de Villiers to return as Proteas captain once fit
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec.9 (ANI): South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has backed AB de Villiers, who is currently recovering from an elbow injury‚ to remain as permanent Test captain despite stunning success under stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis.
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Far-right candidate Hofer concedes defeat in Austria's presidential e
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec.5 (ANI): Austria's far-right Freedom Party's presidential candidate Norbert Hofer has conceded his defeat to the Green Party-backed independent Alexander Van der Bellen in the country's presidential election after exit polls showed an clear win f
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Pregnant woman shot dead: Women activist calls for curbs on 'gun cult
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.5 (ANI): A day after a drunk man shot a 22-year-old pregnant orchestra dancer after she refused to dance with him, the general secretary of National Federation of Indian Women, a Communist Party of India (CPI) backed organisation, Annie Raja, has said the government ne
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Root backs `brilliant leader` Cook to remain as England captain
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec.2 (ANI): Describing Alastair Cook as a `brilliant leader`, England batsman Joe Root has backed the opener to continue to remain as captain despite the team's recent woes in their ongoing tour of India.
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Candidate backed by banned Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat party routs Sharif'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec. 2 (ANI): Maulana Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi, an Independent candidate backed by the banned Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), has won the Punjab Assembly's PP-78 bypoll on Thursday with a margin of 12,793 votes, routing candidates fielded by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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Shrikant Sharma backs PM Modi's demonetisation decision
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janta Party National Secretary Shrikant Sharma has backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs.1000 currency notes and rebuked the opposition for its objection to it.
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Common man's 'aakrosh' fizzled out opposition's Aakros
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.29 (ANI): Taking a dig at the opposition after their call for 'Aakrosh Diwas' evoked a lukewarm response across the nation, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the reason their call had failed was becau
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Hamilton likely to face disciplinary action for defying team orders at Abu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov. 28 (ANI): Mercedes are considering taking disciplinary action against three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton after he deliberately backed team-mate Nico Rosberg to try and keep hold of his Formula One world championship at Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, confirmed Tot
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Tireless efforts can help achieve cashless society by February: Fadnavis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Nov. 27(ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday backed the pushed for a cashless economy and estimated that the nation can achieve the goal of becoming a cashless society through tireless work over the next two to three months.
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After lauding 'sahsik' demonetisation drive, Nitish for action a
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Nov. 26 (ANI): In what may come as a relief for Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government facing the opposition wrath post the demonetisation drive, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday backed the move and urged the ruling dispensation at the Centre to hit b
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Payu India hires Maneesh Goel as new CFO
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Naspers backed PayU India on Friday announced appointment of Maneesh Goel as its new Chief Financial Officer.
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