Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:37:43
Government has made holding of more than 10 junked Rs 500/1000 notes a penal offence punishable with a minimum Rs 10,000 fine, but the harsher four-year jail term has been dropped.
The Specified Bank Notes Cessation of Liabilities Ordinance, approved yesterday by the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, allows individuals to hold no more than 10 notes of the old currency. It allows 2
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:36:20
Ana Ivanovic is retiring from tennis at age 29, ending a career in which she was ranked No. 1 in 2008 but can no longer play at the highest level because of injuries.
In a live broadcast on Facebook, Ivanovic said Wednesday "it was a difficult decision, but there is so much to celebrate." The Serb won 15 tour titles, including the 2008 French Open, and is now ranked No. 63
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:34:40
Former Test fast bowler Jason Gillespie was Thursday appointed as Australia assistant coach for the three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka in February.
Cricket Australia said Gillespie will work with Justin Langer, who was confirmed as coach for the series earlier this month.
They will step in for head coach Darren Lehmann and his assistant David Saker, who will be with the Test sq
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:31:43
National Kabaddi player Rohit Kumar, arrested in connection with the alleged suicide by his wife Lalita who had accused him and her in-laws of harassment, was today granted bail by a Delhi court.
Besides Rohit, the court also granted the relief to his father Vijay Singh on a personal bond of Rs one lakh each and a surety of like amount.
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:29:26
Career bureaucrat Anil Baijal was today appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi, a post which has fallen vacant after sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung.
70-year-old Baijal, a 1969 batch IAS officer, had served as Union Home Secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries.
The President accepted the resignation of Jung and also ordered f
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:22:29
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) apprehended 36 fishermen and seized six boats in the Arabian sea off Jakhau coast in Gujarat on Wednesday, National Fisherworkers’ Forum (NFF) said. PMSA apprehended the fishermen near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), NFF secretary Manish Lodhari told PTI.
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:20:40
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told political leaders of various parties, including Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that constant and repeated sit-ins will be destructive for Pakistan, and urged politicians not to create hurdles in the nation’s progress.
“Rise above mutual differences and work in the interest of Pakistan,” the Daily Times quoted Sharif, as saying after inaugur
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:10:56
Undisclosed assets worth Rs 48 crore, including Rs 22 crores in new currency notes, had been unearthed during searches conducted by the Income Tax department in Karnataka and Goa since the Centre announced demonetisation of high-value notes, a top official said today.
"We have seized an undisclosed amount of Rs 34 crores in cash and Rs 14 crores in bullion, and out of which Rs 22 crores were in
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:07:51
At least five coaches of the Kurla-Ambernath local train derailed between Kalyan-Vitthalwadi at around 5
However, no injuries have been reported so far.
The services on Kalyan-Karjat route have been temporarily suspended.
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