Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:51:30
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Saturday described the Centre's decision to demonetise old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes a "national calamity" which has put the nation in a turmoil.
The crisis following the cash deficit has percolated to even the organised sector and will result national production loss of Rs 2.5 lakh crore, he said while addressing reporters here today.
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Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:49:06
The Karnataka government today told the Assembly that IAS officer D K Ravi, whose 'mysterious' death had raised a storm in the state, had committed suicide under "mental pressure".
35-year old Ravi was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room at a flat in Bengaluru under suspicious circumstances in March last year.
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Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:47:29
Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with India over its diplomats in the High Commission here allegedly not being allowed to withdraw their salaries, which is paid in US dollars, by the bank.
Asserting that not allowing its officials to withdraw their salaries was in breach of Vienna Protocol, Pakistan has also threatened that in case the matter is not resolved soon, it may consider retaliator
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Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:45:46
Having made it clear that it would be "unwise" to comment on Lodha Committee recommendation as the Supreme Court verdict is still pending, Sachin Tendulkar came out in support of BCCI stating that the parent body has "done a lot for the game in the country".
Tendulkar was speaking during a session at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, here today.
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Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:43:06
A 45-year-old businessman based in Ahmedabad, Mahesh Shah, who had come to spotlight in October after he admitted to assets worth Rs 13, 860 crore under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) has gone missing.
The businessman had to pay 25 percent on the disclosed income as penalty on 30 November — the deadline for paying the penalty under the amnesty period. Mahesh Shah was a land dealer and his
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Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:39:38
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today referred to a WhatsApp video showing a beggar using a swipe machine to persuade people to shift to digital monetary transactions, insisting Indians do not take long to accept new things if they know the intention behind an action is right.
"I don't know how far it is true but there is a video going viral on Whatsapp of a beggar being told by a man that though
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Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:37:53
Delhi Police today registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by an NGO alleging that an American tourist was raped by five men at a five-star hotel in Connaught Place in March.
The complaint was filed through an email. It alleged that five men had entered the woman's room on the pretext of some tour and travel-related work and raped her.
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Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:34:54
Karnataka Legislative Assembly was rocked by opposition protests for the second consecutive day, with BJP demanding resignation of Minister Tanvir Sait for allegedly looking at sleazy pictures on his mobile phone at a public function recently.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ruled out Sait's resignation and charged the BJP with targeting him on a "non-issue" as he belonged to a minority community.
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Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:28:09
Fishermen staged a protest at Belekeri port here on Thursday demanding that the Port and Inland Water Transport Department take immediate action to de-silt the estuary at the port.
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