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December 30, 2016 6:24 PM

Whole exercise of demonetisation was mismanaged: Chidambaram

Congress today said the country expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce tomorrow that all restrictions on money have ended. Briefing media in New Delhi this evening, former Finance Minister and senior party leader P Chidambaram said Mr Modi had sought time till today for the problems arisin...

December 30, 2016 6:15 PM

CBI arrests Trinamool MP Tapas Paul in Rose Valley chit fund scam

CBI today arrested Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul in connection with the alleged Rose Valley chit fund scam. <br/><br/>The MP was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation office in North 24 Parganas and had reached there in the morning. <br/><br/>Another TMC MP Sudip...

December 30, 2016 6:03 PM

China blocks proposal at UN to list Azhar as terrorist; India expresses concern

India has expressed concern over China today finally blocking a proposal at United Nations to list Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in New Delhi that Chinese action confirms prevalence of double standards in the fight against terrorism....

December 30, 2016 5:26 PM

People's power can eradicate hunger in the world: President

President Pranab Mukherjee today called for a unified effort from the people to contribute towards eradicating hunger. Speaking at the Adamya Chetana Seva Utsava 2017 in Bengaluru today, he said that governments alone cannot achieve this objective but an unified effort from people and institutions c...

December 30, 2016 4:05 PM

Jharkhand coal mine mishap: Seven bodies recovered; PM condoles loss of lives

In Jharkhand, seven bodies have been recovered so far from the crushed open-coal mine site of Bhorai of Lalmatia in Rajmahal of Godda district while about 40 coal miners along with many heavy machines and vehicles are feared trapped underground. The accident took place when earth around the coal min...

December 30, 2016 4:03 PM

Court rejects bail pleas of Reddy, associates in notes seizure case

A CBI court in Chennai today dismissed the bail petitions of sand mining baron J Shekar Reddy and four others who were arrested in connection with alleged seizure of 127 kilogram gold and over 170 crore rupees, including new currency notes, from their premises. <br/><br/>The court also d...

December 30, 2016 3:29 PM

PM Modi likely to address the nation tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the nation tomorrow during which he is expected to spell out the roadmap ahead after the expiry of the 50-day period for depositing of demonetised notes today. This will be his second address to the nation since his announcement to scrap 1000 and 500...

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