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December 30, 2016 6:45 AM

PM Modi likely address the nation tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely 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 ru...

December 30, 2016 12:25 AM

Fog in North India delays 60 trains, Cold conditions across region

Cold conditions prevailed in north India today even as a blanket of fog enveloped parts of the region which affected road and rail traffic. Chilly conditions were experienced in the national capital Delhi where moderate fog in the morning forced delay of 60 trains while 20 had to be rescheduled. &lt...

December 29, 2016 11:53 PM

Demonetisation: Deadline to deposit old Rs 500/1,000 notes ends tomorrow

The 50-day deadline to deposit the old Rs 500/1,000 notes in banks comes to an end tomorrow.<br/><br/>People, however, will still have time to exchange the currency notes at designated RBI counters till March 31 after giving valid reasons for not depositing defunct notes in their account...

December 29, 2016 11:23 PM

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu reviews safety performance of Railways

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today asked the zonal heads and Board Members to live up to the expectations required from them and candidly warned the officials to be ready for consequences for any lapse. Reviewing safety performance of Railway, Mr Prabhu said that responsibility would now to be fix...

December 29, 2016 9:58 PM

Railways announces 10% rebate for vacant berths

Railways today announced 10 per cent rebate for vacant berths after finalisation of the reservation charts. The discount will be based on basic fare of last ticket sold in the train.It will be effective from 1st of January,2017 on an experimental basis for six months.<br/><br/>According ...

December 29, 2016 9:29 PM

Centre sets target of providing housing to all poor by 2022

The Centre has set a target of providing housing to all the poor in the country by 2022. <br/><br/>Talking exclusively to AIR, after chairing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting on Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Rural Housing) in New Delhi, Minister of State for Rural Developm...

December 29, 2016 9:26 PM

BJP dismisses Congress claim of PM & Amit Shah's link with Mahesh Shah

BJP has dismissed the Congress claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah have any link with Mahesh Shah, who had recently declared unaccounted income of over 1,300 crore rupees. <br/><br/>The party dared the opposition party to prove the allegation threatening...

December 29, 2016 9:22 PM

Congress terms demonetisation as biggest scam of country

Congress has termed demonetisation as the biggest scam of the country. Briefing media, party leader Randeep Surjewala today said, Reverse Bank of India has changed rules as many as 135 times post demonetisation.<br/><br/>He accused Centre of not taking cognizance of alleged links of Guja...

December 29, 2016 9:17 PM

PM Modi likely to address Nation on Dec 31

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely address the nation on this Saturday.In his address, he is expected to spell out the roadmap ahead after the expiry of the 50-day period for depositing of demonetised notes tomorrow. <br/><br/>This will be his second address to the nation since his a...

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