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December 16, 2016 4:43 PM

Govt blames opposition for washout of Winter Session of Parliament

The government has blamed the opposition particularly the Congress for a virtual washout of the Winter Session of Parliament. Briefing reporters in New Delhi after the end of the Session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said, the Congress was confused on the issue of demonetisation and a...

December 16, 2016 4:01 PM

SC may pass order on plea to allow usage of old Rs 500 notes at hospitals, petrol pumps

The Supreme Court said that it may pass some orders today on a plea seeking that demonetised 500 rupees currency notes be allowed to be used for some more time at places like hospitals and petrol pumps. When senior advocate Kapil Sibal sought an interim order on the issue, A ben...

December 16, 2016 2:53 PM

Curtailment of RK Dutta's service at CBI as per law: Centre tells SC

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that curtailment of service of senior IPS officer R K Dutta at CBI was done as per the provisions of the law which govern the functioning of the probe agency. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi submitted before a bench headed by Justice Kurian...

December 16, 2016 2:51 PM

Cong, TMC leaders meet President Mukherjee over demonetisation

Opposition leaders of Congress and TMC today met President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to lodge their protest that they were not allowed to speak in Parliament on many issues including demonetization. Later, speaking to media, Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress s...

December 16, 2016 2:22 PM

Karunanidhi undergoes tracheostomy to enable breathing in Chennai hospital

DMK President and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi who was readmitted to the Kauvery hospital has undergone tracheostomy to optimise breathing a short while ago. A press release by Dr S Aravindan, Executive Director of the hospital said that the procedure was done to ease the...

December 16, 2016 2:18 PM

Pak troops resort to shelling, firing along LoC in Poonch district

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Pakistani forces again resorted to shelling and firing in Poonch district along the Line of Control this morning. AIR correspondent quoting Defence spokesperson Lt. Col Manish Mehta said that the forces across the Line of Control resorted to unprovoked ...

December 16, 2016 2:14 PM

Curtailment of R K Dutta's service at CBI as per law: Centre tells SC

December 16, 2016 2:10 PM

Venkaiah Naidu inks New Delhi Declaration on Housing and Urban Development

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today signed the New Delhi Declaration after its' acceptance by the member countries on the final day of the sixth edition of Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development in New Delhi. Speaking on the occa...

December 16, 2016 2:02 PM

SC may pass order on plea to allow usage of old Rs 500 notes at hospitals, petrol pumps

December 16, 2016 1:56 PM

Over 65k illegal trade cases reported on Indo-Bangla border in last 3 yrs

The government informed the Lok Sabha today that more than 65 thousand cases of illegal trade came to its notice on the India-Bangladesh border in the last three years. It was also informed that appropriate action was taken against the perpetrators under the Customs Act and Stri...

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