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December 14, 2016 8:50 AM

President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Madhya Pradesh today

President Pranab Mukherjee will be on one day tour of Madhya Pradesh today. AIR correspondent reports that Mr Mukherjee will attend different functions in Chindwara. Governor O P Kohli will receive the president at Chindwara airstrip. Mr Pranab Mukherjee will attend the annual day function of Confed...

December 14, 2016 8:37 AM

Police seized more than Rs 1 crore rupees new currency notes in Thane

In Maharashtra, Police has seized more than 1 crore rupees new currency notes and detained three persons in Thane. Joint Commissioner of Police Ashutosh Dumbre told agencies that three persons were going to exchange the new 2,000 rupees notes totalling one crore rupees for the now defunct 500 and 1,...

December 14, 2016 8:26 AM

7 rescheduled, 13 cancelled due to foggy weather in Delhi

61 trains are running late, seven are rescheduled and thirteen were cancelled due to foggy weather in the national capital. <br/><br/>Similarly, three International flights and six domestic flights were delayed and three domestic flights were cancelled due to fog.

December 14, 2016 7:13 AM

SC dismisses BCCI's review plea against Lodha panel recommendations

Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of BCCI to review its July 18 verdict directing the cricket body to implement Lodha panel recommendations for structural reforms in BCCI. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice S A Bobde said they have examined the grounds urged in support of the prayer ...

December 14, 2016 7:12 AM

Tajikistan President to start five day India visit from today

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon will arrive on a five-day visit to India today. This will be the sixth visit of President Rahmon to India. He will arrive in New Delhi on the 16th of this month after visiting Kerala. <br/><br/>His official engagements would be on 17th December 2016...

December 14, 2016 7:11 AM

Both Houses of Parliament to meet today after four day break

Both the Houses of Parliament will meet today after a four day break. Though there is no sign of resolution of the impasse between government and the opposition on the issue of demonetization. <br/><br/>Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reiterated yesterday that the government is ready for d...

December 14, 2016 4:33 AM

Hotels should ask customers before levying service charge

Hotels and restaurants should ask customers before levying a discretionary service charge to bills, a senior government official said today. Although service charge is voluntary, most hotels and restaurants levy up to 10 per cent of the bill amount as service charge, which is considered as tip. <...

December 14, 2016 12:23 AM

Cyclone Vardah: Panneerselvam seeks Rs 1000 crore help from PM Modi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sanction one thousand crore rupees from the National Disaster Response Fund to the state for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in the wake of the havoc wrought by cyclone Vardah.<br/><br/>In a l...

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