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November 15, 2016 8:06 PM

MHA reviews demonetization situation across country

Home Ministry today took stock of the prevailing situation in the country and assessed the inputs of reported tension in some places in the wake of demonetization of 1000 and 500 rupees notes. <br/><br/>Senior officials of the Ministry reviewed the situation in different states where rus...

November 15, 2016 6:37 PM

India, Israel ink two pacts on water resource management & Agriculture

India and Israel today inked two agreements in the field of water resources management and agriculture which were signed following the delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in New Delhi. <br/><br/>In a joint press stateme...

November 15, 2016 5:48 PM

Common man in support of demonetization move despite difficulties: BJP

BJP today hit out at the Opposition saying the Prime Minister is trying to curb black money with demonetization exercise, but rival parties have ganged up against him and claimed that the general public is in the support of the move despite difficulties. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, party Secr...

November 15, 2016 5:45 PM

Centre asks states to undertake audit of toilets in urban areas

The Centre has asked all the States to undertake extensive audit of toilets in urban areas over the next fifteen days and reach out to community representatives for the audit of functioning of toilets by addressing the problem of water availability. <br/><br/>.The exercise is to begin fr...

November 15, 2016 5:09 PM

Congress holds strategy meet ahead of Winter Session

Congress is now holding a key strategy meet ahead of Parliament's winter session starting tomorrow. Party President Sonia Gandhi is chairing the meeting. Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, and other senior party leaders are attending the meet. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, the CPM polit bure...

November 15, 2016 5:05 PM

India accounts for largest growth of international students in US

The number of Indian students studying in the US soared by 25 percent to a record high. The 2016 Open Doors data says, Indian students contribute more than 5.5 billion USD to the American economy. <br/><br/>It comes against the backdrop of a steep decline in Indian students opting for th...

November 15, 2016 5:04 PM

RBI directs banks to waive ATM charges till Dec 30

Reserve Bank of India has directed banks to waive off ATM charges on all transactions at own banks as well as others till December 30. <br/><br/>In a late night notification, RBI said this facility will be applicable at both financial and non-financial transactions and is not limited by ...

November 15, 2016 5:04 PM

PM's mother goes to bank to exchange old notes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi&apos;s mother Hiraben today went to the bank and exchanged her savings of 4500 rupees 92 year old Hiraben, went to Raysan branch of Oriental Bank of Commerce- in Gandhinagar and exchanged the old currency with new notes. Waiting in the queue of senior citizens, she follo...

November 15, 2016 5:03 PM

SC refuses to stay Govt's demonetization notification

Supreme Court today refused to stay the government's notification demonetising 500 rupees and 1,000 rupees currency notes but asked it to spell out the steps taken to minimise public inconvenience. <br/><br/>A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and D Y Chandrachud said, they ...

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