NEW DELHI: To encourage widespread usage of digital payments post demonetisation, the government on Wednesday said no transaction charges will be levied on debit cards till December 31. All public sector banks and some private sector ones have agreed to waive the transaction cost for all payments made through debit cards, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta […]
JAMMU: Army on Wednesday launched a counter offensive against Pakistan along the LoC, a day after three Indian soldiers were killed, with body of one of them being mutilated in a cross-LoC attack. The offensive comes hours after the Indian Army vowed “heavy retribution” to the attack on its soldiers Brigadier, Northern Command, S Gotra […]
NEW DELHI: Amid opposition attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the people to directly convey their views to him on demonetisation via his App. He asked the public to participate in a survey where a number of questions have been posed with regard to scrapping of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes. “I […]
KOCHI: Actor Mohanlal, in his blog came out in support of demonetization of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The actor, who extended his support for demonetization, feels that such a movement was necessary for the benefit of our country. Mohanlal has also made it clear that he is not the supporter of a specific person but […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior CPM leader M M Mani, who had earlier said his party had a history of killing political rivals from a prepared list, will be inducted into the Kerala Cabinet on Tuesday. Mani will replace CPM central committee member E P Jayarajan, who was forced to quit following allegations that he appointed close relatives […]
KANPUR: At least 120 people were killed and more than 100 injured as 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express ran off the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning. The incident took place at around 3 am near Pukhrayan, about 100 km from Kanpur, at a time when most of the passengers were […]
NEW DELHI: India’s largest public sector bank has dropped more than Rs 7,000 crore, more than 80 per cent of the amount owed to it by its top 100 defaulters, into the Advance Under Collection Account (AUCA) bin for toxic loans With efforts to recover its dues hitting a virtual dead-end, the State Bank of […]
NEW DELHI: Projecting Kerala as an attractive business-friendly destination with robust economic fundamentals, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan invited the global investor community and industry stakeholders to do business with the southern coastal state and accelerate its growth across various sectors, especially manufacturing and services segments. “Kerala is ready for investments and open to business,” […]
BEIJING: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise high value currency notes as “startling and bold”, Chinese official media has said it is “far from enough” and India may “look at ideas” from China’s crackdown against corruption which has shown “efficiency”. Modi in “a startling and sudden move” demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 […]
NEW DELHI: People flood banks and post offices to exchange ol d notes for new; more government-related centres to accept scrapped notes; banks do away with ATM withdrawal charges till year end. It was heavy rush outside most banks across the country on Thursday. People were seen waiting outside many banks as early as 6 […]