It's one of India's poorest states and yet aspires to be first in the country to go cashless -- if one is to believe Chief Minister Raghubar Das. ...
Jayalalithaa was to Tamil Nadu what Narendra Modi was to Gujarat. Their respective states symbolise their legacy and present unique models of development that have fuelled the long-standing debate on economic growth and social progress. ...
Days after Vietnam stalled its plans to build nuclear power plants citing safety concerns, a nuclear expert in India says overall nuclear power is likely to expand in Asian countries....
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police has recovered over Rs 1.5 crore in new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 bills from a businessman's house here, police said on Tuesday. ...
Australia is in danger of losing its position as an Antarctic leader, as well as its claim over the frozen continent, unless it maintains funding for its scientific research program, experts said....
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of Venezuelan border with Colombia for 72 hours till Thursday to deal with the "mafias" operating and smuggling out Venezuelan currency. ...
Oil prices increased on Monday after oil producers outside the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to reduce output....
RSS ideologue S. Gurumurthy on Monday said the newly issued Rs 2,000 currency note is a "stopgap arrangement" to tide over the cash crunch after demonetisation, and it will ultimately be withdrawn by the government, albeit gradually....
Sri Lankan Airlines on Monday cancelled all flights to Chennai due to cyclone Vardah hitting the Tami Nadu coast, officials said....
Expressing concern over the ongoing blockade of the National Highways in Manipur, the Centre on Monday said 15 companies of central forces stationed in the state had been placed at the disposal of the Manipur government to deal with the situation. ...
