Here's the latest on a long-running battle between IAS and non-IAS cadres: Charging big brother with blocking promotions and a cadre review, the 1,700-strong association of the Indian Telecom Service (ITS) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure that they are posted as Joint Secretaries and above i...
Nearly seven million people, officially categorised as "impoverished", are receiving giveaway cash from government banks throughout Thailand, media reported on Saturday. ...
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday said six cases were registered against officials of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and heads of private sector companies for non-contribution of PF money. ...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has slapped notices on four CAs for their "alleged acts of professional misconduct" following demonetisation of Rs 500 and 1,000 notes, a top official said on Saturday. ...
Call it a demonetisation pain eased by a fine example of hospitality in the God's Own Country. A 40-year-old foreigner ate at a restaurant here and didn't pay because he was cashless. He was caught but let off because the eatery staff realised their guest had no other option. ...
Consider this very plausible rumour I picked up at the Times Lit Fest in Mumbai: Some Bollywood bright sparks are developing scripts around demonetisation in double-quick time....
Capturing 28.52 per cent of the Indian mobile phone market, South Korean giant Samsung sold maximum number of devices in 2016, followed by Apple iPhone 14.87 per cent and Motorola with 10.75 per cent, a new report said on Saturday....
The availability of Apple's wireless headphones, called AirPods, is delayed as the company is experiencing problems in getting the audio from both the earpieces at the same time, a media report said on Saturday....
At least three persons have been arrested in Assam for allegedly being involved in exchanging new currency of Rs 2,000 denomination with old currencies for commission, police said on Saturday....
The CBI recovered Rs 70 lakh in new currency near Hyderabad during raids on relatives of a postal official who was earlier arrested for allegedly being involved in fraudulent exchange of new currency notes, police said on Saturday. ...
