Responding to allegations of irregularities in its funds, the AAP on Wednesday said that canards are being spread by the BJP to tarnish the party's image ahead of the Punjab and Goa elections. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed that most of its funds come through banking channels and it is the only truly cashless party in the country. "False a...
The cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance which makes possession of demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes beyond March 31, 2017 illegal, providing for a jail term for violators. People can deposit old notes in banks up to December 30 and with the Reserve Bank of India up to March 31 next year. Official sources sai...
Chief of the Indian Army's crucial Northern Command Lt. Gen. Devraj Anbu on Wednesday reviewed the security situation along the line of Control with Pakistan in Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The officer on his first visit to the border sector after taking over as the head of the strategically important Northern Command interacted wi...
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Sunderlal Patwa has died at the age of 92 after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning at a Bhopal hospital, a BJP official said. Bharatiya Janata Party media coordinator Lokendra Parasar said that after suffering the heart attack the senior party leader was rushed to a private nursing home, where he died. P...
The Met office here on Wednesday said there was no good news for those looking forward to snow in Kashmir around the New Year's eve. "Weather is likely to remain dry during the next 48 hours in Jammu and Kashmir," an official of the weather office said here. "There is no indication of any rain or snowfall in the state on the New Year's eve...
Carrie Fisher's death has shocked Hollywood celebrities who remember the actress as the "brightest light" and a "wonderful talent". Fisher, 60, died four days after she suffered a cardiac arrest on a flight. Her daughter Billie Lourd said the actress passed away on Tuesday morning after taken ill travelling from London to Los Angeles, report...
At least 43 passengers are injured as 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed early morning on Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh, an official said. The accident took place near Rura in Kanpur, the official added. The number of injured has risen to 43 since early morning, Inspector General of Police (Kanpur range) Zaki Ahmed told IANS. He also said...
According to a study, White House hopefuls and groups supporting them spent a total of $2.17 billion during the election campaign that Republican Donald Trump finally won....
Cuba's National Assembly on Tuesday approved a law prohibiting the use of Fidel Castro's name to designate public sites or using his image for monuments, according to the wishes of the former President, who died on November 25....
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said all opposition parties -- even those who did not attend a joint press conference in Delhi -- were united on demonetisation and Prime Minister Narandra Modi's alleged corruption....
