An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit El Salvador and neighbouring countries on Thursday, although no damage or injuries have been reported yet, the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry reported....
An Egyptian court sentenced on Thursday 15 supporters of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison over inciting violence and vandalism in Suez province northeast of the capital Cairo, official MENA news agency reported. ...
Two militants and a soldier were killed on Friday in a gunfight in north Kashmir, officials said. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while hiting out at the criticism over demonetisation, said on Friday the opposition was charged up not because the government was not prepared for its implementation but because it did not get time to prepare itself....
US President Barack Obama on Thursday asked Americans to reflect on what really unites them after a "noisy, passionate and sometimes divisive" election campaign in his last Thanksgiving Day message from the White House....
The Union government on Thursday defended its demonetisation decision as it told the Supreme Court that the move was aimed to unearth the parallel black economy which was adversely affecting the legitimate government revenues and to reduce the ratio of cash transactions....
According to the Ministry of Finance, Rs 1,000 notes would no longer be allowed to be used for the list of exemptions the government had announced. These notes can, however, be deposited in bank accounts....
Cash withdrawal concessions extended till Dec 15...
A huge wail of distress is being heard from small and medium business enterprises across India that have been hit hard by the demonetisation of high-value notes....
Two maoists were shot dead in a shootout with Kerala Thunderbolts, an elite commando force of the Kerala Police, on Thursday in a forest area near Nilambur in Malappuram district, an official said....
