Banaskantha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the demonetisation decision was taken to strengthen the hands of the poor of the nation. Addressing a rally in Gujarat’s Deesa, the Prime Minister said, before November 8 everybody was concerned only about Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes and no …
Read More »Tamil Nadu CM Paneerselvam chairs first Cabinet meeting after Jayalalithaa’s demise
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Paneerselvam, who assumed the top office after the demise of incumbent and ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo J Jayalalithaa days ago, on Saturday chaired the first meeting of his Cabinet at the state secretariat in Chennai. Panneerselvam had on Thursday …
Read More »Hyderabad building collapse toll rises to 11, rescue operation over; owner arrested
Hyderabad: The death toll from a multi-storey under construction building collapse has risen to 11, officials said on Saturday. The rescue work completed in the early hours of Saturday. A woman and a child were pulled out alive from the debris on Friday. The seven-storey building at Nanakramguda in the …
Read More »Fazilka road mishap: Job, marriage and death; Tejinder Kaur had it all within a fortnight
It seems quite true in case of 26-year-old Tejinder Kaur, one of the victims of the tragic road mishap in the district that left 13 teachers and a driver dead after a truck collided with a jeep they were travelling in on Friday. Tejinder, a resident of Fazilka, got her …
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Large crowds to celebrate S. Korean president’s impeachment
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Large crowds were expected to gather in South Korea’s capital on Saturday to celebrate the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye over an explosive corruption scandal that saw millions protest in previous weeks. Protesters were planning to march near the Seoul presidential palace where the notoriously …
Read More »Longtime Gambian ruler now refuses to step aside
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Gambia’s ruler of more than 22 years announced late Friday that he no longer accepts defeat in the country’s presidential election, reversing course a week after he conceded to his rival. In a speech on state television, President Yahya Jammeh said that investigations since the Dec. …
Read More »Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi, two others arrested by CBI in AgustaWestland case
New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested former Air Force chief SP Tyagi and two others in the AgustaWestland case. “The arrested accused will be produced tomorrow (Saturday) before a competent court in Delhi,” CBI spokeswoman Devpreet Singh told the media here …
Read More »SC modifies National Anthem in cinema hall order, exempts differently-abled from standing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted exemption to differently-abled or physically-challenged persons from standing in national anthems being played in cinema halls across the country. Earlier today, the apex court also made it clear that the playing of abridged version of the national anthem would not be permitted. …
Read More »SC asks govt if demonetisation was confidential; to judge if policy unconstitutional
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday resumed hearing on the pleas filed against government’s demonetisation drive and asked the Centre if the policy was confidential when it was being made. The apex court has framed 9 questions for adjudication to judge if the government’s move to ban Rs 500 …
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