Noteban destroyed businesses, led to deaths in queues outside banks: OppositionPrime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016, had announced the decision to ban currency notes of denomination Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.
08 Nov, 2021, 09.41 PM IST
SP will give due respect to dalits, backward sections that BJP failed at, says Akhilesh YadavCongratulating its ally for the successful completion of the Jankranti Yatra, he said, "The BJP will be wiped out from all districts of Utt...
02 Sep, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
In Gautam Buddh Nagar, BJP faces BSP-SP alliance threat, Congress may surpriseIt is widely but inaccurately identified only as Noida, a high-tech satellite city of Delhi with smooth roads that lead one to interiors of...
07 Apr, 2019, 05.02 PM IST
Dushyant Singh aka ‘Raja Sahab’ on a mission to hold citadel for motherAt a time when elections are being fought on caste and religion lines, Vasundhara Raje and her family is being widely accepted by all in th...
05 Dec, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
VHP defies ban, holds road show in tense AyodhyaFaizabad divisional commissioner and receiver of the disputed site, Manoj Mishra, said only those going for “darshan” would be allowed near...
23 Nov, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
PM Modi to kick off month long campaign to promote cashless transactionsFrom April 15, a month-long training programme will begin for government employees and public on cashless transactions.
11 Apr, 2017, 01.35 AM IST
Government may reduce charges on card paymentsFinance Minister Arun Jaitley told Parliament earlier this month that the RBI is working to reduce the MDR for debit card transactions abov...
21 Feb, 2017, 11.21 PM IST
Niti Aayog to rank states on digital metrics: GovernmentNiti Aayog had constituted a Committee of Chief Ministers on digital payments which submitted its interim report to Prime Minister Narendra...
08 Feb, 2017, 03.38 PM IST
Is original objective of caste-based reservation lost in muddied waters of entitlement politics?Caste is the biggest influencer in Indian politics and caste-based quotas in education and jobs are seen as an economic entitlement bestowe...
20 Oct, 2015, 04.35 AM IST
In Chandni Chowk, Harsh Vardhan is hemmed in by a clutch of AAP MLAsMany people in Chandini Chowk supported the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections but when the assembly poll was held, they shifted allegiance to ...
05 Apr, 2015, 06.37 AM IST
Government modifies tender guidelines for projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar MissionAnother matter flagged off by the committee was regarding non-availability of information and transparency from NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Lt...
04 Aug, 2014, 08.13 PM IST
Congress 'primaries' process starts in Northeast Delhi seatCongress today initiated the new candidate selection process in Northeast Delhi Lok Sabha seat from where Jai Prakash Agarwal is the MP.
26 Feb, 2014, 05.24 PM IST
Ajay Maken's constituency to witness contest under Congress primariesNew Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, represented by Ajay Maken, will soon witness a contest under the "primaries" project being experimented b...
22 Feb, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Congress announces 'primary' to choose candidate for New Delhi LS seat"With this project, local party workers can choose their Lok Sabha candidates," said Netta D'Souza, the returning officer for the exercise.
22 Feb, 2014, 03.56 PM IST