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Demonetisation: Where is the money sent by NRIs? Sitting pretty in foreign exchange

New Delhi,19 Nov 2016:Seven million Indians in the Gulf remit over $70 billion each year and more. Much of it goes through a flourishing and hyperactive money exchange set of conduits that delivers cash to the recipient within minutes of its dispatch. Agreed that as the expats reduce in number, the

No exchange of notes for other-bank customers tomorrow; senior citizens exempted

NEW DELHI: Indian Banks' Association on Friday said that all banks will serve only their respective customers tomorrow and will not exchange the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from customers of other banks. "All these days our own customers have suffered because we have not been able to do their w

Select petrol pumps to dispense cash up to Rs 2,000

NEW DELHI: Now, you need not queue up at a bank for your daily cash. You can simply walk into a petrol pump run by state-run oil companies and get up to Rs 2,000 by swiping your debit card where POS machines are available. Initially though, the facility would be available at 2,500 petrol pumps ac

Rahul Gandhi to attend proceedings in defamation case by RSS

Mumbai: Rahul Gandhi is expected to attend the proceedings in a court in Bhiwandi, near here, on Wednesday in a criminal defamation case filed against him for claiming, at a 2014 election rally, that the RSS had killed Mahatma Gandhi. The case against the Congress vice president was filed by a lo

Blasphemous posting on FB sparks communal tension in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Blasphemous content sparked tension in old city forcing police to swung into action. The Santoshnagar Police have registered a case of outraging religious feelings in connection with the posting on social networking website. According to the sources people in Santoshnagar found a objec

Demonetization of currency is like ‘Kadak Chai’ – PM Modi

GHAZIPUR: Attacking the Congress and other parties which are opposing demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the corrupt were upset while the poor were “enjoying a sound sleep” after his decision and urged people to bear some inconvenience to root out graft. “After demonetisa

SBI gets deposits of Rs 83,702 crore in five days

Mumbai: State Bank of India today said it has collected Rs 83,702 crore in deposits in the last five days following the government’s decision to demonetise the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The country’s largest lender exchanged Rs 4,146 crore of scrapped notes between November 10 and November 1

Ayodhya dispute: Fresh proposal calls for mosque, temple side-by-side

Faizabad/Ayodhya: A fresh proposal for settlement of Ayodhya dispute was submitted to Faizabad divisional commissioner suggesting that a temple and a mosque be built at the site. The petition, it is claimed, has been signed by about 10,000 members from both Hindu and Muslim communities with forme

PM Modi visits Karnataka

PM Modi's addressed the Centenary Celebrations of Karnataka Lingayat Education Society in Belagavi. During his address PM urged media to highlight the contribution of people who have given their life to the service of education. He said there was a time where Indians were considered snake charme

Demonetization: The leaked secrets of ‘secret surgical strike’ on Aam Aadmi’s pocket

At the time when BJP’s allies and media are hailing Prime Minister Modi’s demonetization of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 note as a masterstroke policy on curbing the menace of black money, there are many questions remain unanswered. Secret Plan? Several reports of Bhakt media channels claim that even

Beware! Depositing others black money in your account can land you in real trouble

Hyderabad: Citizens will loose their gas subsidy if they risk depositing other people’s money into their account. As per the regulations issued by the government following abolition of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes, one can deposit amounts below Rs 2.5 lakh up to December 30 but tax or penalty will be

Modi hints at more action to unearth black money

‘I will check records [of people holding unaccounted money] since Independence and will deploy as many people as required for this’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that those holding unaccounted money would not be spared, but came out with the promise that ‘honest people’ woul

Mr. Vicaruddin gets Maulana Azad Award

Hyderabad,10 Nov 2016:  Govt. of Telangana has decided to give Maulana Azad National Award to the veteran Journalist, Mr. Syed Vicaruddin, Editor of Rahnuma-e-Deccan Urdu Daily this year on the occasion of Maulana Azad’s birthday which is being celebrated as Education Day. Mr. KCR will give th

People close to Govt. invested Black Money in properties

Hyderbad 10 Nov, 2016: Politicians and Ministers already knew the steps Govt. is going to take to curb black money. They had started investing black money since the money of August itself. They got their money invested through Muslim leader in purchasing properties in Bangalore and Chennai. It is l

Instead of eliminating, Burhan Wani should have been imprisoned for life: Jammu University VC

Vice Chancellor of Jammu University Professor RD Sharma Wednesday triggered fresh controversy over the issue of eliminating Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. "Why was he killed, he should have been caught alive and later sent to jail for life imprisonment," said Jammu University Vice Chanc

Demonetisation of Rs 1,000 & Rs 500: Plea in SC against govt’s decision

The plea has sought either quashing of the notification or a direction to the Centre for grant of "reasonable time frame" to citizens for exchanging the demonetised currency notes to avoid difficulties. A plea was Wednesday filed in Supreme Court seeking quashing of the Narendra Modi government

I-T to keep record of deposit over 2 lakhs, Accordingly people will be fined

With demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, the government has directed Income-Tax Department to coordinate with all banks and furnish details of individuals who exchange cash amount of Rs 2 lakh and above.   “A key reason for scrapping these two currency denominations is to cu

German report ranks India fourth on climate risk

India ranked fourth on the climate risk index for 2017, the Germany-based independent environmental organisation Germanwatch said on Tuesday. Its report, published at the outset of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) at Marrakech in Morocco, said there were 4,317 fatalities in 2