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JDU, RLD hint at larger alliance in UP for Assembly elections

RLD's record of sticking to an alliance is not good but it has managed to get into the power alliances in the state and at the Centre as well. The Rashtriya Lok Dal and Janata Dal (United) have made a late entry into the electoral battle in Uttar Pradesh and have announced that they will fight th
Farmers can now use old Rs 500 notes to buy seeds

Farmers can now use old Rs 500 notes at state-owned outlets towards the purchase of seeds, the Finance Ministry said in a statement Days after allowing farmers to make cash withdrawals up to Rs 25,000 per week against sanctioned crop loans, the Centre on Monday announced that they will now be allow
Meet the Indian family with 12 fingers and 12 toes
Gaya, 20 Nov 2016:Fifty-year-old daily wage labourer Krishna Choudhary, who lives in a small village in Gaya, has six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. So do his father, grandfather, siblings, children and grandchildren. Choudhary's nuclear and extended family of 25 members have a t
Muslim Law Board For Triple Talaq, Against Uniform Civil Code

All India Muslim Personal Law Board said divine Sharia laws cannot be modified or altered. KOLKATA: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday strongly opposed the central government's move against triple talaq and imposition of uniform civil code, saying divine Sharia laws regardin
At least 120 killed as Indore-Patna Express derails

Pukhrayan (UP), Nov 20, 2016 (PTI) :At least 120 passengers were killed and more than 200 injured, nearly half of them grievously, in the worst train accident in recent years when 14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express derailed here in Kanpur rural area in the wee hours today due to suspected rail fract
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