Tag: national
Budget Aimed At Fulfilling Heightened Expectations Post-demonetisation
The Union Budget for 2017-18 was easily the most anticipated one in recent times. The public was seeking the government's policy stance after its bold attack on black money with demonetisation. On a related note, the market was also looking forward to the government's response to the demonetisation-induced slowdown.....
TMC Protests Against Modi's 'vendetta Politics'
Trinamool Congress MP on Friday protested against the Narendra Modi government in the Parliament House complex on Friday, alleging that it was indulging in "vendetta politics" in a probe into a chit fund scam.....
Jaitley Introduces Note Ban Bill In Lok Sabha Amid TMC Opposition
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday introduced a bill on demonetisation in the Lok Sabha to formally make the banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes a law.....
BJP Dares 'bluffmaster' Kejriwal For Debate On Poll Promises
On the eve of crucial polls in Punjab and Goa, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday dared "bluffmaster, liar and egoistic" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for a debate on his 70 poll promises that the AAP government has failed to fulfil after nearly two years of governance in the national capital.....
Bird Hits Aircraft, Passengers Safe: Air India
National carrier Air India on Monday reported that all 122 passengers on-board its Bhopal-New Delhi flight were safe after the aircraft was hit by a bird.....
Probe Why Jayalalithaa Was Hospitalized: AIADMK Leaders
Former Tamil Nadu assembly Speaker P.H. Pandian and his son and former MP Manoj Pandian on Tuesday sought a probe into the circumstances leading to the hospitalization of the late J. Jayalalithaa.....
RBI Likely To Hold Interest Rates At Wednesday's Review
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to hold key interest rates at its final monetary policy review for this fiscal on Wednesday -- its second after November's note ban -- in the wake of banks being flush with funds post-demonetisation and a firming up of global oil prices.....
India Takes Up Masood Azhar Issue With China Again
With the US moving the UN to put Pathankot attack mastermind and chief of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohamed, Masood Azhar, on the list of international terrorists, India has again taken up the matter with China, a senior official said on Tuesday.....
6.4-magnitude Quake Hits Pakistan
An earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude at the Richter scale jolted the southwest region of Pakistan early on Wednesday morning, Pakistan's National Seismic Monitoring Centre said.....
Restrictions After Clashes Between NC, BJP
Authorities imposed restrictions and shut educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir's Kalakote town on Wednesday following clashes between National Conference and BJP activists.....
