Chennai, Dec 12 (PTI) Heavy rains accompanied by high- velocity winds pounded the city and coastal districts of north Tamil Nadu as severe cyclonic storm “Vardah” commenced its landfall through the coast, killing two persons and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from low-lying areas. The cyclone, that triggered strong winds of nearly 100 […]
Bombay (Mumbai), Dec 12 : Three bank holidays back to back. No money in ATMs. People reeling under the currency crunch no longer believe the “bhagao blackmoney” spiel of the government. And to top it all, from where did the many bags of brand new 2000 rupee notes being ‘seized’ come from? As the banks […]
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has slammed the Postal Department for trying to hide the inefficiency of its employees. Indian post will have to cough up Rs 35,000 in fines for failing to deliver a Speedpost letter on time. The apex consumer commission has pulled up the Postal Department for “deficiency in service” by […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (Dec 9) modified its order on the National Anthem and exempted physically handicapped persons from standing before screening of a movie in cinema halls across the nation, says a PTI report. It also clarified that doors of theatres need not be bolted when the National Anthem is played. The order was […]
New Delhi: New Members of Parliament should learn what not to do in Parliament, or face the consequences.Shouting is tolerated, but any kind of shooting, even video shooting, is a no-no.This one has been suspended for live streaming proceedings! AAP member Bhagwant Mann, who was held guilty by a parliamentary panel of putting the security […]
New Delhi, Dec 7 : Has the Modi government’s ‘Cash ban’ breached international protocol? Many foreign governments are saying so. Foreign missions cannot access their own money in Indian banks! If this situation continues, they threaten to stop funds for Indian embassies abroad. Anguished over restrictions on withdrawals by their embassies, many foreign governments are […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court frowns upon dangerous driving. It wants to know what the government is doing about addressing the problem of rash and negligent driving. People should fear the law whether they “like it or not”, the Supreme Court today said while favouring harsher punishment for rash and negligent driving. A bench of […]
That title may seem a little incongruous at first, but once we see the effects of demonetisation – like demand contracting, much like in a recession – it is an easier concept to grasp. Though the symptoms of the two – recession and demonetisation – may be similar, the reasons differ. In a cash based […]
Chennai, Dec 5 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was today said to be critical after she suffered a cardiac arrest in the hospital where she was admitted over two months ago. Apollo Hospitals, in a tweet late last night, said doctors were closely monitoring Jayalalithaa’s condition and trying their “very best”. “Our doctors are […]
The Thane police in Bombay (Mumbai) on Friday (December 2) chargesheeted 80 people in the call centre scam in which callers from bogus call centres in the Mira Road area and Bhayandar duped US citizens by pretending to be calling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Thane police said they will also be charging […]
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has alleged that ‘some media houses’ were out to murder him politically. According to NDTV, Kumar told his legislators in Patna, “some media houses are out to murder me politically.” But is it a case of attempted hara-kiri? A section of the media had reported that the Bihar chief minister’s […]
Why does the government in a rush to push through the ‘New Education policy’, to bring back the system of detention in elementary schools? Why doesn’t the government and the HRD Ministry give time for vetted experts in education to discuss it? Ahead of the 64th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) […]
