India

New Delhi, Jan 18: RBI Governor Urjit Patel today faced some tough questions from MPs as he could not set a time frame for return of normalcy in the banking system even as the central bank asserted that Rs 9.2 lakh crore or 60 per cent of demonetised currency has been replaced. Patel also could not give a definite number of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 bills returned post demonetisation as RBI was still

New Delhi, Jan 18: In the backdrop of growing unease in Sino-India ties, India today said it has been trying to convince the Chinese government that its ascent is not harmful to the rise of China and that both countries should be sensitive on matter relating to sovereignty. In an address at the Raisina Dialogue, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar took strong objection to the China-Pakistan Economic

Chennai, Jan 18: What started as an isolated protest by a group of youngsters at the Marina Beach, yesterday, has grown into a massive show of strength in favour of lifting the ban on bull-taming sport Jallikkattu. Thousands of youngsters have embraced the route of peaceful agitation to press the government to end the ban. Linking to Tamil pride, the protesters are adamant to not allow 'censure on

Patna/Delhi, Jan 18: Two major train accidents near Kanpur which resulted in deaths of 151 passengers and injuries to 200 others, were carried out on the instructions of Pakistan's external spy agency ISI, according to the Bihar police. The ISI hand was exposed following the arrest of three criminals Umashankar Patel, Motilal Paswan and Mukesh Yadav from Motihari on the Indo-Nepal border who were

New Delhi, Jan 17: India alone cannot walk the path of peace with Pakistan and the neighbouring country must walk away from terrorism if it wants bilateral dialogue to resume, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, amid continued chill in Indo-Pak ties. Referring to ties with China, the Prime Minister said it was not unnatural for two large neighbouring powers to have some differences but both

Uttar Pradesh, Jan 17: The Congress on Tuesday announced that it would tie up with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the coming Uttar Pradesh polls. The development comes a day after the Akhilesh Yadav faction of the SP retained the party’s ‘cycle’ symbol. “There will be a Congress-SP alliance in the coming U.P. elections,” senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said. Details of the alliance would be

Mumbai, Jan 17: A special CBI court today framed charges of murder and criminal conspiracy against Indrani Mukerjea, her husband Peter Mukerjea and former husband Sanjeev Khanna for the murder of Indrani's daughter Sheena Bora in 2012. All the accused were explained the charges framed against them. They pleaded not guilty to the charges and said they would face trial. Judge H S Mahajan kept the

Lucknow, Jan 17: Prospects of a "grand secular alliance" in Uttar Pradesh today brightened with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav saying a decision on tying up with the Congress will be taken in a "day or two". "Decision on alliance (with Congress) will be taken in a day or two," he said, buoyed by the Election Commission's order recognising him as the President of Samajwadi Party and allowing him to

Chennai, Jan 17: Announcing her intention to take the political plunge, Deepa Jayakumar, niece of the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, today said she would disclose her political roadmap on February 24, the birth anniversary of 'Amma'. Deepa talked to the media after scores of AIADMK cadre thronged her residence here and appealed to her to assume a leading role. Days after announcing

New Delhi, Jan 17: In a significant breakthrough on GST front, the Centre and the states reached a consensus on the contentious dual control issue on Monday preparing ground for the rollout of the biggest tax reform from 1 July, said Ginance Minister Arun Jaitley. The Centre would assess 50 percent of the assessees under Rs 1.5 crore annual turnover and the states the other 50 percent. As much as