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New Delhi, Jan 15: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat today said jawans who take to social media to express their complaints could be punished as their act lowers the morale of those guarding the frontiers of the country. He also said that despite Pakistan's continuous engagement in proxy war against India, "we want to restore peace on the Line of Control". "But we will not hesitate from giving a fitting

New Delhi, Jan 15: Almost 10 weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of high-value banknotes on November 8, there are no signs of a recovery on the cash-availability front. The dramatic downward trend of the currency liquidity situation, triggered by the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, valued at around Rs. 15.44 lakh crore, has continued, despite the government

Patna, Jan 15: At least 24 people were killed and 13 injured after a boat capsized in the Ganga on Saturday evening. Those injured have been admitted to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) where they are recuperating. The boat had more than 40 people on board. Most of them were returning after attending the kite festival at Sabbalpur Diara on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. While some

New Delhi, Jan 14: With CBI registering a case related to software procurement at Air India, airline chief Ashwani Lohani today termed it as a "shock" saying the omnipresent shadow of vigilance and other probe agencies over processes undertaken by the executive has caused maximum damage to the public sector. The case has come as a shock because ostensibly as per the stand taken by the company as

New Delhi, Jan 14: Refuting allegations of interference by an RBI union, the finance ministry today said the government fully respects independence and autonomy of the Reserve Bank of India. "Consultations between the government and RBI are undertaken on various matters of public importance wherever such consultation is mandated by law or has evolved as a practice. Consultations mandated by law or

New Delhi, Jan 14: The BJP on Friday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of Uttar Pradesh against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi following his claims of seeing party’s symbol in the photos of gods and saints. BJP delegation led by former MLC Shayam Nandan Singh alleged that Rahul has violated the Model Code of Conduct by "co-relating the Congress election symbol with religious

New Delhi, Jan 14: In a strongly worded letter addressed to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel, the United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers and Employees has alleged that post the government's demonetisation move, the image of the Central bank has been dented beyond repair. "Commenting on the "mismanagement" since November 8 when demonetisation was announced and the criticism from

New Delhi, Jan 14: Asserting that equal opportunity brings equal responsibility, Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said it's up to women to decide if they they are willing to join men in a frontline combat role without separate and additional facilities. He mentioned that when out on tanks, the men cook and sleep under the tank. Noting that women are present in combat arms of the army

New Delhi, Jan 13: With a number of security personnel, including one from the army, raising grievances through social media, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat today asked his men to directly communicate to him through the "suggestion cum grievance" boxes that will be set up across the formations. His remarks came a day after an army jawan posted a video on social media criticising the use of soldiers as

Chennai, Jan 13: In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Jallikattu issue, DMK today charged that he had time to meet actors and others but not the AIADMK MPs who wanted to discuss about holding the banned bulltaming sport in Tamil Nadu during Pongal. DMK working president and Opposition Leader MK Stalin, who pressed the Centre to immediately promulgate an ordinance to hold