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New Delhi, Dec 18: Congress and the Left today questioned the appointment of the new army chief by superseding two officers, saying every appointment by the government has become controversial. The development came a day after the government appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Bipin Rawat as the new army chief superseding his two senior officers. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said that

New Delhi, Dec 18: The Centre has decided to set up a single, permanent Tribunal to adjudicate all inter-state river water disputes subsuming existing tribunals, a step which is aimed at resolving grievances of states in a speedy manner. Besides the Tribunal, the government has also proposed to float some benches by amending the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 to look into disputes as and

New Delhi, Dec 18: Many senior army officers will not only be surprised but also deeply dismayed at the government’s decision to supersede the Indian Army’s two most senior officers while appointing Lt Gen Bipin Rawat as the next Chief of Army Staff. For, not only has seniority been given the go-by, the two officers who command almost unparalleled professional respect have been humiliated. Lt Gen

Srinagar, Dec 17: Three soldiers were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack on an army convoy at a crowded place at Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway today. "Three soldiers have been martyred in a terrorist attack on a convoy at Pampore. Search operations are underway," an army official said. He said further details were awaited. A police official said two soldiers were

New Delhi, Dec 17: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hinted that not all of the Rs 15.44 lakh crore worth of currency junked will be remonetised through issuance of new notes as he said digital currency will fill the gap. Calling the scrapping of old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes as "a courageous step", he said the government could do it as India today has the capacity to take such decisions and

Margao, Dec 17: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed to have "busted" the demonetization myth saying it was an ingenious "method" devised by the "super planner" Narendra Modi to "snatch money from the poor and channelize it to the super rich". Speaking at Fatorda at the concluding function of the Jan Jagruti Yatra organized by the state unit of the Congress party, Gandhi in his

New Delhi, Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly defended demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and ripped into the opposition over Parliament logjam, saying unlike earlier when opposition parties stalled the House against scams, Congress-led parties are now doing so against government's steps to curb black money and corruption. "We needed to do it in 1971. We have caused

Mumbai, Dec 16: In what may be one of the biggest defamation claims filed in India, Nusli Wadia, an independent director in three Tata companies, has sought Rs 3,000 crore in damages from Ratan Tata, Tata Sons and its directors, excluding Cyrus Mistryand Farida Khambata. The defamation suit filed in the Bombay high court comes after Tata Sons sought Wadia's removal from Tata Chemicals, Tata Motors

Chennai, Dec 16: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DML) President M Karunanidhi was admitted to Kauvery Hospital again on Thursday night due to throat and lung infection, said the hospital. In a statement issued in Chennai, the hospital said Karunanidhi was readmitted with breathing difficulty due to throat and lung infection. "The treatment has been initiated to clear his infection. He is stable and is

New Delhi, Dec 15: Finance Ministry today exuded confidence that supply of new currency notes will considerably improve in next 2-3 weeks even as it asked the RBI and banks to "countercheck" the data regarding deposit of now-defunct currency notes to ensure there is no double counting. The RBI has already pumped in Rs 5 lakh crore worth 500 and 2,000 rupee notes and by month end about 50 per cent