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New Delhi, Nov 14: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tributes to country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 127th birth anniversary today. "Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet. Besides Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, Nov 14: With public anger rising across the country over limited cash availability, the government tonight eased key restrictions including raising daily withdrawal limit from bank counters and ATM as well as hiking the amount of old and now defunct currency notes that can be exchanged. To augment cash supplies, newly printed hard-to-fake Rs 500 notes were also released in market. After

New Delhi, Nov 13: Poonam Azad, wife of suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad and a three-time national executive member of the party, today joined the Aam Admi Party, capping months of speculation. Immediately after she joined the party in the presence Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others senior leaders, AAP said Poonam will play a key role in upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab. On her part

Panaji, Nov 13: After demonetising high value notes to curb blackmoney, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he has "more projects" in mind to rid the country of corruption and was ready to face the consequences as forces are "up against me" with their 70 years of loot being in trouble. "This is not an end. I have more projects in mind to make India corruption-free. .... Cooperate with me and

Mumbai, Nov 13: The Reserve Bank today said enough cash is available at banks and people need not be anxious and make repeated trips to branches and ATMs to hoard money. "The Reserve Bank assures members of the public that enough cash in small denominations is also available at the Reserve Bank and banks. "The Reserve Bank urges that public need not be anxious; need not come over to banks

Kolkata, Nov 12: The West Bengal unit of the CPM today alleged that a huge amount of cash was deposited in the bank account of the state unit of the BJP. The deposits were made immediately before Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8, said CPM general secretary Surya Kanta Mishra, citing a media report. A report published in the CPM mouthpiece,

Kobe, Nov 12: Hinting at more action to unearth black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said those holding unaccounted money will not be spared and there is no "guarantee" that no further steps would be taken after December 30 till when people can deposit the demonetised notes. He assured honest people that they will not face any trouble."I would like to announce once again that after the

Tokyo, Nov 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe today travelled in Japan's famed high-speed Shinkansen bullet train, which is being introduced in India on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad stretch. Modi and Abe travelled in the train, whose speed ranges from 240 kms per hour to 320 kms per hour, from Tokyo to Kobe, a city on Osaka Bay in Japan. "On the way to Kobe

New Delhi, Nov 11: At a bank in central Delhi, there was commotion when Rahul Gandhi suddenly arrived and tried to join the queue. Millions across India spent long hours at banks and ATMs today trying to withdraw cash after Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly declared Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes "worthless pieces of paper" on Tuesday. Mr Gandhi, one of the most protected politicians in India

Tokyo, Nov 11: Presenting India as a land of "incredible" opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited Japanese companies to invest, saying substantial finances are needed for development of the country and reforms were underway to make it the world's "most open" economy. Addressing top Japanese business leaders here, he said India wants "greater influx of Japanese investments" and