Bharat bandh enters day 2; normal life hit in parts of country

The two-day nationwide strike by central trade unions to protest against the government policies entered its second day on Tuesday, impacting normal life in some parts of the country. IMAGE:......

Criminal law should not be set in motion without proper probe: SC

Criminal law should not be set into motion without adequate investigation of facts on mere suspicion, the Supreme Court has said while quashing a criminal case against the director of a company. A......

8 columns of Army, AR deployed in Assam; cops transferred

Eight columns of the Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed in Assam, including capital Guwahati to control the ongoing violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill and the amended......

India's latest communication satellite launched on board European vehicle

IMAGE: The GSAT-31 is a 'high power' communication satellite with Ku-band, and it is going to serve and replace some of the satellites that are going to expire soon. Photograph: Courtesy......

'Rs 2,000 note is not easily available'

Photograph: Jayanta Dey/Reuters The non-availability of Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes in the banking system has prompted commercial banks to reconfigure the cassettes of cash dispensers in......

ATM transactions to become costlier from Jan 1

Using ATMs beyond the permissible free transactions for cash as well as non-cash purposes will cost more from Saturday. As per the Reserve Bank directive issued in June, the banking customers......

In India, cash will remain king for many more years

Rapid strides in digital payments notwithstanding, the Indian economy will likely remain cash-dependent for many years to come, at least that’s what the automated teller machine makers and......

'Even the RBI was caught by surprise and was totally unprepared to handle its fallout'

I kept insisting that Rs 100 notes were in short supply and there was an urgent need to augment the supply of 100 rupee notes while also rapidly bringing into circulation the proposed new Rs 500......