The government on Tuesday night announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 will be no longer legal tender after November 8, midnight. Here are the details you need know
'Ambedkar's ideas have their own teeth -- if you don't have an appetite for them, you can't swallow them.'
After every corporate announcement, check your demat and bank accounts for necessary credits.
The Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle explains their side of the story which saw the IIT-Madras student body being de-recognized for violation of code of conduct and misuse of privileges.
Senior Indian Police Service officer Amitabh Thakur, who is locked in a tussle with ruling Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and took his fight to the Centre, was on Monday night suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government.
Meheka Mirpuri is using fashion to help cancer patients.
Soon after Prime Minister Modi's assertion, the G20 countries also came down heavily on terrorism.
As smartphones penetrate through the country, apps are getting more and more localised, democratised.
'Malicious files can silently sit in your phone and relay data to hackers without your knowledge.'
A raise in the I-T exemption limit has been sought by many.
'Although the Election Commission remains convinced about the EVM's integrity, as a fair umpire of the game it was necessary to travel the last mile to convince political players that the entire process was not only fair but transparently so.' A fascinating excerpt from former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla's new book, Excerpted from Every Vote Counts: The Story Of India's Elections.
His remarks that some people suffer from diseases such as cancer because of sins committed in the past and that it is "divine justice" have sparked sharp reactions.
In the near term, the key driver will still be the government's fiscal spending.
Biju Janata Dal members had staged a walk-out while NDA ally Shiv Sena did not participate in the voting.
When they returned to Chennai from the US, their plan was to set up a successful business. Which they did. Then, something tugged at their heartstrings.
Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar allowed the probe agency to quiz Anand Joshi, who was arrested on Sunday from west Delhi, in its custody till May 20.
The onus is on companies to put in place a vigil mechanism to detect and deter fraud.
'Similarly, he is against Dalits forgetting that the only way to get rid of poverty is to empower poor people.'
These entities have facilitated illicit transactions worth thousands of crores of rupees over the past 2-3 years
"What is the hurry," Modi said, while referring to Gandhi's hand gestures when he came across to PM's chair.
'That is not a democratic ideal obviously, but it is a practical reality.' 'It is a consistent feature of politicians in Pakistan that their rhetoric on the army softens the closer they get to the seat of power.'
Mallya is a fugitive from justice in India, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the Supreme Court.
'Unless we change and we see a change in the direction we are taking, times can only get worse.'
The apex court's five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said Aadhaar is meant to help benefits reach the marginalised sections of the society and takes into account the dignity of people not only from personal but also from community point of view.
Out of these, no balance has been found in case of 289 accounts
Finance ministry maintains that all KYC requirements will be followed.
Why did such a 'socially conscientious' people adapt to cash-for-votes and the like, as fish to water? N Sathiya Moorthy offers an explanation.
'Teachers discriminate among students based on caste, religion and gender,' says Dr Rajesh Paswan, an associate professor at JNU.
How did the newly anointed heritage city bag the title and is it ready for the expected rush of tourists?
'In the coming months, expect more government action that will be packaged as an assault on black money,' warns A K Bhattacharya.
'If enough of us take up the issue with their elected representatives, politicians will get the message.'
The court while granting bail to the duo also held that it does not find any possibility of the accused persons fleeing from justice and that their custodial interrogation was not required.
'We are moving away from the path of democracy and towards Hindu religious dictatorship,' scientist P M Bhargava, who announced his decision to return the Padma Bhushan, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com
Questioning the timing of bringing the Communal Violence Bill, Narendra Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, describing the proposed legislation as "ill-conceived, poorly drafted and a recipe for disaster".
The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a poser as to why there was no objection from lawmakers on the government's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for making PAN cards, a move which was given effect by the latest budget from July 1.
From Kudankulam to the Land Bill, the author takes the Twitter route to capture the infra action of 2013.
Apart from key bilateral issues, the two leaders also discussed situation in the region, particularly in wake of the increasing threat of terrorism and extremism from various sources including the Islamic State militant group.
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In a big shot in the arm for the YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh, a Central Bureau of Investigation court in Hyderabad on Monday granted conditional bail to its president and Member of Lok Sabha YS Jaganmohan Reddy in disproportionate assets case.
