Asserting the ruling Samajwadi Party will retain power in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday kept the doors open for an alliance with the Congress for next years assembly polls, saying the combine can win over 300 seats in the 403-member House....
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left the state Secretariat on Friday evening after staying put for 36 hours to protest the alleged army deployment in the state and threatened to explore "legal options" if the army was not withdrawn....
In an attempt to manage the liquidity surplus following demonetisation of Rs 500/1,000 currency notes, the central government has revised the ceiling for issue of securities under the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) to Rs 6 lakh crore from Rs 30,000 crore....
Demonetisation deadlocked Parliament functioning on Friday too as it failed to transact any meaningful business due to unrelenting opposition members adamant on their respective demands in both the houses....
The Karnataka government on Friday suspended two senior IAS officers for allegedly hoarding unaccounted cash in crores and bullion and gold jewellery at their homes....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was happy that people in India were "bearing temporary difficulties for long-term gain" after demonetisation....
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) on Friday appointed J. Ravichandran to "hold charge" of the office of CEO in place of Chitra Ramkrishna, who tendered her resignation due to personal reasons. "The board of directors of the...
Two major unions in the banking sector on Friday urged Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to advise the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to publicly announce the details of currency notes supplied to various banks. ...
Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the country has suffered tremendous damage due to his "vanity and incompetence". ...
Central Bureau of Investigation Additional Director Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the agency's interim director, as incumbent Anil Sinha's tenure ended on Friday, an official statement said....
