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New Delhi, Dec 14: Lok Sabha today continued to see ruckus with the Opposition training their guns on the government over the controversy involving Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and the demonetisation issue, forcing adjournment of the proceedings till noon. As soon as the House met for the day, Opposition members, including those from Congress, TMC and Left parties, were on their feet raising

Chennai, Dec 14: Life in Chennai and neighbouring districts remained crippled on Tuesday, a day after cyclone Vardah devastated the coast and left 18 dead. People are in shock at the scale of destruction as Vardah, the severest storm in 22 years, uprooted 5,000 trees and damaged several buildings, including some high-rises in Chennai. “Eighteen people were killed in rain-related incidents linked

Srinagar/jammu, Dec 14: more than a year after he was killed, reportedly in an encounter with the Army, the J&K government has decided to approve compensation for the family of Khalid Muzaffar Wani, the brother of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani who was killed by the armed forces on July 8. The move has sparked a political storm with the ruling PDP’s ally BJP saying that it opposes it.

New Delhi, Dec 13: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju was in the eye of a political storm today over an alleged Rs 450 crore scam in a power project in Arunachal Pradesh after he wrote a letter to the Power Ministry to clear the bills of contractors, provoking opposition demand for his ouster but he denied any wrongdoing. The controversy erupted over news reports that the Chief Vigilance Officer of North

Mumbai, Dec 13: RBI today said banks have garnered Rs 12.44 trillion (Rs 12.44 lakh crore) in banned notes till December 10, while they have issued Rs 4.61 trillion to them since the demonetisation drive began 35 days ago. "The old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, which have been returned to the Reserve Bank and the currency chest, amounted Rs to 12.44 trillion as of December 10," RBI Deputy Governor

Srinagar, Dec 13: Jammu and Kashmir Government has cleared ex-gratia to next of kin of 17 persons, including Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani's brother, killed in militancy-related incidents in the Valley, while giving one week's time for filing of any objection before formal orders are issued. Burhan Wani's killing by security forces in an encounter in south Kashmir's Kokernag area on July

New Delhi, Dec 13: Under attack over the alleged power projects scam in Arunachal Pradesh, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today rejected allegations of wrongdoing and said those who have "planted" the story against him "will be beaten up with shoes". "Jo news plant kar rahe hain wo hamare yehan ayyenge to joota khayenge (Those who planted the story will be beaten up with shoes when they will come to

Nagpur, Dec 13: In a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today dubbed demonetisation a "thoughtless move" and "the worst assault on the poor" in the country. "This is the worst assault on the poor in the country. Demonetisation has broken the back of 45 crore people. It is punishing the poor. I see no rich man affected by the ban," the Congress

Dadri, Dec 13: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today stepped up attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on demonetisation, saying his vision of a cashless economy has rendered the poor "cashless", robbing them of their hard-earned money. Gandhi accused Modi of "waging a war" against the poor of the country through his announcement on the night of November 8. The measure has enabled the

Chennai, Dec 13: A day after Cyclone 'Vardah' ripped through Chennai, the city presented a scene of devastation with thousands of uprooted trees, broken billboards and snapped telephone and power cables besides low-lying areas reporting waterlogging. Flight operations resumed this morning in the storm-hit city which was limping back to normalcy. The storm, which was the most intense to have hit