All pre-2005 notes go out of currency from March 31
RBI on Wednesday decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005, including Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 denominations, starting March 31. The step was aimed at curbing black money and fake currencies in the country. “From April 1, 2014, the public will be required to approach banks for... read more »
Syria Geneva II: UN to hold talks with rival groups
UN mediator for Syrian peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi is to hold separate talks with rival delegations to assess their willingness to meet together. The behind-the-scenes negotiations follow the first day of a major peace conference in Switzerland which ended in bitter divisions. Mr Brahimi’s... read more »
BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi is expected to sweep Gujarat
New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Narendra Modi is expected to sweep Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in the upcoming General Elections, a poll survey conducted by a leading news channel claimed on Thursday. The poll survey predicted that the BJP will... read more »
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde calls Arvind Kejriwal a ‘mad’...
New Delhi – After being under constant attack from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday called him a “mad chief minister”. “When I was in Kherwadi police station in Mumbai’s Bandra area, I did not get leave because there... read more »
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade likely to head MEA’s overseas projects department
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade is all set to join the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday as director of the Development Partnership Administration (DPA), an agency formed a... read more »
Delhi Police stop Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers at Rail Bhawan
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers are on their way to the dharna site in front of the home ministry in New Delhi demanding suspension... read more »
“Shuddh Desi Romance” actor Sushant Singh Rajput secretly wed girlfriend Ankit...
‘Shuddh Desi Romance’ actor Sushant Singh Rajput and his girlfriend of five years Ankita Lokhande have reportedly tied the knot in a hush hush ceremony in Ujjain. The couple... read more »
Women find me sexy because I can unbutton myself in public: Akshay Kumar
New Delhi – When filmmaker Karan Johar invited Akshay Kumar to his chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’ little did he know that the actor would give him a taste of his own... read more »
Actress Jennifer Lawrence amazed by rave reviews for work
Actress Jennifer Lawrence says that whenever she gets a good review for her acting, she feels that she just “got away with another one”. The 23-year-old, who recently won the Best... read more »
