Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:14:37
In order to promote digital transactions across the country, government has asked banks to install 10 lakh additional point of sale (PoS) terminals within four months.
Towards this end, banks have already placed orders for 6 lakh PoS machines and another 4 lakh are likely to be ordered in the next few days, a Finance Ministry statement said.
There are about 15 lakh PoS terminals currently a
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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:11:28
akhs of grieving men and women on Tuesday bid farewell to Jayalalithaa, the charismatic Chief Minister who held sway over Tamil Nadu politics for more than three decades, as she was buried here with full state honours.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, his counterparts f
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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:07:20
Oil cartel Opec’s decision to cut production from next month may lead to a 5-8% spike in retail prices of fuel over the next 3-4 months and massively boost the margins of state-run refiners, says a report.
A Crisil report said the price of petrol may rise 5-8% and that of diesel by 6-8% over the next 3-4 months following the production cut and the resultant spike in crude prices.
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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:56:32
Demonetisation, which has been associated with "patriotism" is harming the country and those advocating it will be taught a lesson by people, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday.
"Some are saying that the Centre has done a good job. They will be taught a lesson by people when they go to polls. The country is not benefited by it (demonetisation)," Akhilesh said.
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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:54:01
Body of a 24-year-old lady doctor, suspected to be raped and murdered, was found at her residence in suburban Vile Parle, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
The naked body of a woman, a physiotherapist by profession, was found at her residence on Monday night, the official said, adding there were also burn marks on the body.
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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:51:29
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for appointment of judges, was today recommended as the 44th Chief Justice of India.
Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today wrote a letter recommending the name of Justice Khehar, who is the senior most judge of the Supreme Court to be his successor.
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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:49:46
The Reserve Bank today said it will soon put to circulation Rs 100 denomination notes in market with enlarged identification features.
"The Reserve Bank will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, without inset letter in both the numbering panels," RBI said in a release.
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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:47:49
Taking into account the sensitive situation after J Jayalalithaa's demise, the BCCI has decided to "wait and watch" before deciding on a possible shift of venue of the fifth Test between India and England scheduled to be held from December 16-20 in Chennai.
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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:45:24
A trusted lieutenant and staunch loyalist of Jayalalithaa, O Panneerselvam, who became the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the third time, faces the challenge of keeping the AIADMK together as it tries to reinvent itself without the charismatic party supremo.
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