In Jayalalithaa’s Constituency, New AIADMK Chief Sasikala Natarajan Not Welcome
January 6, 2017
Chennai: She was Jayalalithaa's closest aide, but many in the former Tamil Nadu chief minister's RK Nagar constituency in Chennai do not want AIADMK's new party chief Sasikala Natarajan to contest from there.
Black money makes its way back to bank accounts: BofA-ML tells...
January 5, 2017
With almost 95 per cent of the scrapped 500 and 1000 rupee notes making their way to bank accounts, the government may end gaining only around Rs 50,000 crore by way of additional surplus transfer from the Reserve Bank, which is far less than what was estimated earlier, according to a brokerage report.
Six big take-aways from the extraordinary congressional hearing on Russian hacking
January 5, 2017
Pretty much ignoring President-elect Donald Trump's wishes, hawkish Senate Republicans wasted no time publicly digging into Russia's hacking of the election.
Chinese Media Warns Beijing Of India’s Takeover As World’s Manufacturing Hub
January 5, 2017
BEIJING: Apple expanding its business in India could have other tech giants follow suit and threaten China's position as the manufacturing powerhouse, Chinese state media said today, adding that Beijing will have to upgrade its manufacturing to further attract offshore production.
Police detain 6 after sexual assault caught on security camera
January 5, 2017
NEW DELHI -- Police in the south Indian city of Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) have detained at least six suspects after video surfaced of a woman being assaulted and groped on a street on New Year’s Eve.
Gang rape sparks rage in India.
Unable to exchange notes, woman strips at RBI
January 5, 2017
Unable to get old notes exchanged because she did not have identity proof, a 24-year-old mother of two stripped at the Reserve Bank of India premises on Wednesday afternoon.
People queue up to deposit demonetized notes outside the RBI in New Delhi. – Express Photo
China must hear voice of the world on terror: India on...
January 4, 2017
In a clear message to China on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, whose designation as global terrorist it has been blocking, India asked Beijing on Wednesday to hear the “voice of the world” in dealing with terrorism.
India hoped it would be able to persuade China to understand the “depth and evil” of the menace.
In Tamil Nadu Government, Shades Of Manmohan Singh-Sonia Gandhi Rule: AIADMK...
January 4, 2017
Chennai: The new chief of AIADMK, Sasikala Natarajan, will not be the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Rather, the division of power between her and Chief Minister O Panneerselvam will be somewhat similar to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a minister from the state told NDTV.
India’s Call-Center Talents Put to a Criminal Use: Swindling Americans
January 3, 2016
THANE, India — Betsy Broder, who tracks international fraud at the Federal Trade Commission, was in her office in Washington last summer when she got a call from two Indian teenagers.
North Korea cannot ‘tip’ missile with nuclear warhead – U.S. State...
January 3, 2017
North Korea continues to pursue nuclear and ballistic missile technologies but the United States does not believe it is in a position to "tip" one of them with a nuclear warhead, State Department spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.
