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RBI sets still riders for Rs. 2.5 lakh withdrawal for weddings
Updated: November 21, 2016 20:35 IST
The amount can be withdrawn only if the date of marriage is on or before December 30, 2016.
Probe into derailment of Indore-Patna Express begins
Updated: November 21, 2016 19:47 IST
At least 146 people have been killed and around 200 others injured, several of them grievously, in the Patna-bound train.
Mamata targets Modi, to hit Delhi streets against demonetisation
Updated: November 21, 2016 17:18 IST
Mamata said that she would hit the streets in Delhi on Tuesday and visit other states also on this issue.
Blocking regional initiatives cannot go on: Jaishankar
Updated: November 21, 2016 15:53 IST
Jaishankar said India’s “allergy” to involvement of any great power in India-Pakistan relations is well known.
27 killed, 35 injured in suicide attack in Kabul: Official
Updated: November 21, 2016 15:05 IST
At least 27 people were killed and 35 injured following a suicide attack at a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, with a rise in casualties fear...
Modi working for a select few only, says Rahul
Updated: November 21, 2016 15:13 IST
Both Houses were adjourned repeatedly as the combined Opposition was unrelenting in its protest on the demonetisation issue.
India wins Visakhapatnam Test; takes 1-0 lead
Updated: November 21, 2016 15:24 IST
Led by the spinners, India won the Test by 246 runs and leads the five-match Test series 1-0.
Breaking News
Mamata to take protest to States against demonetisation
Updated: November 22, 2016 03:17 IST
She accuses Prime Minister of threatening the Opposition
Cash crisis hits ‘ghost workers’ of jute industry
Updated: November 22, 2016 03:17 IST
These nameless, faceless workers, who are skilled, work in night shifts in jute mills
Bansal’s suicide: SC notice to govt., CBI
Updated: November 22, 2016 03:16 IST
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the government and the Central Bureau of Investigation on a plea to constitute a Special Investiga...
Burglars escape with old notes from bank
Updated: November 22, 2016 03:14 IST
Miscreants decamped with Rs. 1.10 crore cash in old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 denominations from the Dhenkanal Gramya Bank. The incident came to light w...
Relief for some govt. staff
Updated: November 22, 2016 03:14 IST
Employees to get cash in hand
Top picks
These Bamiyan cave-dwellers brace against a shifting landscape
Updated: November 19, 2016 18:04 IST
Local administration’s move to restore the ancient Buddhist grottoes may force the modern troglodytes out.
Emilia Clarke joins Han Solo spin-off
Updated: November 19, 2016 16:26 IST
“Emilia Clarke is heading to a galaxy far, far away — and she’s going to meet Han and Chewie.”
Tata Trusts in tie-up with Grameen Bank founder’s accelerator
Updated: November 19, 2016 02:09 IST
The incubator, a year-long programme, will help corporates from varied industries to develop business ideas and a pilot plan to translate them into pr
States innovate to stave off labour unrest
Updated: November 19, 2016 00:34 IST
Bengal, Assam tell authorities to ensure timely payment despite demonetisation and currency shortage.
Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru: Runaway groom
Updated: November 19, 2016 18:58 IST
KIK is Rajesh’s seventh film and it’s amusing to see how little his cinema has evolved.
Editorial
Lessons from a disaster
Updated: November 22, 2016 01:59 IST
A railway network that caters to about seven billion passenger trips a year poses extraordinary management challenges, the most important of which is...
DRS clears the test
Updated: November 22, 2016 01:59 IST
India has a fascinating history with the Decision Review System. It was involved in its conception, was one of the first two countries to put it to tr...
Opinion
Quick fixes for deep-rooted issues
Updated: November 22, 2016 01:51 IST
Reducing corruption, illicit money and market informality are worthy objectives. But as yet, there is no road map for creating the institutional archi
The buck stops with the States
Updated: November 22, 2016 01:50 IST
Given the diversity in development between States, it is only prudent that land acquisition laws be customised to suit local requirements
Through the prism of air power
Updated: November 22, 2016 01:41 IST
From a statecraft point of view, the Indian Air Force has varied options to offer policymakers
Cartoon
Cartoonscape — November 22, 2016
Updated: November 22, 2016 00:41 IST
Magazine
How this Mumbai koliwada is tiding over demonetisation
Updated: November 20, 2016 12:18 IST
There is no simmering rage or any concern with the politics of the move among the fisherfolk here. In fact, if anything, there’s empathy
Talking of Trump
Updated: November 20, 2016 10:14 IST
‘He will be good for the country,’ they said at a desi party I attended in the U.S. a couple of days after the elections.
Tigmanshu Dhulia talks about his challenging new project on the Indian army
Updated: November 19, 2016 15:43 IST
'I believe in attractive realism' says the the director and screenwriter
Cinema
IFFI begins today with Wajda’s ‘Afterimage’
Updated: November 20, 2016 04:09 IST
Organisers said that this year’s festival will feature over 300 films from 90 countries
Change reaction
Updated: November 19, 2016 19:03 IST
sreedhar pillai analyses the effects of demonetisation on Kollywood, which is largely fuelled by hard cash.
The many geographies of love
Updated: November 19, 2016 15:41 IST
SR: Bro, I was browsing iTunes and stumbled upon a ‘City love v/s Village love’ playlist. Yes, that’s what it’s called! It alternates a ‘Mental Manadh...
Features
NEP: a reality check
Updated: November 19, 2016 16:53 IST
The draft National Education Policy was made public online in June 2016. It has met with roadblocks ever since.
That special Oxford experience
Updated: November 19, 2016 16:49 IST
Studying law, distinct teaching pedagogies and the English way of life — NIDHI SINGH writes about her experience at Oxford University.
Those Clives again
Updated: November 20, 2016 15:31 IST
Yes, it’s those Clives of India and their Madras stints causing confusion again. And, it’s once again Dr. N. Sreedharan finding himself in the midst ...
Literary Review
Aditya Sudarshan on the revival of Goa’s storied past
Updated: November 20, 2016 02:49 IST
A publishing house that’s determined to reclaim the forgotten texts of Goa’s storied past
Burra sahib, chotta sahib: Review of Office Chai, Planter’s Brew
Updated: November 19, 2016 16:47 IST
Inside the fascinating world of British-run businesses in India from the 1930s to the 1970s
Between nations: Review of Migrants, Refugees and the Stateless in South Asia
Updated: November 19, 2016 16:51 IST
This meticulously researched work covers many aspects of trans-national migration in the South Asian region
Sport
Take out Virat’s runs, we had put India under pressure: Cook
Updated: November 21, 2016 18:50 IST
The scorecard may have indicated a huge English defeat but Cook said there were many positive to take from the match.
Gaganjeet Bhullar pips Jeev to win Indonesia Open
Updated: November 21, 2016 13:38 IST
Ganganjeet Bhullar is now the fifth player to win the event twice.
Kohli praises bowlers for Test win against England
Updated: November 21, 2016 14:12 IST
Kohli was adjudged man of the match for his 167 and 81 in the two innings.
Business
RBI relaxes NPA norms to fight cash crunch
Updated: November 22, 2016 00:11 IST
MUMBAI: With several small business, farmers and home loan borrowers finding it difficult to service debt following the present cash crunch due to the...
Give tax breaks for digital payments, says Niti Aayog
Updated: November 22, 2016 00:17 IST
Niti Aayog has proposed giving tax breaks to consumers and merchants for debit or credit card payments. The government think-tank has also suggested...
Equities erase all of 2016 gains
Updated: November 22, 2016 00:09 IST
Concerns about the economic slowdown due to demonetisation, coupled with increasing foreign exchange outflows and an expected rate hike by the Fed in...
Slideshow
Their vision for the city
Updated: November 21, 2016 18:57 IST
Specials
The Great American TV debates
Updated: September 27, 2016 16:46 IST
How televised debates, which do not have a constitutional mandate, have been a deciding factor in the American Presidential race for over 40 years.
Explained: Most Favoured Nation status
Updated: October 2, 2016 18:13 IST
Also, what are India's options on Pakistan's MFN status at the upcoming review meeting.
10 things to know about Indus Water Treaty
Updated: September 26, 2016 15:40 IST
For 56 years, both India and Pakistan are peacefully sharing the water of Indus and its tributaries, thanks to The Indus Water Treaty.