Banks have started dispensing more of Rs 500 notes instead of Rs 2,000 denomination notes, a move seen as gradual phasing out of the high denomination currency.
Tumkuru: Tumkuru Police on Wednesday arrested Atul Kumar alias Madhugiri Modi for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed and posting it on social media platforms earlier this month. Atul Kumar was arrested from Azad Nagar area of Anantpur here on Wednesday.
An Intelligence Bureau staffer was on Wednesday found dead in northeast Delhi's riot-hit Chand Bagh area, officials said.
The novel coronavirus outbreak has prompted six countries, including the deadly disease's epicentre China, to withdraw from next month's shooting World Cup here, the National Rifles Association of India (NRAI) revealed on Wednesday.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said the Centre and the Delhi government were responsible for the deadly communal violence in the national capital and demanded that Home Minister Amit Shah should resign taking responsibility for it.
The Bar Association of India (BAI) has expressed concern and dismay over the use of "effusive terms of praise and adulation" by Supreme Court Judge Justice Arun Mishra for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying such an act served to dilute the perception of impartiality and independence of the judiciary.
In his first reaction to incidents of violence in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed for peace and brotherhood, and said he has held an extensive review of the prevailing situation in various parts of the national capital.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to advice the police commissioner on lodging of FIRs relating to alleged hate speeches by three BJP leaders.
Mangaluru: IT officials on Wednesday carried raids at the office and showrooms of Bharat Group of Companies in the early hours here in the various parts of the city.
At least 24 people died and four others sustained injuries as a private bus carrying a wedding party fell into a river on Kota Dausa highway in Bundi district on Wednesday morning, police said.
