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Bihar Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved a proposal to punish sons and daughters who abandon their elderly parents with a jail term. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar calls for meeting on Patna floods sans BJP...

Several areas in Bihar have been underwater for over a week.

14 Oct 2019 8:40 PM IST

Paytm Mall is giving top players like Amazon and Flipkart a run for their money with its 100 per cent cashback policy. Photo: Twitter| @PaytmMall

Expect Paytm Mall biz to break even in a year: Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Paytm will consider getting listed on stock exchanges only after 2021 when the financial services company starts...

14 Oct 2019 8:38 PM IST

Sitharaman said there was no disagreement at the meeting, which she described as tonic-like . (Photo: ANI)

After FM's intervention, withdrawal limit for PMC Bank customers...

RBI is monitoring the developments and shall take necessary steps in the interest of the depositors.

14 Oct 2019 8:30 PM IST

'After rethink, board decided to retain Ashwin, says Kings XI Punjab...

It has been learnt that the newly-appointed head coach Anil Kumble was also keen to retain Ashwin.

14 Oct 2019 8:25 PM IST

$The condition of Indian economy is on a shaky ground. After witnessing the present (growth) data, just cant be sure about it (revival of economy in near future). \In the last five-six years, at least we could witness some growth, but now that assurance is also gone, Banerjee said. (Photo: Twitter)$ India

Indian economy on shaky ground: Nobel awardee Abhijit Banerjee

The 58-year-old economist bagged the coveted prize jointly with his wife Esther Duflo and another economist.

14 Oct 2019 8:24 PM IST

Traders body CAIT demanded scrutiny of the proposed $12-billion Flipkart-Walmart deal.

CAIT seeks govt audit into business models of Amazon, Flipkart

...both Amazon and Flipkart in a clandestine manner refuted the issues raised by us even after showing relevant...

14 Oct 2019 8:06 PM IST

NIA IG Alok Mittal. (Photo: ANI)

127 held in connection with ISIS; those arrested say Zakir Naik videos...

During the conference, one session was dedicated to Jihadi terrorism and the efforts being made to counter the menace.

14 Oct 2019 8:05 PM IST

The Left-wing extremist groups are getting organised funding to spread terror and create disturbances in the 10 states where they are present. Investigation of the cases related to these groups has revealed that they also resort to extortion to supplement their income, Mittal said. (Photo: ANI)

'Naxals getting organised funding to spread terror in the country,'...

The NIA official added that funds are used to facilitate training and purchase arms and ammunition for their cadres.

14 Oct 2019 8:04 PM IST

Asserting that all its loans are fully secured, suspended PMC Bank managing director Joy Thomas stated that one large account - HDIL - was the sole reason for the present crisis that led to the regulatory action on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

RBI raises PMC Bank customers' withdrawal limit to Rs 40,000

With this, about 77 per cent of the depositors will be able to withdraw their entire account balance, said RBI.

14 Oct 2019 7:56 PM IST

Rupee strengthened by 28 paise to close at 70 against the dollar on Thursday.

Rupee drops 21 paise to 3-week low on fading US-China deal optimism

Weak Chinese trade data also weighed on the domestic currency, analysts said.

14 Oct 2019 7:43 PM IST

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram

PM's ex economic advisor admitted GST flawed, causing slowdown:...

He rebutted Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said the Congress had opposed the GST in its present form in...

14 Oct 2019 7:39 PM IST

HDFC lowers lending rates by 10 bps to 8.25 per cent

The interest rate will range from 8.25 to 8.65 percent depending on the borrower.

14 Oct 2019 7:35 PM IST