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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana in 2014 in the presence of finance minister Arun Jaitley, principal secretary to the Prime Minister Nripendra Misra and then RBI governor Raghuram Rajan.(Photo: AP)India
Financial access counts, but transactions matter most

High gender inequalities in access to formal credit have long manifested in India's scarce gender-wise financial...

13 Feb 2019 2:04 AM IST

AICC general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a roadshow in Lucknow on Monday. (Photo: AP)India
Pink Wave: Priyanka's entry likely to herald the politics of...

It is fortuitous that Priyanka decided to join active politics now.

13 Feb 2019 2:01 AM IST

Flames rise from a hotel that caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)India
Massive fire at Delhi hotel, 17 people die

A 33-year-old Myanmar national, Chan Chan, also jumped off the over 25-year-old structure but survived with a fracture...

13 Feb 2019 1:56 AM IST

Two Pakistani troopers were killed by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations along the LoC in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir. (Representational Image | PTI)India
India signs contract with US firm for 72,400 assault rifles for Indian...

These new assault rifles will come at a cost of around Rs 700 crore, Defence Ministry officials said.

12 Feb 2019 6:56 PM IST

The directive comes in the wake of the alleged rape of a minor girl by an electrician in an NDMC-run school in the city. (Representational image)India
Maharashtra man holds ex-girlfriend captive in hotel, rapes her...

The accused called the woman to a lodge under the pretest of deleting video clips that he had of the two.

12 Feb 2019 5:21 PM IST

\What steps Union government has taken? Is it still at the investigation stage? How long will it take to complete the investigation?,\ MP Bhartruhari Mahtab asked in the Lok Sabha during Zero Hour. (File Photo)India
Lok Sabha: Bhartruhari Mahtab raises issue of alleged money laundering...

Mahtab alleged that Jay Panda, along with his wife and a family associate had opened an account in tax haven Bahamas in...

12 Feb 2019 5:12 PM IST

PM Modi said, those who are part of the mahamilavat are in a competition among themselves to threaten the courts, the CBI and abuse Modi. (Photo: ANI)India
Corrupt people troubled by me,' says PM Modi hits out at 'chowkidar'...

The statement came in an apparent counter attack on Rahul Gandhi for his 'chowkidar chor hai' barb.

12 Feb 2019 5:04 PM IST

Debt ridden telecom operator Reliance Communications on Thursday said it expects to reduce debt by around Rs 25,000 crore as the Supreme Court has lifted stay on sale of assets of the company.India
Reliance Defence rejects Rahul's charges, says 'proposed MoU' not on...

Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'treason' and violating the Official Secrets Act by acting as Anil...

12 Feb 2019 4:43 PM IST

Rajeev Saxena. (Photo: PTI)India
Delhi court sends Rajeev Saxena to judicial custody till Feb 18

Special Judge Arvind Kumar also directed Saxena's medical check up at AIIMS and sought a report by 2 pm Wednesday.

12 Feb 2019 4:19 PM IST

Corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar (white haired), also one of the accused in the same case was produced before the court. (Photo: ANI)India
Delhi court sends lobbyist Deepak Talwar to 2-day ED custody in money...

Special Judge Bharat Parashar sent Talwar to the custody after the agency sought his custodial interrogation in the...

12 Feb 2019 4:12 PM IST

The Jalalabad Police was informed that a dead body of a 12-year-old girl from Raipura village was found in a field.The body has been sent for postmortem. An investigation will be done, Subhash Chandra, ASP, Shahjahanpur said. (Photo: ANI)India
Missing Pune RTI activist found dead, police suspect murder

Police suspect that the victim, Vinayak Shirsath, was killed by someone, a senior official Bharti Vidyapeeth police...

12 Feb 2019 3:38 PM IST

The militants opened fire on security forces, triggering a gunbattle in which two ultras were killed. (Photo: Representational | File)India
Hizbul militant who helped LeT's Naveed Jatt escape in 2018 killed in...

The slain militant was identified as Hilal Ahmad Rather, a resident of Behgambagh Kakapora of Pulwama district.

12 Feb 2019 3:28 PM IST

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