India

Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly duping a man of Rs 6.5 lakh after promising to exchange demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in his possession for Rs 100 notes.

India has opposed a UN resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, saying it goes against Indian statutory law and the sovereign right of every country to determine their own legal system.

Hitting out at Opposition parties protesting against demonetisation, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday claimed those who have been "robbed of black money" in the wake of the Centres move, are not letting Parliament work.

The Bhatinda-Jodhpur passenger train derailed near Rajiyasar at around 2 AM. Around a dozen passengers received minor injuries in the mishap, Additional SP Surendra Singh said.

The National Investigative Agency (NIA) has filed an FIR against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for indulging in unlawful activities.

A PhD student of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) today slit his wrist apparently due to exam pressure, varsity officials said.

Government sources on Friday told News18 that the currency demonetisation drive has set back financers of terrorism in the country by Rs 700-800 crores.

A working journalist who desires to regularly report proceedings of the court must have a law degree recognised by the Bar Council of India and five years' continuous regular court reporting experience.

The Lok Sabha witnessed disruptions and adjournments on Friday as the opposition demanded a debate on the government's November 8 demonetisation move under the parliamentary rules entailing vote.

Huge opportunities exist in sectors like agriculture and pharma for India and Israel to boost their bilateral trade, a top government official said on Thursday.

A middleman promised the complainant that he would arrange for exchange of Rs 50 lakh in old currency notes outside the banking system.

Nazareth has written a letter to Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on the matter requesting for salaries to be "paid in cash".

BJP legislators from Haryana on Wednesday met Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore to seek blocking of a move by thPunjab government to de-notify land acquired nearly four decades ago for the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal.

Sartaj Aziz, Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs, said that he would travel to India to attend the Heart of Asia Conference in December.

The last time a wedding was spoken of so much, was probably in 1995 when V N Sudhakaran, the adopted son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, tied the knot one September morning.

The use of indelible ink is supposed to prevent from queuing up again and again before bank counters to change their old notes, and thus help more people get precious exchange.