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Modi govt to offer tax benefit to promote cashless economy

The move is part of the government's drive to promote a cashless economy, Jaitley said, after the government decided to scrap high-value banknotes last month in a bid to make them worthless for holder

I'm still Tamil Nadu CM, people want me to be one: Panneerselvam

He said election will be held soon for the 'permanent' general secretary post of AIADMK

Sasikala cannot sack Panneerselvam from AIADMK, says EC

Panneerselvam also said that an interim general secretary cannot dismiss him from party post

Forget H1-B: Japan just eased green card norms for skilled foreigners

It will now take just one-two years for skilled foreigners to get permanent residency in Japan

Jallikattu: Strikes, blockades, procession as Modi dashes ordinance hopes

Around a lakh of youth gathered to protest in Chennai's Marina beach

Universal basic income should only by given as repayable loan: Amitabh Kant

Implementation would mean that individuals would stand to get a certain amount as income

Over 100 suffer minor injuries in NYC train accident

Pictures on the social media showed the train tipped slightly at an angle on track 6

FM hopes to resolve dual control issue in next GST Council meet on Jan 16

Telecom, IT, banking, insurance industry want centralised registration under GST, he said

HDFC cuts home loan rates by up to 0.45%

Bank of India also reduced its home loan rates by 0.9%

PM misinterpreted: Jaitley calms nerves, says no plan to tax market gains

Says PM's Mumbai speech has been 'misinterpreted'

CBI arrests Sudip Bandyopadhyay; TMC supporters attack BJP Kolkata office

He's 2nd TMC MP to be arrested within a week in connection with alleged Rose Valley chit fund scam

Anil Baijal takes oath as Delhi Lieutenant Governor

Baijal was administered oath of office and secrecy of L-G by Chief Justice of Delhi HC G Rohini

Syria-bound Russian military jet crashes with 92 onboard

A rescue team had found the crash site in the Black Sea near the coast of the Sochi

Dense fog delays 52 trains, five rescheduled

Poor visibility due to dense fog has also been reported in Kanpur.

Libyan plane: Passengers released, hijackers and crew members still onboard

Women and children released, said Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat

I-T lens on nearly 7 million non-filers who made high-value transactions

The department is in the process of sending notices to these non-filers

Cyrus Mistry resigns from all listed Tata Group firms

Mistry was on October 24 abruptly removed as Chairman of Tata Sons

I told Vladimir Putin to stop hacking of US election, says Barack Obama

Obama attacked Republicans for siding with an arch-enemy of the US because of their dislike of Democrats

If you had info on PMO, why didn't you make it public? BJP, AAP ask Rahul Gandhi

BJP leader Anand Sharma claimed that Rahul Gandhi was rambling out of 'frustration' and 'disappointment'

Thousands of crores were lost because of Nano:Wadia writes to Tata Motors' shareholders

In a letter to the shareholders of the homegrown auto major ahead of the EGM on December 22, Wadia said the investment and losses on Nano have been in thousands of crore of rupees.