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Pay day today: Banks fear big rush at branches, many ATMs still dry

Bankers fear heavy rush at the branches for a week as many ATMs are still not functional.

Donald Trump's Treasury pick targets taxes, trade reforms

Trump's nominee for leading the US Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, outlined the President-elect's economic agenda

Two officers among seven soldiers killed in Jammu attack

Three terrorists, who forced their entry into the officers mess complex, were also killed

Colombia air crash: Death toll rises to 76, five rescued

According to the police, six survivors were rescued from the accident site, but one died while being taken to the hospital

Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli bolster Indian innings for 148/2 at tea

The hosts now trail England's first innings total of 283 by 135 runs

Demonetisation will make India shine like gold: PM Modi

In his Mann Ki Baat address, he urged the nation's small traders and daily wage earners to embrace digital payment channels

Shuttler P V Sindhu loses Hong Kong Open Super Series final

Indian shuttler lost to World No 3 Tai Tzu Ying 15-21 17-21 in the title clash, which lasted for 41 minutes

Nabha jailbreak: Khalistan leader Harminder Singh Mintoo freed by armed men

The armed men were wearing police uniforms and they fired over 100 rounds of ammunition

Qamar Bajwa named new Pakistan army chief

The appointment of Bajwa is expected to help reset fraught relations between the military and the civilian government in a nuclear-armed nation of 190 million people

Rupee hits fresh low of 68.86 against dollar, down 30 paise

Last time, the domestic currency had hit its all-time intra-day low of 68.85 and closed at 68.80 on August 28, 2013

Demonetisation row: Opposition leaders refuse to hold talks with govt until Nov 28

Mallikarjun Kharge said that if the prime minister or the Speaker calls an-all party meeting they would go

Health issues related to GM Mustard adequately addressed: Govt

Environment minister says the bio-safety dossier, which had been made public, has received over 700 comments

Army pledges revenge as Pak militants kill 2, mutilate 1 in J&K encounter

This is the second such instance after a BSF soldier's body was mutilated last month near LoC

Going to withdraw Rs 2.5 lakh for wedding? Carry your wedding card, advance bills

Reserve Bank of India said on Monday that people can withdraw up to Rs 250,000 for wedding related expenses, provided they submit adequate proof and the wedding is on or before Dec. 30.

Banks to exchange notes only for own customers today

Withdrawal, deposit and other banking services allowed; senior citizens exempted

AAP to scale up demonetisation protests across states

Congress to gherao parliament on Friday

The Trump dialogue

The US President-elect and vice-president-elect Mike Pence have spoken with 29 foreign leaders since winning the election last week

India software revenue to touch $5.8 billion in 2017: Gartner

The computer software and hardware vertical had a FDI inflow of $5.9 billion during the period from April 2015 to March 2016

Taxmen don't spare builders, conduct surveys in NCR, Mumbai

I-T department surveyed some real estate developers in NCR to check reports of alleged profiteering and tax evasion by these entities

Congress to oppose 28% GST rate in parliament

Congress spokesperson says, We are not against GST but we are concerned about the impact of the four-tier structure