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There are also reports of unscrupulous elements using Jan Dhan accounts of poor and innocent persons to convert their black money into white.

This would prod more and more unbanked to open bank accounts and this be a part of the formal economy, one of the many original aims of demonetization.

Electric vehicles that use expensive batteries have failed to take off in cost-conscious and power-deficient India, despite enjoying incentives like low taxes from the government that has set a goal of raising the number of such vehicles to up to 7 millio...

Justice Peters noted "whether or not (the man's) faith has intensified" did not increase his risk of attack, because he was already a well-known evangeliser.

As part of the EU approval, the US software company will make some minor changes to concessions submitted last week following feedback from rivals and customers, the people said.

The Desire 10 Pro also packs in HTC BoomSound and runs on HTC's Sense UI based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The outsourcing firm had set up an Innovation Fund in 2013 to finance start-ups and in new technologies with an expanded capital of $500 million (Rs 3,444 crore).

The market regulator on Wednesday relaxed rules for so-called angel funds in a bid to boost more investments into the country's start-ups, in what has been a key initiative under Chairman UK Sinha.

At least 67 people were killed on Thursday when an under construction platform at a power plant collapsed in east China's Jiangxi province, the latest industrial disaster to hit the world's second largest economy.

Rostov, who are merely battling to finish third and get into the Europa League, fell behind when Douglas Costa swept home after 35 minutes, but an excellent finish from livewire forward Sardar Azmoun levelled and Dmitri Poloz's penalty put the hosts ahead...

The Centre on Thursday removed Delhi government's Chief Secretary Kewal Kumar Sharma and named him as Secretary in the Department of Higher Education in HRD Ministry, a move which is likely to start a fresh tug-of-war between the Arvind Kejriwal administr...

Conducted by film critic and journalist Rajeev Masand, the topic of the session was - Spicing up the urban space in mainstream films.

Rupinder Pal Singh's brace went in vain as Indian men's hockey team lost 2-3 to hosts Australia in a tense opening game of the four-nation Invitational Tournament on Wednesday.

Spain's public prosecutor has called for Neymar to be sent to prison for two years for his part in a corruption case over his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to the Liga champions in 2013, said a court filing on Wednesday.

In India, over 80 million people use Facebook's Groups feature each month.

A temple in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district is offering to marry couples from poor families, who have been unable to arrange money following demonetisation of Rs 500 and 1000 notes, for free.