Sensex crashes 1,689 pts on black money crackdown, US election

On frantic selling, stock market benchmark BSE Sensex crashed nearly 1,689 points and Nifty plunged by over 541 points on early US election trends showing Donald Trump’s lead while government’s move to withdraw notes of higher denominations cast shadow on cash-focussed sectors. Consequently, the Sensex nosedived by 1,688.69 points or 6.12 per cent to slip below the crucial 26,000-mark to […]

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Bollywood lauds PM Modi’s decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last evening that the government was scrapping Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes, in a bid to start a “decisive war” against black money and corruption. Within minutes of the announcement, Bollywood stars took to Twitter to welcome the change. A welcome bold&courageous step by PM Modiji towards nation building.Each 1of us shld cooperate in […]

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Democratic Indian-American, Raja Krishnamoorthi, wins election to US House of Representatives

Democratic Indian-American businessman Raja Krishnamoorthi, 43, today won election to the US House of Representatives from the state of Illinois. He contested for the 8th Congressional District of Illinois, which includes Chicago’s west and northwest suburbs. Krishnamoorthi ran for the House on a platform that included protecting Social Security and medical benefits, making higher education more affordable, and bolstering small […]

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Bollywood actress and Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher’s father passes away

Colonel Thakur Singh, the 103-year-old father of Chandigarh MP and Bollywood actress Kirron Kher, passed away today, November 8, 2016. Col. Singh passed away here today, BJP’s city unit President Sanjay Tandon said. Former BJP MP from Chandigarh Satya Pal Jain said that Singh, who is also the father-in-law of actor Anupam Kher, was 103 years old. The cremation will […]

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