India
Top stories this morning
Updated : Dec 01, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
Finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are keeping a close watch as the payday approaches. Viewing the first week of the month as salary time, the central bank has released less cash in the past two days to ensure larger availability from December 1, sources said. Read details
Post the Nagrota attack in Jammu, where seven Army men were killed on Tuesday, an assessment carried out by intelligence agencies reveals alarming findings. Intelligence officials believe that the terrorists had not only been in Indian territory for over a week, but also had the support of freshly recruited local militants. Read more
China's Defence Ministry has rejected accusations of military activity deep inside eastern Afghanistan, after a report by WION last month about regular patrols by Chinese security forces there. Read full story
DMK chief M Karunanidhi was on Thursday morning admitted to Kauvery Hospital at Alwarpet in Chennai for allergy related issues. The 92-year-old former Tamil Nadu chief minister was reportedly rushed to the hospital at around 5.50 am. Read more
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a ‘traitor’ for deserting the anti-demonetization camp. She alleged that the country was in a state of ‘super emergency’ due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy of banning high currency notes. Read more