INDIA
Here are the top reads from this evening.
Payday rush: Reeling from currency shortage, banks resort to rationing of cash
Although various banks had claimed in the run-up to December 1 that adequate arrangements would be in place to tide over any cash crunch on payday, branches were seen rationing cash depending on their stock position. Read more here.
Both the houses adjourned, Venkaiah Naidu says 'opposition stands exposed'
Opposition uproar over the demonetization issue continued in Rajya Sabha leading to adjournments in the post-noon session even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained present in the House. Read more here.
Demonetization: No tax on inherited gold and jewellery purchased through disclosed income
Amendments to the I-T laws do not seek to tax inherited gold and jewellery as also those items that are purchased through disclosed or agriculture income, the government said on Thursday. Read more here.
Reliance Jio extends free data, voice calls promotional offer till March 31
The newest and the now the fastest growing telecom player in the country, Reliance Jio has extended its promotional offer of free data and voice calls till March 31, 2017. Read more here.
Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan's divorce to happen in May 2017!
Bollywood actress Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan attended their first counselling session after filing for divorce by mutual consent. They filed for divorce post Diwali break and their divorce will come in place next May. The couple filed for divorce last month and attended the first mandatory counselling session on November 29 in Bandra Family Court. Read more here.