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India's cash crunch hits countryside, weddings in trouble INTERNATIONAL

India's cash crunch hits countryside, weddings in trouble

In the dusty village of Dudko, farmers and villagers are desperate for new currency notes after the Indian government banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes last week in an effort to flush black money out of the economy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan to supply India with nuclear power equipment, technology INTERNATIONAL

Japan to supply India with nuclear power equipment, technology

Japan and India signed a civilian nuclear accord on Friday, opening the door for Tokyo to supply New Delhi with fuel, equipment and technology for nuclear power production, as India looks to atomic energy to sustain its rapid economic growth.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India top court orders Punjab state to share river water INTERNATIONAL

India top court orders Punjab state to share river water

India's top court ordered authorities in northern Punjab state Thursday to share river water supplies with a neighbouring state, triggering a spate of resignations by angry lawmakers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rush to ditch old banknotes: Indian banks call in police INTERNATIONAL

Rush to ditch old banknotes: Indian banks call in police

Indian banks called in thousands of police on Thursday to manage huge queues outside branches, as people tried to exchange bank notes abruptly pulled out of circulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a crackdown on "black money".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
NRIs can deposit scrapped notes to their NRO accounts in India ARABIA

NRIs can deposit scrapped notes to their NRO accounts in India

India’s decision to demonetise Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes may spell hardships to many expatriates, but the country’s top bank said the recourse for non-resident Indians (NRIs) is to deposit the specified bank notes ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India's withdrawal of larger banknotes sparks chaos INTERNATIONAL

India's withdrawal of larger banknotes sparks chaos

India's sudden withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation, in a bid to flush out money hidden from the tax man, caused chaos on Wednesday as gas stations and other retailers refused to accept the larger bills, and bank ATMs stayed closed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four killed in latest shelling across disputed Kashmir border INTERNATIONAL

Four killed in latest shelling across disputed Kashmir border

Four people were killed on Tuesday in exchanges of fire between India and Pakistan in disputed Kashmir, officials said, the latest violence amid tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mahatma Gandhi's grandson dies at 87 INTERNATIONAL

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson dies at 87

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Kanu Gandhi died at the age of 87 late Monday, two weeks after being admitted to hospital in western Gujarat state following a stroke.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Man hit with $50,000 Swiss bill over airport bomb hoax INTERNATIONAL

Man hit with $50,000 Swiss bill over airport bomb hoax

An Indian man who triggered a bomb scare at Geneva airport to avoid missing his flight has been jailed and hit with a massive bill to compensate police for time wasted, media reported Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir cross border firing INTERNATIONAL

Two Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir cross border firing

The Indian army said two of its soldiers were killed Sunday in the latest exchange of cross border firing with Pakistan along the de facto border in Kashmir, amid heightened tensions between the countries.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Delhi government orders three-day school shutdown over smog INTERNATIONAL

Delhi government orders three-day school shutdown over smog

Schools in the Indian capital will be closed for the next three days, the Delhi state government said Sunday, as the city struggles with one of the worst spells of air pollution in recent years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japanese man dies in India paragliding accident INTERNATIONAL

Japanese man dies in India paragliding accident

A Japanese man died in a paragliding accident in north India's Himachal Pradesh state, popular with both domestic and foreign tourists for its Himalayan peaks, police said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016