Live: PM Narendra Modi's Speech On Demonetisation On New Year's Eve
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the nation on demonetisation.New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation on the notes ban, which he announced on November 8 without warning as a big step to check tax evasion. The deadline to deposit banned 500 and 1,000 notes in banks ended yesterday. Restrictions on the withdrawal of money from banks and ATMs are likely to continue. The notes that were cancelled amounted to a whopping 86 percent of the cas..>> view originalNew Year's Eve revelers bid adieu to tumultuous year of conflicts
Organizers of the annual New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square tested the ball drop on Friday and all went well. (Dec. 30) APNew Year's Eve fireworks illuminate the sky above Sydney Harbour with its Opera House and Harbour Bridge, taken from Mrs Macquarie's Point in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 31, 2016.(Photo: Mick Tsikas, epa)As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legend..>> view originalTrump tweets Happy New Year to his 'many enemies' who 'lost so badly'
Donald Trump has continued to tweet throughout the transition period, frequently criticizing Democrats, party nominee Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama. | Getty Trump tweets Happy New Year to his 'many enemies' who 'lost so badly' By Rebecca Morin 12/31/16 08:59 AM EST President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted a New Year's message to his supporters and his "many enemies." "Happy New Year to all, including to my many ..>> view originalAt Least 25 Dead in Baghdad Bomb Blasts Claimed by ISIS
Two bombs claimed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) killed 25 people in central Baghdad on Saturday, as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul where government forces are trying to rout the jihadists from their last major stronghold in the country.The blasts, including one suicide attack, tore through a busy market in the Sinak neighborhood, police said. A pro-ISIS news agency said the assailants had targeted Shi'ite Muslims, whom they regard as apostates.ISIS has continued ..>> view originalNY / Region|Diplomatic Vehicles Vacate Russia's Long Island Estate
By 11 a.m. Friday, the confusion appeared to have been settled, with just an hour to go before the deadline the federal government had set for the properties to be closed. A few vans and cars, all with diplomatic license plates, began rolling down the driveway of the property in this village, where a mansion, not easily seen from the main road, sits on a 14-acre spread of wooded hills.The vehicles’ occupants, who appeared to be mostly middle-aged men and women, would not lower their windows to ..>> view originalChina Considering Strong Measures To Contain Taiwan: Report
China’s military has become alarmed by what it sees as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s support of Taiwan and is considering strong measures to prevent the island from moving toward independence, sources with ties to senior military officers said. Three sources said one possibility being considered was conducting war games near the self-ruled island that China considers as a breakaway province. Another was a series of economic measures to cripple Taiwan. It was not clear whether any decisio..>> view originalThanks To Russia, 2016 Isn't Really Going To End For Obama And Trump
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for the media before a bilateral meeting at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 28, 2015. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for the media before a bilateral meeting at United Nations..>> view original'Russia hacking code' found on Vermont utility computer
Image copyright Getty Images An electrical company in the US state of Vermont says it has found malware code allegedly used by Russian hackers on one of its company laptops.The Burlington Electric Department said it had taken "immediate action to isolate" the computer, which was not connected to the electrical grid. The government alerted them to the "Grizzly Steppe" code on Thursday.The same day, the US expelled 35 Russian diplomats over alleged Russian interference in November's election...>> view originalWife and Her Lover Are Arrested in Killing of Greek Envoy in Brazil
Photo Greece’s ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, in May, after presenting his credentials in Brasília. Credit Marcos Correa/Brazilian Presidency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO — The killing of the Greek ambassador was shocking even by the standards of this crime-weary city: Investigators say his wife had him murdered in a home they owned in Rio by her lover, a police officer, who then set the diplomat’s remains on fire.Police investigator..>> view original
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