A Jet Airways plane with 154 passengers and 7 crew members on-board ran off from the runway at Dabolim airport before making a take-off. All passengers were deplaned safely, said Jet Airways.

In a huge boost to the BJP ahead of the Punjab polls, Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh, who died in a Pakistan jail in 2013, on Sunday joined the saffron party.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday expressed hope that demonetisation will help increase government revenue and lower fiscal deficit, leading to higher expenditure on defence and rural infrastructure.

At least 1000 sand Santa Clauses were sculptured at the Puri sea beach on the eve of Christmas by noted sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik and his students.

Delhi University is all set to conduct B.Com admissions through entrance test in the new academic session. Presently, DU holds entrance test for its Post Graduation (PG) and professional courses but admissions to undergraduate courses are made on the basis of Class XII marks.

Bharatiya Janata Party was left red faced after an Aligarh mayor on Sunday ignorantly referred former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the "deceased" while delivering a speech on the eve of celebrations of the veteran politician's birthday.

31 people were injured in a minor stampede at Malikappuram at Sabarimala Sannidhanam on the eve of the annual Mandalam festival on Sunday. 2 of them are critical and are battling their lives in the hospital.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today address last 'Mann Ki Baat' of the year. PM Narendra Modi spoke about cashless transactions, demonetisation and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana scheme.

The Government is all set to launch its new programme under the Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana in 100 cities over 100 days December 25. The govt has called it a ‘Christmas gift to the nation’, a cash bonanza to promote digital transaction as the Centre is rigorously pitching for cashless society post demonization.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that note ban is a short term pain nation took for a better future. The government is also likely to make some major reforms in coming future too.