Business Standard brings to you a list of five key developments from across the country.
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa passes away at 68
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Supremo J Jayalalithaa (68) passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on Monday following a cardiac arrest the previous evening. She had suffered a cardiac arrest barely hours after the party announced that she had recovered from all her ailments.
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is planning to utilise the infrastructure of India Post to expand its passport application and delivery services. It has also extended its contract with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for managing its Passport Seva Kendras for two more years.
Tatas accuse Mistry of trying to amass power
The Tata group said on Monday that Cyrus Mistry had converted the group into his personal fiefdom, which finally led to his ouster as chairman.
Demonetisation could prove beneficial for govt
With the government deciding to remain silent on the exact amount that banks have received in deposits through old currency notes by now, speculation is rife that the entire money scrapped could be coming back to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by December 30.
Trump keeps promise on unpredictable foreign policy
More than six weeks before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump is already carrying out his promise to make US foreign policy less predictable with a series of moves that are keeping America’s adversaries, as well as its friends, off-balance.