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2 weeks, 6 days ago

RBI says 98.08% of ₹2,000 currency notes returned. What to do if you still haven't?

The Reserve Bank of India has announced that 98.08% of the ₹2,000 banknotes in circulation have been returned. These ₹ 2,000 banknotes were originally introduced in November 2016 after the demonetisation of the ₹ 1,000 and ₹ 500 notes However, the currency notes which are remaining in circulation are still recognised as legal tender. These ₹2,000 banknotes were originally introduced …

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‘Indian economy cannot progress as long as…’: Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre

Hindustan Times

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the India's Gross Domestic Product growth rate has fallen to its lowest in two years at 5.4 percent. Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said India's GDP growth has dropped to 5.4 percent, the lowest in two years. The thing is clear - the Indian economy cannot progress as …

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4 weeks ago

Financial independence of women matters

New Indian Express

If you are a working woman, you must engage a professional to help you with financial planning. A lot of women happily let others in the family manage their money. We know of those days when the government announced the demonetisation of R500 and R1000 notes, and many middle-class women were found stuck with an undisclosed stash in the cupboard. …

1 month, 1 week ago

Ensure Level Playing Field in Campaign, Congress Urges EC

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi/Ranchi: The Congress on Friday complained to the Election Commission against the alleged grounding of party leader Rahul Gandhi's helicopter in poll-bound Jharkhand and sought its urgent intervention in ensuring a level playing field in poll campaigning. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday yet again attacked the BJP for “conspiring to destroy the Indian Constitution”, and also targeted …

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1 month, 1 week ago

BJP govts at Centre, in U.P. working at cross purposes: Akhilesh

Hindustan Times

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged that the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state were working at cross purposes as he claimed that the countdown to the Uttar Pradesh government had begun. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav celebrating the birthday of Khazanchi Yadav though did not directly name CM Yogi Adityanath or his government, his reference …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Clothes alone don’t make one Yogi,’ says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said a man becomes a "saint" not by what he wears but what he speaks. The dig, apparently aimed at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, was made on the birthday of 'Khajanchi' – a boy born to a woman standing in a queue to exchange banknotes after demonetisation. If there is anybody …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Clothes alone don't make one Yogi: Akhilesh Yadav takes aim at Uttar Pradesh CM

New Indian Express

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said a person "is not a yogi by what he wears but by what he speaks." On the upcoming bypolls, the SP chief said his party will have a strategy to counter every move of the BJP, which has "no credibility left." If there is anybody who is setting the seers against …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Demonetisation, GST weapons to kill poor: Rahul Gandhi slams PM in Jharkhand

India Today

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that his policies, such as demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax, were "weapons to kill" the livelihoods of farmers, labourers, and the poor. Speaking at an election rally in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur, Rahul Gandhi said, "Policies of Narendra Modi are …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Second Innings: Inspiring Teacher Makes a Difference

Hindustan Times

The article highlights the dedication of Wing Commander Jaswant Singh Bhalla, who has been volunteering as a teacher in government schools for the past few years. Despite initial challenges, he has shown resilience and adaptability, tailoring his teaching methods to engage students of different ages. His efforts have not gone unnoticed, with his dedication earning him recognition from the government …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Hotelier apologising to Sitharaman sparks row: Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt, TN BJP chief regrets ‘breach of privacy’

Hindustan Times

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a video in which the owner of a renowned Tamil Nadu restaurant chain is purportedly apologising to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Rahul Gandhi said if this "arrogant government" would listen to the people they would understand that a simplified GST would …

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4 months ago

Centre’s claims on demonetisation’s success is eyewash, says Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu

The Government’s assertion that the number of counterfeit notes detected has fallen is an “eyewash,” the Congress said on Friday, as it claimed that the counterfeit notes have “become rife once again”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh questioned the gains made by the 2016 demonetisation and whether it could neither curb black money nor counterfeit currency. “Eight years after the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

97.87 pc of Rs 2000 notes returned, Rs 7,581 crore still in circulation, continue to be legal tender: RBI

India TV News

The total value of Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation, which was Rs 3.56 lakh crores at the close of business on May 19, 2023, when the withdrawal of Rs 2000 banknotes was announced, has declined to Rs 7581 crores at the close of business on June 28, 2024, the RBI said on Monday. "Thus, 97.87 per cent of the Rs …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Satire | Here are some ideas to improve NEET

The Hindu

The other day I walked in on a friend’s nephew — a future NEET aspirant — watching Scam 2003: The Telgi Story. Well, now that an exam reforms committee is here, I hope they don’t push for anything radical — like a cap on fees charged by private colleges. For what it’s worth, here are some ideas they could consider: …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Letters

The Hindu

Published : May 16, 2024 11:00 IST - 4 MINS READ Deprivation As the lead article points out, unemployment, deprivation, and corruption are the biggest challenges we face today as a country. Kangayam R. Narasimhan Chennai Election 2024 The cacophony of voices of the BJP and the Congress seeking votes by amplifying the girl student’s death in Karnataka and the …

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7 months, 1 week ago

All eyes on SC ruling on Arvind Kejriwal; Rahul Gandhi sets August 15 deadline for jobs

Hindustan Times

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has not only declared that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not return to power, but also gave a deadline to implement one of the key promises of his party — filling up 3 million vacancies in the government and public sector by August 15. Rahul continues to attack Modi over Adani Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

CPM, CPI, Congress slam YSRC, BJP, TD for caste-based politics

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Leaders from the Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India, and Congress raised concerns about increased caste-based politics and economic distress under administrations led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister YS Jagan Reddy, and former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu during an election rally in Vijayawada's 24th Division on Monday. At the rally, CPM candidate Ch Baburao, CPI …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Revanth Alleges BJP in 'Deep-Rooted Conspiracy' to Scrap Reservations

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy alleged that the BJP had hatched a conspiracy to abolish reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs in tune with the RSS agenda. Reddy said that BJP was pitching for two-third majority in the Lok Sabha elections to change constitutions and scrap reservations. Addressing a meeting at Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday after releasing a "chargesheet" …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tejashwi Yadav rakes up Covid, Pulwama to counter PM's 'mangalsutra' remark

India Today

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent comments about 'mangalsutras'. Yadav raked up the losses suffered during the coronavirus pandemic and the Pulwama attack, saying, “The PM should tell us who is responsible for 'mangalsutras' being snatched from so many women.” PM Modi had made the mangalsutra remark during a rally in Rajasthan. He alleged …

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8 months ago

Uttam hits out at BJP, BRS for criticising 5-month-old Congress government

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Civil supplies and irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has criticised the BRS and BJP leaders for questioning the performance of the Congress government, which had taken over the administration just five months ago. Addressing a meeting in his Huzurnagar constituency on Sunday in support of Congress candidate K. Raghuveer Reddy for the Nalgonda Lok Sabha seat, Uttam Kumar …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Part of ‘orchestrated campaign of PM’ to browbeat judiciary: Congress on ex-judges’ letter to CJI

The Hindu

The Congress on April 15 alleged that the letter by 21 judges to the Chief Justice of India was part of an “orchestrated campaign of the prime minister” to “threaten, browbeat and intimidate” the judiciary that has flexed its muscles in recent months. Asked about the letter at a press conference at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Congress general …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not A Healthy Trend': Justice Nagarathna On Governors Delaying Action On Bills Indefinitely

News 18

Supreme Court Judge BV Nagarathna has warned against the recent trend of governors delaying action on bills passed by state governments indefinitely. Addressing the fifth edition of the ‘Courts and the Constitution Conference’ at NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, Justice Nagarathna stated, “The recent trend has been that the Governor of a state is becoming a point of litigation …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Embarrassing for Courts to Tell Governors to Abide by Law: Justice Nagarathna

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the incidents of Governors exceeding administrative limits. Justice Nagarathna cautioned that it was not a healthy trend and quite embarrassing that the courts have to ask the offices of the Governors to discharge their duties in accordance with the law. Justice Nagarathna was delivering the keynote address on the jurisprudence process …

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9 months ago

Narendra Modi government nurtured a ‘billionaire raj’ more unequal than even British Raj: Congress

The Hindu

Citing a global report that shows inequality in India had widened, with the share of the top 1% population in national income at historically high levels in 2023, the Congress on March 20 criticised the Narendra Modi government’s policies for nurturing a ‘billionaire raj’ more unequal than even the British Raj. Alleging that Mr. Modi nurtured this ‘billionaire raj’ to …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Terms of Trade | The Opposition must revisit its economic approach if it wants to change the future

Hindustan Times

This edition of Terms of Trade is perhaps the last one before the Election Commission of India announces the schedule for the 2024 general elections. While the BJP did face political headwinds in the immediate aftermath of its landslide 2014 victory after big defeats in the 2015 Delhi and Bihar assembly elections, it managed to regain the narrative after winning …

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RBI says 98.08% of ₹2,000 currency notes returned. What to do if you still haven't?

‘Indian economy cannot progress as long as…’: Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre

Financial independence of women matters

Ensure Level Playing Field in Campaign, Congress Urges EC

BJP govts at Centre, in U.P. working at cross purposes: Akhilesh

‘Clothes alone don’t make one Yogi,’ says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, in Uttar Pradesh

Clothes alone don't make one Yogi: Akhilesh Yadav takes aim at Uttar Pradesh CM

Demonetisation, GST weapons to kill poor: Rahul Gandhi slams PM in Jharkhand

Second Innings: Inspiring Teacher Makes a Difference

Hotelier apologising to Sitharaman sparks row: Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt, TN BJP chief regrets ‘breach of privacy’

Centre’s claims on demonetisation’s success is eyewash, says Jairam Ramesh

97.87 pc of Rs 2000 notes returned, Rs 7,581 crore still in circulation, continue to be legal tender: RBI

Satire | Here are some ideas to improve NEET

Letters

All eyes on SC ruling on Arvind Kejriwal; Rahul Gandhi sets August 15 deadline for jobs

CPM, CPI, Congress slam YSRC, BJP, TD for caste-based politics

Revanth Alleges BJP in 'Deep-Rooted Conspiracy' to Scrap Reservations

Tejashwi Yadav rakes up Covid, Pulwama to counter PM's 'mangalsutra' remark

Uttam hits out at BJP, BRS for criticising 5-month-old Congress government

Part of ‘orchestrated campaign of PM’ to browbeat judiciary: Congress on ex-judges’ letter to CJI

'Not A Healthy Trend': Justice Nagarathna On Governors Delaying Action On Bills Indefinitely

Embarrassing for Courts to Tell Governors to Abide by Law: Justice Nagarathna

Narendra Modi government nurtured a ‘billionaire raj’ more unequal than even British Raj: Congress

Terms of Trade | The Opposition must revisit its economic approach if it wants to change the future