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RBI targeting polymer currency notes launch in early FY28: Guv Malhotra

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank of India is targeting to launch long-lasting polymer currency notes at the beginning of the next financial year. Speaking ... Read More


PM: J&K, Ladakh witnessed wide-ranging transformation since Art 370 abrogation

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, the lives of people in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have witnessed wide-ranging transfo... Read More


Govt revives bid for women quota, delimitation, reaches out to Oppn

NEW DELHI, Aug. 5 -- Even as the deadlock in Parliament continues during the ongoing Monsoon session, the NDA government is making a fresh push to secure the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill t... Read More


CM Soren offers talks as Jharkhand recruitment exam protest gathers steam

Ranchi, Aug. 5 -- The protest by students and job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand intensified on Wednesday, with five more demonstrators, including two w... Read More


News organisations can use audio-video clips of judicial proceedings for reporting, says SC

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court has clarified that its recent interim order restricting the use of audio and video recordings of court hearings does not stop recognised news organisations from ... Read More


Shah responsible for violence against students: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI, Aug. 5 -- In an all-out attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP leader was responsible for the violence against protesting yo... Read More


Centre extends tenures of Cabinet Secretary, Home Secretary by one year

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Centre on Wednesday extended the tenures of Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan by one year, according to separate orders issued by the Personnel ... Read More


India's prisons reach 112.7% occupancy in 2024

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India's prisons continued to face overcrowding in 2024, operating at 112.7 per cent of their sanctioned capacity, with 609 jails housing more inmates than they were designed for, ... Read More


While fuel prices hurt consumers, big oil firms made over $1 bn/day

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Oil corporations around the globe generated profits in excess of 93 billion dollars during three months of intense US-Iran dispute as increasing crude prices hit consumers' pocket... Read More


Panchayat tax hike claim baseless: State

Kolkata, Aug. 5 -- West Bengal Panchayats and Rural Development (P&RD) department has dismissed as "completely baseless" reports claiming that the annual tax payable by each family has been increased ... Read More