Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:14:20
At least 66 Sophisticated Currency Verification and Processing (CVPS) machines are being used for counting junked Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that were deposited post demonetisation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said.
A global tender has been floated for the procurement of new CVPS machines, the central bank said in reply to an RTI query on details of such machines being used for counting
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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:12:12
The Delhi High Court, on Monday, said “there is complete lack of interest” on the CBI’s part in probing the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmad.
The court had handed over the probe to the CBI five months ago.
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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:11:02
At a time when the Congress is trying to cobble together a coalition against the BJP, former president Pranab Mukherjee argued against sewing up alliances just for the sake of forming a government, insisting such attempts would only dilute the identity of the Congress party.
In his new book, 'The Coalition Years: 1996 to 2012', Mukherjee has said he disfavoured the Congress' 2003 decision to fo
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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:07:04
The Congress party today appointed former Union minister M Veerappa Moily as the chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Manifesto Committee and B L Shankar as its vice chairman.
The committee, cleared by party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, has 33 other leaders of the state as its members, including former Union minister and ex-governor Margaret Alva.
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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:02:43
Taking a cue from neighbouring Kerala, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today spoke in favour of appointing Dalit priests at temples in the state.
"No opposition to appoint Dalits as priests at Muzrai (Department of Religious and Charitable Endowments) temples in Karnataka as done in Kerala. We will do it," Siddaramaiah was quoted as saying in Mysuru.
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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:58:41
A 13-year-old boy, who had been missing for the last three years from Manipal in Udupi district, was rejoined with his family by the police using the facebook route.
Police sources said Prem Kiran had left his home on January 20, 2015, telling his parents that he was going to play at the nearby grounds.
However, he did not return home after that.
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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:56:38
Renowned Konkani folk artiste Gopal Gowda has been chosen for this year's 'Kalakar Puraskar' instituted by Mandd Sobhann, an organisation with the aim of protecting Konkani identity.
The award is given annually by Mandd Sobhann to Konkani artistes from the fields of folk arts, theatre, music and dance.
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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:52:35
Favourites India continued their winning momentum defeating arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 in a pool encounter of the 10th men's Asia Cup hockey tournament, here today.
After the two easy wins against Japan (5-1) and hosts Bangladesh (7-0), as expected India had a relatively tough outing against Pakistan but managed to maintain their all-win record.
India controlled the proceedings for the better pa
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Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:45:33
The remarks by Jnanaprakash Swamiji of Urilingapeddi Mutt, Mysuru, hailing the ruler of erstwhile Mysore Tipu Sultan and placing him above Gandhi, Bhagat Singh and Jawaharlal Nehru in the freedom fighter’s list, has raised many eyebrows and stoked a new controversy.
While addressing a massive gathering during PFI’s grand conference ‘We Also Have Something to Say’ at Palace Ground on Saturday, h
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