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RBI likely to extend 30 Sept deadline to return ₹2,000 banknotes: Report

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to extend its September 30 deadline to return Rs 2,000 banknotes up to October-end, Money control reported citing a senior official who didn't wish to go on record.

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September 30, 2023
India's forex kitty falls for 3rd week in a row
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India's forex kitty falls for 3rd week in a row

Forex fellbyas much as $2.3 billion during the week after having plunged byas muchas $5.9 billion

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September 30, 2023
India's resolute stand during Galwan stand-off made world take note of us, says Army chief
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India's resolute stand during Galwan stand-off made world take note of us, says Army chief

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande on Friday said that the resolute and firm manner in which Indian troops stood up to Chinese forces during the Galwan valley standoff, made the world take note of India's political and military resolve.

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September 30, 2023
Delay in Uttar Pradesh cabinet reshuffle puts question mark on fate of Rajbhar, Chauhan
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Delay in Uttar Pradesh cabinet reshuffle puts question mark on fate of Rajbhar, Chauhan

The unexplained delay over cabinet reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh has put a question mark over the induction of Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar and BJP's OBC leader Dara Singh Chauhan, who recently faced defeat in the Ghosi by-election.

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September 30, 2023
PM's silence regrettable: Ali on Bidhuri's remarks in LS Danish
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PM's silence regrettable: Ali on Bidhuri's remarks in LS Danish

Ramesh Bidhuri's objectionable remarks against the BSP MP triggered angeramong Opp parties

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September 30, 2023
Rally throws traffic out of gear in city
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Rally throws traffic out of gear in city

Morning peak hour traffic in the city was thrown out of gear due to a rally organized by the tribal people in the city this morning.

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September 30, 2023
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Covid-induced changes, lifestyle contributing to high heart fatalities: Doctors

USE KNOW together hearts beat louder USE On World Heart Day, today, as there is more awareness on heart diseases and ways to prevent it, doctors focus on checking the increase in heart ailments.

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September 30, 2023
Mayor to hit the streets to check dengue
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Mayor to hit the streets to check dengue

The city recorded 977 cases of dengue in the past one week, according to the data shared by Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Although closer to 1,000, the numbers are said to have reduced when compared to the figures of 1,100 cases reported in seven days till last Friday.

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September 30, 2023
Abhishek Banerjee to skip ED quizzing, will lead Delhi stir
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Abhishek Banerjee to skip ED quizzing, will lead Delhi stir

Affected job card holders of MGNREGAscheme will take partin protest meeting on 2-3 October

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September 30, 2023
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Job scam probe: HC orders ED officer replaced

Judge said the court has lost confidence in the efficiency of the officer heading the team in carrying forward the probe

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September 30, 2023
India's ascent in Innovation Index aligns with PM's vision of self-reliance
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India's ascent in Innovation Index aligns with PM's vision of self-reliance

The Global Innovation Index (GII), 2023, unveiled on Friday, has underscored India's continued ascent in several innovation parameters, and shows the country's consistent journey from its 81st rank in 2015 to the current 40th position among 132 economies.

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September 30, 2023
AAP committed to INDIA pact: Kejriwal amid row with Cong
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AAP committed to INDIA pact: Kejriwal amid row with Cong

Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvina Kejriwal on Friday reiterated his party's commitment to the INDIA alliance despite the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in Punjab in a drugrelated case while asserting that anyone involved in drugs would not be spared.

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September 30, 2023
Women's Quota Bill gets President's nod, becomes law
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Women's Quota Bill gets President's nod, becomes law

The Women's Reservation Bill passed by Parliament last week, became law after it received assent from President Droupadi Murmu.

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September 30, 2023
Canada 'very permissive' towards terrorists: EAM
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Canada 'very permissive' towards terrorists: EAM

Jaishankar says this has been an issue of great friction for many years with Canada

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September 30, 2023
After BCCI, Others Introduced Pay Parity: BCCI Secretary Shah
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After BCCI, Others Introduced Pay Parity: BCCI Secretary Shah

Jay Shah praised Indian batter, Smriti Mandhana for winning a gold medal at the Asian Games in China

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September 29, 2023
Ukrainian forces are gradually gaining ground': NATO chief
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Ukrainian forces are gradually gaining ground': NATO chief

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, on an unannounced visit to Kyiv, said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces were \"gradually gaining ground\" in their counteroffensive against Russian forces.

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September 29, 2023
N Korea amends constitution to expand military N-programme
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N Korea amends constitution to expand military N-programme

He made the comments during a two-day session of the country's rubber-stamp parliament North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in a \"new Cold War,\" state media said Thursday.

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September 29, 2023
Assam court orders Gogoi not to make any comment on CM's wife
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Assam court orders Gogoi not to make any comment on CM's wife

A lower court in Assam has issued an order prohibiting Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi from making any comments or defamatory statements about Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, an entrepreneur associated with Pride East Entertainments Pvt Ltd, on any platform, including social media, until the next scheduled hearing, set for November 9, 2023.

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September 29, 2023
Mizoram won't collect biometric data of Myanmarese refugees
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Mizoram won't collect biometric data of Myanmarese refugees

While the Manipur government has urged the Centre to extend the time for the process by a year

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September 29, 2023
Green initiatives in construction pivotal in PM's carbon neutral by 2070 vision: Gadkari
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Green initiatives in construction pivotal in PM's carbon neutral by 2070 vision: Gadkari

Green initiatives in the construction sector will be taken to achieve the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the country carbon neutral by 2070, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.

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September 29, 2023
India's current account deficit widens to $9.2 bn
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India's current account deficit widens to $9.2 bn

It is to be noted that in the year-ago period, CAD was $17.9 billion, or 2.1 pc of the GDP

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September 29, 2023
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Taken at the flood

For 146 long days, Hollywood’s writers stood together in a battle that transcended wage disputes and contractual negotiations. It was a fight not just for their livelihoods, but for the very soul of storytelling in the digital age.

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September 29, 2023
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Cauvery Conundrum

In the heart of south India, the Cauvery River flows as an embodiment of vitality and sustenance. Yet, this majestic river has also become a symbol of division and discord, as the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, along with Kerala and Puducherry, continue their relentless battle over its waters. As another chapter in this ongoing saga unfolds, it is time to find common ground and resolve this enduring dispute.

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September 29, 2023
A fragile peace~II
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A fragile peace~II

Conflicts in Jammu & Kashmir, as in Manipur, are multi-layered and multi-dimensional. Sustainable peace may return to the Valley, and to J&K, only through the pursuit of inclusive politics, restoration of democratic governance and implementation of policies directed to meet the common man's needs and aspirations. If, on the other hand, the government's policy is designed to gain electoral dividends only, peace in the Valley may prove to be fragile

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September 29, 2023
'BJP rewards hate': Opp denounces Ramesh Bidhuri's appointment as Tonk in-charge
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'BJP rewards hate': Opp denounces Ramesh Bidhuri's appointment as Tonk in-charge

Controversial Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ramesh Bidhuri, who hit headlines recently with his remarks against BSP's Muslim MP Kunwar Danish Ali in Lok Sabha, has been appointed as BJP election campaign in-charge of Rajasthan's Tonk district.

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September 29, 2023
Khaira's arrest in drug case a jolt to INDIA alliance in Punjab
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Khaira's arrest in drug case a jolt to INDIA alliance in Punjab

Congress alleges political vendetta, AAP says has evidence of Bholath MLA's involvement in drug smuggling

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September 29, 2023
OPS undecided on alliance with BJP
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OPS undecided on alliance with BJP

Even as the principal opposition party in Tamil Nadu announced on Monday that it has walked out of the NDA alliance and that it was not having any truck with the BJP, expelled AIADMK leader, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has not yet spoken out.

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September 29, 2023
Cong mulling sitting MLAs in Rajasthan to drop several
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Cong mulling sitting MLAs in Rajasthan to drop several

Congress in its internal report has found anti-incumbency against many ministers and MLAs

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September 29, 2023
Raj Bhavan alleges spying on Guv, orders cops removed
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Raj Bhavan alleges spying on Guv, orders cops removed

Accusing surveillance on Governor CV Ananda Bose, the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata has ordered immediate removal of all personnel of Kolkata Police from inside the premises of Governor's House.

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September 29, 2023
Abhishek, parents, get ED call
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Abhishek, parents, get ED call

They have been asked to come with documents of their assets, investments

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September 29, 2023