-NDTV.com (with inputs from Agencies) The value and volume of bank notes in circulation had increased by 16.8 per cent and 7.2 per cent, respectively, during 2020-21 Though the Government had launched its sudden move of demonetisation to cull out black money by weeding out currency notes worth 500 and 1,000 rupees denomination out of the system, on November 8, 2016, the notes in circulation in value terms have increased by 64...
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Padma Shri for Bhopal’s gritty crusader -Anup Dutta
-The Hindu Posthumous honour for Abdul Jabbar who fought relentlessly for the victims of the Union Carbide gas leak Abdul Jabbar, a gas victim, waged a lonely and seemingly never-ending battle for the welfare of the survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. His relentless struggle for over three decades brought medical and economic rehabilitation to the scores of victims. He will be awarded the Padma Shri posthumously on Monday at the Darbar...
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-Scroll.in The police have invoked the stringent law against over 100 social media users, including journalists, for posting about the unrest. The Editors Guild of India on Sunday criticised the filing of charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against 102 people, including journalists, for reporting and writing on the communal violence that took place in Tripura in October. The Tripura Police have invoked the anti-terror law against the social media account holders...
More »No, demonetisation wasn’t a good idea, badly executed – it was a ridiculous idea from the start -Rohit Azad
-Scroll.in The policy, which wreaked havoc on the lives of the poor, mistakenly conflated cash with black money. Was demonetisation a good idea, badly implemented? I have heard this from the supporters of the regime but, to my surprise, even friends who are otherwise critical believe this to be true. The Government’s stated aim for denotifying high-value currency notes with a four-hour deadline on November 8, 2016, was to land a body blow...
More »Ayodhya: The poor collect mustard oil from diyas for cooking at homes -Piyush Srivastava
-The Telegraph The state Government had organised a Diwali-eve celebration on November 3 and lit 9 lakh lamps, with Adityanath inaugurating the programme Lucknow: On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had praised the way the Uttar Pradesh Government had marked Diwali in Ayodhya by lighting hundreds of thousands of diyas, saying “Ayodhya is getting back its glory”. On Saturday, a widely circulating video showed children collecting mustard oil from some of these diyas...
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