Category: India

Cash crunch at ATMs could be the after-effects of demonetisation

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Analysis suggests shortage of cash in ATMs could be a result of persistence of tightness in overall money supply after demonetisation. Over the past few days, multiple reports of non-functional ATMs have revived fears of a cash shortage in the economy. A statement issued by the ministry of finance on Tuesday tried to allay such fears. The statement notes that “there has been unusual spurt in currency demand in the country in last three months”. The statement also held out an assurance that adequate currency notes would be supplied to…

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Darkest hour post Independence-Fifty retired IAS, IPS, IFS Officers write to PM Modi

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Letter expresses shame, rage and anguish over situation in India Fifty retired civil servants have written to Prime Minister Modi expressing shame, rage and anguish over the situation in India. Some excerpts: “the unspeakable horror of the Kathua and the Unnao incidents shows that the Government has failed in performing the most basic of the responsibilities given to it by the people.“ “By giving sustenance to the brutality of one human being against another in the name of Hindus we have failed as human beings.” “Prime Minister, we write to…

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Togadia slams PM Modi’s foreign tour when ‘Daughters are not safe’ in India

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Former VHP leader Pravin Togadia, who is going to sit on an indefinite fast here from tomorrow, kept up his attack on Narendra Modi today saying the Prime Minister is going abroad when “daughters are not safe”. The state spokesperson of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, meanwhile, came out in Togadia’s support, claiming that the entire Gujarat unit was behind the firebrand leader. “Today our soldiers are not safe on borders, farmers are committing suicide and our daughters are not safe in their homes. And yet, our Prime Minister has embarked…

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Judge K Ravinder Reddy who delivered verdict in Mecca Masjid blast case resigns

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Special NIA court judge K Ravinder Reddy acquitted five men accused of being involved in the Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad that killed nine people on May 18, 2007. The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court judge of Hyderabad K Ravinder Reddy resigned on Monday, barely hours after acquitting the five accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case, a senior judicial officer said. Reddy handed over his resignation to the Metropolitan Sessions Judge. Reddy cited personal reasons for his resignation, and said it had nothing to do with today’s judgement.…

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Rahul Gandhi leads ‘Silent Vigil’ in Delhi against Kathua and Unnao rapes, says protest not political

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The Congress held the candlelight vigil near India Gate to protest the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu’s Kathua district as well the alleged rape of a teenager by UP BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Congress president Rahul Gandhi led a “silent march” in Delhi on Thursday night to protest the gang rape and murder of a child in Jammu and Kashmir and a teenager’s allegation of rape against a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker in Uttar Pradesh. “Women in India are scared to step out of their…

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For today’s Bharat Bandh centre asks states to tighten security

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Ministry of home affairs said district magistrates and superintendents of police will be personally held responsible for any violence in their area of jurisdiction. The Centre on Monday advised all states to beef up security and prevent violence during the Bharat Bandh called by some groups on Tuesday. The protest is being reportedly called by people opposed to caste-based reservations in jobs and education, an official said. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also said district magistrates and superintendents of police will be personally held responsible for any violence in…

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Don’t allow Muslims into your houses: BJP MLA Banwari Lal Singhal

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BJP MLA from Alwar city Banwari Lal Singhal, known for his communal rants, has courted fresh controversy by urging Hindu families not to allow Muslims to enter their homes. Talking to TOI on Monday, the second-term MLA stated that Muslims were habitually involved in all kinds of crimes. He boasted that he neither allowed Muslims to enter his residence or office nor sought their votes. “Meo Muslims do not vote for BJP. I also do not go after them for votes. Seeking votes from them would mean that I have…

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4 Killed in clashes in MP, Violence reported from several states during Bharat bandh

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Dalit protests turned violent in various parts of the country during ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by Dalit organisations against a Supreme Court order diluting The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989. Here are the live updates Four people were killed in Madhya Pradesh on Monday during ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by various Dalit organistaions to protest the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989. While one person died during clashes in Morena, two protesters were killed and eighteen others injured in police firing in Gwalior.…

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Man accused of raping minor lynched in Ghaziabad

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A man accused of raping an eight-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours in Loni, Ghaziabad, on Friday night. Police rushed both the accused – 24-year-old Jitendra – and the victim to the hospital. While the girl was admitted for treatment, doctors declared her alleged attacker dead on arrival. Police said Jitendra had gone to attend a religious ceremony in the neighbourhood with his wife around 12.30 pm on Friday. After dropping her off at the venue, he brought the girl back home with him and allegedly…

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For owning riding horse, a dalit youth killed in Gujarat

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A Dalit youth was allegedly killed in Bhavnagar district by upper caste men for owning and riding a horse, police said. Pradip Rathod (21) was killed on Thursday at Timbi village of Umrala taluka in Bhavnagar district and three suspects have been detained for questioning, A M Saiyad, Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Bhavnagar SC/ST Cell said. “We have detained three persons for questioning. We have also acquired some CCTV footage showing Pradip on his horse before his dead body was found. We are probing this case from different…

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