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Mumbai, Feb 21: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may introduce a new series of Rs 1,000 notes, to replace the earlier notes of similar denomination that were demonetised on November 8, last year. According to a report appeared in an English daily, RBI has already started production of new Rs 1,000 notes. Quoting an official, the report says that the note was supposed to be introduced in January

New Delhi, Feb 21: In a first, the CBI on Monday conducted searches at the residence of its former chief Amar Pratap Singh after registering a case against him for allegedly favouring controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi. Agency sources said a Regular Case (RC) equivalent to FIR in police parlance has been registered against Singh, Qureshi, his employee Aditya Sharma besides owner of Trimax

New Delhi, Feb 20: The Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of vitiating the atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh to polarise the society and asked the Election Commission to take appropriate action. Congress' senior spokesperson Anand Sharma told reporters here that Modi has been making objectionable remarks at election rallies and his statement yesterday that if there was a 'kabaristaan'

Jalaun/Sultanpur (UP), Feb 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BSP chief Mayawati today traded barbs with her party dubbed as 'Behenji Sampatti Party' and she punning on his initials calling him 'Mr Negative Dalit Man'. Modi while mocking at Mayawati's opposition to note ban, said BSP is no longer Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) but 'Behenji Sampatti Party'(Behenji Assets Party). Mayawati is popularly

Beijing, Feb 20: India has done a better job than China in promoting satellite launch technology which could prompt Beijing to fast-track commercialisation of its rocket launches to vie for the world's small satellite launch market, Chinese officials said on Monday. " The launch+ indicated that India can send commercial satellites into space at lower costs, giving the country's competitiveness in

Chennai, Feb 20: Opposition DMK today moved the Madras High Court seeking to declare Saturday's vote of confidence in the Tamil Nadu Assembly null and void. Counsel for DMK, R Shanmugasundaram, a former Rajya Sabha member, also sought an urgent hearing of the petition. The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh and Justice R Mahadeven posted the petition for hearing tomorrow. E K

New Delhi, Feb 20: The Congress Party on Monday tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -led NDA Government is going to lose the polls and advised the latter to look into his 'Karam Kundali'. "Instead of looking at 'Janam Kundli' of Congress Party it is time for BJP to look into their 'Karam Kundali'

Saifai (Etawah), Feb 20: Mulayam Singh Yadav made it clear on Sunday that his brother Shivpal will be a minister in Akhilesh Yadav's new government. The SP, the party patriarch said, would definitely win. "Samajwadi Party poorn bahumat se jeetegi aur Akhilesh phir se mukhya mantri banega (SP will be voted back to power with a thumping majority, Akhilesh will become chief minister again)," Mulayam

Imphal, Feb 19: The decision to carry out cross-LoC surgical strikes last September was taken at an emergency meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon after terrorists attacked Uri army camp, Home Minister Rajnath Singh revealed today. "When the news came in September (last year) that terrorists attacked an Army camp (in Uri) and killed 17 jawans, an emergency meeting was convened in

Kolkata, Feb 19: Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir passed away at a city hospital here this afternoon. 68-year-old Kabir, who was suffering from a kidney ailment and related complications, died at 2.52 PM, a senior hospital official told PTI. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son, his son in-law Leon D'Souza said.Kabir was appointed as the Chief Justice of India on September