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217,000 fake notes of various denominations found in FY25, says govt

1,17,722 pieces counterfeit notes of 500 [MG (New) Series] were detected in FY25, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha

Chhattisgarh updates 'half electricity bill' scheme to promote solar use

The new cap will not affect below poverty line (BPL) households, which receive up to 30 units of electricity free every month

Lok Sabha briefly passes two sports bills amid Opposition protests

When the House reassembled at 2 pm after an initial adjournment, the Lok Sabha took up The National Sports Governance Bill and The National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill for consideration and passage

Andaman admin to implement apartment ownership regulation soon: Official

According to the existing rule, any private building consisting of fewer than eight apartments in the islands is not registered by the administration, leading to banks denying home loans to buyers

Delhi HC seeks Yasin Malik's response on NIA appeal for death penalty

Yasin Malik, chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, is serving a life term after being convicted in May 2022 under sections of the UAPA and the IPC in a terror funding case

Delhi govt to promptly implement SC order on stray dogs: Kapil Mishra

Mishra said the verdict will pave the way to free Delhi from the fear of rabies and stray animals

Karnataka witnesses 5-fold jump in GST tax evasion at ₹39,577 cr in FY25

Last month, numerous small traders and shopkeepers in Bengaluru, Karnataka, received disproportionately high GST notices primarily based on digital footprints

In India, Trump's tariffs spark calls to boycott American goods, companies

There's a growing chorus both on social media and offline to buy local and ditch American products after Donald Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on goods from India

Rahul Gandhi detained during Opposition march to EC protesting Bihar SIR

Rahul Gandhi detained news: During the Opposition's protest march to the Election Commission over Bihar's voter rolls stopped by police, Rahul Gandhi and several leaders were detained

India on UK's 'deport now appeal later' expanded list for foreign criminals

Foreigners who have had their human rights claim refused will have a chance to take part in their UK appeal hearing remotely from overseas

Expanding banking services to remote areas of Chhattisgarh is priority: CM

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday interacted with commanders and commandos of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Chhattisgarh's capital, Raipur

A-I flight saw 'heart-stopping moment', says Congress MP; airline responds

Venugopal said that another aircraft was on the same runway where his Air India flight was attempting to land

Will reply to EC notice, says Bihar Dy CM on possessing 2 voter cards

Notably, Yadav, the RJD leader, and the Congress had targeted the BJP leader over his name appearing at two different places in Bihar in the draft electoral rolls

Bihar govt upgrades security for Samrat Choudhary, Tejashwi Yadav, others

RJD leader and former deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav will now be provided Z-category security, following a review of threat levels for VIP protectees in the state

UP Assembly monsoon session begins today, six ordinances to be tabled

The UP government is preparing to pass the Banke Bihari Corridor Ordinance and important bills related to higher education and other departments in the session

SC orders capture of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, warns against resistance

According to the SC's order, all the dogs should be housed in dedicated shelters that were supposed to be set up by the concerned authorities

Karnataka best for entrepreneurs to start, grow big: CM Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah was addressing nearly 100 industry leaders at a breakfast meeting called by the Department of Electronics, IT & BT, Karnataka government

Apart from Bhubaneswar, 4 cities to be developed as digital hubs: Odisha CM

Our effort is to take this growth beyond Bhubaneswar to cities like Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur and Berhampur, which are being developed as the next wave of digital hubs, the chief minister said

Supreme Court confirms Medha Patkar's conviction in defamation case

On July 29, the Delhi High Court had upheld Patkar's conviction in the defamation case filed by VK Saxena, who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

PM inaugurates flats for MPs, urges them to celebrate festivals there

Old houses for MPs were in a poor state and posed several problems, the PM said, adding that lawmakers will face no such issue in these modern flats, each with a carpet area of over 5,000 sq ft