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“Celebrate or mourn?”: Adhir Chowdhury asks PM Modi as demonetisation exercise completes seven years

New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the demonetisation exercise done by the incumbent government back in 2016. Taking to his X timeline coinciding with the demonetisation exercise turning seven, the Congress leader asked the Prime Minister whether he should “celebrate the occasion or mourn for abysmal failure.” “Respected PM @narendramodi Ji, today is the 7th anniversary of #DEMONITIZATION touted as your visionary step for ERADICATION OF BLACK MONEY from India. Now should we celebrate the occasion or mourn for abysmal

Bihar caste survey report: 6.11pc are graduates, 15pc cleared class 10

Patna, Nov 8 (PTI) There are nearly 80 lakh graduates in Bihar, which is around 6.11 per cent of the total population, says the caste survey report tabled in Bihar assembly. According to the report, 24,534 people belonging to Other Reported Classes (ORC) have the maximum number of graduates, accounting for 13.45 per cent of their total population. The report was tabled in the assembly on Tuesday. This is followed by 26,95,820 graduates from the general category, which is 13.41 per cent of their total count, the report said, adding altogether there are 7,83,050 Scheduled Caste graduates, which is a

TTE suspended after video of him taking bribe from passenger goes viral

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 8 (ANI): A video of a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) allegedly taking a bribe to provide a berth in a train has gone viral. Following that Railway officials suspended the TTE and ordered an inquiry into the incident. With the arrival of the festival season, crowd footfall has increased on the trains. The video of a TTE taking a bribe for a berth from a passenger travelling to Meerut in the third AC coach of the Nauchandi Express has gone viral on social media. The Express train was going from Prayagraj to Saharanpur. Sudhir Kumar

2 government officials, retired employee convicted for corruption and forgery in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (PTI) Two Odisha government officials and a retired employee were convicted on Tuesday in connection with corruption and forgery cases registered by the state vigilance department. The convicts are school teacher Nagesh Kumar Mahakud, Anganwadi worker Lilabati Mohanta, and revenue inspector Ramesh Chandra Mishra (retired), the department said in a statement. The court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Balasore, awarded imprisonment for a period of one year to Mahakud and two years to Mohanta. Both were asked to pay a fine of Rs 10,000, failing which they have to undergo further imprisonment for another two months, the

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