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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

Bihar Cabinet approves proposal to hike quotas to 75 pc from 50 pc

Patna, Nov 8 (PTI) The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to a total of 75 per cent from the existing 50 per cent. A bill will be brought in the assembly on the same during the ongoing winter session. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made a statement in this regard while concluding the debate on the Caste Survey report, which was tabled in the assembly on Tuesday. Kumar’s announcement comes months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The proposal seeks

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