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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

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

Indian rupee to trade near record lows despite surging growth- Reuters Poll

BENGALURU, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee will trade near record lows against the dollar over the coming months, according to a Reuters poll of FX strategists who also said the Reserve Bank of India would likely intervene less in the coming year to support the currency. India’s economy is expected to expand 6.3% this fiscal year, the fastest-growing major economy in the world. But the rupee is not reflecting that optimism, having hit a record low of 83.29/$ earlier this month. Thanks to the RBI’s regular interventions in currency markets to arrest any sudden moves, the rupee has

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