As per an official release, Abdul Gaffar, alias Gaffarbhai, a resident of Katihar in Bihar, had been on the run since 2019 and was nabbed on February 22, 2024, from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
In a crackdown on a cricket betting case, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in a joint operation with income-tax officials has unearthed more than Rs 18 crore in cash, one kg of gold, and about Rs 64 lakh foreign currency during 11 raids across Ahmedabad city.
Post three consecutive weeks of decline, India's foreign exchange reserves rose again by USD 3.668 billion to USD 641.590 billion in the week that ended on May 3, RBI data showed.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday that Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or digital currency, can drive financial inclusion and provide a much safer alternative to potentially dangerous private digital currencies.
India and Ghana explored the possibility of signing Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on Digital Transformation Solutions and the local currency settlement system.
"Today, mountains of currency notes are being found in the neighbouring state Jharkhand. People are saying "chori ho gaya aur mal pakad raha Modi waha" (theft has taken place and Modi has seized the robbed goods). Now tell me, if I stop their theft, stop their earning, stop their loot, wo
"It won't be the quantity of the national debt. There isn't any alternative to the dollar as a reserve currency," said Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
"Sometimes, dealing with our neighbours involves navigating a bit of politics. It's about balancing our interests with theirs," said EAM Jaishankar during a press interaction in Cuttack on Sunday.
Contesting Nepal's decision to introduce a new Rs 100 currency note featuring disputed Indian territories External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that New Delhi's position is very clear adding that Kathmandu unilaterally took some measures on their side.
The accused who have been arrested were identified as Gorla Hemachandra Rao (34), Kunnuku Hemanthkumar (29), M Subbareddy (28), Danala Srinivas (34) and Janna Sunil (27), all the residents of Vizianagaram, Assistant Commissioner of Police of Pothinamallayya Palem Sunil said.