The Rs 2,000 denomination banknote will cease to have its value after Saturday and will be just another piece of paper if one does not get it exchanged in any bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) clarified on Friday.
In view of the recent spike in Dengue cases in several parts of the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital.
"Dengue cases is under controll in Tamil Nadu this year. Till now it's just 4000 cases in Tamil Nadu. Death rates are also decreasing. We do awarness campaign. From October 1, dengue and other fever camps will be conducted across 100 places," the Tamil Nadu Health Minister said.
Amid the rising Dengue cases in West Bengal, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on Wednesday took a jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her Spain visit stating that the government is showing cleverness.
Amid power and gas outages in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Awami National Party central senior vice president Ameer Haider Khan Hoti stressed that the party was committed to fighting for the rights of Pakhtuns, reported Dawn.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday targeted Suvendu Adhakari for his attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the dengue issue, saying that dengue is a problem but Suvendu Adhikari is doing nothing but cheap politics.
Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, moved Supreme Court challenging Allahabad High Court which denied bail to him in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
The young Wushu players were given a warm welcome at the Naharlagun Railway station by the well-wishers, wushu association and family members on Tuesday.
Describing the act of honouring a former Nazi soldier in Canada's parliament as "disgusting", the Ambassador of Russia to India, Denis Alipov has said that apologies for ignorance are absolutely ridiculous.