A look at the headlines right now.
- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar reiterates that government will win Friday’s no-trust vote: The Opposition staged a walkout after Rajnath Singh blamed fake news for incidents of lynching.
- Lok Sabha passes bill to allow seizure of assets of fugitive economic offenders: The Rajya Sabha passed amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act that would make giving bribes an offence.
- RBI to issue new Rs 100 banknotes in lavender colour: The currency note will have the motif of Rani Ki Vav, a stepwell in Patan town of Gujarat that is a UNESCO world heritage site.
- CBI files fresh chargesheet against P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case: The agency said it has discovered two sets of money trails in connection with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance.
- Opposition parties say they will stop Centre from amending the RTI Act: The amendments propose that the term of the chief information commissioner and other commissioners be fixed by the government, among other things.
- Note ban reduced GDP growth in certain districts by up to 7.3 percentage points, shows World Bank study: A research working paper published by the international organisation says that districts where informal activities are most prevalent were affected the most.
- Security forces kill eight suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, say police: The operation is still under way in a forest along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts.
- Verify cross-LoC traders in a month, deregister those without documents, says Governor: NN Vohra reviewed cross-Line of Control trade and asked authorities to prevent the smuggling of narcotics and banned substances.
- States will be asked to vouch for accuracy of translation of NEET question papers, says Centre: The Madras High Court has asked for 196 grace marks to be awarded to all students who took the test in Tamil this year, on account of mistranslation.
- Turkey lifts state of emergency two years after failed coup: The decision comes weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected.
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