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DEL5 BANKS-FRAUD-CASES

Over 23,000 bank fraud cases involving Rs 1 lakh crore in 5 yrs: RBI

New Delhi: Over 23,000 cases of fraud involving a whopping Rs 1 lakh crore have been reported in the past five years in various banks, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). By Ashwini Shrivastava

DEL20 CAB-ORDINANCE

Cab clears ordinance to amend law for speedy disposal of commercial disputes: Law Min

New Delhi: Seeking to improve India's ranking in the ease of doing business index, the government today approved an ordinance to amend a law for faster disposal of commercial disputes.

 

DEL29 CAB-AVI-LD AIRPORTS

Govt clears Rs 5,082 cr plan to build new terminals at Chennai, 2 other airports

New Delhi: The government today approved a proposal to build new terminals at three airports of Chennai, Guwahati and Lucknow at a total cost of Rs 5,082 crore as part of plans to improve airport infrastructure in the country.

DEL28 HRD-RENAMING-JAVADEKAR

HRD ministry will not allow renaming of Dyal Singh College: Javadekar

New Delhi: The HRD Ministry will not allow Dyal Singh College (Evening) to be renamed and will take action against its management committee for doing so without consent, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said here today.

DEL26 NAQVI-JINNAH-PORTRAIT

Confident AMU admin, students will resolve Jinnah portrait row with sensitive approach: Naqvi

New Delhi: Asserting that Muhammad Ali Jinnah is not a role model for Indian Muslims, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said he was confident that the patriotic Aligarh Muslim University administration and the students there would resolve the row over the Pakistan founder's portrait with a "sensitive approach".

DEL30 UP-AMU-JINNAH

BJP MP targets minister for 'praising' Jinnah

Lucknow/Aligarh: A BJP MP today demanded the expulsion of Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya from the party for praising Muhammad Ali Jinnah, which the minister denies he ever did.

MDS5 KA-LD MODI-FARMERS

Modi slams Ktk govt over slipshod implementation of crop insurance scheme

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today came down hard on the Siddaramaiah government in poll-bound Karnataka for being "indifferent" to farm distress and not implementing the crop insurance scheme effectively and stressed that welfare of farmers was his government's top priority.

LEGAL

LGD11 UP-HC-UNNAO

CBI submits status report in Unnao rape case

Allahabad: The CBI today submitted its progress report in the Unnao rape case before the Allahabad High Court and sought transfer of the case to Lucknow.

LGD17 SC-COLLEGIUM-LD JOSEPH

SC Collegium defers decision on Justice Joseph's elevation

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium today deferred its decision on the issue of reconsidering the name of Uttarakhand Chief jsutice K M Joseph for elevation as an apex court judge.