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June 25, 2022

Crash tests must for car safety

To boost road safety in India, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the new car assessment programme – Bharat NCAP – proposes a mechanism wherein automobiles in India shall be accorded ‘Star Ratings’ based upon their performance in crash tests.

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Shiv Sainkis agitate across state, deface rebels

Angered by the revolt of Eknath Shinde and over 40 MLAs, Shiv Sainiks have torn posters and blackened photos of the rebel MLAs in Mumbai.

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Uddhav Thackeray says 'sainiks' still by his side

Those who left the party were never truly his men

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Aaditya opens up about rebel MLAs

Yuva Sena chief and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray has for the first time commented on rebel MLAS. A meeting was organised at the Shiv Sena Bhavan on Friday, where district presidents from all over the state were present.

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No national party in contact with us, says Eknath Shinde

A day after claiming that a "powerful national party" was supporting his group of MLAs in the ongoing political drama in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde on Friday said no national party is in contact with them.

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Man loses ₹2.85 lakh to cyber-crooks offering wealth growth

A 28-year-old man who works in a petroleum company in Dubai lost Rs 2.85 lakh to a cyber-fraudster. The victim had received a WhatsApp message from an unknown woman, who gave him a lucrative deal of increasing his money. The victim was asked to make some payments through a link after which he would get back an increased amount.

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Rupee settles at all-time low of 78.33 per US dollar

The rupee on Friday slipped 1 paisa to close at its all-time low of 78.33 against the US dollar amid growing concerns over aggressive monetary policy tightening by central banks and relentless foreign capital outflows.

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Forex reserves fall by $5.87 bn to $590 bn

The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 5.87 billion to USD 590.588 billion in the week ended on June 17, the RBI data showed.

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Fintech players seek one year sunset clause on PPI

AFTER RBI DIRECTIVE TO STOP CREDIT LINES BY PPI ISSUERS

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Card tokenisation deadline extended till September 30

Various stakeholders had voiced their concerns over the industry's readiness to meet the RBI's norms

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