[wanabidii] Top Headlines: PM using note ban to repay loans of '50 super-rich families': Rahul

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PM using note ban to repay loans of '50 super-rich families': Rahul

Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi dubbed demonetisation on Saturday a "Modi- made disaster". He alleged that Modi undertook the exercise to repay the loans of "50 super rich families" who "marketed" him for the Prime Minister's post.

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Govt ignores seniority rule to name new Army chief

Lt-General Bipin Rawat (infantry), who took over as the Army vice-chief in September 2016, has been appointed the new chief of the 1.3-million force, bypassing Eastern Command chief Lt-Gen Praveen Bakshi (armoured corps) and Southern Army Command chief Lt-Gen P M Hariz (mechanised infantry).

Over Rs 9000cr deposited in co-op banks in 5 days

Deposits totalling over Rs 9,000 crore were made in select district central cooperative banks (DCCBs) across 17 states between November 10 and 15. The government's demonetisation decision kicked in on November 9.

CITIES

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TECH

Cyrus Mistry removed as director from Tata Teleservices Board

Mistry said in a letter to the board last month that the business was "continuously haemorrhaging" and had even questioned the alliance in his statements to the group.

Yahoo hit by world's biggest hacking attack

Yahoo has warned that it had uncovered yet another massive cyberattack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history.

Wipro creates independent India unit

Effective April, the India and Middle East unit will be reorganized into two separate businesses, signalling the increasing opportunities in the domestic market as the government embarks on large-scale digital transformation projects.

SPORTS

Vijender knocks out Cheka to defend WBO Asia Pacific title

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh defended his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title in style with a knock-out win over challenger and former world champion Francis Cheka on Saturday.

BWF Finals: PV Sindhu bows out, loses to Sung in semis

It was a contest between Sindhu's power and Sung Ji's precision and unfortunately the Indian failed to break the Korean's impregnable defence and went down fighting 15-21 21-18 16-21 in a thrilling 76-minute contest.

India 60/0 in reply to England’s 477 on Day 2

From 321 for seven, England went on to post 477 runs, courtesy, a 108-run stand for the eighth wicket Rashid (60) and Dawson (66*). In reply, India reached 60/0 with KL Rahul (30*) and Parthiv Patel (28*) in the middle.

BUSINESS

Political resistance won’t delay GST rollout, says Arun Jaitley

Political resistance of "some parties" will not delay the goods and service tax as a "constitutional embargo" means the tax reform will have to roll out by September next year, finance minister Arun Jaitley has said.

RBI has pumped in Rs 5.5 lakh crore in markets: Shaktikanta Das

"So far 5.5 lakh crore fresh currency notes have been infused in the market, because old notes of worth Rs 5.50 lakh crore have come back to RBI," Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said. In the last five weeks, the situation has improved everywhere, he added.

ENTERTAINMENT

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