New Delhi, April 30 – In an effort to contain counterfeiting of Indian currency, the government is planning to set up a directorate of currency (DoC) under the finance ministry to monitor security breaches and review best practices worldwide. ‘The DoC will monitor and review best practices around the world. It will also monitor and review instances of breach of security features in India besides identifying new security features and promote R&D,’ Minister of State for Finance, Namo Narain Meena told the Lok Sabha Friday.
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New Delhi, April 30 – The Indian government is likely to come out with a new series of wholesale price index (WPI) by June-July that will give a more realistic picture of inflation in the country. ‘We plan to roll out the new WPI series in June or July. The whole basket of items will be adjusted.
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Panaji, April 30 – Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Friday tempted portly, pot-bellied journalists to wake up to the wonders of yoga. Ramdev, who was in Goa to participate in a four-day yoga camp, first chided reporters covering his press conferences for being obese, and then made his classic marketing pitch. ‘Out of Goa’s 15 lakh population, more than one lakh are obese.
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Mumbai, April 30 – Looking for gold? Go to the nearest post office. Standard 24 carat gold coins with the India Post logo will now be available at 466 post offices across the country.
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New Delhi, Apr 30 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand on Friday announced that it has put on hold its earlier decision of withdrawing support to the Shibu Soren Government in Jharkhand. The decision came just a day after coalition partner Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) said it was ready to back a government led by the BJP. The BJP is reportedly exploring ways of government formation and was holding talks with other allies.
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New Delhi, Apr 30 : Breaking with tradition, ruling UPA members trooped into the well of the Rajya Sabha on Friday and forced its adjournment over reported remarks made by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi about Dalits. Senior Congress member Praveen Rashtrapal wanted to raise the issue during Zero Hour, but was denied permission by Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan. Khan said Rajya Sabha Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari had not admitted the notice given by the member, and hence it could not be taken up.
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New Delhi, Apr 30 : Former Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice, Gyan Sudha Mishra, took oath as a Supreme Court Justice on Friday. Two other judges, who were sworn-in today are Justice H L Gokhale, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court and Justice Anil R Dave of the Bombay High Court. The three judges were sworn-in by the Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, taking the totals strength of the apex court judges to 30.
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New Delhi, Apr 30 : Supreme Court Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will assume charge May 12. Kapadia takes over from Justice K.G.
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New Delhi, Apr 30 : The first phase of houselisting and housing census along with collection of information for preparation of National Population Register in the States of Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjab, Uttaranchal and Maharashtra commences from Saturday. Starting with canvassing of houselisting and housing census and National Population Register schedules on April 1, 2010, the mammoth exercise has been undertaken in the States of West Bengal, Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Tripura and Andhra Pradesh. The Census exercise provides biggest source of data on semographic, economic and other characteristics of the population.
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