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NCERT axes caste-based discrimination in Class 6 books

India had a prime meridian of its own much ahead of the Greenwich meridian and it was called "madhya rekha", which passed through the city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, according to a new Class-6......

The Pillar That Inspires India

The Ashokan Pillar in Kolhua, Bihar, is one of India's best maintained historical sites. All Photographs: Archana Masih/Rediff.com The Ashokan Pillar with a single lion stands gloriously......

Lumbini as backdrop for Modi-Deuba meet, India-Nepal sign 6 MoUs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he had an "excellent" meeting with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba in Lumbini -- the birthplace of Gautam Buddha -- and discussed the full......

PIX: Modi's day out in Lumbini on Buddha Purnima

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Nepal for a brief visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, and also hold comprehensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur......

Ashoka University chancellor says founders never interfered

In a strong counter to the narrative building around reasons for the exit of Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Ashoka University Chancellor Rudrangshu Mukherjee has said the institution remains......

Only 21 tonnes mobilised under gold monetisation scheme in 8 years

Only 21 tonnes of gold have been mobilised in the last eight years under the gold monetisation scheme (GMS) which was announced by the Government of India in November 2015. Illustration: Uttam......

RBI to issue new Rs 20 bank notes

The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will shortly issue Rs 20 denomination banknotes, in the Mahatma Gandhi series, bearing the signature of the central bank's governor Shaktikanta Das.......

Govt all set to introduce Rs 20 coins

The face of the new Rs 20 coin shall bear the 'Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar' with 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley......

Centre to issue Rs 100, Rs 5 coins to mark MGR birth centenary

The government will issue Rs 100 and Rs 5 coins to commemorate the birth centenary of Bharat Ratna awardee and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late M G Ramachandran. The coins will bear his......

First-ever Rs 200 notes to come out on Friday

The Reserve Bank will launch Rs 200 banknotes for the first time on Friday, increasing the availability of lower denomination currency in the system. The bright yellow coloured notes will hit the......

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NCERT axes caste-based discrimination in Class 6 books

The Pillar That Inspires India

Lumbini as backdrop for Modi-Deuba meet, India-Nepal sign 6 MoUs

PIX: Modi's day out in Lumbini on Buddha Purnima

Ashoka University chancellor says founders never interfered

Only 21 tonnes mobilised under gold monetisation scheme in 8 years

RBI to issue new Rs 20 bank notes

Govt all set to introduce Rs 20 coins

Centre to issue Rs 100, Rs 5 coins to mark MGR birth centenary

First-ever Rs 200 notes to come out on Friday

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