Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of April 19
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04:54 pm: 66% of ATMs are functional in Bihar. 77% ATMs are dispensing cash in Telengana, 70% ATMs are dispensing cash in Andhra Pradesh. Rs 51,000 Crore of cash supply to Hyderabad is the highest among all RBI offices during Apr 2017-Feb 2018 (ANI quoting Finance Ministry sources)
04:53 pm: Close to 86% ATMs are functional and are dispensing cash. Over 90% of ATMs are dispensing cash in Punjab, Haryana, J&K, Maharashtra, North East, Odisha, Tamil Nadu. Govt is planning to supply additional Rs 1000 Crore to Bihar (ANI quoting Finance Ministry sources)
04:52 pm: We requested Governor to not only convey our sense of anger, despair but also ask the Govt of India to either go for retrial or at least appeal against this judgement in the higher courts of law so that justice should be done: Asaduddin Owaisi on Mecca Masjid verdict (ANI)
04:49 pm: We've brought to notice of Governor that whole prosecution was compromised and prosecution was conducted by an inexperienced lawyer who had never conducted murder trial. It's a proof that NIA was acting at behest of BJP govt: Asaduddin Owaisi on Mecca Masjid verdict (ANI)
04:29 pm: Supreme Court gives go ahead in Sahara-SEBI case, asks Sahara to sell one of its portion or parcel of Amby Valley project and deposit the money accrued through it before the Sahara-SEBI account (ANI)
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04:11 pm: All 13 candidates - BJP 10, and Apna Dal (S), BSP and SP one each - elected unopposed to UP legislative council: Returning officer (PTI)
04:05 pm: Court said political battles must be fought on political grounds. It clearly means that the case was fought as political battle against our party President Amit Shah. I urge Rahul Gandhi not to fight political battles through corridors of Court:Union Minister RS Prasad on Judge Loya (ANI)
03:56 pm: The complaint was filed by Delhi and Disctrict Cricket Association and its then Vice President Chetan Chauhan, for allegedly defaming the cricketing body (ANI)
03:55 pm: Delhi's Patiala House Court discharges Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and former cricketer and MP Kirti Azad, from allegations made against them in criminal defamation complaint (ANI)
03:54 pm: This case was not activated to serve public interest but to serve the interests of Congress and damage the interests of BJP, our party President Amit Shah in particular: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on SC's dismissal of pleas seeking SIT probe in Judge Loya death case (ANI)
03:53 pm: The verdict in this case has exposed the politics played by the Congress party: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
03:52 pm: We did not comment on the case till it was pending in Supreme Court: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Judge Loya verdict
03:49 pm: Six accused in attack on journalist Anuj Chowdhary on April 8 arrested from UP's Ghaziabad (ANI)
03:48 pm: NK Singh, Chairman of 15th Finance Commission assures the delegation that the fiscal needs of each state will be individually assessed and their special characteristics will be kept in view. Commission’s visit to Tamil Nadu finalized for September end (ANI)
03:47 pm: 40-member delegation led by Deputy CM and Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu O Pannerselvam meets 15th Finance Commission in Delhi; submits a memorandum to the Commission, puts forward its view points regarding the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Commission (ANI)
03:45 pm: Some people have turned PIL into Political Interest Litigation which is lethal for the nation: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Supreme Court's dismissal of pleas seeking SIT probe in Judge Loya death case (ANI)
03:44 pm: Sensex jumps 95.61 points to close at 34,427.29; Nifty rises 39.10 points to 10,565.30 (PTI)
03:43 pm: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses press conference on Judge Loya verdict, says Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the country
03:33 pm: Unidentified persons snatch a 12 bore gun from a private security guard at Punjora branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in J&K's Shopian (ANI)