Demonetised notes are being shredded & compressed into bricks: RBI The Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that have been counted and checked for genuineness are shredded and further compressed into bricks – and then discarded through a tendering process, the Reserve Bank of India said, PTI reported. In its reply to a Right to Information query, the Reserve Bank stated that it is using the sophisticated Currency Verification and Processing machines to verify the numerical accuracy and genuineness of the demonetized notes. ________________________________________ Vladimir Puting wins re-election for another 6 years term Russians voted on Sunday in an election that re-elected President Vladimir Putin to return for a fourth term in office. With almost all the ballots counted, he had received more than 76% of the vote, the central election commission said. Communist Party candidate Pavel Grudinin was in second with 13 percent, followed by nationalist Vladimir...

PM Modi meets Putin in Russia, Kudankulam nuclear plant on agenda Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Russian President Vladimir Putin and sign an agreement to build the last two units of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, media reports said. Modi who is on a 4-nation tour is expected to be hosted for dinner by Putin amid talks and agreement signings between the two countries with regards to science and technology, railways, cultural exchanges and other business areas, the report added. __________________________ Historian Guha quits BCCI panel citing personal reasons Well-known historian Ramchandra Guha who was part of Supreme Court appointed panel of administrators who would monitor the functioning of Indian cricket  and BCCI has stepped down from the role citing 'personal reasons', media reports said. Guha who wants the Supreme Court to relieve him from the charges of Committee of Administrators (CoA) has submitted his resignation to Vinod...