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Stories you may have missed: November 17

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Punjab Congress legislators resign to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling favouring Haryana on the SYL issue, on November 11, 2016 in Chandigarh
Punjab Congress legislators resign to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling favouring Haryana on the SYL issue, on November 11, 2016 in Chandigarh Photo by Keshav Singh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

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From ghost voters to ghost ‘noters

The Telegraph reports on people earning money by standing in queue outside banks for others. They are patient because they are not losing money but earning money, explains the report.


Two crore illegal Bangladeshis in India

The Government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that according to information it has, there are 20 million Bangladeshi citizens living illegally in India with the highest number in West Bengal; says the Times of India.


Demonetisation? Under what law?

The Hindu reports that a petition came up before the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the legal validity of Government action in scrapping Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes in circulation.


Punjab asks Delhi, two more states, to pay for water

Politics over the Sutlej Yamuna Canal continues to simmer and on Wednesday Punjab Assembly passed a resolution asking Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana to pay for water.


A wedding not strapped by cash

Over 50,000 guests were fed at the opulent wedding of mining baron Janardhan Reddy’s daughter on Wednesday. A short distance away people lined up to withdraw cash from ATMs, says The Hindu.

Published: 17 Nov 2016, 9:30 AM IST

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Published: 17 Nov 2016, 9:30 AM IST