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  Demonetisation: Opened a bank account in last one month? The govt is watching

  7:29 AM | December 17, 2016

  Bank accounts and lockers, which have been opened in the last one month, will be monitored closely to check transaction patterns and rule out any discrepancy. Both savings and current accounts of first timers, or otherwise, will be scrutinised. Besides, transactions and transfers of money from one account to another will also come under the

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  Petrol price hiked by Rs 2.21/litre, diesel by Rs 1.79

  7:25 AM | December 17, 2016

  Petrol price was hiked on Friday by Rs 2.21 a litre and diesel by Rs 1.79 per litre, excluding local levies. The price revision was to come into effect on Thursday, but was deferred possibly to save the demonetisation-battered government from any blushes in Parliament. The revised rates will be effective from midnight on Friday.

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