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RTI query: RBI declines to give info on fake notes, printing defects

The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) said it has processed 9,711.62 million demonetized notes of Rs 500 denomination and 4,709.72 million Rs 1,000 notes till August this year, but claims to have no information about counterfeit notes yet. This was in response to an  RTI  application filed by TOI. The RBI's response to the RTI query, seeking information on the fake currency detected post demonetization, said: "Processing of notes is in progress." The RTI reply also revealed that Rs 15.28 trillion value of old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 have been deposited in banks and the RBI, as on June 30, 2017. The total value of notes in circulation (including old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination) as on November 4, 2016, was Rs 17.74 trillion. The RBI also stated that it has no information about black money recovered post demonetization. On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetization as a measure to check black money and curb corruption and counte...

Mind after body death works? Scientist claims consciousness still functions

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Life After Death! New Research Shows “Mind Still Works After The Body Dies As Consciousness Persists”. You’ve probably heard those who have died and been brought back to life say that they saw light at the end of a tunnel. Or that they floated above their bodies, watching as doctors frantically worked to keep them alive. But until now it was not known if the mind kept working after the body had died, reports The Sun. Just like the remake of the 90s cult horror Flatliners, starring Ellen Page, scientists have discovered that a person’s consciousness continues to work after they have died. In the film a group of young doctors conduct a dangerous experiment to see what happens in the afterlife by taking turns to stop their hearts. Dr Sam Parnia and her team from New York University Langone School of Medicine had the same question. They set out to find the answer in a much less dangerous fashion, looking at studies in Europe and the US on people who have suffered a car...