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India on Tuesday evening told the United Nations "political convenience" cannot be the basis for a response to terrorism or extremism, and called on the global community to respect the rules-based order and the UN Charter. Addressing the UN General Assembly, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also called on nations to not interfere in the internal affairs of others.

Jaishankar's remarks - coming amid the India-Canada diplomatic row and continuing tension along the border with China - have been interpreted as a jab at both countries.

Indians have just five days to return about $3 billion worth of now-withdrawn Rs 2,000 notes.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordered the withdrawal of the 2,000-rupee note on May 19, giving people until the end of September to exchange or deposit them with banks.

The RBI had then said the notes had been introduced in November 2016 to meet currency requirements following the withdrawal of legal tender of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes at that time. With that objective having been met once an adequate stock of notes of other denominations was made available, printing of Rs 2,000 notes was stopped in 2018–19, the central bank said. With the RBI having observed that the Rs 2,000 notes were not widely used for transactions, the central bank decided to withdraw the notes.

Wading into the ongoing diplomatic showdown between India and Canada, David Cohen, the US Ambassador to Canada, said it was “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners” that led the Trudeau administration to make the claim of a potential link between “agents” of the Indian government and the killing of separatist Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the US and the UK.

No signals have been received from the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan 3 mission despite efforts to establish communication in order to ascertain their wake-up condition, said the Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday. The ISRO further said that the efforts to establish contact will continue.

Taking to their official ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter handle, ISRO said, “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Efforts have been made to establish communication with the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover to ascertain their wake-up condition. As of now, no signals have been received from them. Efforts to establish contact will continue”.

In a historic move, the Rajya Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill by a majority vote on Thursday, a day after it was unanimously cleared by the Lok Sabha after a day-long debate, with 454 members voting in favour of the legislation and 2 opposing it. The motion was adopted in the House with 215 MPs voting in favour and none against and without any abstention. 

Ahead of the voting in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said, "This bill will lead to a new confidence in the people of the country. All members and political parties have played a significant role in empowering women and enhancing 'Nari Shakti'. Let us give the country a strong message."