the RBI governor's clarification ahead of the exchange of the ₹2000 notes that begins on Tuesday. Don't rush to exchange ₹2000 notes, says the RBI governor. He also says that they will remain legal tender even after the 30th of September. Ultimately it would be the income tax which will be scrutinising the bank deposits, not the RBI, but from jewellery to petrol. Rush to clear ₹2000 notes the prime minister on his crucial three nation tour. He is in Sydney for the next leg of the tour but he is hailed as the voice of the global south in Papua New Guinea. Top honours for the prime minister, both in Fiji from Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Crucial bilaterals now lined up in Australia the first international meet in Kashmir after the abrogation of article 370 begins the G 20 working group meeting on tourism in Srinagar, the valley all decked up unprecedented security arrangements in Jam Kashmir. But the star attraction is rare and Na na the center's ordinance becomes a rallying point for opposition unity. But will opposition parties come together? Nish Kumar plays peace broker between Congress and the Ahmadi party. But the Congress on the fence says no decision yet over backing the Ahmadi party over the ordinance Issue. Heat wave alert in seven states Delhi crosses 46 degrees and there are some thunderstorms expected beginning Tuesday, so a weather of extremes across India. A mega meta fined by the European Union The European Union fines Meta a record $1.3 billion for data violations. Meta to appeal to ask courts to state decision Our top focus tonight is the big exchange of the ₹2000 notes that will begin on Tuesday. The RBI governor gave various clarifications today on the various fq that you might have ahead of that exchange. He says that there is no need to panic. The ₹2000 notes will remain legal tender even after the 30th of September. He also said that it will ultimately be the income tax department, which will be in a sense, monitoring cash deposits and not the RBI and the key point being that you can exchange as much as you want. The cap was ₹20,000 that is 10 ₹2000 notes, but you can queue up as many times as you want in a day. What are your FAQs and what are the answers to by the RBI governor? Here is a report by my colleague a day before the exchange of the now withdrawn ₹2000 notes begins, all of us have a lot of questions. The RBA governor Shakti has answered these important questions today. First things first as the Reserve Bank plans to exchange all 214 ₹2000 notes or get them deposited in banks by the 30th of September. Are banks across the country ready for this exchange? Here's what the R B governor said. We have more than adequate quantity of notes available already printed. We have more than adequate quantity of printed notes already available in the system. Uh, I would like to appeal to all the viewers. There is no reason to sort of rush to the bank, take your time, not exchange career. The R B a governor also answered concerns about what will happen after the September 13th deadline. What if you're unable to exchange your notes in time? The legal tender character we have said that it continues Now we expect most of the notes to come back. That is our expectation. At this stage, we will see how much notes come back, and as we approach 30th, we will decide. You know, at that stage, let me assure the people who are abroad the people who are now in the foreign countries, and let me assure people who are within India the joy that we will be sensitive to that. So if we will still be able to make payments using these notes even after September, then why do we really need to exchange them before this deadline? Here's the answer. Unless you give a particular time, unless you specify a particular time, the process will not reach a stage of finality, and you have to give a time so that the announcement is taken with the seriousness. You know, it is taken seriously and people come and exchange their notes. Though there is a limit to exchange 10 notes. That's only for one transaction at a time. The R B I says. You can also exchange more than 10 notes in a day by visiting the same bank multiple times or by exchanging notes at different banks on the same day. But why does the RBI not want us to have any ₹2000 notes? After all, why are they being withdrawn? The RBA governor has listed multiple reasons. These 2000 notes were primarily issued for the purpose of quickly replenishing the value of money which was being taken out from the system. When the two you know, the then prevailing ₹1000 notes and ₹500 notes where what is called when their legal tender status were withdrawn, that purpose has been fulfilled. Today there is there are enough notes in circulation of other denominations. How will these exchanges be monitored to nab those with black money? Will the RBA scrutinise how many notes a person is depositing scrutinise bakio Agency Income tax, Normal procedure reporting system. Our other big focus is the prime minister's crucial three nation tour. He is currently in Sydney for the next leg of his foreign tour, but in Papua New Guinea and Fiji, he received exceptional honours. In fact, he was named the companion of the Order of Fiji, so rare honour there for the prime minister. But in Australia, several crucial bilaterals are lined up and of course, At the same time, he is being hailed as the voice of the global South. What is its diplomatic importance? He has this report. Prime Minister Modi in Sydney on the last leg of his three nation tour euphoria among Indians at the Sydney Airport before landing in Sydney, PM had an eventful visit embellished with the highest honour to Papua New Guinea. First, the prime Minister of Fiji bestowed upon Mr Modi the highest honour of his country, the Order Companion of Fiji And this was followed the Order of Lou, a rare order by Papua New Guinea for any non resident of the island nation for having championed the cause of unity of Pacific island countries. One of the recipes of this award is former American President Bill Clinton. Yes, Mr Emphasised on the increasing reliance the countries in that region are placing on India in the Global South. We have development challenges, our resources are harvested by tonnes and volumes and our people have been left behind in the Global South. You have emerged as the leader of the Global South and I want to thank you for assuring me in our own bilateral meeting this morning that you will advocate as you host G 20 this year will advocate on issues that relate to the global South. The outcome of Prime Minister Modi's visit to Papua New Guinea is also reflective of the changing world order, the Pacific island nation making exception after exception for the Indian prime minister and seeking his help further their cause on international forums as a sign of the dominant role India will be playing in years to come. Meanwhile, while addressing the third Summit of the Forum of India Pacific Island Cooperation, Prime Minister underlined the importance of free, open and inclusive Indo Pacific Ahmed's fears of China trying to influence the Pacific island nations. The statement of Mr Modi attains significance Multilateralism free, open are inclusive in the Pacific or global. As PM flew down to Sydney, the Australian prime minister set a very positive tone before his arrival, he said. And I quote, I am honoured to host Prime Minister Modi for an official visit to Australia after receiving an extremely warm welcome in India earlier this year. Australia and India share a commitment to a stable, secure and prosperous Indo Pacific. Together we have an important role to play in supporting this vision as friends and partners. The relationship between our countries has never been closer. He will hold bilateral meetings with the honourable Prime minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, also call on Governor General David Hertle and meeting with leader of the opposition Peter Dutton. Despite the cancellation of court summit in Australia, Prime Minister Modi still has a packed schedule ahead. Apart from the big meetings, all eyes will be on a gala community event organised to welcome him by the Indian diaspora, for which preparations have already been underway for months. The bureau imports makeup a sub for N. D. TV so a new diplomatic image of India emerging there. Speaking of diplomacy, a key meeting international meeting began on Monday in Jammu Kashmir tightened security as the G 20 tourism delegates working group meeting began in Srinagar and the Valley was all decked up for this meeting that you can see the stunning lake and at the same time security was ramped up. There's unprecedented security in Jam and Kashmir, particularly in areas of South Kashmir and also in Srinagar, but a lot of star attractions there. But the highlight was superstar Ram Sharon and Natu Natu. So now G 20 working group meeting in Srinagar there has begun all the politics in the national capital. Now the center's ordinance against the Amami party government getting control over bureaucrats in the national capital has in a sense become a rallying point for the opposition Unity and Nash Kumar has been in the national capital. He met Alvin Kal yesterday and he also met Congress President Malika Kar today. So there you can see visuals of Kumar meeting marijuana and Rahul Gandhi also present there. This is crucial because in a sense, the Ahmadi party and the Congress have so far not been on the same page when it comes to opposition unity. But can this particular ordinance bring the two parties together? Is a big question Now the Congress is, in a sense, on the fence because Casey Venu Gopal, general secretary, organisation of the Congress Party, has tweeted that the Congress has so far not taken any decision on the issue backing the Alagni Party over the ordinance issue just to give you a bit of background. As far as the ordinance is concerned, it has to go through both the local Saba as well as Raja Sabha. So now the big question is. Will the opposition parties be able to come together in Raja Sava to actually vote against this particular ordinance by the centre? So now Nash Kumar is rallying the opposition and the ordinance has become a crucial point as far as this bid for opposition unity is concerned. The Congress, saying that so far no decision has been taken and it will consult not only its state units but also various other like minded parties. That is significant because remember earlier on Monday, the congress had said that there will be an all opposition party meet and the date will be announced soon. So whether opposition unity is a pipe dream or a possibility remains to be seen. And now the latest controversy has been over the new parliament. The congress has questioned why the prime minister, not the president leading the inauguration of the new parliament. The BJP has responded, saying that the Congress has a habit of wreaking controversies. But the Congress remember earlier it was Mr Malik and also Shashi, senior leader of the Congress, saying that the president's office has in a sense, not been respected, Mr KGI, also saying that the president has been elected only for electoral gains. The BJP, of course, also responding sharply. But this has become the latest political flashpoint between the BJP and the Congress. We would still day on tell the government, tell the prime minister that this constitutional propriety should be kept in mind and the president of India should be given the her rightful position as the rash Tripathy to do the honours to inaugurate. For whatever reasons this new structure has come up be to through you, we will share our concerns and the position as it is in our constitution. So while the Congress is saying that the President's office should be upheld, the BJP has now responded, heard the put union minister. He is saying that the congress has a habit of raking controversies even when none exist, while the president is the head of state. The prime minister is the head of government and he leads the parliament on behalf of the government whose policies are affected in the form of laws. The president is not a member of the of either of the houses, where, as the prime minister is so the BJP is saying that the Congress is raking up unnecessary controversies. Our other big focus is the northeastern state of Manipur. Security forces were rushed to a pocket of Manipur capital in fall as fresh clashes broke out again Monday afternoon. Now what have army sources said? Army sources have said that responding to inputs, both the army as well as the San Rifles were rushed in to monitor the situation and bring the situation back to normalcy. Now two of the suspects behind the fresh violence were all so nabbed and the situation is currently peaceful on the ground. Remember, Manipur has been witness to ethnic clashes connected to multiple issues and of course the tribal status to the Maathai community was one of the primary issues. But currently the situation remains peaceful On the ground. Yesterday night, there was a small incident in the district, uh, using the double barrel guns and three persons were injured minorly injured and the police have arrested the culprit with the single barrel guns and today also one minor incident took place at the new in the heart of the town of the Impulse City. It is very unfortunate to say that one s m were involved in the conspiracy. XML has been picked up and the poisoning in the police station staying with news from the northeast. Big news coming in from Assam him Sarma has now said that he is promising to withdraw Afspa by the end of 2023. Now what is Afspa is it is the Armed Forces Special Powers Act that controversial Afspa there Chief Ministers saying that he will be withdrawing APA completely Now remember, eight districts of Assam still had afspa because earlier afspa was in fact removed from the entire state by the centre. A notification to remove the disturbed areas under Afspa was issued But now a districts still has still have APA there implemented so to remove APA from the entire state by the end of 2023.
