Morning Digest | U.S says Russian warplane hits American drone over Black Sea; RBI has allowed banks from 18 countries to trade in rupee, and more
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Russia says its fighters didn’t use weapons, impact U.S. drone
The Russian Defense Ministry says Russian fighter jets didn’t use weapons or impact a U.S. drone that went down after an encounter over the Black Sea.
The Ministry said the U.S. drone was flying near the Russian border and intruded into an area declared off limits by Russian authorities. It said the Russian military scrambled fighters to intercept the drone, which it claimed crashed into the water after a sharp maneuver.
RBI has allowed banks from 18 countries to trade in rupee: government in Rajya Sabha
Banks from 18 countries have been permitted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open Special Vostro Rupee Accounts (SVRAs) for settling payments in Indian rupees, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Ticket examiner, who urinated on woman, sacked by Railways
Following the shocking incident of a ticket examiner urinating on a passenger, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on March 14, 2023 that there is zero tolerance for such behaviour and that the ticket examiner in question had been removed from service with immediate effect.