A case was registered against a teacher at the police station here on Thursday on charges of sending obscene message to his student.

A day after the RBI revealed that 99.3 per cent of the demonetised currency was returned to the banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the invalidation of the non-deposited currency was not the only objective of the noteban.

In a double-barrel attack, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called demonetization a scam intended to benefit "15-20 crony capitalist friends" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of lying in the Rafale deal.

Accusing that the state government has caused hundred problems in its hundred days administration, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Kota Srinivasa Poojary said that the JDS-Congress coalition government which promised of giving stable administration, has done nothing to instill confidence among people.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked mediapersons at a press conference if they were writing freely or feeling under some pressure.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste listed in a particular state would not be entitled to reservation benefits if he migrates to another state for employment or education.

Terming the demonetization a "scam", Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the primary purpose behind the exercise was to help "15-20 biggest crony capitalists" whose loans have turned into NPAs.

India clinched the silver medal in the men's 4X400 metre event at the 18th Asian Games here on Thursday.