Bitcoin has had a difficult week. In just five days Bitcoin lost close to a third of its value plummeting below $13,000 on Friday -- a fall of nearly 20 per cent.

The cryptocurrency touched a high of around $20,000 on Sunday and&nbsp;went on to witness its worst today since April 2013.&nbsp;

&quot;Bitcoin had witnessed a staggering twentyfold increase since the start of the year, climbing from less than $1,000 to as high as $19,666 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange on Sunday and to over $20,000 on other exchanges,&quot; Reuters reported.&nbsp;

Bitcoin was seen sliding ever since, documenting the sharpest drop today.&nbsp;

It fell to as low as $12,560 on Bitstamp today.&nbsp;

(With inputs from Reuters)&nbsp; 
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In just five days the cryptocurrency lost close to a third of its value

Bitcoin has had a difficult week. In just five days Bitcoin lost close to a third of its value plummeting below $13,000 on Friday -- a fall of nearly 20 per cent. The cryptocurrency touched a high of around $20,000 on Sunday and went on to witness its worst today since April 2013. "Bitcoin had witnessed a staggering twentyfold increase since the start of the year, climbing from less than $1,000 to as high as $19,666 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange on Sunday and to over $20,000 on other exchanges," Reuters reported. Bitcoin was seen sliding ever since, documenting the sharpest drop today. It fell to as low as $12,560 on Bitstamp today. (With inputs from Reuters)

Bitcoin crashes below $13,000, worst low since April 2013

The accused in the actress alleged molestation case has been granted bail by Mumbai court. The court granted bail on surety of Rs 25,000

The Bollywood actress had alleged that she was molested by a man sitting behind her on a Delhi-Mumbai flight. The man allegedly touched her neck and her back repeatedly with his feet.&nbsp;

In an Instagram post, she alleged that a middle-aged man sitting behind her on the Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight molested her.

Posting her story in two videos, one of which she recorded inside the plane and another after landing in Mumbai, the actress narrated her ordeal.

&#39;&#39;This is not done, this is not the way anybody should be made to feel, this is terrible!&quot; the actress says in the video as she fights her tears.

According to her, the man who was sitting behind her put his feet on the armrest of her chair. When she protested, he cited turbulence as a reason for him to rest his feet in that manner. To her horror, she said, the man went ahead and touched her neck and her back with his feet.

As per the actress&#39; account, the man took advantage of the dim lighting inside the cabin and she could not record the incident completely because of it. She said she got no help from the flight crew even on complaining. 
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The Bollywood actress had alleged that she was molested by a man sitting behind her on a Delhi-Mumbai flight. The man allegedly touched her neck and her back repeatedly with his feet.?

The accused in the actress alleged molestation case has been granted bail by Mumbai court. The court granted bail on surety of Rs 25,000 The Bollywood actress had alleged that she was molested by a man sitting behind her on a Delhi-Mumbai flight. The man allegedly touched her neck and her back repeatedly with his feet. In an Instagram post, she alleged that a middle-aged man sitting behind her on the Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight molested her. Posting her story in two videos, one of which she recorded inside the plane and another after landing in Mumbai, the actress narrated her ordeal. ''This is not done, this is not the way anybody should be made to feel, this is terrible!" the actress says in the video as she fights her tears. According to her, the man who was sitting behind her put his feet on the armrest of her chair. When she protested, he cited turbulence as a reason for him to rest his feet in that manner. To her horror, she said, the man went ahead and touched her neck and her back with his feet. As per the actress' account, the man took advantage of the dim lighting inside the cabin and she could not record the incident completely because of it. She said she got no help from the flight crew even on complaining.

Actress molestation case: Accused granted bail

Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Abitkar has claimed he was named as a beneficiary of the farm loan waiver in the Kolhapur District Central Cooperative Bank, even though he had not applied for it. He has got a loan waiver of Rs 25,000 from the bank.

This has come just a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the scheme was being implemented smoothly. He told the state legislative assembly on Thursday that his government had committed some &quot;mistakes&quot; while implementing the Rs 34,022-crore farm loan waiver scheme, but has fixed all these issues.

Abitkar, an MLA from Radhanagari in Kolhapur district, has got the benefit of Maharashtra Government&#39;s loan waiver scheme for drought-affected farmers.

The Shiv Sena MLA has raised the issue citing faulty implementation of the loan waiver scheme and demanded an inquiry into this flawed inclusion as the rules bar any existing or former elected representative from getting benefit under the scheme.

He said, &quot;I was stunned when I came to know that my name appeared on the green list of loan waiver beneficiaries. I was shocked again when I got more details about the list of my (Kolhapur) area. I had not even applied or registered my name anywhere to get the waiver.&quot;

The Opposition is directly blaming Fadnavis for this as the Chief Minister Office (CMO) had been working on the data of the beneficiaries of this scheme through information and technology department of Maharashtra.

Abitkar, an MLA from Radhanagari in Kolhapur district, has got the benefit of Maharashtra Government's loan waiver scheme for drought-affected farmers

Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Abitkar has claimed he was named as a beneficiary of the farm loan waiver in the Kolhapur District Central Cooperative Bank, even though he had not applied for it. He has got a loan waiver of Rs 25,000 from the bank. This has come just a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the scheme was being implemented smoothly. He told the state legislative assembly on Thursday that his government had committed some "mistakes" while implementing the Rs 34,022-crore farm loan waiver scheme, but has fixed all these issues. Abitkar, an MLA from Radhanagari in Kolhapur district, has got the benefit of Maharashtra Government's loan waiver scheme for drought-affected farmers. The Shiv Sena MLA has raised the issue citing faulty implementation of the loan waiver scheme and demanded an inquiry into this flawed inclusion as the rules bar any existing or former elected representative from getting benefit under the scheme. He said, "I was stunned when I came to know that my name appeared on the green list of loan waiver beneficiaries. I was shocked again when I got more details about the list of my (Kolhapur) area. I had not even applied or registered my name anywhere to get the waiver." The Opposition is directly blaming Fadnavis for this as the Chief Minister Office (CMO) had been working on the data of the beneficiaries of this scheme through information and technology department of Maharashtra.

MLA's name figures in loan-waiver beneficiary list

The Opposition in Rajya Sabha today candidly asked finance minister Arun Jaitley to clarify whether the government has decided to scrap the newly launched Rs 2,000 note and introduce a Rs 1,000 coin but India&#39;s finance minister refused to clarify.

Samajwadi member Naresh Agrawal asked a direct question to the government in the Rajya Sabha:&nbsp;&quot;The government <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/demonetisation-swipe-card-at-petrol-pump-get-up-to-rs-2000-cash-8968">has taken a decision to scrap Rs 2,000 note</a>. The RBI has been given order not to print the Rs 2,000 notes. ...if any policy decision been taken during the Parliament Session, the tradition is to announce it in the House.&quot;

Deputy chairman P J Kurien interjected, saying &quot;that is RBI&#39;s action.&quot;

Naresh Agrawal added: &quot;So far, the RBI has printed 3.2 lakh crore pieces of Rs 2,000 notes and now it has stopped printing... RBI cannot bully. One note ban has been done, the second one is being planned. Let the finance minister say...,&quot; he said.

To this Agrawal replied: &quot;The RBI board had opposed it but the government took the decision. The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/demonetisation-govt-tightens-notes-exchange-norms-lowers-limit-to-rs-2000-8946">earlier decision of </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/demonetisation-govt-tightens-notes-exchange-norms-lowers-limit-to-rs-2000-8946">demonetisation</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/demonetisation-govt-tightens-notes-exchange-norms-lowers-limit-to-rs-2000-8946">&nbsp;was taken by the government</a>, the second one is also from the government.&quot;&nbsp;

Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad too sought clarification from the government on whether it was planning to introduce Rs 1,000 coins.

&quot;Every day we read about a coin of 1,000, 100 and 200. What is the actual status? Are we to go by what media is writing? The House is to be enlightened by the finance minister. What is the truth,&quot; he asked.

&quot;Are we going to have coin of Rs 1,000. To carry coins, we have to purchase a bag? We must know. Our sisters have the purse. We shall also have to buy purse just to carry the coins of Rs 1,000 (denomination),&quot; he added.

DMK member Tiruchi Siva too sought clarification from the government on the issue but the treasury bench stayed mum on the issue.

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav said the issue was serious &quot;as the rumours are strong&quot;. &quot;The government should clarify and stop the rumours or else people will start returning Rs 2,000 notes.&quot;

The government, however, has decided to play it safe.

Samajwadi member Naresh Agrawal and Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad asked the government to clarify on the 2,000 notes issue

The Opposition in Rajya Sabha today candidly asked finance minister Arun Jaitley to clarify whether the government has decided to scrap the newly launched Rs 2,000 note and introduce a Rs 1,000 coin but India's finance minister refused to clarify. Samajwadi member Naresh Agrawal asked a direct question to the government in the Rajya Sabha: "The government has taken a decision to scrap Rs 2,000 note. The RBI has been given order not to print the Rs 2,000 notes. ...if any policy decision been taken during the Parliament Session, the tradition is to announce it in the House." Deputy chairman P J Kurien interjected, saying "that is RBI's action." Naresh Agrawal added: "So far, the RBI has printed 3.2 lakh crore pieces of Rs 2,000 notes and now it has stopped printing... RBI cannot bully. One note ban has been done, the second one is being planned. Let the finance minister say...," he said. To this Agrawal replied: "The RBI board had opposed it but the government took the decision. The earlier decision of demonetisation was taken by the government, the second one is also from the government." Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad too sought clarification from the government on whether it was planning to introduce Rs 1,000 coins. "Every day we read about a coin of 1,000, 100 and 200. What is the actual status? Are we to go by what media is writing? The House is to be enlightened by the finance minister. What is the truth," he asked. "Are we going to have coin of Rs 1,000. To carry coins, we have to purchase a bag? We must know. Our sisters have the purse. We shall also have to buy purse just to carry the coins of Rs 1,000 (denomination)," he added. DMK member Tiruchi Siva too sought clarification from the government on the issue but the treasury bench stayed mum on the issue. JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav said the issue was serious "as the rumours are strong". "The government should clarify and stop the rumours or else people will start returning Rs 2,000 notes." The government, however, has decided to play it safe.

RBI to stop printing Rs 2,000 notes? Jaitley refuses to clarify

The 30-share BSE Sensex surged past the 32,000 mark for the first time closing at a record high of 32,037.&nbsp;

The broader 50-share Nifty also closed at a record high of 9,892.&nbsp;

The rally came on the back of retail inflation figures which hit a record low.&nbsp;

The retail inflation data, which came out on Wednesday, saw inflation dropping to a record low of 1.54 per cent. The lower inflation figures offer the Reserve Bank of India enough room for bringing the key interest rates down.

Asian and European indices were also trading higher on the back of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testifying before the US Congress that the rate hike will be steady.

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) took the opportunity to pour more money into the Indian equities.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 361.25 crore yesterday, PTI reported.

The market rally was led primarily by banking and consumer goods stocks.

ITC was the top gainer among the pack surging 3.03 per cent. Other top gainers included Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma.&nbsp;

The rally came on the back of lower inflation figures which were released on Wednesday offering RBI enough room to bring down interest rates

The 30-share BSE Sensex surged past the 32,000 mark for the first time closing at a record high of 32,037. The broader 50-share Nifty also closed at a record high of 9,892. The rally came on the back of retail inflation figures which hit a record low. The retail inflation data, which came out on Wednesday, saw inflation dropping to a record low of 1.54 per cent. The lower inflation figures offer the Reserve Bank of India enough room for bringing the key interest rates down. Asian and European indices were also trading higher on the back of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testifying before the US Congress that the rate hike will be steady. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) took the opportunity to pour more money into the Indian equities. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 361.25 crore yesterday, PTI reported. The market rally was led primarily by banking and consumer goods stocks. ITC was the top gainer among the pack surging 3.03 per cent. Other top gainers included Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma.

Sensex closes at record high, crosses 32,000

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