The development came after WhatsApp snooping of human rights activists and journalists in India reached political corridors on Thursday, with the Congress party accusing Modi government of 'snooping' and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the alleged \"hacking\" of cell phones

The amendments passed by the government will ensure that no Information Commissioner shall be free from interference and signalling by the Modi government, she said in a statement.

The slowdown also affected ticket bookings, which witnessed a 1.27 per cent decline in April-September 2019, as compared to the corresponding period last year

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According to experts, farmers commit suicide mainly due to crop failure, damaged crops owing to inclement weather,  lack of water for irrigation, drought issues and poor market prices for their produce

While the RBI has not specified any reason, the market is attributing it to hoarding of high value notes or the optimal size of Rs 2000 notes in the system

According to officials, the high circulation of Rs 2,000 notes might defeat the government's objectives of curbing black money as it is easier to smuggle the high-denomination notes.