Demonitization

The second anniversary of demonetisation triggered a full blown Twitter war between the BJP and the Opposition parties on Thursday. While the Opposition described it as a "disaster" the BJP said, it was a "stringent action against corruption". The Congress has called for a nationwide protest on Friday and the Trinamool said it will observe a 'Black...

The BJP has stepped up its attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in connection with the Rafale deal and the RBI report on demonetization. Referring to the Congress president, union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the "king of scams can only see scams." He is unable to see the development in the...

Niti Aayog picks 5,000 daily winners and over 14,000 weekly winners based on a lucky draw from a pool of customers and merchants using government's digital payment platforms.

The tax department is understood to have introduced a new column for obtaining details of all deposits made by an individual or entity between November 8 and December 30 last year.

Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das had last month said that the government has no plans to re-introduce 1,000 rupee notes.

A parliamentary committee probing the government's decision to scrap Rs 500, 1,000 bank notes, has sent the Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel a list of questions on the demonetisation process and asked him to appear before it on Jan 20.

The New Year has brought some good news for the tourism industry - despite the hardship of the currency ban, number of foreign tourists coming to India has gone up by 9%.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will head a committee of Chief Ministers that will suggest ways to move to a cashless economy and to ease the situation caused by the massive cash crunch after the government banned 500- and 1,000-rupee notes to combat black or untaxed money.

Yoga teacher Baba Ramdev's theory on the government's demonetisation move in peak wedding season drew laughter at an event on Thursday.

With Indian Government's move to make the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes no more a legal tender, Virat Kohli said he could now put his autograph on them and distribute to his fans.

Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi stunned with his announcement banning Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the Reserve Bank of India had ordered banks to set up ATMs that would only dispense Rs 100 notes, reports news agency IANS.

With the opposition plotting a united attack on the government over the shock decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with BJP parliamentarians on Monday evening and told them "the country is with the government".

The poor are sleeping peacefully and the rich need sleeping pills - Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attacked by the opposition today as he repeated these comments in Uttar Pradesh while defending his decision to suddenly take the two biggest currency notes out of circulation to crack down on black or undeclared wealth.

New Rs 2,000 notes will be available in some ATMs from tomorrow, the government said today amid a nationwide scramble for cash. Old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, scrapped last week in a sudden announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be accepted for 10 more days at government hospitals, private nursing homes, petrol stations, and as power an...

The second anniversary of demonetisation triggered a full blown Twitter war between the BJP and the Opposition parties on Thursday. While the Opposition described it as a "disaster" the BJP said, it was a "stringent action against corruption". The Congress has called for a nationwide protest on Friday and the Trinamool said it will observe a 'Black...

The BJP has stepped up its attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in connection with the Rafale deal and the RBI report on demonetization. Referring to the Congress president, union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the "king of scams can only see scams." He is unable to see the development in the...

Niti Aayog picks 5,000 daily winners and over 14,000 weekly winners based on a lucky draw from a pool of customers and merchants using government's digital payment platforms.

The tax department is understood to have introduced a new column for obtaining details of all deposits made by an individual or entity between November 8 and December 30 last year.

Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das had last month said that the government has no plans to re-introduce 1,000 rupee notes.

A parliamentary committee probing the government's decision to scrap Rs 500, 1,000 bank notes, has sent the Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel a list of questions on the demonetisation process and asked him to appear before it on Jan 20.

The New Year has brought some good news for the tourism industry - despite the hardship of the currency ban, number of foreign tourists coming to India has gone up by 9%.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will head a committee of Chief Ministers that will suggest ways to move to a cashless economy and to ease the situation caused by the massive cash crunch after the government banned 500- and 1,000-rupee notes to combat black or untaxed money.

Yoga teacher Baba Ramdev's theory on the government's demonetisation move in peak wedding season drew laughter at an event on Thursday.

With Indian Government's move to make the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes no more a legal tender, Virat Kohli said he could now put his autograph on them and distribute to his fans.

Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi stunned with his announcement banning Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the Reserve Bank of India had ordered banks to set up ATMs that would only dispense Rs 100 notes, reports news agency IANS.

With the opposition plotting a united attack on the government over the shock decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with BJP parliamentarians on Monday evening and told them "the country is with the government".

The poor are sleeping peacefully and the rich need sleeping pills - Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attacked by the opposition today as he repeated these comments in Uttar Pradesh while defending his decision to suddenly take the two biggest currency notes out of circulation to crack down on black or undeclared wealth.

New Rs 2,000 notes will be available in some ATMs from tomorrow, the government said today amid a nationwide scramble for cash. Old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, scrapped last week in a sudden announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be accepted for 10 more days at government hospitals, private nursing homes, petrol stations, and as power an...