Old Notes In Temple

The disputed land in Ayodhya belongs entirely to the deity Ram Lalla or infant Lord Ram, the Supreme Court said on Saturday in a landmark verdict that paves the way for a temple at the site claimed by both Hindus and Muslims for decades. A five-judge constitution bench also ruled that a "prominent site" in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh will be all...

The famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh is trapped in a quirky situation of sorts and is now seeking providential assistance for a way out. It has received a whopping four crores in demonetised notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from devotees in the last two months - past the deadline for their exchange.

The cave shrine of Mata Vaishno devi had received donations worth Rs 1.9 crore in old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 after the government's demonetisation decision of November 8 even as the shrine board has set up POS machines to facilitate pilgrims to make cashless payments.

Agents offering to launder money are using creative means, including flying banned cash by the planeload to northeastern states exempt from restrictions as well as connecting people to high-turnover businesses that can deem old cash as revenue, keep a portion of it, and return the rest, according to people involved in the networks. Premiums range f...

The disputed land in Ayodhya belongs entirely to the deity Ram Lalla or infant Lord Ram, the Supreme Court said on Saturday in a landmark verdict that paves the way for a temple at the site claimed by both Hindus and Muslims for decades. A five-judge constitution bench also ruled that a "prominent site" in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh will be all...

The famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh is trapped in a quirky situation of sorts and is now seeking providential assistance for a way out. It has received a whopping four crores in demonetised notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from devotees in the last two months - past the deadline for their exchange.

The cave shrine of Mata Vaishno devi had received donations worth Rs 1.9 crore in old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 after the government's demonetisation decision of November 8 even as the shrine board has set up POS machines to facilitate pilgrims to make cashless payments.

Agents offering to launder money are using creative means, including flying banned cash by the planeload to northeastern states exempt from restrictions as well as connecting people to high-turnover businesses that can deem old cash as revenue, keep a portion of it, and return the rest, according to people involved in the networks. Premiums range f...