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Cash With Public At Record High Of Rs 30.88 Lakh Crore, 6 Years After Demonetisation
Currency with the public has jumped to a new high of Rs 30.88 lakh crore as of October 21, illustrating that cash usage is still robust even six years after the demonetisation move.
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Demonetisation Achieved Its Objectives Quite Substantially: Government
The government today said demonetisation of high-value currency notes in November 2016 achieved the objectives "quite substantially", even as the RBI report outlined that 99.3 per cent of junked notes came back to banks.
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UP Man Forced To Convert Banned Notes Worth 10 Crores, Kills Self
A former sugar mill manager allegedly shot himself after being pressured by a retired IAS officer to get demonetised currency notes worth Rs 10 crore exchanged in a village in Shamli district, police said today.
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Demonetised Currency Worth Rs 1.68 Crore Seized In Thane, 3 Arrested
The Crime Branch personnel seized Rs 1.68 crore in old notes in Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations from the accused
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'Government Looking For Math Tutor': Rahul Gandhi Takes Swipe At Centre
The Congress took a swipe at the government for the central bank still counting currency notes banned last year, with Rahul Gandhi suggesting that the government needed lessons in mathematics. Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram too wondered why the bank wanted to buy more currency counting machines when it could lease them.
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No Plans To Introduce Rs 21 And Rs 51 Notes: Government
The government today informed Parliament that it is not considering any proposal to introduce Rs 21 and 51 currency notes.
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Idea Of Demonetisation Wrong, Says Rajiv Bajaj
Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto India criticised the idea of demonetisation in India saying that the idea itself was 'wrong'. He also mentioned that it was incorrect to blame only the execution. The ban on 86% of the total currency worth Rs. 15.55 trillion in circulation impacted economic activity across sectors with the consumption-driv...
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Banned Notes: Holders Of Overseas Indian Citizen Cards Express Concern
Many PIOs or persons of Indian Origin and OCIs or Overseas Citizens of India were under the impression that they could exchange their old currency until the end of March. But they were in for a shock when they realised that only NRIs were allowed to do so.
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3 Held With Old Currency Notes Worth Rs 31.65 Lakh In Ghaziabad
Three persons have been detained in Ghaziabad on Thursday with scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 worth 31.65 lakh rupees, the city police said.
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State Bank of India Leads The Way With Rate Cuts, Congress, Trinamool Not Impressed
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to banks to make loans easily available to "the poor, lower middle class and the middle class," three public sector banks lowered their lending rates.
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Despite Currency Ban, Tourism Figures Show A 9 Per Cent Rise
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%.
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This Kerala District Is Leading The Way In Digitally Countering Notes Ban Impact
While the CPM-led government in Kerala has been protesting against the impact of the centre's notes ban move, a district in the state is making huge progress in training locals about digital transactions to counter the cash crunch.
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3 Arrested For Cheating Man Of 16 Lakh In Banned Notes In Delhi
Three people have been arrested for duping a Kolkata-based businessman of Rs 16 lakh on the pretext of getting his demonetised currency exchanged from a private bank in Delhi.
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Over Rs 26 Lakh New Currency Notes Seized, 2 held
Two people were arrested today with fake currency in the denominations of newly introduced Rs 2,000 and Rs 500, having a face value of 26.10 lakhs, police said.
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How To Make Fake Rs 2,000 Notes? Bengaluru Men Used A Copier And Glitter Pen
In Bengaluru, four men used a copier and some glitter to make fake 2,000-rupee notes that they even used in several shops.
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Cash With Public At Record High Of Rs 30.88 Lakh Crore, 6 Years After Demonetisation
Currency with the public has jumped to a new high of Rs 30.88 lakh crore as of October 21, illustrating that cash usage is still robust even six years after the demonetisation move.
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Demonetisation Achieved Its Objectives Quite Substantially: Government
The government today said demonetisation of high-value currency notes in November 2016 achieved the objectives "quite substantially", even as the RBI report outlined that 99.3 per cent of junked notes came back to banks.
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UP Man Forced To Convert Banned Notes Worth 10 Crores, Kills Self
A former sugar mill manager allegedly shot himself after being pressured by a retired IAS officer to get demonetised currency notes worth Rs 10 crore exchanged in a village in Shamli district, police said today.
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Demonetised Currency Worth Rs 1.68 Crore Seized In Thane, 3 Arrested
The Crime Branch personnel seized Rs 1.68 crore in old notes in Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations from the accused
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'Government Looking For Math Tutor': Rahul Gandhi Takes Swipe At Centre
The Congress took a swipe at the government for the central bank still counting currency notes banned last year, with Rahul Gandhi suggesting that the government needed lessons in mathematics. Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram too wondered why the bank wanted to buy more currency counting machines when it could lease them.
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No Plans To Introduce Rs 21 And Rs 51 Notes: Government
The government today informed Parliament that it is not considering any proposal to introduce Rs 21 and 51 currency notes.
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Idea Of Demonetisation Wrong, Says Rajiv Bajaj
Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto India criticised the idea of demonetisation in India saying that the idea itself was 'wrong'. He also mentioned that it was incorrect to blame only the execution. The ban on 86% of the total currency worth Rs. 15.55 trillion in circulation impacted economic activity across sectors with the consumption-driv...
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Banned Notes: Holders Of Overseas Indian Citizen Cards Express Concern
Many PIOs or persons of Indian Origin and OCIs or Overseas Citizens of India were under the impression that they could exchange their old currency until the end of March. But they were in for a shock when they realised that only NRIs were allowed to do so.
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3 Held With Old Currency Notes Worth Rs 31.65 Lakh In Ghaziabad
Three persons have been detained in Ghaziabad on Thursday with scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 worth 31.65 lakh rupees, the city police said.
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State Bank of India Leads The Way With Rate Cuts, Congress, Trinamool Not Impressed
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to banks to make loans easily available to "the poor, lower middle class and the middle class," three public sector banks lowered their lending rates.
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Despite Currency Ban, Tourism Figures Show A 9 Per Cent Rise
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%.
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This Kerala District Is Leading The Way In Digitally Countering Notes Ban Impact
While the CPM-led government in Kerala has been protesting against the impact of the centre's notes ban move, a district in the state is making huge progress in training locals about digital transactions to counter the cash crunch.
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3 Arrested For Cheating Man Of 16 Lakh In Banned Notes In Delhi
Three people have been arrested for duping a Kolkata-based businessman of Rs 16 lakh on the pretext of getting his demonetised currency exchanged from a private bank in Delhi.
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Over Rs 26 Lakh New Currency Notes Seized, 2 held
Two people were arrested today with fake currency in the denominations of newly introduced Rs 2,000 and Rs 500, having a face value of 26.10 lakhs, police said.
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How To Make Fake Rs 2,000 Notes? Bengaluru Men Used A Copier And Glitter Pen
In Bengaluru, four men used a copier and some glitter to make fake 2,000-rupee notes that they even used in several shops.
