Demonetisation Move

"Notebandi 2": Rahul Gandhi Attacks Government Over Citizenship Act, NRC

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday December 28, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will for the first time visit Assam today since protests first broke out in the state earlier this month over the amended Citizenship Act. Hours ahead of the "Save Constitution-Save India" protest march that he will lead in Guwahati this afternoon, he launched an attack on the ruling BJP and said that National Register ...

"Will Fail Like Demonetisation": Mamata Banerjee's Dare To PM On Polls

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 14, 2019

Throwing the gauntlet at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday dared him to contest from as many seats as possible in Bengal in the 2019 elections and claimed that he "will fail like the demonetisation move".

Rs 2,000 Note Printing Scaled Down To Minimum By RBI: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 3, 2019

The printing of Rs. 2,000 notes, which debuted after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock demonetisation move in 2016, has been reduced to the "minimum" by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a top finance ministry official said today amid reports that it is being phased out.

Family Of Boy Born In ATM Queue After Notes Ban To Launch Samajwadi Rally

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 20, 2018

Keen to score a political point, Uttar Pradesh's opposition Samajwadi Party has chosen the family of two-year-old Khajanchi, who was born outside an ATM shortly after the Centre's demonetisation move, to flag-off its over 40-km 'Haq aur Samman Yatra' being carried out in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Notes Ban 'Biggest Scam', PM Modi Should Apologise For It, Says Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 8, 2017

As the Centre's demonetisation move completes one year, the Congress which called notes ban the 'biggest scam' on Wednesday demanded an apology by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's to the public, alleging that the step 'destroyed' the economy and caused immense pain to the people.

1 Year Of Notes Ban: Being Cashless A Distant Dream In Assam Tea Gardens

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday November 9, 2017

A year ago, when the government announced its demonetisation move, one of the major decisions taken was to bring Assam's tea industry under digital pay, creating scope of financial inclusion of about 10 lakh tea garden workers.

PM Modi Has Limited Options In Quest To Reverse Economic Slowdown

Business | Vrishti Beniwal, Anirban Nag, Bloomberg | Tuesday September 26, 2017

Growth in Asia's third-largest economy has been slowing for the past five quarters, blamed by experts on a chaotic roll out of the goods and services tax and a surprise ban on currency notes to pin down tax evaders.

Nitish Kumar Agrees With Another PM Modi Proposal

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Nitish Kumar is showing no burnout when it comes to agreeing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yesterday, the Bihar Chief Minister said the PM is correct to claim that his shock demonetisation move animated the war against black money. Today, Mr Kumar said the Prime Minister's pushing of simultaneous state and general elections is sagacious.

India Hasn't Taken Adequate Steps To Ensure Firms Obey Anti-Money Laundering Laws: US Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 20, 2017

The US has commented on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move, saying that while one of the purposes cited by him was to counter terrorist activity funded by counterfeit currency, India has yet to implement laws effectively on criminal convictions or take steps to ensure companies are adhering to anti-money laundering rules.

Demonetisation Helped Choke Maoist Funds: Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 9, 2017

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi on Monday said the government's demonetisation move helped choke Maoist funds which is evident from their desperation to snatch firearms.

Resolving Bad Loans Top Priorty, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Business | Press Trust of India | Monday April 24, 2017

The problem of bad loans in the banking system is not "insurmountable" for a large economy like India, Jaitley said.

No Limit On Cash Withdrawals From Savings Bank Accounts

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 14, 2017

The Reserve Bank of India had on January 30 ended all curbs on withdrawals from current accounts, cash credit accounts and overdraft accounts.

Arvind Kejriwal Summoned As Accused In Defamation Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 6, 2017

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned as an accused by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra.

UP Elections 2017- Hard Work More Powerful Than Harvard: PM Narendra Modi's Dig At Amartya Sen's Critique

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 1, 2017

Days after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's criticism of his demonetisation move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today delivered his riposte at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh - hard work is more powerful than Harvard.

Nestle India's December Quarter Results Today: What To Expect

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Wednesday February 15, 2017

The relaunch of Nestle India's Maggi instant noodles has been successful so far however the government's demonetisation move is likely to impact its sales, say analysts.