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India's Payment Apps Race To Catch Up With China In Squeezing Out Cash

Business | Suvashree Ghosh and Anto Antony, Bloomberg | Friday August 16, 2019

In India, digital payments have climbed more than five times since 2015 to 22.4 transactions per person in the year ended March, Reserve Bank of India figures show.

"BJP Will Beat Rajiv Gandhi's Record If...": Yashwant Sinha On Kashmir

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Ending the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir would further alienate people of the state but if national elections were held any time soon, the populist step would win the BJP a bigger victory than even Rajiv Gandhi's landslide in 1984 following the assassination of mother Indira Gandhi, Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Monday.

BJP Buying Lawmakers With Notes Ban Cash, Alleges Digvijaya Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 12, 2019

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday claimed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had made so much money during demonetisation that it was now "buying" MLAs.

Notes Ban, Aadhaar Spurred Digital Payments Growth: RBI

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 8, 2019

The study revealed that over the years, the number of debit and credit cards also increased considerably in India.

PM Should Have Taken Manmohan Singh's Advice On Notes Ban: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wouldn't have "destroyed" the economy if he had taken advice from former PM Manmohan Singh.

General Election 2019: "PM Sleeps 3 Hours, So Debate Me On Corruption": Rahul Gandhi To Ravish

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday May 11, 2019

Rahul Gandhi today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should debate him on issues such as corruption, notes ban, Goods and Services Tax and farmer crisis, given that the PM "works very hard and sleeps for only three hours".

"Want To Become The Voice Of People": Rahul Gandhi Speaks To NDTV's Ravish Kumar - Highlights

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday May 11, 2019

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi speaks to NDTV's Ravish Kumar after he addressed a rally in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh this afternoon. Earlier at the rally, he slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over notes ban, among other issues. He said PM Modi did not listen to the people's voice before he took the decision.

Election 2019 - "Delhi Girl Challenging You": Priyanka Gandhi Responds To PM's Dare

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sat on top of a slow-moving minibus along with former chief minister Sheila Dikshit as she campaigned for the first time in Delhi today since she joined politics in January.

Modi Government Left Economy In "Dire Straits", Says Manmohan Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2019

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said India is headed for an economic slowdown and accused the Modi government of leaving the economy in dire straits due to its "lack of economic vision".

General Elections 2019: "Narendra Modi Destroyed Jobs, Agriculture", Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday May 4, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has destroyed the Indian economy by introducing Goods and Services Tax and notes ban, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said today. "Modi ji makes no mention ofunemployment. If you go anywhere and say Chowkidar,you get a reply "Chor hai," he said. Mr Gandhi also accused the prime minister of politicising the operations ca...

On PM Claim Of Congress Doing "Nothing" In 70 Years, Rahul Gandhi's Reply

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 27, 2019

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the Congress of doing "nothing" while in power, party president Rahul Gandhi said Saturday nobody had committed the "foolishness" of the notes ban and the "Gabbar Singh Tax" in the last 70 years.

The Despair Of Home-Buyers In India Left With Unfinished Flats

Business | Dhwani Pandya and Pooja Thakur, Bloomberg | Thursday April 25, 2019

An analysis of about 11,000 home builders by research firm Liases Foras in February showed that developers on average have to repay twice as much in debt each year as the income they generate that can be used to service it.

"Was Chowkidar Asleep?" Kapil Sibal Hits Out At PM Over Note Ban "Scams"

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 18, 2019

The Congress on Wednesday described demonetisation as the "biggest scam" of the country and alleged that it "may have helped criminals to monetise by looting the treasury and the poor".

50 Lakh Lost Jobs Over 2 Years, Trend Began Just After Notes Ban: Report

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday April 18, 2019

Fifty lakh men lost their jobs in the past two years beginning November 2016, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an overnight ban on high value currency, according to a new report. The timing of the start of the decline in jobs coincides with demonetisation but no "causal link" can be established based on the available data, says the repor...

In Coimbatore, PM's "Chowkidar" Promise Offers Change - But Hurts Many

Tamil Nadu News | Written by Shikha Trivedy, Edited by Suparna Singh | Friday April 12, 2019

On social media, the PM's supporters and detractors clash on his trips to Tamil Nadu with hashtags like #GoBackModi feuding with #WelcomeModi. Mr Natarajan's cadres, similarly, try to talk up among voters an alleged 'emotional disconnect' between Tamil Nadu and Delhi since 2014.