Notes Ban Protest

Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday kicked up yet another controversy by questioning why nobody was dying at the Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that 100 people lost their lives waiting in line to withdraw money from banks during the demonetisation initiative over three ...

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday visited India Gate in Delhi to show solidarity with students who are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Law, whose passage in parliament last week has led to the eruption of violent agitations in several parts of the country.

Congress cadres Friday staged protests against demonetisation in several states a day after the second anniversary of the note ban with one senior leader calling it a "Modi-made disaster" that will be probed if the party comes to power at the Centre in 2019.

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...

Hitting out at the Congress over its protest against demonetisation, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today accused the party of "institutionalising" corruption.

On demonetisation anniversary today, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Gujarat's Surat as part of the opposition parties' "Black Day" protest. His visit is also significant as the state will go for assembly elections next month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a seven-minute film early on Wednesday morning that he said encapsulates "the benefits of demonetisation," also stating that "125 crore Indians fought a decisive battle and WON." A year ago today, the Prime Minister had suddenly banned high value notes yanking 86 per cent of the currency in circulation at the ti...

Unfazed by the November 8 protest call by the Congress on the first anniversary of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said burning effigies will not deter him from carrying forward the fight against corruption and black money.

After meeting top party leaders to plan nationwide protests on November 8, the first anniversary of the notes ban, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi delivered another instalment of criticism for the government on its reform policies today, calling demonetisation and the new national tax GST "double torpedoes". Demonetisation, Mr Gandhi said, is ...

November 8, the first anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision to ban high-denomination notes will be celebrated by the BJP as "anti-black money day", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced.

Opposition parties on Tuesday said they will observe November 8 as Black Day to protest against the "ill-conceived and hasty" decision of the government to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes a year ago.

Congress today demanded the resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel over the bank's "loss of autonomy" and said the party will protest outside RBI offices in Mumbai, Nagpur, Bangalore and Ahmedabad on January 18 over the issue of demonetisation.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets once again on Wednesday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's notes ban decision and addressed protesters right outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Kolkata. In her latest no-holds-barred offensive, she compared the PM to Ravana.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today addressed the Congress Working Committee convention in Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. The convention - named the Jan Vedna Sammelan - that began at around 10 am today discussed matters on Congress' future course of action for protest against the government's notes ban move. Rahul Gandhi, 46, said it is a clash...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the demonetisation drive a "shameless flop show" and announced three days of nationwide protests starting on Tuesday.

Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday kicked up yet another controversy by questioning why nobody was dying at the Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that 100 people lost their lives waiting in line to withdraw money from banks during the demonetisation initiative over three ...

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday visited India Gate in Delhi to show solidarity with students who are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Law, whose passage in parliament last week has led to the eruption of violent agitations in several parts of the country.

Congress cadres Friday staged protests against demonetisation in several states a day after the second anniversary of the note ban with one senior leader calling it a "Modi-made disaster" that will be probed if the party comes to power at the Centre in 2019.

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...

Hitting out at the Congress over its protest against demonetisation, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today accused the party of "institutionalising" corruption.

On demonetisation anniversary today, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit Gujarat's Surat as part of the opposition parties' "Black Day" protest. His visit is also significant as the state will go for assembly elections next month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a seven-minute film early on Wednesday morning that he said encapsulates "the benefits of demonetisation," also stating that "125 crore Indians fought a decisive battle and WON." A year ago today, the Prime Minister had suddenly banned high value notes yanking 86 per cent of the currency in circulation at the ti...

Unfazed by the November 8 protest call by the Congress on the first anniversary of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said burning effigies will not deter him from carrying forward the fight against corruption and black money.

After meeting top party leaders to plan nationwide protests on November 8, the first anniversary of the notes ban, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi delivered another instalment of criticism for the government on its reform policies today, calling demonetisation and the new national tax GST "double torpedoes". Demonetisation, Mr Gandhi said, is ...

November 8, the first anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision to ban high-denomination notes will be celebrated by the BJP as "anti-black money day", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced.

Opposition parties on Tuesday said they will observe November 8 as Black Day to protest against the "ill-conceived and hasty" decision of the government to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes a year ago.

Congress today demanded the resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel over the bank's "loss of autonomy" and said the party will protest outside RBI offices in Mumbai, Nagpur, Bangalore and Ahmedabad on January 18 over the issue of demonetisation.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets once again on Wednesday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's notes ban decision and addressed protesters right outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Kolkata. In her latest no-holds-barred offensive, she compared the PM to Ravana.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today addressed the Congress Working Committee convention in Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. The convention - named the Jan Vedna Sammelan - that began at around 10 am today discussed matters on Congress' future course of action for protest against the government's notes ban move. Rahul Gandhi, 46, said it is a clash...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the demonetisation drive a "shameless flop show" and announced three days of nationwide protests starting on Tuesday.