Rs 500 Notes

The government has clarified that the proximity of Mahatma Gandhi's image to the green stripe on a Rs 500 note does not indicate whether the currency is fake or not.

The government has alerted people about a video circulating online that warns against accepting a specific kind of Rs 500 note.

Overnight, US markets ended largely on a flat note as Dow Jones declined 0.1 per cent, S&P 500 rose 0.02 per cent and Nasdaq advanced 0.31 per cent.

On the other hand, the circulation of currency notes of denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 200 has gone up substantially

Coming to the aid of a visually impaired couple, a top district official on Monday gave them Rs 25,000 from his personal funds after they pleaded for help on learning that their savings were worthless, being in Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes demonetised nearly four years ago.

Tata Trusts today committed Rs 500 crore to fight COVID-19 disease, which it noted was one of the "toughest challenges the human race will face". Tata Sons also announced an additional support of Rs 1,000 crore, taking the total commitment to Rs 1,500 crore.

Although there has been no dictate from the Finance Ministry, banks on their own have decided to fill their ATMs with smaller denomination notes for the convenience of customers, sources said.

The demand for the Rs 500 bill has soared the highest and now accounts for over 51 per cent of the value of currency in circulation, said the report.

IRCTC Tour Plan: The cost of IRCTC Tourism's Happy Himachal & Powerful Punjab tour package is Rs 43,500 on single occupancy basis, Rs 31,750 per person on double occupancy basis, Rs 30,310 per person on triple occupancy basis, IRCTC Tourism noted on its website.

Nepal's central bank has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, a move that could affect Indian tourists visiting the Himalayan nation where Indian currency is widely used.

Soon, a new currency note of Rs 20 denomination will be introduced in the market. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would soon introduce the new 20-rupee bank note, news agency Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday, citing a central bank document. The launch of the new Rs 20 note will mark the latest addition to the new currency introduced by the ...

The Assam government on Wednesday announced that it would deposit Rs 2,500 each to over seven lakh bank accounts of tea garden workers that were opened just after the notes ban two years ago.

The Nepal government has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, according to a media report.

DMK President MK Stalin and PMK Founder S Ramadoss on Thursday criticised the centre for banning Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 rupee notes in 2016.

As the dust settles on the demonetisation episode, the data show it didn't weed out black money or cash gained through illegal means, which was a key objective of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan. On the plus side, there's been some widening in the country's dismal tax base, an increase in digital payments and a drop in fake notes.

The government has clarified that the proximity of Mahatma Gandhi's image to the green stripe on a Rs 500 note does not indicate whether the currency is fake or not.

The government has alerted people about a video circulating online that warns against accepting a specific kind of Rs 500 note.

Overnight, US markets ended largely on a flat note as Dow Jones declined 0.1 per cent, S&P 500 rose 0.02 per cent and Nasdaq advanced 0.31 per cent.

On the other hand, the circulation of currency notes of denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 200 has gone up substantially

Coming to the aid of a visually impaired couple, a top district official on Monday gave them Rs 25,000 from his personal funds after they pleaded for help on learning that their savings were worthless, being in Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes demonetised nearly four years ago.

Tata Trusts today committed Rs 500 crore to fight COVID-19 disease, which it noted was one of the "toughest challenges the human race will face". Tata Sons also announced an additional support of Rs 1,000 crore, taking the total commitment to Rs 1,500 crore.

Although there has been no dictate from the Finance Ministry, banks on their own have decided to fill their ATMs with smaller denomination notes for the convenience of customers, sources said.

The demand for the Rs 500 bill has soared the highest and now accounts for over 51 per cent of the value of currency in circulation, said the report.

IRCTC Tour Plan: The cost of IRCTC Tourism's Happy Himachal & Powerful Punjab tour package is Rs 43,500 on single occupancy basis, Rs 31,750 per person on double occupancy basis, Rs 30,310 per person on triple occupancy basis, IRCTC Tourism noted on its website.

Nepal's central bank has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, a move that could affect Indian tourists visiting the Himalayan nation where Indian currency is widely used.

Soon, a new currency note of Rs 20 denomination will be introduced in the market. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would soon introduce the new 20-rupee bank note, news agency Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday, citing a central bank document. The launch of the new Rs 20 note will mark the latest addition to the new currency introduced by the ...

The Assam government on Wednesday announced that it would deposit Rs 2,500 each to over seven lakh bank accounts of tea garden workers that were opened just after the notes ban two years ago.

The Nepal government has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, according to a media report.

DMK President MK Stalin and PMK Founder S Ramadoss on Thursday criticised the centre for banning Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 rupee notes in 2016.

As the dust settles on the demonetisation episode, the data show it didn't weed out black money or cash gained through illegal means, which was a key objective of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan. On the plus side, there's been some widening in the country's dismal tax base, an increase in digital payments and a drop in fake notes.