Currency Ban

Marathwada Diary: Ten months after demonetisation, ghost of note ban continues to haunt farmers

Ten months after currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 were scrapped on 8 November last year, the ghost of demonetisation continues to haunt Marathwada.

Congress discusses organisational polls, Sonia and Manmohan lash out at BJP govt in CWC meet

Apart from releasing a schedule for the organisational elections which entail election of Congress president by 15 October, the party also criticised NDA.

Public Accounts Committee can summon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, maintains outgoing panel chief KV Thomas

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee KV Thomas on Sunday maintained that the key parliamentary panel could summon anyone from the council of ministers, including the prime minister.

IMF says impact of demonetisation has abated but insists on quickly replacing old notes

The IMF on Saturday said the impact of demonetisation has abated but insisted on quickly replacing the defunct currency.

Indian inflation seen picking up in February for first time in 7 months on higher food prices

Wholesale price inflation is also expected to have picked up last month, to 5.90 percent from 5.25 percent in January

Demonetisation: Finance Ministry refuses to disclose if Arun Jaitley was consulted on note ban

The Finance Ministry has refused to disclose whether its boss Arun Jaitley was consulted before the announcement of demonetisation by Narendra Modi.

BJP couldn't take the plus points of demonetisation to the masses: Venkaiah Naidu

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday admitted that ruling BJP failed to take the positives of demonetisation to the masses fully.

Parliament LIVE: Rajya Sabha adjourned as Opposition demands apology from Narendra Modi

The Budget Session will probably not be smooth for the Narendra Modi government.

Demonetisation: Oppn in Rajya Sabha hits out at govt for continuing restrictions on withdrawals

Opposition parties including Congress and TMC joined ranks to slam the government for continuing restrictions on cash withdrawal after demonetisation.

Narendra Modi in Parliament defends demonetisation, lambasts Rahul Gandhi: 'Not concerned about polls'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday strongly defended his government's decision to ban high value currency notes, saying it was the right step taken at the right time.