Demonetisation Drive

Demonetisation: Can the Centre do more to encourage digitisation of financial transactions?

Over the past month or so, the main topic of national conversation has been about the demonetisation issue. Every citizen is now an ‘expert’, and is not reluctant to air his/her views. Each political party has settled on its own non-nuanced black or white posture.

Demonetisation has embassies unhappy; Modi government must take stock of diplomats' woes

Demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "masterstroke" on black money, corruption and fake currency, is hurting the goodwill between nations, at a very individual level

Demonetisation effect: How a big, fat Gujarati wedding turned slimmer, but no less fun

I went to Vadodara last weekend for a big fat Indian wedding, which turned slimmer. What was to blame (or be credited) for the transformation? Demonetisation.

Narendra Modi's survey: Heavily-weighted poll leaves no room for criticism

Narendra Modi's survey: Those who played fastest fingers first aren't the ones suffering

Demonetisation has hit Kollywood hard: Why the Tamil film industry is struggling to cope

Prime minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive has hit the cash-dependent Tamil film industry hard. Why Kollywood — unlike Bollywood — is struggling to cope:

Demonetisation: To hell with cashless society, who's going to pay the bai on 1 December?

People pay their monthly rent for housing by cash, contrary to the current happy little myth that all of India is tech savvy and on the fast track to a cashless society.

Superstar Mohanlal praises Narendra Modi's demonetisation move, calls it 'sincere idea'

Superstar Mohanlal is among the celebrities who have voiced support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move, asking why, when people could "queue up outside liquor outlets and cinema halls and religious places", then the queues outside ATMs should not pose as much of a challenge.

Demonetisation: From Morarji to Modi, it is politics and volume that matters the most

Is there a lesson for Modi who is exploiting his black money purging decision in his public meetings in Uttar Pradesh to harvest political gains out of demonetisation?

Demonetisation: SC to hear Centre's plea for transferring currency ban cases on Wednesday

The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday the Union government's plea for transferring the petitions before various high courts challenging the November 8 demonetisation move.

Demonetisation: Government must be vigilant over 'first of the month' pressures

Sure, as an exercise it has been flawed with fragments of clumsiness and absurdity, not to mention the shortsightedness reflected in the ATM fiasco make great grounds for accusations against the prime minister and his cohort.