Fake Currency

Why print rupee notes here when Pakistan does it for free?

The Pakistanis are keen to print Indian currency and ship it over. Why put up with their fake notes when we can ask them to print the real stuff and save us money?

Special ink developed by scientists costs less but is more secure, can help detecting fake currency

It takes only 45 minutes to develop this ink which costs around Rs. 1000 per gram, the researchers said.

Death of Kerala man who joined Islamic State points to dangerous trend; fake currency, narcotics fueling terrorism

Men and women primarily from Kerala seeking to join the Islamic State is something that has been occurring more or less under the radar of media coverage.

ISI's counterfeiting web targets India's Rs 100 notes; Delhi, Hyderabad emerging as major transit points for criminal network

Pakistan's ISI, which produces FICNs to disrupt India's financial system, has made Bangladesh as its main base to supply counterfeit notes.

Upper caste reservation is the right distraction for Indian youth from the actual problem: An unfolding unemployment crisis

There is no infighting over the reservation quota when there aren’t enough jobs to go around.

Banning high value notes dragged India's economic growth down, says Raghuram Rajan

Raghuram Rajan said he has seen studies which reaffirm that banning of high value currency notes in late 2016 impacted India's growth significantly.

Two years after demonetisation, there are signs of a cleaner economy but where is the black money?

if data is provided on how many people have actually been caught with unaccounted money, it would be able to measure the success of the demonetisation part of the story.

Demonetisation anniversary: A political thriller turns two; for a struggling economy, its costs have far outweighed the gains

Two years ago, on this day, Modi launched demonetisation with three core objectives to begin with--terminating black money in cash, killing fake currency and putting an end to cash-based corruption.

Madhya Pradesh sees 300% spike in fake currency since demonetisation, but officials deny link with note ban

In the 20 months since demonetisation, the Madhya Pradesh Police has seized fake notes worth Rs 1.29 crore in both new and old currency notes.

Congress demands apology from Narendra Modi after RBI report says 99.3% of demonetised notes back in system

Congress said the return of almost all the junked 500 and 1,000 currency notes meant that Modi government had failed to unearth any black money, eradicate fake currency as promised