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SC says demonetisation valid, rejects plea challenging government’s 2016 note ban

The Supreme Court has heard a batch of 58 petitions challenging the demonetisation exercise announced by the Centre on 8 November, 2016

Demonetisation destroyed economy, only helped a few crony capitalists, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi and the Congress have been alleging that demonetisation was not in the interest of the people and had adverse effects on the economy

44,000 jobs lost in Maharashtra in demonetisation year, says state Economic Survey; document red flags reducing number of industries

Some 44,000 jobs were lost in Maharashtra in 2016-17, the fiscal year when the decision of demonetisation was announced by the Centre, according to the state's Economic Survey.

Demonetisation helped in reducing incremental growth in currency notes by Rs 3 lakh cr: Nirmala Sitharaman

The government on Tuesday said demonetisation followed by digitalisation has succeeded in reducing incremental growth in currency in circulation by over Rs 3 lakh crore

Currency in circulation rises to Rs 21 lakh cr as on March 2019: Union Minister Anurag Thakur

Currency in circulation peaked to over Rs 21 lakh crore at the end of March 2019, having dipped to a mere Rs 13 lakh crore at the end of fiscal 2016-17, Parliament was informed on Monday

Demonetisation 3rd anniversary: Banning high-value notes failed to meet objectives, but digitisation may check black money generation

The defenders argued that demonetisation would help digitise the economy and make future black money generation difficult as there would be an audit trail all the time.

Three years of demonetisation: Core problems note ban sought to address remain; pain outweighs gains

Digital payments spiked during the demonetisation and in the immediate months after that. Since then digital transactions have one up substantially, but so is the use of cash too.

Digital economy? RBI says currency in circulation soars 17% to Rs 21.1 lakh cr in FY19

Despite the many an effort to shift to digital payments and usher in a digital payment economy, the currency in circulation has jumped by a hefty 17 percent to Rs 21.10 lakh crore as of March 2019, the Reserve Bank said in its annual report for 2019

Rahul Gandhi's campaign of 'love' against PM confuses Congress cadre, brings campaign to grinding halt

If Rahul Gandhi has done anything successfully in this election, it is that he has spread his own confusion through the rank and file with great efficacy.

'Dismantled idea of Narendra Modi': Rahul Gandhi goes after PM, press and EC in combative New Delhi press conference

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, at a combative press conference in New Delhi on Friday, slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the press and the Election Commission