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Demonetisation impact: Onion rates halve, farmers have no cash, but can’t go cashless
Indiaspend •Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be happy with 26-year-old Deepak Patil, an onion farmer from the village of Valwadi in Malegaon Taluka
Demonetisation decision was a blunder: Ex-Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan tells Firstpost
Sanjays •Speaking with Firstpost, former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan launched a scathing attack on the demonetisation decision taken by Narendra Modi
Demonetisation: As banks run low on cash, mood in queues turns less charitable
Mishra •“Why not? Surely, we can take a bit of discomfort if demonetisation is meant for the greater common good.” This mood has almost evaporated entirely
Demonetisation: Modi's cashless economy dream is a reality in this tiny Gujarat village
Bindisha •Imagine a place in India where you don’t need cash to buy a packet of salt or other groceries. Welcome to Akodara
Will demonetisation lead to a hi-tech election clash? We'll have to wait and see
Pckatoch •Given the commotion within and outside Parliament (some sullen, some outrageous statements, threats and boasts), demonetisation sure has raised considerable political heat
Demonetisation story can have a happy ending or an unhappy one: Which will it be?
Srinivasaprasad •I am tempted to tell the ongoing story of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation through the tale of 9th Century king Damodar Mowgli that has two plausible endings
Demonetisation: Despite fortnight of hardship, cash-strapped India stands by Modi
Debobrat Ghose •With the inconvenience to the common man caused due to demonetisation refusing to end, and faulty implementation uniting the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his favourite medium of communication — the digital platform — to get a thumbs-up
Demonetisation: Opposition's criticism of Modi govt irrational, writes JDU MP Harivansh
Harivansh •The demonetisation divide is disturbing. Sitting on the opposite side of the treasury bench, it becomes a normal impulse to oppose the government.
Demonetisation: Delhi trade fair at Pragati Maidan sees smaller crowds, fewer sales
Kangkan Acharyya •After the currency ban, the visitors of the India International Trade Fair have experienced a strange dilemma where the banned currency notes are immediately accepted in the ticket counter and outrightly rejected by sellers in Pragati Maidan.
Demonetisation: Why should poor be only ones to make sacrifices for Modi's mission?
Monobina Gupta •Already some 50-odd people have died as a result of demonetisation