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It's Official. Bright Yellow Rs. 200 Notes From Today: 10 Features
New Rs 200 notes will be launched today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced today in a press release days after introducing new fluorescent blue Rs 50 banknotes. This is the fourth new note to be announced since November, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an overnight ban on Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 notes to choke tax evaders. The gov...
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On Count of Banned Notes, Congress jibe: 'Child Delivered In 9 Months'
Opposition in the Rajya Sabha today sought to know why the Reserve Bank of India has not yet provided the number of demonetised 500 and 1000 rupee notes returned in the banking system, even after nine months of the note ban decision.
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No Rs 1,000 Comeback Yet. Don't Overdraw From ATMs, Urges Top Bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das
The government has no plans to introduce 1,000-rupee notes - abolished last year - but is focusing on ramping up production of 500-rupee and other lower denomination notes, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das tweeted today, scotching rumours that currency printing presses had started printing a new version of the Rs 1,000 note.
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Mamata Banerjee Announces Fund For 'Victims' Of Notes Ban
Demonetisation has burnt a Rs 350 crore-hole in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's state budget. That money will be given to "victims", as it were, of the centre's move last November to abruptly scrap Rs 500 and 1,000 rupee notes: migrant workers who lost jobs in other states and had to return home and farmers and sharecroppers hit by the...
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Budget 2017: Why So Confident About Notes Ban Impact, Questions Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reserved his critique on the budget but questioned Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement on the impact of demonetization being transient.
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Cash Situation Back To Normal Soon, RBI Chief Urjit Patel Tells Lawmakers' Panel: 10 Points
Urjit Patel, the chief of the Reserve Bank of India, confronted questions from a parliamentary committee on the sudden ban on 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in November and said the cash situation would return to normal soon. Millions were left facing a severe crunch after 86 per cent of the cash in circulation was outlawed overnight in a massive anti-c...
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RBI Chief Urjit Patel To Explain Notes Ban To Parliamentary Panel Today
Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel is expected to appear before a parliamentary panel today, which has asked him to explain the decision of demonetisation and its effect on economy. He is also expected to be asked about the steps the nation's Central bank took to counter the cash crunch that followed the sudden withdrawal of 500- and 1000-...
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PM Modi Thinking Of Future, Rahul Gandhi Of Parliament Disruption: Arun Jaitley
Ahead of the budget session of parliament, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has attacked Rahul Gandhi, saying he is interested only in disrupting parliament. In a Facebook post today on the ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes announced on November 8, Mr Jaitley also used Mr Gandhi's example to draw a parallel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wh...
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How Much Currency Has Been Returned To Banks? RBI Says Wait For Our Figures
Six days after the December 30 deadline for banned 500 and 1,000 rupees to be deposited in commercial banks, the Reserve Bank of India said "it is still counting the returned notes."
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To Deposit Old Notes At RBI, You Need Documents From Airport: 10 Points
Those trying to deposit banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) must have a stamped document from the airport to prove that they were abroad. A notice outside the RBI makes it clear that old notes will not be accepted from anyone except those who were not in the country after 500 and 1,000 notes were banned without warni...
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10 PM Narendra Modi Quotes: 'Indians Have Redefined Concept Of Sacrifice'
In a televised address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the country for its cooperation in the demonetisation drive which he launched suddenly on November 8. He has announced several schemes for farmers and the poor. PM Modi praised the people for bearing with hardships amid a cash crunch that has followed the ban on 500 and 1,000 rupee ...
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Last Day To Deposit Old Rs 500 And Rs 1000 Notes Before Steep Fines Kick In: 10 Facts
Fifty days after the government banned most of the cash in circulation without warning, the deadline to deposit outlawed 500 and 1,000-rupee notes ends today. From tomorrow, it will be illegal to have old notes barring exceptions. The cash crunch and queues at ATMs may continue because of the huge demand for new bills. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
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Over 60 Orders Since Notes Ban? PM Narendra Modi Says Sign Of Responsive Government
Frequent changes to the rules governing demonetisation is a sign of a responsive government - this is how Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday responded to critics who have questioned the often-changing rules about the government's abrupt decision to scrap old 500 and 1,000-rupee notes to combat corruption and black money.
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As E-Wallets Go Big Amid Cash Crunch, Challenges Remain On The Streets
Since the government banned old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes last month, electronic wallets have had a dream run. According to the Reserve Bank of India, digital wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik have added 1 million users per day since the demonetisation was announced on November 8. But has the experience for users been equally rosy?
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Unlike BJP, Congress Puts Party Above Nation, PM Narendra Modi Tells Lawmakers: 10 Updates
At a meeting of BJP lawmakers this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a digital economy as a way of life and accused the opposition of being against the government's war of corruption. Union minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting that PM Modi also exhorted the BJP to continue putting the nation before party, critici...
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It's Official. Bright Yellow Rs. 200 Notes From Today: 10 Features
New Rs 200 notes will be launched today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced today in a press release days after introducing new fluorescent blue Rs 50 banknotes. This is the fourth new note to be announced since November, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an overnight ban on Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 notes to choke tax evaders. The gov...
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On Count of Banned Notes, Congress jibe: 'Child Delivered In 9 Months'
Opposition in the Rajya Sabha today sought to know why the Reserve Bank of India has not yet provided the number of demonetised 500 and 1000 rupee notes returned in the banking system, even after nine months of the note ban decision.
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No Rs 1,000 Comeback Yet. Don't Overdraw From ATMs, Urges Top Bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das
The government has no plans to introduce 1,000-rupee notes - abolished last year - but is focusing on ramping up production of 500-rupee and other lower denomination notes, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das tweeted today, scotching rumours that currency printing presses had started printing a new version of the Rs 1,000 note.
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Mamata Banerjee Announces Fund For 'Victims' Of Notes Ban
Demonetisation has burnt a Rs 350 crore-hole in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's state budget. That money will be given to "victims", as it were, of the centre's move last November to abruptly scrap Rs 500 and 1,000 rupee notes: migrant workers who lost jobs in other states and had to return home and farmers and sharecroppers hit by the...
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Budget 2017: Why So Confident About Notes Ban Impact, Questions Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reserved his critique on the budget but questioned Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement on the impact of demonetization being transient.
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Cash Situation Back To Normal Soon, RBI Chief Urjit Patel Tells Lawmakers' Panel: 10 Points
Urjit Patel, the chief of the Reserve Bank of India, confronted questions from a parliamentary committee on the sudden ban on 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in November and said the cash situation would return to normal soon. Millions were left facing a severe crunch after 86 per cent of the cash in circulation was outlawed overnight in a massive anti-c...
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RBI Chief Urjit Patel To Explain Notes Ban To Parliamentary Panel Today
Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel is expected to appear before a parliamentary panel today, which has asked him to explain the decision of demonetisation and its effect on economy. He is also expected to be asked about the steps the nation's Central bank took to counter the cash crunch that followed the sudden withdrawal of 500- and 1000-...
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PM Modi Thinking Of Future, Rahul Gandhi Of Parliament Disruption: Arun Jaitley
Ahead of the budget session of parliament, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has attacked Rahul Gandhi, saying he is interested only in disrupting parliament. In a Facebook post today on the ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes announced on November 8, Mr Jaitley also used Mr Gandhi's example to draw a parallel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wh...
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How Much Currency Has Been Returned To Banks? RBI Says Wait For Our Figures
Six days after the December 30 deadline for banned 500 and 1,000 rupees to be deposited in commercial banks, the Reserve Bank of India said "it is still counting the returned notes."
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To Deposit Old Notes At RBI, You Need Documents From Airport: 10 Points
Those trying to deposit banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) must have a stamped document from the airport to prove that they were abroad. A notice outside the RBI makes it clear that old notes will not be accepted from anyone except those who were not in the country after 500 and 1,000 notes were banned without warni...
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10 PM Narendra Modi Quotes: 'Indians Have Redefined Concept Of Sacrifice'
In a televised address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the country for its cooperation in the demonetisation drive which he launched suddenly on November 8. He has announced several schemes for farmers and the poor. PM Modi praised the people for bearing with hardships amid a cash crunch that has followed the ban on 500 and 1,000 rupee ...
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Last Day To Deposit Old Rs 500 And Rs 1000 Notes Before Steep Fines Kick In: 10 Facts
Fifty days after the government banned most of the cash in circulation without warning, the deadline to deposit outlawed 500 and 1,000-rupee notes ends today. From tomorrow, it will be illegal to have old notes barring exceptions. The cash crunch and queues at ATMs may continue because of the huge demand for new bills. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
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Over 60 Orders Since Notes Ban? PM Narendra Modi Says Sign Of Responsive Government
Frequent changes to the rules governing demonetisation is a sign of a responsive government - this is how Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday responded to critics who have questioned the often-changing rules about the government's abrupt decision to scrap old 500 and 1,000-rupee notes to combat corruption and black money.
-
As E-Wallets Go Big Amid Cash Crunch, Challenges Remain On The Streets
Since the government banned old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes last month, electronic wallets have had a dream run. According to the Reserve Bank of India, digital wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik have added 1 million users per day since the demonetisation was announced on November 8. But has the experience for users been equally rosy?
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Unlike BJP, Congress Puts Party Above Nation, PM Narendra Modi Tells Lawmakers: 10 Updates
At a meeting of BJP lawmakers this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a digital economy as a way of life and accused the opposition of being against the government's war of corruption. Union minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting that PM Modi also exhorted the BJP to continue putting the nation before party, critici...
