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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicBlack money

Topic: black money

Rs 2,000 notes are disappearing, bankers suspect they’re being hoarded for elections

Shortage in Rs 2,000 currency notes possibly due to increased hoarding of high value banknotes, especially with approaching Lok Sabha elections.

Minutes prior to demonetisation, RBI had warned PM Modi of no material impact on black money

The RBI board had met just two-and-a-half hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation.

Black money of Indians stashed abroad is in range of $216bn and $490bn, govt reports

The finance ministry concluded there was no scope of arriving at a common estimate of black money as the 3 reports threw up 'wide variations'.

Suspense over amount of black money held by Indians could be over soon

A parliamentary panel will discuss 3 govt-commissioned studies on black money Thursday. Many BJP MPs in favour of ending mystery.

India stops printing Rs 2,000 note, two years after its shock launch

The Modi government suspects the Rs 2,000 note is being used for hoarding, tax evasion and money laundering.

This is what global experts have found studying demonetisation, while Modi looks away

Economists have dug through data, & here’s what they found about shock that still lingers over India’s economy, politics, society & markets.

Supreme Court bats for transparency but seeks information in sealed envelopes

The Supreme Court often seeks information that is in the public interest in sealed covers, leaving people none the wiser.

No Twitter celebrations this year as BJP allies stay silent on demonetisation

Silence of Shiv Sena, Akali Dal & LJP is in sharp contrast to unequivocal praise for demonetisation last year, which they celebrated as 'anti-black money day’.

Demonetisation — from place of pride to albatross around the BJP’s neck

On demonetisation’s second anniversary, reactions from the BJP are muted and defensive, a far cry from celebrating its first anniversary as anti-black money day.

Two years after demonetisation, purchases without receipts continue to stoke black money

A survey conducted by LocalCircles on demonetisation shows 25% of the respondents felt the move was fruitless.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Sudden hike in Haryana circle rates is 2nd since Dec; stamp duty as high as 145% in parts of Gurugram

Gurugram: In an action that will significantly impact the value of property transactions in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved revised collector rates,...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.