Topic: demonetisation
With the anti-poor lockdown, BJP is back to its upper caste, middle class, urban roots
Demonetisation’s political gain was to rebrand the BJP as a pro-poor party. The poorly implemented coronavirus lockdown is undoing that image.
After demonetisation and GST, slow response on corona is latest disaster of centralisation
Modi govt is perceived as ‘strong’ because of its centralised functioning, but its slow response on Covid-19 exposes the risks that come with such style of governance.
Modi’s demonetisation will be of use during the coronavirus lockdown
Modi govt's overnight, ill-conceived, egotistic decision that left lakhs of people jobless and paralysed India’s informal economy 3 yrs ago may just give some returns.
Modi’s Covid-19 lockdown speech shows he doesn’t learn from past mistakes, or doesn’t care to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second speech on coronavirus reveals that he is like Nehru. He can win elections, and nothing else.
Deposits after demonetisation rose by Rs 6 trillion and yet bank credit fell, study shows
Canada-based economics professor's study finds that on the cost side, there is strong evidence that demonetisation reduced employment, especially in informal sector.
Gold demand after Uri, cash advance — how jewellers explained deposits after demonetisation
Income Tax dept has found several cases in which cash deposits made by jewellers immediately after demonetisation were not commensurate with their income.
Lights, camera and action: How Modi govt relies on drama to survive just like Bollywood films
Deepika Padukone did not just appear at JNU. The Modi government has been hard at work for six years to bring it to pass.
It’s time to rethink GST, because no economy can afford to retain a failed tax experiment
The govt made four mistakes on GST, apart from the problems in implementation. It now has to break heads in the GST Council and work out new slabs and rates.
CSIR develops advanced security ink to stop counterfeiting of currency notes
The research was conducted by CSIR-National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi and published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
Why Modi govt’s NRC will be an even bigger blunder than demonetisation
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
We must not return to work for now. Covid’s not over yet, says a virologist in letter to son
If everyone goes back to work as soon as the ‘curve bends downwards’, it's guaranteed you'll get a second wave of infections in Europe.
Is forcing private labs to make Covid-19 tests free the only way to stop spread of infection?
The Supreme Court directed the central government to make Covid-19 testing by private laboratories free of charge Wednesday.
Defence
Col Navjot Singh Bal, Shaurya Chakra awardee and icon for many, loses battle with cancer
Despite losing an arm to cancer, Col Navjot Singh Bal continued to serve in 2 Para as the commanding officer and even learnt to fire with his left hand.
Poke fun at taali, thaali, diya and mombatti all you want. Modi couldn’t care less
Modi knows who he needs to speak to, who he should toss, who he can address in kind. People accuse him of infantilising his voters, but it’s a winning strategy.