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TopicDemonetisation

Topic: demonetisation

By a 99.3% verdict, India’s cash ban was a farce

RBI's focus on pressing issues like the banking system deserves more attention after two years of cash ban frenzy and counting of old notes.

From Hindu to Swarajya, arrest of human rights activists on everyone’s mind

Front page The discourse surrounding the arrests of five human rights activists this week has, unsurprisingly, been deeply polarised. All debate and reason has been...

Chidambaram slams govt after RBI says 99.3% demonetised notes returned

About Rs 15.21 lakh crore of the demonetised Rs 15.41 lakh crore in circulation have been returned to banks, says RBI.

Demonetisation was more like a WhatsApp forward, and not a see-ball-hit-ball Virender Sehwag

If you are not a fan of Modi govt, then demonetisation is the classical definition of governance by urban legends, WhatsApp forwards and early morning brainwaves.

Each of Modi govt’s decisions after demonetisation hark back to India’s socialist past

The people caught most unprepared by the PM's strike on currency are the bureaucrats. The problem: They've been there, done that

We didn’t deserve to be hit by a 1,100-volt Demo shock just to switch to digital payments

The change in demonetisation discourse, from dirty to digital cash, is a tribute to the prime minister's communication skills and his magisterial control over public opinion.

Why the implications of Modi’s demonetisation will stretch all the way to 2019 & beyond

The politics of post-2014 India will now be defined in terms of pre- and post-demonetisation.

Rs 13,000 crore – the amount of currency banks did not get back after demonetisation

RBI said Rs 15.31 lakh crore of total Rs 15.44 lakh crore of old currency notes had returned to the system after demonetisation in November 2016.

You may finally know how much old cash was returned after demonetisation

RBI has told a parliamentary panel that demonetised notes have been verified for authenticity and numerical accuracy.

Rahul Gandhi blames demonetisation and GST for lynchings

In a speech in Germany, the Congress president alleged PM Modi wasn't doing enough to 'fix' the problem of joblessness.

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Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?