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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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Topic: demonetisation

Modi plays up personal equations with world leaders — Pranab Mukherjee in autobiography

The late ex-president has criticised PM Modi for being ‘autocratic’ in his newly-released memoir. He also said Congress wouldn’t have faced drubbing if he was in active politics.

With no Constitution bench set up yet, challenges to demonetisation now an ‘academic exercise’

Numerous petitions challenging demonetisation were filed in Supreme Court and various other courts. All of them were referred to 5-judge Constitution bench in Dec 2016, that is yet to be set up.

Teflon Modi does not have one Achilles heel, but two

In the past six years, Modi has taken a series of controversial decisions not caring for tremendous opposition. But two opponents made him blink.

‘The walls are closing in again’ – Why I’m losing hope in India

A disturbing arbitrariness has crept into policymaking, institutions have decayed and the economy’s structural deficiencies have worsened.

PM Modi’s historic ‘targets’, and the construction of a new kind of Parliament

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Are people holding on to cash after lockdown? New RBI data seems to suggest so

Data shows a sharp increase in cash holding after the lockdown was imposed in March. The demand for Rs 2,000 notes has surged, say bankers.

Modi didn’t favour issuing of Rs 2,000 notes, went along with consensus, reveals ex-aide Misra

Modi govt had issued new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 banknotes after cancelling the legal tender of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes (old series). Printing of Rs 2,000 notes has now stopped.

Demonetisation was an attack on India’s unorganised sector, says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi alleged that PM Modi wishes to make India a cashless economy while the unorganised sector, which comprises the poor, farmers, labourers and small traders, works on cash.

Detection of fake Rs 200 notes saw 151% rise in 2019-20, RBI report says

The RBI annual report also says fake notes of new Rs 500 series saw a 37% rise in 2019-20, and that there was a fall in circulation of Rs 2,000 notes.

PM Modi should know India needs to be a strong country, not just have a strong government

Modi may be too smart to fall for his own propaganda, but the positive change narrative has become untenable. For its own sake, the govt should course-correct.

On Camera

Pakistani accomplices, shootouts, sealed chargesheet—how the 7/11 blasts case fell apart

After 19 years, the Bombay High Court finally held what governments and intelligence services have long known: The men sentenced for their role in the bombings had nothing to do with it.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.