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Monday, September 29, 2025
TopicDemonetisation

Topic: demonetisation

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.

Pratap Mehta on govt obsession with big bang reforms, Brinda Karat on India’s rape reality

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Amit Shah’s nationwide NRC will be the same as Modi’s demonetisation

Amit Shah's constant demand for a countrywide NRC has been rightfully criticised. But not many have pointed out just how impractical it is.

CBI raids Manipur ex-CM Ibobi Singh, recovers Rs 26.49 lakh in demonetised currency

Congress leader Ibobi Singh becomes first big name to be caught with such a huge amount in demonetised currency. CBI booked him Thursday in a Rs 332-cr corruption case.

Electoral bonds will undo demonetisation success, RBI Governor Urjit Patel told Arun Jaitley

Urjit Patel wrote to Arun Jaitley in 2017, pointing out problems of electoral bonds, and said govt had diluted RBI’s monopoly by taking away its exclusive right to issue them.

Consumption expenditure fall hints at 10 percentage point rise in poverty between FY12 & FY18

Unreleased NSO data shows 3.7% decline in consumption expenditure since 2011-12, and economists say this is a clear sign of rising poverty.

Three years after demonetisation, survey finds people still prefer cash payment

Survey, released by LocalCircles Friday, also found that contrary to Modi govt’s intentions Rs 2,000 note has made it easier for people to keep cash in stock.

On Camera

We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.