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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicDemonitisation

Topic: Demonitisation

Rahul Gandhi’s fight against ‘comrades’, and the path to ‘Modi ki sena’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

In Piyush Goyal’s budget, demonetisation is back to being all about black money

Finance minister says demonetisation led to one crore people filing I-T returns and helped agencies detect and de-register over 3 lakh shell companies.

Nepal bans use of 2000, 500 and 200 Indian rupee banknotes

The Nepalese information and communications ministry said Indian currency notes higher than Rs 100 were illegal in the country. Kathmandu: The Nepal government has banned the use...

RBI quietly buries Rs 1,000 notes even as ATMs struggle to dispense Rs 200 notes

Months after demonetisation, cash injection efforts still sluggish, experts warn it could affect economy. New Delhi: More than 18 months after demonetisation, efforts by the...

Talk Point: The direct beneficiaries of demonetisation are the poor

We have to understand demonetisation in the right perspective. The reason why the Honourable Prime Minister took this call was deep-rooted corruption, the complete anonymity about black money wherein nobody knew who is hoarding cash.

Charge of the believer brigade

The original promise of demonetisation has evaporated. We didn't deserve to be hit by a 1,100-volt shock just to switch to digital payments.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.