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Monday, November 24, 2025
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Topic: RBI

More pain in store for rupee as India braces for external headwinds

While foreign currency debt has zoomed, various external vulnerability indicators paint a rather mixed picture, according to RBI's annual report.

It’s silly to make Raghuram Rajan the scapegoat for demonetisation disaster

The political compulsion to defend demonetisation is understandable as one of the stated goals – to immobilise black money – came a cropper.

‘Raghuram Rajan’s policies hurt the economy, not demonetisation’

NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar blames former RBI chief Rajan’s actions of cleansing banking sector of NPAs for slowdown of economy.

RBI wants more Rs 200 notes in ATMs but banks want more Rs 200 notes in circulation first

Rs 200 notes are just 2.1% of total currency; banks say makes no sense to change ATMs until they rise to 15%.

More risks than rewards seen for Indian economy after record GDP growth

High oil prices, emerging market stress & policy paralysis ahead of polls mean the economy isn't out of the woods yet.

Would you trust a banking system that can be closed down on a prime minister’s whim?

The idea that demonetisation would leave banks flush with household savings that they could lend to productive parts of the economy has been debunked. The Indian central...

Make no mistake: Demonetisation has been as much a political failure as an economic one

It is a myth that demonetisation helped the BJP win Uttar Pradesh.

Rupee drops past 71 to a dollar, biggest monthly fall in 3 years

With weakening developing-market currencies and elevated oil prices, rupee has fallen by over 10% this year, making it Asia’s worst performer.

The black money strike that missed its mark and VIP lanes on highways

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

Yes Bank shares plunge after RBI defers CEO Rana Kapoor’s extension

Kapoor has received RBI approval to continue as managing director and CEO of the Mumbai-based lender until “further notice” from the regulator.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.