Demonetisation

Demonetisation a planned brutal conspiracy to help PM's 'suit-booted friends': Rahul Gandhi

Demonetisation was a ''shrewd scheme" to convert the black money of PM Modi's select friends, alleged Rahul Gandhi.

Nov 08, 2018, 18:47 PM IST

Demonetisation move was a big disaster, ruined national economy: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM said that demonetisation was a disastrous move which completely ruined the national economy.  

Nov 08, 2018, 16:18 PM IST

Two years after demonetisation: Economic misadventures can roil nation for a long time, writes Manmohan Singh

In a press statement, Singh called the step of demonetisation an ill-fated and ill-thought exercise that the Modi government undertook in 2016.

Nov 08, 2018, 11:43 AM IST

'Thugs of Hindostan' release on anniversary of demonetisation a coincidence: Congress takes a sly dig at PM Narendra Modi

The Congress party, on its official Twitter handle, alleged that the move of demonetisation was aimed at favouring “few crony capitalist friends of PM Modi”.

Nov 08, 2018, 08:50 AM IST

Congress to observe 'black day' on November 8 to mark 2nd anniversary of demonetisation

The Centre, however, has been standing firm on its much-criticised decision to ban old currency notes of high denomination.

Nov 05, 2018, 22:02 PM IST

Banks must strive to be seen as institutions of clean, prudent lending: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said that the formalisation of the Indian economy through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), GST, demonetisation and Digital Payments have enabled better assessment of financial capacity and risks.

Sep 25, 2018, 16:28 PM IST

Narendra Modi govt undermining democratic values, failed on all counts: Manmohan Singh

Singh highlighted that demonetisation and hasty implementation of the GST have badly hurt enterprises.

Sep 07, 2018, 22:09 PM IST

After Rahul Gandhi's note ban charge, BJP highlights 'A to Z' scams of Congress

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra says Congress has no right to put down the nation-building process because it was at the helm of scams galore.

Aug 30, 2018, 19:10 PM IST

Purpose of note ban achieved, claims Jaitley; Rahul asserts it only helped PM's 'friends'

Jaitley said that the larger purpose of demonetisation was to move India from a Tax Non-compliant society to a compliant society.

Aug 30, 2018, 18:12 PM IST

Demonetisation was a war on terror funding, that's why it is still criticised

Efforts had also been made to interfere with the intelligence agencies, which were exposing the fake currency racket.

Aug 29, 2018, 18:44 PM IST

BJP MPs stall adoption of parliamentary panel report critical of Modi government's note-ban decision

The committee has several Congress heavyweights, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Aug 26, 2018, 14:53 PM IST

Demonetisation, GST led to decline in MSME credit: RBI study

The credit disbursal to the MSME sector recovered a tad since the lows of 2017 to reach the mid-2015 level, notes an RBI report called the Mint Street Memo.

Aug 18, 2018, 10:17 AM IST

The clue to demonetisation lies in a suicide in Pakistan

Demonetisation was a pre-emptive strike on Pakistan's response to the surgical strikes.

Aug 14, 2018, 18:04 PM IST

PMO taking all ministerial decisions, ministers do nothing, allege Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie

Both Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie have been very vocal about the Modi government's functioning.

Aug 11, 2018, 10:22 AM IST

Kolkata ATM fraud: Mamata Banerjee blames demonetisation for economic insecurity

Mamata Banerjee said her party TMC would take up the issue in Parliament "very soon" about the large number of incidents of fraudulent ATM withdrawals.

Aug 06, 2018, 23:40 PM IST

Note ban happened instantly, why not Ram Mandir: Shiv Sena asks BJP

Sena said BJP talk about building a Ram Mandir, bringing Uniform Civil Code and repealing section 370 in Jammu and Kashmir before the election, but which election, 2019 or 2050, they do not specify.

Jul 15, 2018, 07:04 AM IST

Money from India in Swiss banks sees 50% rise to over Rs 7,000 crore

Compared to money deposited by Indians, the total funds deposited in Swiss banks by all foreign clients has risen 3 per cent in 2017.

Jun 28, 2018, 19:01 PM IST

No unusual deposits in Ahmedabad DCCB during demonetisation: Nabard

Nabard saw nothing unusual in the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes (worth Rs 746 crore) deposited or exchanged during November 10-14, 2016, and said that only 1.6 lakh out of 17 lakh account holders deposited the amount at an average of Rs 46,795.

Jun 22, 2018, 17:48 PM IST

FM locked in his room, Captain DeMo fast asleep: Rahul Gandhi's latest attack on Modi government

Rahul Gandhi has yet again attacked PM Modi and FM Arun Jaitley for ruining the national economy.  

Jun 20, 2018, 19:36 PM IST

Surgical strike to relations with Modi, Pranab to pen book on experiences as President of India

Pranab Mukherjee took to Twitter to say that he looks forward to “penning down my Presidential Years”.

Jun 13, 2018, 19:24 PM IST