22nd November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | November 22, 2016 19:27 ISTImportant stories of the day
Important stories of the day
A delegation of Shiv Sena MPs today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lauded his demonetisation move as ‘a bold and historic decision’ and assured of their full support.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has dubbed its victory in by-elections in Assam and Madhya Pradesh as a signal of the people’s support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radical note ban decision.
Coming down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation policy, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H Summers said that this is ‘unlikely to have lasting benefits’ and that it has resulted in ‘chaos and loss of trust in the government’
In a show of unity among the opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha – the Congress, TMC, SP and BSP joined hands to stall proceedings in the Upper House over their demand of Rs 10 lakh compensation to the kin of each of the 70 persons who lost their l
In a development that counters the government's claims of the note ban denting terror financing, the two militants killed in a gunfight with security forces in north Kashmir's Bandipora today were found in possession of new Rs 2,000 notes.
In a move aimed at getting first-hand feedback on the government’s move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now reached put to the countrymen, asking them to convey their views on demonetisation directly to him v
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the demonetisation move, saying that it was a courageous step and one that had created a new normal by disrupting the normal for the past 70 years.
Enforcement authorities have found that corrupt bank managers are allowing backdoor note exchanges and are charging a commission while at it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly defended the government’s decision to demonetise high-value currency notes, saying this was ‘just the beginning’ of the government’s fight against black money.
The government has constituted a committee comprising Additional Secretaries, Joint Secretaries and Directors to know the status of implementation of its recent decision to scrap Rs 500 and 1,000 notes.
Amid huge uproar over the currency ban of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes by Narendra Modi government, the results of the bypolls held in four Lok Sabha and nine Assembly seats will come out
RBI on Monday imposed stiff conditions for withdrawal of up to Rs 2.5 lakh in cash from bank accounts for marriages, stating that the money can be withdrawn only from the credit balance as on November 8
A 49-year-old man died on Monday afternoon while waiting for his turn to deposit money at a bank in Delhi’s Najafgarh area and a man died in a stampede in UP's Deoria district.
Important stories of the day
RBI today provided additional 60 days for repayment of housing, car, farm and other loans worth up to Rs 1 crore.
The Narendra Modi government today allowed farmers to purchase seeds with the old high denomination bank notes of Rs.500 from the state-run outlets. In a series of posts, the finance ministry said: “To further support
The Centre’s warning that people depositing over Rs. 2.5 lakh cash in their accounts would face penalty following the big bang announcement demonetising old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes could fall short of the
The issue of demonetisation continued to rock Parliament as a united opposition upped the ante against the Narendra Modi-led government and demanded an explanation over PM's abrupt outlawing of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency
After protesting inside parliament for three days of winter session over banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, a united opposition is now vying to corner government outside Parliament through a joint agitation. Congress
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