16th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Nov 16, 2016, 07:56 PM ISTImportant stories of the day
Important stories of the day
A day after the government asked the banks to use indelible ink on the right index finger of everyone who goes to the cash counter to exchange his/her scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, sources at the Reserve Bank of India today said that banks will
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today found support from leaders of NDA constituent Shiv Sena, Akali Dal, AAP and NC today and marched to the Rashtrapati Bhavan against the government’s decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday announced that old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 rupee notes will be legally accepted for land registration till November 24.
Demonetisation has severely hit the under-the-counter lending business with interest rates dropping to 5 per cent from as high as 30 per cent in the grey market. The real estate business, which is also used
In an attempt to check the misuse of the exchange facility and reduce long queues at bank branches, the government has directed banks to use indelible inks over the counters to exchange Rs 500 and
With a united opposition planning to corner government over demonetisation issue calling it a 'currency scam'that needs to be probed,, Government is bracing itself for a stormy Winter Session of Parliament beginning today. The opposition
The surprise move of demonetisation of higher denomination currency notes by the Narendra Modi government has not only sent the black money hoarders into tizzy but also dealt a severe blow to the fundings of Naxalites across several states.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the government has launched a crusade against corruption and black money by scrapping high-denomination notes.
As the long queues outside banks and ATMs continue creating chaos among cash strapped people, the government has taken several steps to smoothen the exchange and deposit of scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
Amit Shah today alleged that Congress leaders had accumulated Rs 12 lakh crore during the UPA rule through corrupt means, which was turned into paper scrap overnight by PM Modi.
Important stories of the day
A united opposition, led by Congress, is seeking to pin down the government on the demonetisation issue in the Winter Session of Parliament beginning tomorrow.
Thackeray has discussed the fallout of demonetisation with Mamata Banerjee, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said here on Tuesday.
Prachanda has called up his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and sought an arrangement so that Nepalese holding a huge stock of banned high denomination Indian bank notes could swap them with legal currency in the country.
Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday termed the Narendra Modi government’s demonetisation move a fraud aimed at benefiting a particular political party and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
CPI today alleged that country's economy is in chaos in wake of the demonetisation move and demanded that the Centre should allow use of old notes till December 31 and it pressed for action against real black money hoarders and those named in Panama.
Incidents of stone pelting on security forces in violence-hit Kashmir have reduced drastically since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today chaired a meeting at 10, Janpath here to discuss the strategy ahead of the Winter Session of the Parliament which begins tomorrow.
Industry body Assocham has suggested government to hire retired bank staff on a massive scale and mobilise all resources across different departments to deal with the heavy rush at banks and ATMs following demonetisation announcement.
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