Ratcheting up her demand for withdrawal of the Narendra Modi-led central government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the move has turned out to be a "big black scandal". "This has turned out to be a big black scandal. Hardship for the common citizens and full advan...
Acknowledging the hardship being faced by people back home following the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said more steps could be taken to curb black money as warranted. Addressing the Indian diaspora here, Modi said he had already opened several windows for people to come clean on their i...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government will go through all personal records since Independence, if required, on the issue of black money and no violator would be spared. "We will check all the records since Independence. If I come across any unaccounted cash, no one will be spared," Modi said, addressing the Indian ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he was aware of the hardship people were facing in India because of the demonetisation move, but emphasized that it was necessary in the larger interests of the nation. Addressing the Indian diaspora in Japan, Modi said people back home were hailing his decision of rendering Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 not...
New Delhi, Nov 12 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday demanded rollback of the government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, saying that the economy will collapse in the coming days if the decision was not withdrawn. Kejriwal said that demonetisation will not bring black money into the banking system but will onl...
Rumours of no salt stocks in Uttar Pradesh triggered a major law and order situation, leading to the death of a woman in Kanpur, police said on Saturday. In the panic buying around midnight, when the rumours spread like wildfire in Bakarganj Bazaar in Kanpur, Savita (52) too, rushed to buy some salt. In the melee she was pushed around and...
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to its former judge Justice Markandey Katju on why contempt proceedings cannot be initiated against him for casting aspersion against judges in a blog....
ATM outlets of many private banks here remained closed or had boards reading 'out of order' on Friday, three days after demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes....
Profit booking, weak rupee and lower crude oil prices dragged the Indian equity markets lower on Friday. The key indices provisionally closed the day's trade with ...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said there was ...