RSS ideologue S. Gurumurthy on Monday said the newly issued Rs 2,000 currency note is a "stopgap arrangement" to tide over the cash crunch after demonetisation, and it will ultimately be withdrawn by the government, albeit gradually....
Sri Lankan Airlines on Monday cancelled all flights to Chennai due to cyclone Vardah hitting the Tami Nadu coast, officials said....
Expressing concern over the ongoing blockade of the National Highways in Manipur, the Centre on Monday said 15 companies of central forces stationed in the state had been placed at the disposal of the Manipur government to deal with the situation. ...
Money is a medium that lubricates the economic system. Without it the wheels creak, and turn slowly....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India and Indonesia have agreed to ensure safety and security of the sea lanes while prioritising defence and security cooperation....
With the surge in digital transactions via e-wallets and other online payment gateways, mobile frauds are expected to grow to 60-65 per cent in the country by 2017, a leading industry body said on Monday....
With demonetisation affecting weddings at large across the country with a Rs 2,50,000 cap on withdrawal for weddings, a former bureaucrat has questioned VVIP wedding extravaganzas....
In the wake of the November 8 demonetisation of high values currency, the government on Sunday said it has asked all public sector banks (PSBs) and the Indian Bankers Association (IBA) to fully ensure that deposits of new notes are correctly reflected in customers' counterfoils....
The global hysteria over a likely interest rate hike in the US, macro-economic inflation data and the political logjam in Parliament after demonetisation are expected to set the tone of the Indian equity markets during the upcoming week....
While the central government is making an all-out effort to push for the culture of digital transactions, it is just the opposite case in Madhya Pradesh, where online booking of tickets for air-conditioned private buses costs 13 per cent more than buying them at counters....
