Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has dismissed as "beyond speculation" claims that he is being lined up as an advisor to US president-elect Donald Trump after he was spotted having lunch with the mogul's son-in-law....
With long queues continuing at banks and ATMs, now petrol pumps will also dispense Rs 2,000 cash per person per day, state-run Doordarshan announced in a tweet on Thursday....
Giving details of the government's latest move, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das told reporters that the amount of money that an individual can exchange at banks by handing over the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes has been lowered to Rs 2,000 from Rs 4,500 with effect from Friday....
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday asked the government to scrap the demonetisation decision in three days or face a revolt. ...
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday as a united opposition demanded a debate on demonetisation under a parliamentary provision that entails voting, which was not acceptable to the government....
The Supreme Court on Thursday said an impression should not be created that human life has lesser value than that of a dog, and stressed that stray dogs can be killed only in accordance with the Animal Birth Control Rules....
The CPI-M has said that the way the demonetisation move has been conducted has exposed "the utter inefficiency and bungling by the government"....
Will new notes which replace the demonetised currency find itself in circulation soon? Unlikely, if the capacity of all the currency printing presses in the country is taken into account. ...
The government on Thursday announced a set of seven decisions pertaining to demonetisation, mainly aimed at smooth sowing season ahead, including permission to farmers to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 per week and registered agri-traders Rs 50,00 per week from their bank accounts....
The government on Thursday sought a stay from the Supreme Court on cases filed in different high courts and subordinate courts challenging the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes....
