Currency
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Q1 GDP at 8.2% a statistic, rupee at 70 to a dollar is reality: Chidambaram
India | Sep 01, 2018, 01:47 PM IST“Q1 GDP at 8.2 per cent is a statistic. Rupee at 70 to a dollar is a reality", wrote Chidambaram.
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Zero depreciation of Indian currency in last five years, says finance ministry official
Business | Aug 21, 2018, 09:08 PM ISTHowever he added that the repayment of funds, which was raised from overseas market in 2013, has been a main reason for rupee depreciation in the past few months.
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US adds India in currency monitoring list along with China
India | Apr 14, 2018, 07:47 PM ISTThe list is a part of the semi-annual report on "Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States" prepared by the US Department of Treasury for the US Congress.
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Rupee continues strong show, hits fresh two-year high of 63.65 against dollar
Aug 03, 2017, 11:26 AM ISTThe rupee had surged 37 paise yesterday in its best single-day show this year to breach the psychological 64-level
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How your money is making you seriously ill?
Lifestyle | Jun 23, 2017, 05:47 PM ISTYou never know what is lurking on your currency note. It might be a life-threatening disease-causing virus.
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Keep your hands off your money: RBI’s advice for you this Holi
Mar 09, 2017, 05:07 PM ISTThis Holi is special for many reasons. You may like to believe that you would follow the same old routine of dousing yourself in colours and spreading the festive spirit around with your near and
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RBI directs banks to send 40 per cent currency to rural branches
Jan 03, 2017, 05:05 PM ISTStressing that the supply of currency notes in rural areas was not adequate, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today directed banks to send at least 40 per cent currency to their rural branches. "The
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Arrested RBI official took 30 pc commission for illegal currency exchange
Dec 14, 2016, 02:30 PM ISTThe Central Bureau of Investigation today arrested a senior official of the Reserve Bank of India in Bengaluru for his alleged involvement in the illegal exchange of currency worth Rs 1.50 crore.
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Rs 1.55 crore in new currency notes seized from businessman in Guwahati
India | Dec 12, 2016, 09:57 PM ISTAssam police today raided a local businessman's house here and seized about Rs 1.55 crore in new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 currency notes.
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PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’: India will shine like gold after demonetisation fire
National | Nov 27, 2016, 11:40 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was confident that India would shine like gold after the government's decision to demonetise high value currency notes that would curb unaccounted wealth in the country.
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Know why banks spraying perfume, insecticides on notes before disbursing
Nov 19, 2016, 05:25 PM ISTSeveral banks in different parts of the country are disbursing Rs 100 notes after spraying perfume and insecticides as they have been receiving soiled notes that were suppose to be dumped after being taken out
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School kids ‘dupe’ shopkeeper, use photocopy of Rs 2000 note to buy milk, chocolates in MP
India | Nov 18, 2016, 06:30 PM ISTIn a rather surprising case of fraud involving the new Rs 2,000 currency note, four school children allegedly duped a confectionery store owner with a photocopied note of Rs 2000 denomination in Shajapur area of
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Hit by note ban, girl writes letter to Modi urging him to save her ‘hospitalised’ mother
India | Nov 18, 2016, 03:59 PM ISTFacing a tough situation following the demonetisation move by the India government, a girl from Kolkata has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to save her ‘hospitalised’ mother who is currently
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Newspapers shut offices, demonetisation brings Manipur to a grinding halt
India | Nov 18, 2016, 02:14 PM ISTNewspaper offices in the north-eastern state of Manipur have been forced to shut down with no money left to run the business post the demonetisation rollout by the central government.
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Centre has not applied its mind properly: Kolkata HC on demonetisation
India | Nov 18, 2016, 02:08 PM ISTIn a scathing comment on the troubles being faced by people following the Centre’s move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, the Kolkata High Court on Wednesday said that there was lack of homework on part of the government.
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Strong reactions to latest govt decision to cut exchange limit to Rs 2,000 from tomorrow
India | Nov 17, 2016, 08:04 PM ISTSoon after the Indian government announced a reduction in the cash exchange limit from Rs 4,500 to Rs 2,000, people from all quarters reacted strongly and called this move as an ‘insult to injury’. Announcing
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Scrap demonetisation move in 3 days or face revolt: Mamata, Kejriwal warn PM Modi
National | Nov 17, 2016, 07:58 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday warned the government to scrap the demonetisation decision in three days or face a revolt.
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Indians living in China could have to travel home to change scrapped notes!
World | Nov 17, 2016, 12:22 PM ISTIndians living in China could have to travel home to change scrapped notes!
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PM Modi’s note ban move gaining support amongst citizens: Survey
India | Nov 17, 2016, 11:30 AM ISTNotwithstanding the significant inconveniences and loss of productivity caused by it, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's currency demonetisation move has been gaining support from the citizens, a survey has found.
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Demonetisation: I-T dept notices to charitable, religious organisations
India | Nov 16, 2016, 11:42 PM ISTIncome Tax department has issued notices to hundreds of charitable and religious organisations in the country enjoying exemptions on tax paid to inform it about their cash balances as of November 8 when the government demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000