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  16th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | November 16, 2016 19:56 IST

  Important stories of the day

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  Banks won’t exchange old currency notes beyond one-time limit of Rs 4,500: RBI

  November 16, 2016 19:42 IST

  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

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  Mamata leads opposition march to Rashtrapati Bhawan against demonetisation

  Politics | November 16, 2016 15:03 IST

  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.

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  Old 500, 1000-rupee notes will be accepted for land registration till Nov 24, says Akhilesh Yadav

  Politics | November 16, 2016 13:54 IST

  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.

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  Demonetisation effect: Huge fall in lending rates in grey market, interest drops from 30 pc to 5 pc

  November 16, 2016 12:46 IST

  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

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  Demonetisation: Indelible ink to check repeat withdrawals from today; long queues refuse to die down

  November 16, 2016 14:02 IST

  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

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  Winter Session: Government braces for a rough start as opposition unites on demonetisation

  Politics | November 16, 2016 8:06 IST

  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

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  Demonetisation effect: Running out of cash, Naxals in pains to ‘convert’ stocked money

  India | November 16, 2016 7:41 IST

  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.

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  Demonetisation: PM Modi seeks opposition support in ‘crusade’ against corruption, black money

  Politics | November 16, 2016 0:03 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the government has launched a crusade against corruption and black money by scrapping high-denomination notes.

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  Demonetisation: 10 steps announced by government today to minimise inconvenience

  November 15, 2016 22:09 IST

  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.

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  Congress leaders stashed Rs 12 lakh cr during UPA rule, Modi turned it into 'paper scrap': Amit Shah

  Politics | November 15, 2016 21:58 IST

  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.

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  15th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | November 15, 2016 19:40 IST

  Important stories of the day

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  United opposition set to pin down govt in Parliament tomorrow, TMC to lead march to Rashtrapati Bhawan

  Politics | November 15, 2016 18:48 IST

  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.

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  Demonetisation: Shiv Sena, TMC to join hands ‘in the interest of common man’?

  Politics | November 15, 2016 18:07 IST

  Thackeray has discussed the fallout of demonetisation with Mamata Banerjee, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said here on Tuesday.

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  Demonetisation: Prachanda dials PM Modi, seeks arrangement to exchange banned Indian notes in Nepal

  World | November 15, 2016 17:13 IST

  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.

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  Demonetisation a ‘fraud’, says Kejriwal; ruckus in Delhi Assembly

  Politics | November 15, 2016 17:10 IST

  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.

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  Allow use of old notes till Dec 31, strike on black money hoarders: CPI

  Politics | November 15, 2016 16:17 IST

  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.

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  Kashmir sees sharp decline in stone pelting incidents after demonetisation move, says Parrikar

  Politics | November 15, 2016 13:47 IST

  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.

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  Demonetisation: Sonia Gandhi chairs party’s strategy meet for Winter Session

  Politics | November 15, 2016 13:43 IST

  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.

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  Hire retired bank staff to deal with demonetisation: Assocham

  November 15, 2016 13:05 IST

  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.