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  Women protest outside Delhi minister Atishi's residence, demand Rs 1000 honorarium

  Delhi | June 11, 2024 17:25 IST

  The honorarium was announced by Atishi Marlena during the budget for fiscal year 2024-25. According to the budgetary provision, non-tax paying women above 18 years of age were to get a monthly honorarium of Rs 1,000 per month.

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  'PM Modi was not at all in favour of Rs 2,000 notes,' says Former Principal Secretary

  India | May 22, 2023 21:43 IST

  PM Modi was not at all in favour of Rs 2,000 notes. But, as demonetisation was to be done in a limited time, he gave reluctant permission for it, said former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Will Rs 1,000 notes make a comeback? Here's what RBI Governor says

  Business | May 22, 2023 15:04 IST

  The Rs 2,000 currency notes were introduced in the market after Modi government's demonitisation move when Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes were banned in November 2016.

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  People are sending demonetised notes abroad by courier. Read why

  India | April 09, 2017 10:44 IST

  Customs officials have registered a few cases, where demonetised banknotes were sent abroad by courier, and seized over Rs 1 lakh in such notes.

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  Banned notes worth Rs 8.15 cr deposited by DTC: AAP blames senior officials, BJP unconvinced

  Politics | November 30, 2016 22:32 IST

  In 12 days after announcement of demonetisation by Narendra Modi, old notes worth Rs 8.15 crore were deposited in banks by DTC officials.

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  A broken promise: Demolishing Centre's rosy narrative on demonetisation

  November 28, 2016 15:29 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8 announced the decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Here is an analysis of what government is claiming it would achieve.

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  Law enforcing agencies remain unaffected by demonetisation

  India | November 27, 2016 13:59 IST

  Law enforcement agencies which possess a huge cache of old Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, seized over the years as case property, have said that demonetisation will have no impact on them.

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  Demonetisation: Govt bans exchange of currency notes, exemption only on old Rs 500 notes extended till Dec 15

  November 24, 2016 20:16 IST

  The decision to extend the deadline is believed to have been taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and senior officials of the government.

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  Why scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes are finding their way to the northeast

  India | November 24, 2016 14:00 IST

  India's income tax laws allow exemptions for members of tribal community of Northeast which is being misused by black money hoarders.

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  Chartered jet flier held with Rs 3.5 cr in old notes in Nagaland, BJP leader's brother detained in Gujarat with 31L

  India | November 22, 2016 23:54 IST

  A Bihar-based businessman, travelling alone in a chartered jet, was apprehended today at the airport in Nagaland's Dimapur for allegedly carrying Rs 3.5 crore in demonetised currency.

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  In swipe at opposition, PM says people in public life supporting corruption, black money

  Politics | November 22, 2016 20:34 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that he found it unfortunate that people in public life had mustered the courage to speak out in support of black money and corruption.

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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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  Four ways people are using to escape penalty on deposits exceeding Rs 2.5 lakh; and they’re all grey

  November 14, 2016 23:54 IST

  Here are some of the ways people are using to explain the amount of over Rs 2.5 lakh they deposit in the bank.

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  Demonetization move hits Bangladeshi patients who came to India

  India | November 11, 2016 21:09 IST

  India's sudden demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes has adversely affected hundreds of Bangladeshi citizens who had come to India for medical treatment, media reported. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a televised

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  Pay utility bills with scrapped Rs 500/1,000 notes till Nov 14

  November 11, 2016 20:10 IST

  For the convenience of the common people, who are facing hardships after the demonetisation of big currency notes, the government of India today extended the use of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes till

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  Rahul Gandhi stands in SBI bank queue; lashes out at PM Modi

  Politics | November 11, 2016 16:29 IST

  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today arrived at an ATM in the national capital to withdraw cash and was stuck in a long queue. Mr Gandhi had come to the SBI ATM at the Parliament

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  Over 3 lakh Twitter users unfollowed PM Modi soon after demonetisation announcement

  Politics | November 11, 2016 15:53 IST

  Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, more than 3 lakh Twitter users stopped following him. According to data available through the analytical service Twitter Counter, PM

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  Demonetisation: Deposits above Rs 2.5 lakh to be taxed, 200% penalty on income mismatch

  November 09, 2016 23:26 IST

  The government has warned that cash deposits above Rs. 2.5 lakh threshold under the 50-day window could attract tax plus a 200 per cent penalty if there is an income mismatch.

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  Demonetisation will help curb black money, increase economy’s size: Arun Jaitley

  November 09, 2016 19:49 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will expand the size of economy and will curb black money.

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  Banks to remain open this weekend to tackle rush after ban on Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes

  November 09, 2016 19:00 IST

  Banks in the country will remain open for public transactions on Saturday and Sunday, the RBI said today.