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Congress leader Anand Sharma speaks in the Rajya Sabha on the opening of the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Congress miscues opening shot

The Congress was represented by deputy leader Anand Sharma, who also agreed to hold the discussion.

17 Nov 2016 6:44 AM IST

Buddhist monks stand in a queue in front of the Reserve Bank of India in Kolkata on Wednesday to exchange Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata: Ink on finger an indelible reminder

A top SBI official said since the demonetisation, the number of deposits has increased by five times.

17 Nov 2016 6:47 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (Photo: PTI)

Nitish backs Modi on notes ban, but slams execution

I support such a move because it will wipe out black money from the country, the Bihar CM said on Wednesday.

17 Nov 2016 6:32 AM IST

People stand in long queues outside a bank to exchange their old Rs 500 and 1000 notes in Bhiwandi, Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Cash crunch to stay for another week, at least

There just isn't enough cash with banks to exchange old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, and to honour cheques.

17 Nov 2016 4:19 AM IST

Deepak Shah was first rushed to the local clinic of a general practitioner but was later taken to the privately-run Shraddha Hospital, where he was declared brought dead .

53-year-old dies of heart attack while in queue for hours

Deepak Shah worked for a Bhuleshwar-based private jewellery firm. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

17 Nov 2016 7:22 AM IST

Postal staff provide new currency notes to patients at a hospital in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Man, in queue for cash, dies of heart attack in Delhi

The I-T dept has conducted searches in Delhi-NCR on real estate players to check illegal usage of demonetised currency.

17 Nov 2016 2:35 AM IST

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Joint Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal rally today

The rally will be held at Azadpur Mandi, the biggest vegetable and fruits wholesale market in the national capital.

17 Nov 2016 2:28 AM IST

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No cash for rickshaws, students now prefer cabs in Delhi

Due to demonetisation of higher denomination currency notes, outstation students studying in the national capital are...

17 Nov 2016 2:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi to take on Shiv Sena on its own turf

The prime minister is likely to hold a public meeting at Mumbai's Somaiya ground this Saturday.

17 Nov 2016 2:20 AM IST

People queue up outside a bank to exchange their old Rs 1000 and 500 notes in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

The mantra of today's India: Q is for queue

For those old enough to remember, for many years in India queueing up was not seen as a virtuous activity.

17 Nov 2016 1:18 AM IST

Old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes placed in an order that reads BAN in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban: What's the real reason?

The stated reasons for withdrawing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from circulation were either farcical or only partly true.

17 Nov 2016 1:07 AM IST

Alleging that the information had been leaked to BJP units and friends of BJP, a number of opposition parties demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into it. (Representational Image)

Winter Session, Day 1: Demonetisation plan leaked, says Oppn; seeks...

The government rejected baseless charge of opposition that there was 'leakage' of the November 8 decision.

16 Nov 2016 8:45 PM IST