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Millions of panicked people across states struggled in long queues for the second consecutive day on Friday to swap spiked currency notes with smaller or new bills. (Photo: PTI/File)

Demonetisation sparks chaos, 3 die, 1 allegedly commits suicide

Two people died in Kerala and one in Mumbai, while a panicked woman reportedly killed committed suicide in Telangana.

12 Nov 2016 10:23 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday was seen waiting in a line in front of the SBIs Parliament Street branch to exchange Rs 4,000 currency notes. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul queues up at SBI branch to exchange Rs 4000

There is no crorepati in the queue, only poor people are standing in queues for several hours,' the Congress...

12 Nov 2016 8:56 AM IST

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said the people of Bastar region want peace and with integrated development, the area will soon become peaceful. (Photo: PTI)

Demonetisation has broken backbone of Naxal activity: Chhattisgarh CM

Chhattisgarh has been in the grip of the Naxal menace for quite a long time, disrupting normal life and causing damage...

22 July 2017 3:01 PM IST

Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley briefs a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Govt working on tracking invisible economy: Jaitley

Finance Minister added Election Commission has failed to keep stringent check on political funding.

22 July 2017 2:50 PM IST

Rahul also alleged that most of the institutions in the country have been captured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the bureaucrats and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. (Photo: PTI)

Thanks for all that you do: Smriti slams Rahul for stance on Centre

On Friday, Rahul raised the Rohith Vemula case, saying that he didn't commit suicide and was murdered for being a Dalit.

22 July 2017 12:54 PM IST

National Green Tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

Kanpur's famous leather units inching towards closure

Crackdown on cow slaughter, demonetisation affected supply of raw material.

21 July 2017 2:46 AM IST

The need for a mode for digital payments has forced people to open bank accounts, opt for smart cards and even get on to the internet with and take help from digital payment apps to ease out the payment modes.

Digital transactions declining since March

Number of digital transactions has come down from 119.07 crore in March 2017 to 118.01 crore in April.

19 July 2017 6:36 PM IST

S&P corporates and banks are likely to face short-term downside risk as the demonetisation-induced cash crunch will curtail GDP growth.

Parl panel may finalise report on note ban on Thursday

Panel has called representatives of IT industry body Nasscom for a presentation on digital payments.

19 July 2017 3:38 PM IST

The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

Power structure needs reform

GST became a reality as a process of cooperative federalism was followed led by the finance minister.

19 July 2017 2:15 AM IST

S&P corporates and banks are likely to face short-term downside risk as the demonetisation-induced cash crunch will curtail GDP growth.

Not possible to isolate note ban impact on GDP: Govt

Growth rate of GDP at constant market prices for 2015-16 and 2016-17 was 8 per cent and 7.1 per cent respectively.

18 July 2017 5:52 PM IST

RBI had issued a notification saying that the withdrawal limit of cash from savings bank accounts will be relaxed to Rs. 50,000 from February 20

Rs 10 lakh or more deposited in 36 lakh bank accounts

MoS for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar did not specify for which financial year such deposits were made.

18 July 2017 3:16 PM IST

Amounts exceeding 5,000 will not be accepted in cash at hospitals and all medical stores, which, too, have to keep swipe machines.

Cash deals worth Rs 25,000 crore move to digital mode

SBI report says 15 per cent of transactions moved to e-wallets like m-wallets and Point of Sale machines due to...

10 Jan 2017 2:49 PM IST