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People stand in long queuesoutside an ATM at a bank to withdraw cash after the ban on old high denomination notes, in Allahabad. (Photo: PTI)

Queuing up with hope... For a much better 2017!

A new year is waiting. A year full of possibilities. It could be full of towering taxmen and further shrinking freedoms.

27 Dec 2016 2:19 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati at a press conference at the party office in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

SP-Congress tieup will help BJP, says Mayawati

She alleged the Modi government is using central agencies to pressurise the two parties to forge an alliance.

26 Dec 2016 11:55 PM IST

The newly-issued Rs 500 notes.

Can govt act now to ease the pain?

The PM has added insult to injury by saying he has the people's support over this.

27 Dec 2016 2:19 AM IST

Thank you 2016, says Akshay Kumar

Even as most people are waving 2016 a hurried goodbye, Akshay Kumar tells us why he is sad that the year's ending.

27 Dec 2016 12:11 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati at a press conference at the party office in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Narendra Modi's speech fails to satisfy many

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati termed the rally as a flop.

3 Jan 2017 12:48 AM IST

Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi gestures to the crowd during the Jan Akrosh rally, in Jaunpur on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

CWC may chalk out note ban stir on January 11

Congress likely to discuss elevation of party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi to top post.

3 Jan 2017 1:49 AM IST

The bag contained Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, which were demonetised by the government earlier this month.

Govt plans heavy fine on possession of demonetised notes

The penal provisions, which are yet to be finalised, will involve a fine of a minimum Rs 50,000 or 5 times the amount in...

26 Dec 2016 7:59 PM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Note ban to help govt allot more funds to welfare scheme

Union minister Nitin Gadkari says like many other countries, India also moving towards a cash-less economy.

26 Dec 2016 5:58 PM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi addresses a public rally in Mehsana. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban woes will continue for 6-7 months: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi alleged that the Modi Government at the centre had not taken a single step for the poor.

26 Dec 2016 5:50 PM IST

State Bank of Inida. (Photo: PTI/File)

Note ban: Rs 1300 crore deposited in 15 SBI accounts in Arunachal

The transaction came to light after a HDFC branch manager committed suicide in at Naharlagun in a mysterious...

26 Dec 2016 3:46 PM IST

The index came in below the crucial 50 threshold -- which separates contraction from expansion -- for the first time in 2016 in December.

Manufacturing PMI contracts in Dec after cash ban

Nikkei Markit India Manufacturing PMI -- an indicator of manufacturing activity -- fell to 49.6, down from 52.3 in Nov.

2 Jan 2017 11:29 AM IST

The windfall that the government expected from the note ban appeared elusive, forcing it to bring out new regulations almost every day.

Wrap-up: And miles to go before we sleep

If anybody had to pick one event that defined 2016, then it has to be demonetisation.

2 Jan 2017 6:50 AM IST