Prime Minister Narender Modi’s decision to scrap old currency ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes had an immediate impact on luxury shopping. A senior official associated with DLF Emporio told The Luxe Cafe that footfall in the mall has taken an 80 per cent hit from the usual working day crowd in[Read More…]
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Gujarat newspaper’s April Fools’ prank over ban on notes comes true
An April Fools’ Day prank carried as news item by a local daily in Gujarat saying the government will ban ₹500, ₹1,000 notes has returned to haunt them. The paper has been flooded with calls ever since the government demonetised them. The daily, Akila, is now at pains explaining that[Read More…]
From buying milk to biscuits, this village goes ‘digital’ amid notes chaos
When the whole nation is witnessing serpentine queues outside bank ATMs to exchange defunct currency notes, Manilal Prajapati, 45, is without a care in the world, as reported in the Hindustan Times. A cable operator in the village of Akodara, some 90kms from Ahmedabad, Prajapati on Friday bought wheat flour[Read More…]
Except design, nothing changed in new notes: official
Putting speculations to rest, an official on Friday said no new security features has been added to newly designed currency note ₹ 2000 . “Since the decision to introduce the new notes was taken only six months ago, there was no time to alter the security features. Only the design[Read More…]
Demonetisation is huge scam: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged demonetistaion of ₹500 and ₹1,000 is huge scam and it should be roll back immediately. “Before the PM announced the move on Tuesday, the BJP and its friends had been alerted and they had already stashed their cash,” he said. He further[Read More…]
People point out typos on new currency notes
As soon as people got their hands on the new notes, a lot of them started pointing out an apparent typo in it and circulated images on social media. On November 8, it was announced that all ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes would be considered illegal currency in India, and that[Read More…]
Put Bose’s image on currency: Netaji Kin
Family members of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose have appealed to Prime Minister Modi that Bose’s image must also be used in new notes. They say it has been a long standing request which went unnoticed during and the previous Congress regime. “The demand to have Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s photograph on[Read More…]
PM loses 3 lakh twitter followers post demonetization
A day after Prime Minister announced the withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from circulation, he lost over 3 lakh followers on twitter. On Nov 8th, Modi, in a shock announcement, ordered the withdrawal designed to tackle widespread corruption and tax evasion. Following the announcement, on 9 November,[Read More…]
₹500 and ₹1,000 notes won’t be valid from midnight: Modi govt’s crackdown on black money
In his emergency address to the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that currency notes of ₹500 and ₹1,000 will be withdrawn from midnight. He said the citizens will have 50 days – from 10 Nov to 30 Dec to deposit notes of ₹500 and ₹1000 in any[Read More…]
Break the cycle of SP-BSP: Modi urges voters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Bundelkhand urged the voters to break the cycle of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party to make Uttar Pradesh an “Uttam Pradesh”. He said the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party both loot in their own turns, and when one comes to[Read More…]
Resurrection? Centre planning to revive National Counter Terror Centre
The government of India is planning to revive the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), a project conceived by the UPA government in 2012 but vehemently opposed by then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi. The idea was earlier shelved after state government’s raised an opposition. However, according to sources Union[Read More…]
BRICS nations are committed to anti-terror cooperation, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the five-nation bloc of emerging economies was “determined” to cooperate in the fight against terrorism. “For our five countries’ leaders this meeting (in Goa) will be a good opportunity to harmonise our positions on key issues on the international agenda. We are determined to cooperate[Read More…]
NSUI burns effigy of PM Modi as ‘Ravana’ in JNU, probe ordered
Dussehra witnessed the burning of effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in Delhi’s Jawahar Lal Nehru by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). The university is now “investigating the matter”. The JNU administration had recently served proctorial notices to four students for burning an effigy of[Read More…]
Akhilesh Yadav backs Rahul’s ‘Khoon ka dalali’ remark
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attending the Dussehra festivities in Lucknow, saying “had there been elections in Bihar, he would have slayed Ravan there.” Akhilesh also backed Rahul Gandhi’s controversial ‘dalali’ remarks against PM Modi on surgical strikes saying the Congress[Read More…]
Arvind Kejriwal praises PM Modi for surgical strikes
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who always finds one reason or the other to criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘saluted’ PM’s‘decisiveness’ in ordering last Thursday’s surgical strikes on terrorist camps across the Line of Control in Pakistan. Kejriwal said that he may disagree with PM on various issues but he wants[Read More…]