Page 75 - Demonetisation

Demonetisation despotic action, undermines trust: Amartya Sen

The Nobel Laureate asserted that if a government promises in promissory note and breaks such promise, then it is a despotic act

Another man falls out of line, dies while withdrawing cash from bank

An 80-year-old man collapsed and died outside an SBBJ bank in Raigarh

Illegal funds being sent to Kashmir to incite protests: Kiren Rijiju

Till October, there were 201 incidents of infiltration from across the border into J&K and 30 cases of infiltration into Punjab

Why RSS is wrong to suspect Paytm as a Chinese conspiracy

The Sangh could take solace from the fact that a company from Taiwan, China's traditional rival also holds a stake in Paytm alongside some big Indian corporates

What will RBI do with scrapped currency notes?

According to reports, the central bank has chalked out unique ways for innovative use of banned notes

Jewellers claim 85-90% dip in domestic business, exports unaffected

Post-demonetisation, the All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation says it has recorded a loss of Rs 30,000 crore in just the last 20 days

Demonetisation: Pay traffic fine through swipe machine in Nashik

Traffic cops have already started the use of swipe machines for the convenience of commuters since Monday

Delhi HC dismisses plea against Rs 2.5 lakh withdrawal limit for marriages

Petitioner said the cap on withdrawal should be relaxed in view of customary donations given during wedding

Demonetisation: Tea plantation workers to face a major crisis in Dec

Inadequate banking infrastructure is emerging as a major bottleneck

Chilled by demonetisation, India to take cold comfort from strong GDP

The most optimistic forecasts suggest that India will finish this financial year in March at a growth rate of 7.3%

Demonetisation: Steel feels the pinch as demand withers across sectors

There has been a fall in demand for steel since the demonetisation drive and the pain may last for the rest of the year

Demonetisation: Surat, the world's diamond polishing hub, faces a big cut

In the third of a six-part series, business standard travels through diamond and textile units in Surat to assess the impact of demonetisation

Demonetisation: How note ban is spoiling start-ups' business

See digital payments driving growth in future

HDFC Bank's Puri says economists are talking nonsense on GDP decline

Puri says demonetisation shouldn't be looked at as an event in itself but as a series of events moving the economy towards greater transparency

Chandrababu non-committal on heading CMs' panel on note ban

Chandrababu did not elaborate on what constraints were and also what exactly transpired between him and Jaitley

RBI caps withdrawals from Jan Dhan accounts at Rs 10,000 a month

Move aimed at protecting account holders from being used for money-laundering and benami transactions

E-payments don't enthuse jute workers

Before de-monetisation, workers used to get their wages in cash while miscellaneous payments such as provident fund were done through cheques

Demonetisation impact: Consumer durable sales on slippery turf

Business down 30-40% in urban and 60-70% in rural areas

Demonetisation: Double whammy for property developers

Apart from note ban, Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act further worsening liquidity issues for realtors

PM Narendra Modi asks BJP MPs to disclose their bank account details

Amit Shah directs them to counter opposition's anti-demonetisation propaganda in rural areas