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Is Congress losing perception battle to Modi government on nationalism?

Azad equated the 40 deaths due to demonetisation to the killing of Indian Army jawans by terrorists in Uri

Demonetisation halts disbursements by MFIs, hits self-help groups

MFIs like Bandhan and Village Financial Services are not being able to make any disbursements to self-help groups

Demonetisation: Wholesellers in West Bengal suffering panic attacks

A potato seller in rural West Bengal has been suffering from panic attacks with Rs 60 lakh of potatoes lying in cold storage

No respite from queues, chaos; ATMs grapple with cash shortage

Bankers are saying it may take another 10-15 days to get all ATMs re-calibrated to dispense high denomination notes of Rs 500/2,000

Demonetisation: Resale of premium luxury homes hit hard in Mumbai, Delhi NCR

Mumbai's Altamount Road, Napeansea Road and other areas is a home to ultra rich people like diamond merchants, CEOs, movie stars

Demonetisation: Indian Youth Congress to gherao Parliament in protest

The protest takes place a day after proceedings in parliament were stalled over the demonetisation issue

Modus Operandi: How black money hoarders are trying to escape I-T lens

I-T dept has sent 600 notices to jewellers across 25 cities, asking them to detail daily sales

Demonetisation: Get Rs 2,000 cash at petrol pumps from Nov 18

People can get cash at 2,500 petrol pumps with POS machines of SBI by swiping debit/ credit cards

Demonetisation: Donations at Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple shoot up by 50%

Siddhivinayak Temple has also tied up with SBICAP Securities to provide devotees with an electronic platform to make offerings and donations

Demonetisation: EC asks FinMin to do away with indelible ink rule

According to electoral law, indelible ink is applied on the left index finger of the voter to prevent voter fraud

Demonetisation: Vegetables find few buyers in major mandis

Being highly perishable the produce is being sold in credit; prices decline on reduced number of buyers

Demonetisation: Rattled govt launches charm offensive, rejects probe demand

Under pressure from Opposition, govt provided some relief to small traders, farmers and those planning weddings

Demonetisation: Jewellers start cancelling gold import orders as I-T scrutiny looms

Small jewellers converting old notes into precious metals have cancelled orders after govt announced it would monitor bank deposits

Oppn leader Ghulam Nabi Azad compares demonetisation deaths to Uri martyrs, furore in RS

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar sought an unconditional apology from Azad, saying he has gone beyond the Laxman Rekha

Demonetisation: No full stop to cash crunch at banks

ATM hopping has become a part of the daily routine during the past one week in search of currency that's gone missing

Demonetisation: No full stop to cash crunch on Day 8

Even as the jury is out on whether Modi's financial surgical strike was a sensible move, the situation sees no sign of let-up, with patience and cash running out

Demonetisation: Govt tightens exchange of notes, eases withdrawal

Cash limits eased for farmers, marriages; halved for exchange of notes; petrol pumps to give Rs 2,000 cash against debit card swipe from November 24'

300% growth at offline retail stores in 6 days: Paytm

On the back of demonetisation Paytm has seen a 700% increase in overall traffic

Demonetisation: Cash crisis hits cotton availability

The price of cotton in Mumbai has risen by 3% since the announcement on withdrawal of currency notes

Demonetisation might help reform cable TV distribution

The expectation is that the analog subscriber base this year will reduce by 37%, according to sector estimates, as consumers migrate to digital cable under DAS