Petrol, Diesel Price Today: Check fuel rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata as sugar exports halted, milk gets costlier and gold import duty doubledPetrol, Diesel Price (May 14): Petrol and diesel prices remain stable in India despite rising global crude oil costs and West Asian conflic...
The 2013 ghost returns: Will higher gold duties actually restrict imports or just fuel the grey market?India’s shock hike in gold and silver import duty to 15% has revived memories of the 2013 crisis. While the move aims to curb dollar outflo...
Gameskraft Arrests: All you need to know about the alleged Rs 1,000-crore betting scamThe Enforcement Directorate has arrested three founders of Gameskraft Technologies, including Deepak and Prithvi Raj Singh, and Vikas Tanej...
Why 2026 Kerala polls are crucial test for Congress-led United Democratic Front after Left front's decade in powerKerala Exit Poll 2026: Exit polls suggest the Congress-led UDF could unseat Kerala's ruling LDF after a decade in opposition, with projecti...
Murshidabad’s forgotten crisis: Beedi workers struggle amid charged political debates, SIR deletionsIn Murshidabad's beedi belt, children work alongside mothers to meet daily targets. Families earn meager wages for rolling beedis. Contract...
How India switched to digital payment methodsGrowth was good in October 2016, mainly on account of festive season. But it continued further from November 16 to January 17 as well.
At Rs 1.36 lakh crore, 10 per cent of the value of scrapped notes replaced so farBanks have pumped Rs 1,03,316 crore into the system through withdrawals by account-holders and another Rs 33,006 crore by exchanging old no...
Demonetisation drive: When loads of cash brings little joyA cashier working with a state-run bank said that the government should immediately stop the currency exchange facility. “It is nothing but...
Marriage season hit hard by demonetisation moveThe wedding season is the time of the year when traders do most of their business but lack of liquidity has led to problems.
Railways to accept Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes till Nov 14However, the precautionary measures, like refund of cancelled tickets would be done through TDR and not in cash among others, would continu...
Money changers can issue pre-paid instruments to tourists: RBIBesides, it also allowed government departments to draw cash beyond the stipulated limit of Rs 10,000, in exceptional cases, only on produc...
Bombay HC rejects plea against currency banA vacation bench of Bombay HC said the plea involved questions of law and asked the petitioners to move a regular bench after the Diwali va...
Over 3,400 paramilitary, police force to provide security for banks in DelhiApart from 200 quick reaction teams, Home Ministry has also kept about 1,000 personnel at standby for immediate deployment in case of emerg...
Long queues at banks to exchange old Rs 500, Rs 1000 notesHuge rush and long queue were witnessed today at banks as people jostled to get lower denomination currency and new banknotes.
Those who have not disclosed their wealth will be strictly penalised, warns FM JaitleyGovernment is working step by step to boost economic growth of the country, he said, adding "People who have not disclosed their wealth wil...
Demonetisation: Mumbaikars face hardships on first dayMany people having Rs 1000 and 500 currency notes were seen rushing places for getting them changed.
Humble Rs 100 turns hottest banknote in town!There was a beeline to acquire the 'hottest commodity' or dispose-off the high value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes, which will become ille...