Govt to establish impregnable border grid with smart border project: Amit ShahIndia is set to enhance its border security with the 'Smart Border Project'. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the initiative, which ...
06 Jun, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Resilient Indian economy may face West Asia headwinds; El Nino impact likely on agri output: RBIAs energy prices surge and supply chain disruptions persist, India's economic landscape is indeed testing its resilience; yet, robust finan...
29 May, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
Fake Rs 500 notes surge 20% as counterfeits rise across banking systemFake currency detection in India increased in 2025-26. The Rs 500 note became the primary target for counterfeiters, showing a significant ...
29 May, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Has RBI announced 'new rules' for exchanging old Rs 500 & Rs 1,000 currency notes?Social media claims about the Reserve Bank of India allowing exchange of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes are false. The official website of th...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Rs 500 fake notes news buzzing on social media: Know how to check the official features of an Indian currency noteCounterfeit Indian currency note: Social media is full of reports by many people about a fake Rs 500 Indian currency note where the fraudst...
15 Jan, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
Higher Rs 1,000 notes detected in FY23, fake Rs 500 notes jump: RBI annual reportOverall a total of 2.25 lakh fake notes were detected during the fiscal down from 2.30 lakh a year ago. Besides the sharp increase in the d...
30 May, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
Nearly 8.35 lakh pieces of counterfeit notes seized in 2020The government on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that nearly 8.35 lakh pieces of counterfeit notes, including 2.44 lakh pieces of Rs 20...
02 Feb, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
How to spot fake currency and what happens if banks impound itAfter impounding a fake note, the bank is supposed to issue an acknowledgment in a prescribed format authenticated by both the cashier and ...
01 Sep, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
'Near-perfect' fake Rs 2000 notes with face value of Rs 8.6 lakh seizedThe Rs 2,000 notes bore all the security features of the original, barring one. It would have been impossible to trace them if they had ent...
01 Sep, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
RBI to give details of fake notes deposited post demonetisation next weekAccording to RBI data, total value of counterfeit notes comprising all denomination notes amounted to Rs 30 crore as of end June' 16.
25 Aug, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
RBI issues warning about Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 counterfeit notesCurrency notes of higher denomination have various security features to ensure that counterfeit notes are easy to spot.
31 Oct, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
- 'Counterfeit currency menace will affect economic stability'
The judge was passing orders on the bail petition of the Bangladesh national who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on September...
29 Oct, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
Banks shouldn't send seized counterfeit currency notes to police: Home ministry to RBIHome ministry has asked the RBI to impress upon banks to handle seized counterfeit currency notes themselves if the number is up to four pi...
04 Feb, 2015, 06.03 AM IST
Counterfeiters lapping up Rs 100, 1,000 bills: RBIDetection of Rs 100 denomination fake notes increased by 10,000 pieces during the fiscal to 1.18 lakh pieces, the RBI said in its recently ...
31 Aug, 2014, 01.45 PM IST
Pre-2005 fake notes have no value: Reserve Bank of IndiaThe RBI has confirmed to ET that a person will get “no value” from the bank if he or she has a counterfeit currency note.
05 Feb, 2014, 11.07 AM IST
- RBI's monetary policy review: Onus of checking fake currency notes on banks
The Reserve Bank of India will soon revise the procedure for authentication of currency notes by banks before it goes to customers.
18 Apr, 2012, 03.58 AM IST
- Counterfeit currency notes seized in Kerala
Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have seized counterfeit Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 20 lakh from a p...
30 Apr, 2007, 11.10 AM IST