Rahul Gandhi is 'Bhasmasur', spreading anarchy: BJP's Gaurav Bhatia hits out over 'government will fall' remark"This is the time for a global crisis, but we have seen how India faces this challenge strongly. You know a toolkit model, destroy, immatur...
25 May, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
PM Modi WFH: Rahul Gandhi slams prime minister's appeals as 'proofs of failure'Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent appeals to citizens. Gandhi stated that the Prim...
12 May, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
First gas, next fuel: Rahul Gandhi terms Rs 993 commercial LPG hike as 'election bill' in latest jibe at CentreCommercial LPG prices have surged significantly after the elections. Rahul Gandhi calls this an 'election bill'. A 19-kg cylinder now costs...
01 May, 2026, 05.43 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
If Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t India’s first choice for banknotes then how did he become Rupee’s forever face?Initially rejected, Mahatma Gandhi's image wasn't always destined for Indian currency. Post-independence, the Lion Capital of Ashoka was fa...
14 Aug, 2025, 07.42 PM IST
Gandhi on Rupee notes: Why only Bapu's portrait and which other names were suggested for this honour?The journey of Indian currency from the colonial era to post-independence highlights Mahatma Gandhi's longstanding presence on banknotes, f...
05 Oct, 2024, 12.49 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi wasn't the first choice for currency notesMahatma Gandhi’s face on Indian currency feels like a natural fit now, but it wasn’t the original plan. Delving into how his image came to ...
04 Oct, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
Stop 'politics of jumlas', immediately reform economic policies: Rahul Gandhi to govtThe strength of the US dollar against the Indian rupee cannot be viewed as an isolated case, they said, adding that it is just part of the ...
16 Jul, 2022, 06.09 PM IST
Headlines managed, economy mismanaged: Rahul Gandhi slams govt after LPG price hikeNon-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,053 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, up from Rs 1,003 previously, according to a price notif...
06 Jul, 2022, 04.21 PM IST
No proposal to replace face of Mahatma Gandhi on banknotes: RBIThere were reports that the Reserve Bank of India is considering replacing Mahatma Gandhi's image on existing currency and banknotes with t...
06 Jun, 2022, 07.47 PM IST
Indian independence icon: UK to mint Mahatma Gandhi coin, but not all PIOs happy with choiceFinance minister Sunak, who is Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy's son-in-law, had written to The Royal Mint on Saturday, urging it to ...
03 Aug, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
India, UAE sign currency swap deal; seek to forge partnership in new areas at JCMThis is the 12th session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting for Economic and Technical Cooperation. UAE is the sixth-largest source ...
04 Dec, 2018, 10.30 PM IST
Virtual currencies pose real financial risk: RBI Deputy Governor R GandhiGandhi said virtual currencies are stored in digital electronic form and are prone to losses arising out of hacking, loss of password, and ...
01 Mar, 2017, 04.47 PM IST
MP farmers get 'genuine' Rs 2000 notes sans image of Mahatma GandhiCurrency notes with Mahatma Gandhi's picture were printed and issued by RBI from 1996 onwards. Since then, the 'Gandhi Series' of bank note...
05 Jan, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
Ex-NAC member to PM Modi: Images of Swami Vivekananda and B R Ambedkar should appear on rupee notesWhose image appears on a country's currency notes is a matter of high policy and deep deliberation. Since 1996, all rupee notes carry only ...
31 Dec, 2015, 07.02 AM IST
India against Corruption wants pictures of other freedom fighters on currency notesIAC has proposed a new series of currency notes to counter fake currency in circulation. Proposal has been sent to RBI to honour freedom fi...
07 Apr, 2015, 01.28 AM IST
Who other than the Mahatma can adorn our rupee notes and why?Given RBI's lack of control & the way politicians call the shots, it is no surprise that there is no design-driven agenda.
24 Jun, 2012, 10.43 AM IST