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
How to identify a fake Rs 2000 noteThe RBI has sent letters to banks/institutions to adhere "meticulously" to the central bank's master directive on dealing with forgeries.
23 May, 2023, 03.26 PM IST
How to spot a fake currency note, what to do if you get oneAccording to RBI guidelines, banks have to refund the customer if fake notes come out from an ATM. If you receive a counterfeit note during...
14 Apr, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
Stick to Gandhi on our notes, pleaseThe function of Gandhi's image and his alone on all notes is two-fold: one, the obvious one of celebrating the 'father of the nation'; two,...
27 Oct, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
Let the Mahatma monopoly remainTagore and Kalam are undoubtedly worthy figures to be adorned on rupee notes. Most other countries depict famous people and personages to m...
05 Jun, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
All 14 types of Rs 10 coin legal tender, says RBI. Check details of all 14 types here"These 14 types of Rs 10 coins have distinctive features to reflect various themes of economic, social and cultural values and are introduc...
17 Jan, 2018, 04.13 PM IST
Security features of a genuine Rs 500 currency noteHere is a look at the features of the new Rs 500 note to help you distinguish between a genuine and a fake one.
20 Sep, 2017, 02.43 PM IST
RBI to issue Rs 200 note tomorrow. Here is how it looksThe circulation of Rs 200 note is likely to bridge the shortage of small currency denomenation notes that have faced a shortage after intro...
24 Aug, 2017, 02.21 PM IST
Rare Mahatma Gandhi stamps sold for 500,000 pounds at UK auctionOnly 13 of the 1948 Gandhi 10-rupee Purple Brown and Lake 'Service' stamps are in circulation.
20 Apr, 2017, 10.45 AM IST
History of Indian currency: How the rupee changedThe Mahatma Gandhi series of notes were issued in 1996, starting with Rs 10 and Rs 500 notes, which replaced all notes of the Lion capital ...
28 Nov, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
First fake Rs 2,000 note surfaces in GujaratThe Centre's move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes meant brisk business for Vansh Barot who owns a paan and soda shop next to the br...
23 Nov, 2016, 12.31 PM IST
High-security Rs 500 notes released for distributionOnly Rs 2,000 notes, apart from Rs 100 and below, have been available since Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night announced the sur...
13 Nov, 2016, 10.46 PM IST
Fake currency notes now harder to detect: Delhi PoliceIntelligence agencies are worried that despite some traditional routes of FICN smuggling being neutralised, the flow of counterfeit currenc...
15 Mar, 2015, 06.08 PM IST
Why India has few critically insightful biographies and autobiographiesA widely regarded perception is that Indian readers, much like Hindi cinema viewers, prefer fables and parables to complicated tales or nua...
12 Oct, 2014, 10.49 AM IST