The sycophant in the room: The world is even flatterer than it seemsSycophants thrive, and indeed survive, on high visibility. A shy toady is purposeless. He or she needs to be seen grovelling, so that in th...
04 Jun, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Crypto not currency; needs to be regulated as asset: ex-RBI DG GandhiAfter quite a lot of debate over the years, Gandhi said, people have fully understood that crypto cannot be a currency because the fundamen...
07 Sep, 2021, 06.35 PM IST
Gandhi payback in the same coin?Putting his face on a British coin will mark a full circle for the Mahatma.
05 Aug, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
In Bengal’s Amethi, Congress faces uphill taskIn 15 Lok Sabha polls spread over six decades, party has suffered defeat only twice, in 1971 and in 1977, when it lost to CPM.
22 Apr, 2019, 07.12 AM IST
Rare banknotes, stamps: Astaguru’s next auction is a collector’s specialAstaguru’s upcoming Numismatic & Philatelic auction is slated to take place on October 30 and 31.
29 Oct, 2018, 08.19 AM IST
Demonetisation should have been thrown in the dustbin: Rahul GandhiThe demonetisation initiative was rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016, announcing the invalidation of high-value...
11 Mar, 2018, 02.20 PM IST
PM thinking of next gen, Rahul Gandhi only of next Session: Arun Jaitley on demonetisationJaitley acknowledged that there were some short-term pain due to the disruptive demonetisation scheme but, he added that things are now bec...
08 Jan, 2017, 01.23 PM IST
Parliament logjam over demonetisation anguished President Mukherjee: PM ModiPresident Mukherjee had said, in a reference to Parliamentarians: " For God's sake, do your job. You are meant to transact business in Parl...
10 Dec, 2016, 01.43 PM IST
RBI pump in Rs 4 lakh crore, gets back Rs 11.5 lakh crore in its kittyWhile the RBI said steps are being taken to ensure smooth supply of new currency notes, it also asked the general public to not hoard cash.
08 Dec, 2016, 11.36 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
D-Company chatter gives out Pakistan plan of faking Rs 100 notesSurveillance has been beefed up on the China-Nepal India route, apart from the usual Bangladesh-Malda route, an officer said.
10 Nov, 2016, 02.22 PM IST
Nothing to declare? Flyers not to fill customs form from tomorrowPassengers coming to India and not carrying dutiable goods will not have to fill up customs declaration form from tomorrow.
31 Mar, 2016, 01.28 PM IST
PM Modi ditches rich Indian political history in California in favour of Silicon Valley and tech tourPlans for PM Modi to drop in at the original Ghadar Party headquarters in San Francisco did not materialise because, officials say, for log...
26 Sep, 2015, 11.21 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi missing from Rs 10 noteThe bank notes without Gandhi's image posted on the RBI's official website caused a flutter among the people.
30 May, 2015, 01.42 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
Poke Me: Does Rahul Gandhi have a message?The answers will to a large extent not just determine his political destiny but also the future trajectory of the Congress Party.
07 Feb, 2013, 03.59 PM IST
- BJP wants more parties in panel probing 'vote scam'
Fierce finger-pointing and mud slinging have begun even before the panel constituted by Speaker Somnath Chatterjee decides on the course of...
29 Jul, 2008, 03.36 AM IST