New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that the government would by this evening put forth the final decision on whether the exemption on use of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes will be extended or not.
New Delhi [India], Nov. 24 (ANI): Amidst serious discussion in the Rajya Sabha over the Centre's demonetisation move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi couldn't help but laugh briefly during a fierce attack by the opposition on his decision to ban Rs. 500 and 1,000 currency notes.
New Delhi [India], Nov. 23 (ANI): Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 currency notes would no longer be legal tender, the bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) witnessed a massive jump in their deposits.
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21 (ANI): The Central Government has decided to constitute teams of additional secretaries, joint secretaries and directors - each team consisting of up to two to three officers for each state or UT - which will visit various states and UTs and will report to the Cent
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21 (ANI): The family of a deceased senior citizen, who allegedly died due to standing in a queue for replacing old currency notes after the demonetisation move, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a compensation of Rs. 50 lakh from the Centre.
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21(ANI): The government has decided to allow the farmers to purchase seeds with the old high denomination notes of Rs. 500 from the centers, units or outlets belonging to the Centre or state governments, Public Sector Undertakings, National or State Seeds Corporations
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the effects of demonetisation in his state and sought exemption from submission of PAN card number for people belonging to the scheduled areas for bank deposits beyond Rs. 50,000.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)[India], Nov. 21 (ANI): The weavers community in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is facing a tough time after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of Rs 500, Rs 1,000 currency notes.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov. 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. two lakh for the families of deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those critically injured in the Patna-Indore Express derailment that took place early this morn
New Delhi [India], Nov. 20 (ANI): In the wake of the Patna-Indore Express derailment, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. five lakh to the families of the deceased, Rs. 50,000 for seriously injury and Rs. 25,000 for those with minor injuries.
New Delhi [India], Nov. 20 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 3.5 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those critically injured in Patna-Indore Express derailment incident, in which 63 people have lost their lives.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov. 20 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to demonetise Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000, several prospective brides have been fuming since their marriage plans were adversely affected, but one family in the Prime Minister's constituency of Varanasi