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Congress holds protest against note ban
Congress holds protest march from Jantar Mantar to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office as a part of the Jan Vedna campaign against the government's demonetisation move. Stay with us for updates.
12:22 (IST) Dec 27
BJP should disclose information about the money it deposited before November 8: BSP chief Mayawati
12:22 (IST) Dec 27
BJP may use machinery at the Centre to trouble senior leaders of BSP, says party chief Mayawati.
12:18 (IST) Dec 27
During this duration, BJP and other parties too have deposited their funds ito their respective bank accounts, but no one talks about that
BSP chief Mayawati
12:14 (IST) Dec 27
BSP has deposited its accumulated amount in the bank as per its rules: Mayawati.
12:08 (IST) Dec 27
Centre is misusing its power, it's an attempt to malign my image, says Mayawati after ED detected Rs 104 crore in BSP account.
11:52 (IST) Dec 27
Two members of a thak-thak gang were caught on Monday while trying to dispose of two of the three gold bricks they had stolen from a businessman in west Delhi. The accused — one of them a juvenile and the other identified as Somu — told the police that they were trying to get rid of the bricks, weighing 1kg each, as following demonetisation they could not find a buyer to sell these off even at a lower rate.
11:51 (IST) Dec 27
Money-lenders were seen exploiting youngsters who lack cash at Hyderabad Race Club, Malakpet, on Monday, charging them 10-15% interest, depending on the customer. These money-lenders target youngsters who run out of cash and want to bet on the next race, approach them and fix the deal. The unsuspecting punter and the lender go outside the race club, the lender borrower mortgages mobile phone or any valuable available at that moment with the lender and in return get the cash.
11:44 (IST) Dec 27
Income Tax department sends notice to car dealers; asks information on luxury car sales after November 8.
11:13 (IST) Dec 27
I am going to the people's court
P Rama Mohana Rao on IT raid at his residence
11:06 (IST) Dec 27
I am being targeted; I have fear, my life is in danger, says former TN Chief Secy P Rama Mohana Rao.
11:06 (IST) Dec 27
If madam had been alive, would this happen to Tamil Nadu? What about people's security?: P Rama Mohana Rao pic.twitter.com/k91yPlKRU6
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11:05 (IST) Dec 27
If they wanted to search my house, they could have transferred me. How much time does it take for a Chief Minister to transfer a Chief Secretary?
P Rama Mohana Rao
11:01 (IST) Dec 27
I was the chief secretary, I am the chief secretary of Tamil Nadu. They have no guts to serve me with the copy of transfer order, says P Rama Mohana Rao.
11:00 (IST) Dec 27
They have found nothing. No incriminate documents found
P Rama Mohana Rao
10:57 (IST) Dec 27
I want to tell what has been found in my house; have received the 'panchnama'
P Rama Mohana Rao on IT raids conducted at his residence
10:55 (IST) Dec 27
Former TN Chief Secy P Rama Mohana Rao addresses media over IT raids conducted at his residence, reports ANI.
08:13 (IST) Dec 27
"There are a total 56 bank accounts in the name of Bhajiawala, his family members and Bhajiawala Hindu undivided family. These include 16 accounts in private banks, 13 in nationalised banks and 27 in Surat People's Cooperative Bank Limited," states the FIR.
08:13 (IST) Dec 27
Burglars broke into the safe of Manappuram Finance's gold loan branch in Ulhasnagar early on Monday and took away over 32kg of gold jewellery worth over Rs 9 crore. The prime suspect is the security guard of the building in which the firm's ground-floor office is located. The man, Nepalese national Karan Thapa, has gone missing.
08:12 (IST) Dec 27
At a time when people across the country are queuing up outside banks to get rid of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, the scrapped currencies are selling at a premium in the serpentine bylanes of trading hub Burrabazar. Old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 will fetch you Rs 550 and Rs 1,100 here.
08:11 (IST) Dec 27
Sources in the ED, which examined the BSP's account in Union Bank of India's Karol Bagh branch on Monday, claimed the outlawed currency deposits were made between December 2 and 9. The BSP has several accounts in different banks in the Capital and outside. Of the total deposit of Rs 104 crore, Rs 101 crore came in notes of Rs 1,000, with those of Rs 500 accounting for the rest.
20:36 (IST) Dec 26
Income tax department unearth undisclosed income of Rs 169 crore in Bengaluru during search operations at premises of real estate developers, reports ANI
14:22 (IST) Dec 26
Rs 90 lakh looted from Muthoot Finance branch in Gujarat's Dhoraji today morning, reports ANI.
14:08 (IST) Dec 26
Delhi govt to make payments above Rs 5,000 electronically.
The Delhi government has asked all its departments to make electronic payments to suppliers, contractors and institutions if the order value exceeds Rs 5,000. The Finance Department of the Delhi government has issued an office memorandum deciding to implement the recent order of the Union Finance Ministry in this regard to promote e-payments. In the memorandum, the department has asked that payments should be made to contractors, suppliers and institutions through Real-Time Gross Settlement Systems (RTGS), National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Electronic Clearing Service (ECS).
13:05 (IST) Dec 26
The Narendra Modi government's fourth budget is likely to make a sweeping recast of direct taxes focusing on both corporate tax and personal income tax to give a boost to the economy that's struggling in the wake of demonetisation. Finance minister Arun Jaitley will announce the budget on February 1, a month earlier than usual.
13:03 (IST) Dec 26
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday that India will have to move to a lower level of taxation to be globally competitive. While demonetisation may have come as a shock to many, and exposed the corrupt, Jaitley said what was required is for people to willingly come forward to pay tax and revenue due to the government.
12:47 (IST) Dec 26
People will teach BJP a lesson in UP polls, says UP Congress chief Raj Babbar on note ban
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the demonetisation decision to "benefit a few of his friends", causing distress to people who will teach BJP a lesson in the upcoming Assembly polls. Addressing a rally at Purkazi town in the district Sunday evening, he said the entire nation is in distress because of the note ban and every section of the society is facing the brunt of it. "Prime Minister is changing rules on demonetisation as if he is changing clothes. A man wearing suit worth Rs 10 lakh cannot call himself a fakir," Babbar said. State congress vice president Imran Masood also hit out at Modi during the rally, saying, "Narendra Modi has failed to fulfill his promises and caused problems to people after demonetisation".
11:49 (IST) Dec 26
The income tax department and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which launched a crackdown on District Co-operative Central (DCC) banks in Karnataka, reportedly found Rs 162 crore in cash deposits made at Bagalkot DCC bank alone, ranging between Rs 25 lakh and Rs 2 crore, soon after demonetisation was announced on November 8. This is said to be the highest deposits made among all the DCC banks in the state.
11:39 (IST) Dec 26
Rs 2,000 fake notes worth Rs 26 lakh recovered in Gujarat's Rajkot, two arrested: ANI
10:52 (IST) Dec 26
Two arrested by Karnataka police, Rs 2000 notes worth Rs 11.30 lakh recovered in Davangere. Matter referred to Income Tax department, reports ANI.
08:20 (IST) Dec 26
Modi said a "benami property" law was promulgated in 1988 but it was dormant for 28 years because rules had not been framed. "I assure you that this is not the end. This is just the beginning in our fight against corruption. We have to win this war against corruption and black money. There is no question of stopping or going back in this fight," he said.
08:19 (IST) Dec 26
As the 50-day deadline for completion of demonetisation+ process draws near, there is a growing consensus among bankers that the restrictions on withdrawal would have to continue even in the New Year so as to maintain orderly working at the banks. Banks at many places are not in a position to disburse even the current limit of Rs 24,000 per week due to cash crunch and are rationing the valid currency depending on cash availability.
08:19 (IST) Dec 26
The ED has written to four banks, accusing their officials of helping a bullion trader based at Zaveri Bazar of bringing in Rs 150 crore in demonetised currency into legal channels through fictitious transactions. The cash was deposited into accounts of several shell companies (entities that exist only on paper) immediately after demonetisation and then transferred into the trader's account through RTGS (real-time gross settlement system) to create a purportedly legitimate trail.
08:18 (IST) Dec 26
Surat-based financier Kishore Bhajiawala, from whom the income tax (I-T) department recovered Rs 10.45 crore in unaccounted for income, used dummy bank accounts to launder black money. Bhajiawala also held property worth Rs 400 crore. He had used around 700 persons for depositing and withdrawing money after demonetization, CBI sources said.
17:13 (IST) Dec 25
Bill Gates told me that here, more than 100 crore have mobile phones, 109 crore have Aadhar cards. Digital economy will boom in India: Jaitley at Digi Dhan Mela
17:08 (IST) Dec 25
I can assure you that with such initiatives, we will have a better nation, a better and cleaner economy in future
Arun Jaitley
17:07 (IST) Dec 25
From a time when 1% population had mobile phones, in 20 years it has now come to more than 90% in India: Jaitley at Digi-Dhan Mela
17:07 (IST) Dec 25
From counterfeit currency to terrorism, everything is a result of heavy dependence on cash economy: Arun Jaitley
17:02 (IST) Dec 25
Our bid to go cashless means less cash, not no cash
Arun Jaitley
16:56 (IST) Dec 25
Lucky Grahak Yojna's first lucky draw in process at Digi-Dhan Mela in Vigyan Bhavan
16:26 (IST) Dec 25
Ravi Shankar Prasad at Digi Dhan Mela in Gurugram.
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16:25 (IST) Dec 25
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses Digi Dhan Mela in Gurugram, says rural areas are transforming and widely accepting the new mode of digital payments.
14:45 (IST) Dec 25
Unaccounted cash of Rs 50 lakh seized by Excise Department in Kannur from a private bus. 2 people taken into custody
09:16 (IST) Dec 25
While several businessmen with hoards of black money have come under the lens for exchanging illegal tenders with legitimate currency notes using intermediaries, here is a case of a Pune-based industrialist who has been caught converting his legitimate income into black money—the transaction is over Rs 200 crore.
16:40 (IST) Dec 24
DRI seizes Rs 2.60 crore, with Rs 12 lakh in new notes, 80 kg silver & 15 kg gold jewellery in searches against a firm based in Noida
14:21 (IST) Dec 24
Modi ji you have divided India into two parts, on one side the 1% rich and on other the middle class, poor people
Rahul Gandhi
14:21 (IST) Dec 24
Demonetisation has hurt hortliculture, agriculture and tourism sectors of Himachal Pradesh, says Rahul Gandhi in Dharamshala
13:55 (IST) Dec 24
We will not shy away from taking difficult decisions if they are in the interest of the country. Demonetisation is an example, says PM Narendra Modi
13:54 (IST) Dec 24
12:16 (IST) Dec 24
Demonetisation should not be seen as election issue, its not about electoral loss or victory; its only in national interest.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh
12:15 (IST) Dec 24
Rs 37 lakh in new notes seized by Police from a businessman in Tirur district of Kerala
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