Demonetisation is not scam but miracle, opines Jayant Sinha
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha has opined that demonetisation is not a scam but a miracle.
Notes ban a watershed moment, says Arun Jaitley ; Black day, says Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS) : Claiming that Demonetisation was a "watershed moment for India", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said it has led the nation to a more transparent paradigm.
Demonetisation is a big scam: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called the move of note ban by the Centre last year as a 'big scam'.
Notes ban ushered in a black day for economy and democracy, : Manmohan Singh
Ahmedabad, Nov 7 (IBNS) : Calling demonetisation an "organised loot and legalised plunder," former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the move, along with roll out of GST, has come disastrous for the country.
Mamata urges all to change Twitter DP to black as protest against demonetisation
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged all Twitter users to change their display pictures to black on Nov. 8, the day when the Modi government will celebrate the one year completion of noteban, as a mark of protest.
Demonetisation, GST led Indian economy to ICU: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Union finance minister Arun Jaitley once again, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the two biggest steps taken by the Modi government recently, demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST), led the Indian economy to a critical condition.
Mamata Banerjee calls demonetisation as 'biggest scam', TMC to observe 'Black Day' on Nov 8
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her party will observe 'Black Day' on Nov 8.
BJP will observe Nov 8 as Anti Black Money Day: Jaitley
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced that the BJP will observe Nov 8 as Anti Black Money Day.
P Chidambaram slams RBI over note ban
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday slammed the Reserve Bank of India over the issue of note ban and called it a 'shame'.
My apprehension came true, says Mamata on dip in GDP growth rate
Kolkata, June 1 (IBNS): Attacking the Centre once again for the demonetisation and its negative impacts on Indian economy, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her apprehension proved to be true regarding the severe loss in jobs and decline in productivity, at the time when India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate slipped to 6.1% in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016-2017.
Supreme Court to hear pleas filed on banned note exchange after summer vacation
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would hear after summer vacation the batch of pleas seeking grace period for exchanging demonetised currency notes, according to media reports.
Essar township in Gujarat goes totally cashless
Hazira (Surat), Mar 17 (IBNS): Nand Niketan Township became the first private sector township to go cashless, announced Essar on Friday.
Some politicians opposing move against black money, says PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): In a fresh salvo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attacked opposition members for preventing growth of the nation by not supporting the move to curb black money.
Demonetisation: TMC to protest move, not attend budget sessions
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): Protesting government's demonetisation move and the arrest of TMC MP's, the party said on Monday that it will not attend the first two days of the upcoming budget session.
Congress mocks PM Modi, demonetisation
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Congress mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his move to demonetise higher currency notes.