AJ Philip It is only with dread that Indians recall those three words — My Dear Citizens — with which Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation after the banking hours on November 8, 2016. Nearly a year after the cataclysmic action, the people are yet to recover fully fromContinue Reading
S.R.Praveen Beef, peacock and a heartless Major Gogoi were mere diversions from some really damaging news for the Sanghi Government in the past few weeks. These are some of the things they diverted your attention away from ******************* 1. Major slow down in Indian economy thanks to the dicktator’s hare-brainedContinue Reading
By Kaushik Basu It was six months ago, on November 8, that India hit the headlines the world over, with its sudden demonetisation. It was announced in the evening that, at the stroke of the midnight hour, all bank notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 would cease to beContinue Reading
By GEETA ANAND and HARI KUMAR NEW DELHI — First, Yashpal Singh Rathore’s marriage was delayed by his future in-laws, who, like most Indians, ran short of cash after Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned the country’s largest currency notes in November. Then the 29-year-old lost his job when the ensuingContinue Reading
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President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday that the demonetisation aimed at fighting corruption may lead to a brief economic slowdown. “Demonetisation, while immobilising black money and fighting corruption, may lead to temporary slowdown of the economy. We all will have to be extra careful to alleviate the sufferings of theContinue Reading
Guwahati: A tea labourer in Dibrugarh district in upper Assam committed suicide on Monday, with local Congress leader and former legislator Raju Sahu saying the man took his own life after failing to pay debts because of demonetisation. “Achyut Bhuyan, a worker of Piparatoli tea estate under Chabua police stationContinue Reading
Raipur: Taking a lead for for digital payment after demonetisation move of the government, a tribal village Jhariya in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh has adopted all methods to go cashless. Situated about seven kilometres away from Jashpur Nagar, Jhariya village became the first tribal village of Chhattisgarh to go cashlessContinue Reading
Kochi: Syro-Malabar Church head Cardinal Mar George Alencherry said Christmas celebrations would be less extravagant this year, as a result of demonetisation. Speaking to mediapersons here on Friday, on the eve of the 80th birthday of Pope Francis, he said, “Though it is not easy to curb extravaganza through suchContinue Reading
Ranchi: Exactly a month after demonetisation was announced, church leaders have confessed that donations from the faithful had dropped by more than 50 per cent, so much so that philanthropic activities had been cut back and Christmas celebrations were likely to be low-key. “People, particularly those in remote areas, areContinue Reading