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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Demonetisation was ‘loot, plunder’, claims Manmohan Singh

Jaitley hits back, recalls 2G, coal scams; nationwide Opposition stir today.

08 Nov 2017 12:55 AM

Demonetisation has helped flush out black money, eliminate fake notes and reduce the currency in circulation, said the finance ministry. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban: Blow to black money, terrorism-funding, says FinMin

On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.

07 Nov 2017 8:45 AM

Congress slams PM Modi for no action on black money

Surjewala said that Sinha has no right to be in the government even for a single day and should immediately resign.

07 Nov 2017 1:16 AM

The Multi-agency Group, so far, has submitted seven reports to the government about its investigation on Panama Papers.

Panama Papers investigation has detected Rs 792 crore stash

CBDT said that in five cases criminal prosecution complaints have been filed.

07 Nov 2017 12:45 AM

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Top ministers will fan out to claim demonetisation ‘victory’

Jaitley had last week said that the BJP-led NDA will celebrate “Anti-Black Money Day” on November 8.

07 Nov 2017 12:44 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Combating black cash: Time for a rethink

Repeated attempts at unearthing black stash to fulfil election promises have imperiled the economy.

01 Nov 2017 2:59 AM

World Bank's report notes India is one country which has made structural reforms this year, said the Finance Minister. (Photo: PTI | File)

India bags 100th position in World Bank's ease of doing business

With Bhutan securing the 75th position in the Ease of Doing Business rankings, India secured 100th position.

31 Oct 2017 8:02 PM

Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

‘India can be argumentative but not intolerant...’

Demonetisation has immobilised a large amount of cash, a part of which was black money on which no tax was being paid, says Pranab.

29 Oct 2017 1:01 AM

Attacking the Opposition, Arun Jaitley said he can't recollect a single significant step taken by the Congress to tackle black money. (Photo: PTI)

BJP to observe Nov 8 as 'Anti-Black Money Day': Jaitley

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year scrapped 1,000 and old 500 rupee notes, in an attempt to tackle black money and corruption.

25 Oct 2017 4:26 PM

A sharp rise in overseas travel-related spending in November, December last year and January this year has attracted the scrutiny of government officials. (Photo: PTI)

Govt scrutinising surge in foreign travel-related spending post note ban

There was a surge in overseas travel expenditure from USD 36.2 million in November 2015 to USD 246.6 million in November, 2016.

23 Oct 2017 5:10 PM

Centre to set new KYC rules for buying jewellery

This led to jewellers implementing the August 23 order on the line of banks where cash transactions of Rs 50,000 and above are to be reported.

09 Oct 2017 4:21 AM

The RBI on Sunday said it is using sophisticated machines to test the accuracy of the demonetised notes.

RBI using 'sophisticated' machines to test 'genuineness' of demonetised currency

Earlier, the media reported the bank's RTI statement saying it was not using machines to count the scrapped currency.

11 Sep 2017 10:08 AM

The government will launch 'Prject Insight' to trace social media accounts in order to identify mismatches between spending pattern and income declaration.

Project Insight: Taxmen to track buys via social media to curb black money

Taxmen will analyse mismatches in income declarations and spending patterns to trace tax evasions and black money.

10 Sep 2017 12:45 PM

Note ban led to expansion of formal economy: Amit Shah

RBI figures disclosed that over 99 per cent of banned notes were deposited with banks.

09 Sep 2017 5:34 PM

The scheme was launc-hed in December last year by the government to enable people with black money to come clean by paying tax and penalty of 50 per cent. (Photo: PTI)

Stash scheme digs out Rs 4.900 crore

The Income Tax Department, a top government official said, has collected a tax of Rs 2,451 crore till now from these declarations.

08 Sep 2017 4:14 AM

Black money worth Rs 4,900 crore was disclosed by 21,000 people under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY). Photo: PTI

21,000 people disclose Rs 4,900 crore black money under PMGKY: Official

The government has collected a tax of Rs 2,451 crore till now from these declarations.

07 Sep 2017 7:58 PM

No account of how much black money removed after note ban: RBI

The RBI has been facing flak from the Opposition parties for demonetisation and delay in disclosing figures on the junked notes.

04 Sep 2017 8:50 PM

Swiss President Doris Leuthard and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet each other before talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Modi, Swiss President discuss tax evasion, black money

Leuthard said she was very happy over the outcome of her talks and that there was scope for further expansion of trade ties.

01 Sep 2017 5:25 AM

Old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were banned on November 8 last year to curb black money. (Photo: Representational/ANI/Twitter)

Only Rs 16,000 crore unearthed at cost of note ban?

In May 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power on a promise to unearth black money.

31 Aug 2017 12:58 PM

Swiss President Doris Leuthard (Photo: AP)

PM Modi, Swiss President to talk on black money

Doris Leuthard is on an official three-day visit to India till Friday

31 Aug 2017 7:23 AM

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