India

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear next week BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea as to why Ayodhya temple dispute matters should be heard on a day-to-day basis.

Scoffing at rumors, the Finance Ministry on Friday said there was no move to seal bank lockers nor was it true that the ink of the new Rs 2,000 notes has been bleeding in some cases.

The ripple effects of demonetisation has not spared the high-security Parliament House complex too.

Queues at banks and ATMs have not eased and the government has come under direct attack from the Opposition both inside and outside Parliament.

Eight days after the demonetisation drive by the Narendra Modi government, the Winter session of the Parliament which began on Wednesday is set to seen another day of heated debate on the issue.

In Tamil Nadu, tipplers wait outside liquor shops as early as 8 am.

Terming the situation arising out of the demonetisation move as "financial anarchy," NDA ally Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that the hoarders of black money are "sitting" in their "palaces" while the poor people are "bearing the brunt".

President Pranab Mukherjee's recent Nepal visit showed that Indo-Nepal ties are not limited to politics alone.

Since the demonetisation of high currency notes terror funding has come down to zero and there hasn't been stone-pelting on security forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday.

In a controversial remark, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said economists were of the opinion that black money helped the Indian economy in times of global recession.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes by Narendra Modi government on the night of November 8 purportedly to put a curb on black money.

India's richest temple Tirupati Devasthanam feels that faith cannot be held ransom to fluctuations in public policy and wants the government to allow devotees to use scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for their daily worship.

Railways on Monday extended the use of defunct Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, which have been demonetised by the Modi government, to purchase tickets and for onboard catering till November 24.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with senior ministers late on Sunday night to review demonetisation impact and to overcome cash crisis within 50 days as promised by him during a meet in Goa.

The Karnataka government on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the two stuntmen who drowned last week near here during filming of an action sequence for a Kannada film.