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The Time Machine · 2016

Demonetisation

₹500 and ₹1,000 notes void from midnight

How the Indian press covered it, 2016-11-08 to 2016-11-30

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National · 2 outlets

India pulled 86% of its cash out of circulation. It’s not going well.

50% Centre50% Right
Centre India pulled 86% of its cash out of circulation. It’s not going well.Vox
Right Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes pulled out of circulation immediately: PM Narendra ModiTimes of India
National · 2 outlets

Govt 'won't stop exchange of scrapped Rs 500, 1000 notes'

50% Left50% Centre
Left Demonetisation: 33 deaths since government scrapped Rs 500, Rs 1000 notesIndian Express
Centre Govt 'won't stop exchange of scrapped Rs 500, 1000 notes'The Asian Age
National · 2 outlets

Note demonetisation: 86% of Indian currency has been frozen overnight

100% Left
Left Why India wiped out 86% of its cash overnightBBC Hindi
Economy · 1 outlet

What will RBI do with scrapped currency notes?

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Right What will RBI do with scrapped currency notes?Business Standard
Economy · 1 outlet

What does the ban of the $500 and $1000 rupee note mean for the Indian economy? – NAOC

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Centre What does the ban of the $500 and $1000 rupee note mean for the Indian economy? – NAOCNATO Association of Canada
National · 1 outlet

Note ban: Dance bars in Maharashtra unaffected, run on parallel currency

100% Centre
Centre Note ban: Dance bars in Maharashtra unaffected, run on parallel currencyIndia Today
Civil Society · 1 outlet

Tens of thousands protest against India cash ban

100% Centre
Centre Tens of thousands protest against India cash banAl Jazeera
National · 1 outlet

I-T cell finds Rs 40 crore deposit in banned notes at Delhi bank

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Right I-T cell finds Rs 40 crore deposit in banned notes at Delhi bankTimes of India
National · 1 outlet

In Manchester of Maharashtra, note ban silences textile industry

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Right In Manchester of Maharashtra, note ban silences textile industryTimes of India
National · 1 outlet

Demonetization: The Stumbling Block in Modi’s India?

100% Centre
Centre Demonetization: The Stumbling Block in Modi’s India?Georgetown Security Studies Review
Economy · 1 outlet

Demonetisation: Unaccounted deposits to attract 50% tax, 4 year lock-in period

100% Right
Right Demonetisation: Unaccounted deposits to attract 50% tax, 4 year lock-in periodTimes of India
National · 1 outlet

Modi’s bank note ban has inflicted pointless suffering on India’s poorest

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Centre Modi’s bank note ban has inflicted pointless suffering on India’s poorestThe Conversation
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