currency notes

Do You Have One Rupee Note? You Can Earn Up To Rs One Lakh With It; Check How

If you are one of those people who have old notes which are either phased out or are scarce in the market, you can earn up to Rs one lakh and even more by auctioning those currency notes. 

Jul 14, 2023, 14:48 PM IST

YouTuber Among Two Arrested For Throwing Currency Notes From Moving Car in Haryana's Gurugram After Video Goes Viral

In the 15-second long video, a man, wearing a mask on his face, could be seen throwing money from the trunk of the white car while the other person was driving the vehicle.

Mar 14, 2023, 22:32 PM IST

FACT CHECK: Does writing anything on the bank currency notes make them invalid? Here's truth

PIB confirms that bank notes with scribbling are not invalid and continue to be legal tender. It means you can use or take those currency notes which have scribbling on them. They don’t become invalid and banks won’t deny to accept them.

Jan 08, 2023, 14:48 PM IST

Engineer caught accepting bribe of Rs 2 lakh, around Rs 1 crore found in his house in Bihar

The Vigilance team believes that the cash seized from his residence could be over Rs 1 crore. During the raid, papers, bank passbooks and property documents were also recovered from Sanjit Kumar.

Dec 03, 2022, 13:20 PM IST

Politics continues regarding notes, Congress's entry after Kejriwal

Amid the ongoing currency notes debate, Congress leader Manish Tiwari asked why there should not be a photo of Ambedkar on the new series of currency notes.

Oct 27, 2022, 11:44 AM IST

'Arvind Kejriwal now trying to be Hindu': BJP slams AAP chief over demand for Lakshmi image on currency notes

Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the central government to include the Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi's image on currency notes to prosper India's economy

Oct 26, 2022, 17:57 PM IST

'Need Lakshmi-Ganesh photos on currency notes for India's prosperity': Kejriwal urges PM Modi

"If there is a photo of Lakshmi-Ganesha on our currency (notes), our country will prosper," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

Oct 26, 2022, 11:48 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh: Fake notes of Rs 200 started coming out of ATM

A case of counterfeit currency withdrawal from an ATM has come to the light in UP's Amethi . There was a ruckus among the customers when notes of 200-200 were found to be counterfeit.

Oct 26, 2022, 09:10 AM IST

Hindu Mahasabha turns Mahatma Gandhi into 'ASURA', demands, 'Remove Gandhiji and put Netaji's photo' HERE

Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has demanded that Mahatma Gandhi's photo should be replaced with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's photo on currency notes. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's contribution to India's freedom struggle is no less than Mahatma Gandhi's.

Oct 22, 2022, 17:27 PM IST

RBI asks banks not to destroy CCTV recordings of demonetisation period

New currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 denominations were also issued after withdrawal of SBNs. Huge crowds were witnessed at bank branches across the country for exchanging or depositing the demonetised currency.

Jun 08, 2021, 20:29 PM IST

Got a torn or mutilated currency note? You need to do THIS to exchange your note

As per RBI, a mutilated note is a note of which a portion is missing or which is composed of more than two pieces. Know what to do with such notes.

Apr 05, 2021, 15:16 PM IST

Are currency notes carriers of COVID-19? This is what RBI says

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that currency notes are potential carriers of coronavirus COVID-19 and said that incentives must be announced by the government to encourage digital payments, as per the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). 

Oct 05, 2020, 10:24 AM IST

Currency notes worth Rs 6,480 found scattered on street in Indore

Currency notes worth Rs 6,480 were seen scattered on the street in Indore's Hira Nagar. Soon after receiving the information, Station House Officer (SHO), Hira Nagar, Rajeev Singh Bhadoria seized the currency notes after getting them sanitised. 

Apr 17, 2020, 07:22 AM IST

Bundles of currency notes thrown from Kolkata building during DRI raid - WATCH

DRI officials had gone to conduct a search at the office of a private company engaged in export-import activities located on that floor in connection with alleged evasion of duty.

Nov 21, 2019, 07:57 AM IST

Currency in circulation rises 22% in May over pre-demonetisation level

As per a written reply given by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, the notes in circulation as on November 4, 2016 were Rs 17,74,187 crore, which have now increased to Rs 21,71,385 crore as on May 31, 2019.

Jun 26, 2019, 10:47 AM IST

RBI proposes mobile app to help visually impaired to identify currency notes

At present, banknotes in the denominations of Rs 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 2,000 are in circulation, besides Re 1 notes issued by the Government of India.

May 13, 2019, 11:27 AM IST

Congress alleges RBI printing 'two types of currency notes'; ruckus leads to adjournment of Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha was on Tuesday repeatedly adjourned over the issue of "two types" of currency notes.

Aug 08, 2017, 14:54 PM IST

Rs 50 lakh in defunct notes seized in Gujarat; 2 detained

Though police managed to nab the duo, who was carrying a box, the car driver drove off after spotting law enforcement personnel.

May 29, 2017, 16:45 PM IST

Rupee zooms 42 paise on BJP win, positive IIP numbers

The rupee soared 42 paise to 66.18 against the dollar early on Tuesday on increased selling of the US currency by exporters and banks amid higher foreign inflows following BJP's resounding win in UP and positive IIP numbers.

Mar 14, 2017, 10:19 AM IST