- Thursday, April 25, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi ordered the withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation on Tuesday (November 8) in a shock announcement designed to tackle widespread corruption. Modi said that while people could exchange their old notes for new bills at banks or post offices, or deposit them in their accounts, they would no longer be legal tender from midnight. “To break the grip of corruption and black money, we have decided that the 500 and 1,000 rupee currency notes presently in use will no longer be legal tender from midnight tonight (November 8),” Modi said in a…
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