Minister of State Jitendra Singh, speaking at the Digi Dhan mela, emphasised the need for digitisation in India for easy transfer of money

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The RBI said people will also have to explain why the demonetised 500- and 1,000-rupee notes have not been deposited so far

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They've run out of cash, do not have bank accounts, and so are returning to their villages

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People from in and around Sankhda village in Gujarat camp outside a lone bank branch in the area to get cash before it runs out

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Minister of state for finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said 179,614 ATMs were recalibrated between November 8-30

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It is expected old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes worth that much will never be exchanged, in turn making the RBI richer by that much. Here's how

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Bedlam in both Houses of Parliament continued even on Thursday with the Opposition demanding Modi's presence in the Rajya Sabha

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Sources told the Times of India that four different currency printing presses have gone from operating in two shifts to three

Demonetisation: Indian government scales up printing of 500 rupee notes in bid to ease cash crunch

The statement was made in the Rajya Sabha even as people queued up at banks to deposit old high value notes and withdraw new cash

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The student wing of India's opposition Congress party staged a massive protest in New Delhi against the government's demonetisation move

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'I will not stop until and unless this decision is rolled back,' Banerjee said at a massive rally in the heart of Kolkata

Demonetisation: Mamata Banerjee threatens to demonstrate outside PM Modi's residence

The rupee had hit its all-time intra-day low of 68.85 and closed at 68.80 on August 28, 2013

Graph: The Indian Rupee's travel against the Dollar

They've bought Rolexes and hired casual labour to stand in bank lines and exchange cash for them

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Trinamool Congress members protested outside Parliament over the complications faced by the people after the demonetisation move

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But people were still seen waiting frustratedly at ATMs

Demonetisation: With banks serving only their own customers, queues get shorter

The Rajya Sabha, the upper house, was adjourned three times

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They are left without the cash needed to buy seeds and fertiliser for their winter crops

Demonetisation: Indian farmers fear lost crops and income after black money move

The move comes a day after Kejriwal urged Indian President Pranab Mukherjee to direct the Centre to withdraw demonetisation altogether

Demonetisation: Delhi chief minister to hold meeting with farmers, traders

The bench asked attorney general Rohatgi to file an affidavit about the measures already undertaken by the government

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Scuffles and heated exchanges were reported from ATMs and banks from many parts of the country

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Home minister Rajnath Singh, finance minister Arun Jaitley and information minister Venkaiah Naidu were in attendance

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