In line with his hardline immigration stance, United States President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to immediately deport up to three million undocumented immigrants, saying 'we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate'.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has issued a statement from hospital, appealing people to vote for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the upcoming bypolls.

In her statement, she said, 'I have taken a rebirth with the prayers of people and party cadre. What can harm me when I have your love? I am waiting to completely recover and resume my work for people.'

'I heard many committed suicide for me. I want each one of you to work for the people. Can't afford to lose you,' Jayalalithaa's statement read.


'I request you to vote for AIADMK in Aravakurichi, Thiruparankundram, Pondicherry and Thanjavur (bypolls). Though I'm unable to come in person, my heart is there,' the statement read. ANI

The Finance Ministry has increased limit on exchange of old notes from Rs 4,000 per day to Rs 4,500 per day.

Weekly withdrawal cap has also been hiked from Rs 20,000 to Rs 24,000, whereas ATM withdrawal limit has been increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 per card in a day.

Also, the limit of Rs 10,000 on daily withdrawal has also been removed. ANI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the demonetisation process at 9 pm, today.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Reserve Bank of India deputy governor will also attend the meet.

Earlier in the day, Jaitley and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had taken stock of the situation across country post demonetisation.

Director of the Intelligence Bureau, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Research and Analysis Wing Chief and other senior security officials were also present in the meet.

Meanwhile, leaders of the Congress, Trinamool Congress and Left parties will meet tomorrow at 4 pm to discuss the demonetisation issue. ANI

After describing the Centre's move to demonetise high-value currency notes as an 'economic emergency', BSP supremo Mayawati today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should stop the 'emotional blackmailing' of the people who were facing hardships due to the decision.

'It is good that Modiji has left his family and village for the country but that does not mean that he would take immature decisions which are against the public interest and stick to them. He should stop emotionally blackmailing the people who are facing hardships due to the move,' she said in a statement.

The Bahujan Samaj Party leader had earlier described the decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes as an 'imposition of an undeclared economic emergency' on the country by the Modi government.

Mayawati alleged that the decision was aimed at 'diverting the attention of the voters from the failures of the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government ahead of the Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand assembly polls'.

'Just before the Assembly elections in these states, Modi realised the problem of black money. Ninety per cent of the people is unhappy with this decision,' she claimed.

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the poor and farmers were badly hit by the demonetisation, adding that the decision was not in the interest of the people.

Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh unit chief Shivpal Yadav also raised his voice against the move citing the problems being faced by the people.

'The common man is facing a lot of problems due to the decision. They have to stand in queues to get their own money. Businesses have come to a standstill and the people are hassled due to the chaos prevailing in the country,' he said.

Earlier in the day, the prime minister had said he had left his village and family for the sake of the country.

Maharashtra government today asked private hospitals to accept cheques from patients in case of emergency treatment.

The development comes after the death of a newborn boy after being allegedly refused treatment at a private hospital since the family had the scrapped Rs 500 notes to pay the bill.

A police case was registered against a Govandi doctor over the death.

The state government has issued strict instructions to all private hospitals of the state to accept cheques from patients in case of emergency treatment, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.

'Health Department officials are keeping a close watch on the situation round the clock so that no inconvenience is caused to citizens of Maharashtra,' Fadnavis tweeted.

'And if any person comes across any kind of difficulty or non-cooperation from any hospital, he can dial our helpline number 108 for help,' the chief minister said.

'Patients or relatives are requested to note phone/mobile number of concerned person of hospital who must be contacted for acceptance of cheque,' he said.

Fadnavis also decided to reimburse an amount upto Rs 10,000 per patient from Chief Minister's Relief Fund, in case the cheque given to the hospital is bounced.

A day after she expressed willingness to work with arch rival Communist Party of India-Marxist on the Centre's demonetisation of high-value currency notes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today called the left partys general secretary, Sitaram Yechury, urging him to wage a united fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party and its anti-people policies.

Banerjee later said she spoke to leaders of other parties too.

"Today, I spoke with several political leaders regarding a joint movement and to meet Rashtrapati ji together," Banerjee said.

"Let us all fight this together to give relief to common citizens, poor & stop this financial anarchy," she said.

A senior CPI-M leader, however, gave her a rebuff, describing the call as a 'desperate call' to save her own party leaders who were allegedly involved in corruption.

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First new Rs 500 notes are being issued to people. Visuals from a bank in Bhopal.

So far, only Rs 2,000 and Rs 100 notes were being issued by banks to people who went to exchange old Rs 500/1,000 notes.

From today, Rs 500 notes are also issued. ANI

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal briefs media on the issue of demonetisation. Excerpts as reported by ANI

- PM came from Japan and sought co-operation for more 50 days to deal with issue; will the common man continue to suffer till then?

- I have received a lot of calls; there is a sense of panic among people after PM Modi's speech in Goa.

- Also, I felt sad hearing the kind of language PM used against people who stood in queues; he has mocked the people and must apologise.

- We demand that the government must take this issue seriously and must come with a solution to deal with the law and order situation.

- If he (PM Modi) is really serious about the issue, then he must take strict action against his corporate friends.

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge was quoted as saying by ANI that the Bharatiya Janata Party had corporate friends earlier about the demonetization and only common man is suffering due to it.

"We will raise the issue in Parliament," Kharge said.

Meanwhile, the Gujarat Congress today alleged that the Centre has introduced demonetisation of high value currency notes as a face saving exercise, as it has failed to fulfil its pre-poll promise of bringing back black money stashed in foreign banks.

Senior Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela took a dig at the BJP-led Central government alleging that the move to scarp currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 is a 'conspiracy' by the saffron party to help those close to them to convert black money into white at the cost of hardships faced by common man in exchanging their notes.

"In their campaign for 2014 Lok Sabha polls, BJP had promised to bring back black money parked in Swiss banks. Now, as the government failed to fulfil their promise, they came up with this idea, which is nothing but a face saving exercise by the BJP," Vaghela was quoted as saying by PTI.

Poonam Azad, wife of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader and MP Kirti Azad, has joined the Aam Aadmi Party.

She had earlier met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence.

Afghan woman Sharbat Gula, the iconic face of refugee struggle who was deported from Pakistan a few days ago, will travel to India soon for medical treatment.

Gula became a worldwide face after her photograph appeared in the National Geographic Magazine in 1984. She was deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan on Wednesday on charges of falsifying identity papers.

In her 40s now, she has been offered treatment free-of-cost by the government for which Afghan Ambassador Shaida Abdali expressed gratitude to India.

'The iconic Afghan Sharbat Gula will soon be in India for medical treatment free of cost--Thank you India for being a true friend!,' Afghan ambassador Shaida Abdali tweeted.

Gula, popularly known as the 'Afghan girl', is reportedly suffering from Hepatitis C besides having some other health issues.

After fleeing Afghanistan as a young child, Gula spent decades in Pakistan and was arrested recently on charges of possessing fake identity documents.

Gula, a mother of three, is said to undergo treatment at Bengaluru hospital. Gula's image, with striking green eyes, photographed by award winning photographer Steve McCurry had made her the face of refugee crisis in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at valedictory ceremony of the year-long centenary celebrations of the Karnataka Lingayat Education Society in Belgaum, Karnataka. Excerpts from his address:

- Even political parties, families can't survive for a 100 years. It is great that this institution ran for a 100 years.

- Our universities are not among the top 100 in the world. 10 government and 10 private universities should resolve to achieve this target, and come forward.

- Congress people ask me why I scrapped Rs 1,000/500 notes? When you stopped 25 paise coin, did I ask them anything?

- I did not hide anything from the country. I had said on the first day that 50 days will be needed for this job. I took the country in confidence and did it.

- On the night of November 8, the poor of India were sleeping peacefully while the rich were running for sleeping pills which nobody was there to give them.

- There is 'pain' here, but what is more is 'gain' for the country.

- You have seen people who looted you for 70 years. Give me 70 moths to clean it.

Maoist activities are likely to suffer a major setback following the scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes as the ultras may find it difficult to dispose of their cash, apparently in hundreds of crores, concealed in insurgency-hit regions of Chhattisgarh, police has claimed.

According to sources, Naxals have stashed over Rs 7,000 crore at their dumps in Bastar region.

Following the move, the state police have beefed up security at banks, ATMs and other economic establishments in the insurgency-affected pockets, particularly Bastar.

"As per intelligence inputs, the ban on higher currency has frustrated the Naxals and they may target ATMs, banks, post offices and other business establishments in near future in the areas of their presence," Special Director General of Police (anti-Maoist operations) D M Awasthi said.

"In view of it, security forces in all the districts, particularly those Naxal-affected, have been alerted and asked to enhance security of such establishments," he said.

According to Awasthi, Maoists collect crores of rupees through levy and extortion and keep cash with them or in the dumps in forests for their activities and distribution among their cadres and supporters.

With the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Naxalites might make attempts through various ways via their local supporters or villagers to deposit the money or exchange it in banks. Therefore, checks are also being conducted to intercept unaccounted cash in these areas, he said.

PM Modi breaks down while speaking at Goa; says, "I was not born to sit on a chair of high office. Whatever I had, my family, my home-I left it for nation."

In an apparent dig at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said people who were involved in scams amounting to crores of rupees are now standing in bank queue to exchange Rs 4,000.

"There were so many scams: 2G, CWG, and many more, you know all about them. And people involved in those scams are now have to stand in queue to exchange Rs 4,000," the PM said in Goa.

The Congress vice president on Friday had gone to State Bank of India Parliament Street branch to exchange Rs 4,000.

Speaking at the stone-laying ceremony of Mopa greenfield airport in Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended demonetisation of Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes.

"On November 8 many people of India slept peacefully and a few are sleepless even now. This is important step towards eradicating corruption and black money, but some people are lost in their own world," the PM said.

"The people have chosen a government and they expect so much from it. In 2014, so many people voted to free the nation from corruption. If you asked me to defeat the menace of black money, how can I not do it?" Modi said.

"If any money that was looted in India and has left Indian shores, it is our duty to find out about it," he said.

"You'll be shocked to know that many MPs asked me not to make PAN mandatory for any purchase of jewellery," he said.

"Previous governments neglected this. Did I hide anything? We took a key step to help honest citizen to defeat the menace of graft," the PM said.

Assuring people that enough cash in small denominations available at banks, the Reserve Bank of India has asked people not to draw cash to hoard.

'We urge that public need not be anxious; need not come over to banks repeatedly to draw and hoard. Cash is available when they need it,' the RBI said.

There was no let up in the rush for exchanging demonetised notes and withdrawing money with many people spending their Sunday queuing up outside banks and ATMs since early morning hours, even as some of the outlets were shut after being short on cash.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of Mopa greenfield airport in Goa.

"I want to congratulate the team here; India successfully hosted the BRICS 2016 summit in Goa a few weeks ago," the PM said.

"I laud Manohar Parikkar for ushering in a political culture in Goa- that of taking Goa to new heights of progress. Because of Manohar Parikkar, Goa saw political stability and formation of a government that works for the welfare of the state," Modi said.

"As far as airport is concerned, I am happy that we are fulfilling the promise made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This will benefit Goa. With the new airport, the impetus to tourism will be immense," Modi said.

"A digitally trained, modern and youth driven Goa is being shaped today. This has the power to transform India," the PM said.

Leaving behind the bitterness of the election campaign, United States President-elect Donald Trump has praised Hillary Clinton whom he defeated in shocking poll results, calling the former secretary of state as very strong and smart.

In a television interview after Tuesday's win, Trump described Clinton, whom he had threatened to jail for unspecified crimes of corruption, as very strong and very smart and full of grace and decency.

In the interview excerpts of which were aired yesterday, he heaped praise upon Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, who was often the target of his attack as well.

Trump said he received a very lovely call from Clinton after she lost the election.

"Hillary called, and it was a lovely call, and it was a tough call for her, I mean, I can imagine. Tougher for her than it would have been for me. I mean, for me, it would have been very, very difficult. She couldn't have been nicer," he said.

With wife Melania and his four oldest children by his side, Trump described the phone call as incredibly pleasant and genial.

"She couldn't have been nicer. She just said, 'Congratulations, Donald, well done'. And I said, 'I want to thank you very much, you were a great competitor'. She is very strong and very smart," he said.

The 70-year-old President-elect was also all praise for Clintons husband, who called him after the poll results, describing him as very talented.

"He could not have been more gracious. He said it was an amazing run. One of the most amazing hes ever seen. He was very, very, really, very nice," Trump said.

"Well, he's a very talented guy, I mean, this is a very talented family," said the President-elect.

During the interview, Trump also indicated that he would keep certain provisions of the Obamacare, which would benefit the people of the country including coverage of people with pre-conditions and extended coverage of children living with parents.

'Yes. Because it happens to be one of the strongest assets,' he said in response to a question.

Kerala government will not collect any kind of fine for payments; People can pay bills without fine till November 30, ANI quotes Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Goa to lay foundation for 2 major infrastructure projects -- a greenfield airport at Mopa plateau and a Electronic City in Tuem.

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