RBI's website crashes after announcement of scrapping notes
The Reserve Bank of India's website crashed due to increased traffic after PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the scrapping of ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes from November 9. The announcement had also caused long queues at ATMs and petrol pumps. Notably, old notes will be accepted at hospitals, metro stations, and railway ticket booking counters, among others, till November 11.