President Murmu hails ‘One nation-One Election’, legal and educational reformsPresident Droupadi Murmu lauds the 'One Nation-One Election' Bill for ensuring consistent governance and reducing financial and resource st...
25 Jan, 2025, 10.20 PM IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman Dhankhar bids 68 members farewell, says all would be missedNine retiring members from Rajya Sabha, including Dharmendra Pradhan, Narayan Rane, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mansukh Mandaviya, Bhupendra Yadav, P...
08 Feb, 2024, 10.01 PM IST
3 proposed criminal laws seek to provide justice rather than punishment: Amit ShahAmit Shah appealed to all lawyers in the country to provide their suggestions to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS-2023), Bharatiya Nagarik ...
24 Sep, 2023, 08.53 PM IST
Three bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act will eliminate 70 pc negative energy, says Amit Shah"After the passage of the three new Bills - Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023 and Bharatiya Sak...
30 Aug, 2023, 07.14 PM IST
Free accident cover likely for Jan Dhan A/C holders“We are looking at various options to strengthen and consolidate the financial inclusion initiatives that this government has undertaken so...
07 Jul, 2018, 07.38 AM IST
Cover drive! Rs 2-lakh insurance cover for 3 years for Jan Dhan account holders on cardsIf the scheme provides both accident and life insurance, the benefit could cost the government more than Rs 9,000 crore, it’s been estimate...
20 Jan, 2017, 07.45 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to review implementation status of Cabinet decisionsScheduled for February 17, this will be the second such review meeting that PM Modi will undertake with the Council of Ministers in just ab...
09 Feb, 2016, 07.59 PM IST
Government to issue U-WIN cards in unorganised sector from January-endWith this U-WIN smart card, government will provide Rashtriya Swasth Bima Yojana, Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana and old age pension.
30 Dec, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
Banks open 19.21 crore accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan YojanaIn a statement, the ministry noted that Rupay cards have been issued to 16.51 crore customers and two lakh accounts are opened every day.
16 Dec, 2015, 01.28 PM IST
Government working on universal health insurance scheme: Jayant Sinha"One of the apps that we are thinking about right now is health insurance then we have got national crop insurance. We are working on that ...
04 Dec, 2015, 11.12 PM IST
Government plans to focus on financial literacy; postmen to tutor rural India on banking systemFinMin is working on a structured programme as part of a new inclusion strategy under which banks will pay a fee to use the postal departme...
24 Oct, 2015, 07.14 AM IST
Should PM Narendra Modi remain at one place? Venkaiah Naidu to Congress on PM's tripsNaidu hit out at Congress for dubbing PM Modi as "tourist Prime Minister", saying whether they want him to remain at one place like a "frog...
20 Aug, 2015, 05.54 PM IST
Government will propose fixed deposit scheme during Rakshabandhan to deepen financial inclusionThe finance ministry has suggested a fixed deposit (FD) scheme to banks in which brothers can open an FD of at least Rs 5,000 for their sis...
20 Jul, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
Government will launch more variants under the Jan Dhan umbrella: Arun JaitleyThe government plans to bring about various social security schemes run by different departments or ministries under one roof.
17 Jul, 2015, 01.39 PM IST
FM Arun Jaitley provides some relief to foreign investors from MATThe govt on Thursday offered tax relief to foreign investors, exempting income from securities transactions, royalties and technical servic...
01 May, 2015, 02.32 AM IST
Budget 2015 proposes schemes to widen social security netThe Finance Minister said there are unclaimed deposits of about Rs 3,000 crore in the PPF, and approximately Rs 6,000 crore in the EPF corp...
28 Feb, 2015, 10.38 PM IST
Constitution does not stop CM from protesting: Arvind KejriwalHe said that it may not have powers like the police but the force will work like security guards stationed outside buildings and housing so...
25 Jan, 2014, 01.54 PM IST