Agri credit crosses Rs 20 lakh crore till Jan in FY24; sharp jump from Rs 7.3 lakh cr in 2013-14The Modi government has significantly increased institutional credit in the agriculture sector, with banks disbursing Rs 20.39 lakh crore. ...
22 Feb, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman to present record sixth BudgetFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her sixth consecutive Budget ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. This pre-...
01 Feb, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
Karnataka: Vivekananda’s birthday comes in handy for Congress to signal its Hindu credentials & counter BJPThe Congress regime has chosen to launch the ambitious scheme on the birth anniversary of great Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda, celebrated ac...
11 Jan, 2024, 07.30 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh transited from 'Bimaru' to 'Bemisaal' state under BJP rule: FM SitharamanAhead of the assembly elections, senior BJP leader Sitharaman addressed a press conference to highlight the various measures taken by the B...
09 Nov, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
CPM exploited poor: Rajnath Singh; BJP gave India first tribal President: Yogi AdityanathAddressing a poll rally at Bagbassa assembly constituency in North Tripura district, he said that the double-engine government has been pro...
07 Feb, 2023, 11.42 PM IST
'Schemes like Jan Dhan, Mudra bring paradigm shift in governance'The book, which is yet to be launched, focusses on the achievements of the Modi government since 2014. It is being published by Development...
24 Apr, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
MCA tightens compliance rules for Nidhi companiesNow, public companies desirous to function as Nidhis must obtain prior declaration from the central government before accepting deposits, t...
20 Apr, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
New CSR disclosure norm a positive step; brings in transparency, says HCL Foundation chief Nidhi PundhirA detailed disclosure framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending by companies notified by the government is a "positive s...
01 Mar, 2022, 11.07 AM IST
Check Nidhi companies' antecedents before investing money; 348 entities failed to meet criteria: MCAThis is the second time in six months that the corporate affairs ministry has come out with an advisory as there are a large number of comp...
24 Aug, 2021, 05.59 PM IST
Central government asks investors to check antecedents of Nidhi companies before making investmentsUnder the amended Companies Act, 2013 and the Nidhi Rules, 2014, companies need to get themselves updated or declared as Nidhi company by a...
25 Feb, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge dismisses govt claim of doubling farmers' incomeTerming the government's claim of doubling farmers' income a "jumla" (rhetoric), the Congress leader said the Narendra Modi dispensation ne...
05 Feb, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
TMC govt not implementing central schemes as there is 'no cut money', says PM Modi as Mamata Banerjee skips eventAddressing the 150th anniversary programme of Kolkata Port Trust, which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped, Modi said people in West Be...
12 Jan, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
Old, but no longer a grand Congress this timeThe Grand Old Party that ruled independent India for 55 years out of its 72 years of existence so far is now set for 10 consecutive years o...
24 May, 2019, 04.37 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath cites Lohia's 'prediction', suggests Narendra Modi will run nation for 25 yearsIn an interview to , the chief minister expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win 74 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in his s...
15 May, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
What Telangana's Stree Nidhi co-operative can teach India about low-cost creditMicrofinance, having been pioneered in Bangladesh, would find its zenith in Andhra Pradesh for a while as credit levels surged.
23 Jun, 2017, 10.51 PM IST
Modi government will give tremendous opportunity to young officers: Jitendra SinghHe said the rising level of expectations and high accountability also offers an opportunity to prove oneself worthy of the responsibility g...
06 Jul, 2015, 10.10 PM IST
Government further relaxes norms for companiesThe government has relaxed norms for private companies including those pertaining to related party transactions, acceptance of deposits and...
07 Jun, 2015, 04.58 PM IST