Mallikarjun Kharge calls fuel price hike "Modi-govt-made crisis," alleges leadership failure amid West Asia conflictCongress leader Mallikarjun Kharge criticizes the central government over rising petrol and diesel prices. He labels the situation a 'Modi-...
15 May, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
Indian refiners pay for Iran oil in yuan via ICICI Bank, sources sayIndian refiners are making payments for Iranian oil using Chinese yuan. This is happening through ICICI Bank's Shanghai office. Indian Oil ...
17 Apr, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
West Asia crisis: Government plans weekly monitoring of EXIM flowsIndia's commerce ministry will launch a weekly system to monitor export-import trends and industry stress. This move addresses concerns ove...
10 Apr, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
'Do we need permission from US?': Congress questions Centre over sovereignty as US allows waiver to buy Russian oilCongress MP Manish Tewari on Friday questioned the Centre over sovereignty as the United States allowed a 30-day waiver for India to purcha...
06 Mar, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
Delhi govt plans one-time tax amnesty scheme to settle pre-GST disputesThe Delhi government is preparing to launch a one-time tax amnesty scheme to settle pre-GST disputes related to VAT, excise, and service ta...
09 Jul, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
After Telangana's Rs 31,000 cr farm loan waiver, Punjab farmers reiterate similar demandThe Telangana government has announced a farm loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh, benefiting nearly 40 lakh farmers at a cost of around Rs 31,0...
24 Jun, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
UP govt starts interest waiver scheme for electricity consumers on bill arrearsThe loan waiver scheme has been introduced as roughly 70 per cent of rural consumers are not able to deposit their bills in time, while 25 ...
07 Nov, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
Real estate sector may not get waiver on compound interestThe real estate sector already benefited from funding support under the Special Window for Affordable and Mid Income Housing or SWAMIH whic...
07 Oct, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
Farmers interest limited to ads under BJP govt in UP: Priyanka GandhiHer scathing criticism came over a media report that a farmer's son committed suicide in Saharanpur over alleged harassment by the electric...
25 Sep, 2019, 11.47 AM IST
Farmers were not priority for earlier govts in UP: Yogi AdityanathThe CM said that govt, from today, was initiating the waiver of farmers' loans costing Rs 36,000 crore to the UP exchequer and the money wi...
17 Aug, 2017, 10.08 PM IST
By Independence Day, UP farmers to be free of debtA loan waiver for farmers, which is expected to benefit around 86 lakh people, was one of BJP's major promises during the cam paign for the...
14 Jul, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
Waiving agricultural loans could cost 2% of GDP: CEA Arvind SubramanianThe government is grappling with the challenge of how to waive the debt of the private sector, which is a political issue now, the CEA said.
25 Apr, 2017, 03.29 PM IST
It is partial relief for farmers: Rahul Gandhi on Uttar Pradesh loan waiverGandhi said the Centre should not discriminate amongst states and no politics should be played with farmers suffering across the country.
05 Apr, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
- N-deal to be off if India conducts nuclear test?
In its replies to US lawmakers, the state department has said the deal would not mean transfer of sensitive technology to India.
04 Sep, 2008, 09.33 AM IST
- More schemes like loan waiver possible if growth reaches 10%
The FM has exuded confidence that more schemes like loan waiver were possible if the economic growth reached 10 pc. World news & trends | B...
19 Apr, 2008, 08.14 PM IST
- UCBs rattled as farmers stop repaying loans
The Rs 60,000-crore debt waiver has left urban cooperative banks (UCB) and credit cooperative societies (CCS) baffled.
18 Mar, 2008, 02.34 AM IST
- Field Report: Loan waiver scheme beneficiaries definition still in the works
Consumption or personal loans may qualify in full but investment loans only partially.
13 Mar, 2008, 12.18 AM IST