Banks have given Rs 6 lakh cr Mudra loans to 12 cr beneficiaries: PM
As part of government’s scheme of funding the unfunded, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said banks and financial institutions have given Rs 6 lakh crore...
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PM Modi hopes to boost Act East policy ahead of five-day South-East Asia visit
PM Modi who will be visiting Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore said he was confident his visit will create greater synergy with Indonesia and further elevate...
Ujjwala scheme: Munshi Premchand inspires PM Modi
What does an Urdu story written in pre-independence India have in common with a National Geographic documentary about four women who cook with biomass fuel?...
Scam allegation: Uproar in NDMC House, mayor sets up another panel
The mayor of the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation today set up a panel, after Congress and AAP councillors protested in the civic body’s House...
Ties with Maldives ‘not broken, cannot be broken’: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said though bilateral ties with the Maldives may have seen ups and downs, they were “not broken...
No Nipah cases in Tamil Nadu: Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar
Chennai: Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijaya Baskar on Monday said the government had taken all precautionary steps to prevent the Nipah Virus which has claimed...
Institutions are bigger than individuals: Kiran Bedi
Puducherry: Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today said “institutions are bigger than individuals” and that the union territory had the potential to be self- sufficient and...
Supreme Court to hear plea of J&K seeking stay of proceedings before NGT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 30 a plea of the Jammu and Kashmir government seeking a stay on proceedings before...
Coast Guards of India, Pakistan hold talks, focus on maritime boundary violations by fishermen
New Delhi: Coast Guards of India and Pakistan today held talks, addressing issues pertaining to boundary violations by fishermen from both sides and enhancing cooperation in...
Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent closure of Sterlite Copper plant
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government today issued a Government Order, directing the state Pollution Control Board to seal the Vedanta group’s copper plant and close it...