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Mohammad Yunus: The Nobel laureate Prof who will head new Bangladesh govt

Life has come full circle for Nobel laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus, who faced persecution during Sheikh Hasina's regime for embezzlement, is now all set to head of the interim government in......

PM directs welfare schemes' implementation in 6 months

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of six months to ensure the full saturation of his government's welfare schemes, official sources said on Saturday. The government, they said, will......

Over 50% of rural Indians cutting down on food: Study

Over 50 per cent of households in rural India are cutting down on their food items following the COVID-19-induced lockdown, according to a study by leading civil rights bodies. IMAGE: Volunteers......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Confusion being spread about support price to farmers: PM

In an apparent attack on opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said confusion is being spread about the budget decision to fix minimum support price for crops, at least 1.5......

ICICI Bank to hold 19% in Grameen US venture

The Grameen Foundation USA is joining hands with the ICICI Bank and the ITCOT Consulting to set up a company in India for micro credit activities.The Grameen Foundation USA sprang from the Grameen......

NGO gets $150,000 Amex grant

Alex Counts is sipping club soda in Hotel Imperial's stunning bar, 1911, and talking about unleashing a battle 'against poverty in India so that by 2008, 12.5 million poor people may begin living......

New age technologies will shape the future of young India

As digital technologies achieve mass adoption, India’s legions of small-scale, unorganised and independent service providers can use the internet to reach new customers, establish their......

Big opportunity in opening 150 million bank accounts in a year

The poor and unbanked can take their rightful place as consumers of financial services only if the Modi government encourages different entities to advance the financial inclusion agenda,......

No more Gandhi tags on schemes, Modi looks for new names

Official data show as of 2012, of the 49 schemes and institutes named after eminent personalities, 16 were after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, five after Indira Gandhi, and two after......

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Mohammad Yunus: The Nobel laureate Prof who will head new Bangladesh govt

PM directs welfare schemes' implementation in 6 months

Over 50% of rural Indians cutting down on food: Study

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Confusion being spread about support price to farmers: PM

ICICI Bank to hold 19% in Grameen US venture

NGO gets $150,000 Amex grant

New age technologies will shape the future of young India

Big opportunity in opening 150 million bank accounts in a year

No more Gandhi tags on schemes, Modi looks for new names

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