Rs 1.35 lakh cr disbursed so far to farmers: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Centre has transferred around Rs 1,35,000 crore so far under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme with the payment of eighth......

How govt can resolve impasse over new farm laws

Calling for setting up a contract farming institution with exclusive rights to oversee price discovery, the report says contract farming has been instrumental in many countries as it provides......

Christian priests to march against 'discrimination' in Kerala

A group of Christian priests will take out a march in Thiruvananthapuram on November 18 to protest the alleged discrimination and denial of rights against the community by the......

RBI may introduce CBDC in call money market soon

The Reserve Bank is planning to extend wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) for transactions for interbank borrowing or call money market, sources said on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic......

Borrowers will soon be able to switch to fixed-rate regime: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Thursday said it will come out with a framework allowing borrowers to switch to fixed interest rate from floating interest rate, a move that would provide relief to borrowers of......

Deed done, now to make mega bank merger work

'We can’t have the best of both worlds -- large, efficient, world class government-owned banks, doing social banking and making profits. 'Why not set them free from the shackles of such......

Goyal bets the farm on rural sector in election year push

The government’s largesse was widely expected after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lost power in the recent assembly polls in three Hindi heartland states, where rural distress was cited......

Ex-India cricketer Naman Ojha's father held in fund embezzlement case

IMAGE: Former India cricketer Naman Ojha's father V K Ojha was arrested in connection with a case of alleged embezzlement of about Rs 1.25 crore when he was posted as manager of the Bank of......

Reetinder most sought after at HK Sixes

Defending champions Indiais the most sought-after team at the nine-nation Cathay Pacific/Standard Chartered Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes, starting at the compact Kowloon Cricket Club in......