11 schemes that may have won Modi the 2019 election

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com lists 11 Modi flagship schemes that may have been gamechangers in the Lok Sabha election. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi with Bharatiya Janata Party......

Amit Shah exclusive: 'Not an inch of acquired land will go to industrialists'

  ‘The government has travelled a long way in solving various problems on various fronts. The question is that after 10 years of horrible mismanagement, some time is obviously needed to......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

Mudra Bank launch on April 8, small firms will now get funds

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on April 8 launch MUDRA Bank which will provide credit of up to Rs 10 lakh to small entrepreneurs and act as a regulator for 'Micro-Finance Institutions' (MFIs).......

Govt to set up Mudra Bank for entrepreneurs

  The government will a create a refinance agency, Mudra Bank with an initial corpus of Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) to provide credit facilities to SC/ST businesses, Finance Minister......

FM urges pvt banks to ensure smooth liquidity for MSMEs

The finance minister chaired a meeting through video conference with major private banks and NBFCs to ensure effective rollout of ECLGS and uninterrupted liquidity to Indian MSMEs in this difficult......

Sitharaman tells PSU bank chiefs to quicken loans to MSMEs

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held a review meeting on credit guarantee scheme with heads of public sector banks, and asked them to expedite loan disbursement under the Rs 3-lakh......