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......
‘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......
Reaching out to different sections of society, including farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the well-being of ‘annadaata’ is a priority for the government and their......
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......
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......
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......
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......
'In times of recovery, we may see a rural-urban divide with the urban pockets affected more by COVID-19, but the MFI business model should encourage banks to handhold them in this hour of crisis,'......
With his strong views on Bharatiya economics, his appointment to the RBI board may well presage interesting times, says Archis Mohan. Photograph: Sreeram Selvaraj for Rediff.com With the exception......
While GST and insolvency laws are among the major achievements of the Modi government, the list of failures include demonetisation, toxic banks, manufacturing hiccups and most prominently bizarre......