The BJP may win more seats in the February 5 assembly election, but not enough to trump AAP, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national Convener Arvind Kejriwal at an election meeting in......
The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies on Tuesday welcomed the Union Budget and said it focussed on youth, farmers, women, and has 'substantial allocations' for Maharashtra, but the opposition......
Seeking to make inroads in Chhattisgarh, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced 10 'guarantees' for the upcoming assembly polls in the Congress-ruled state including free......
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the OBCs, Dalits and tribals do not have enough representation in many sectors in the country and reiterated that a caste census will be conducted if......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to double the deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to Rs 30 lakh and Monthly Income Account Scheme to Rs 9 lakh. Illustration:......
When the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme as launched in August 2004, one of investors' major grouse was the stiff eligibility norm. Only citizens above the age of 60 years were permitted to invest......
The five-year Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS), which was launched in the second half of 2004, was quite a hit because it offered higher returns. Many investors who invested in the initial......
Finance Minister P Chidambaram had announced the launch of a dedicated scheme for senior citizens in his Budget speech and the same has now been initiated. The 'Senior Citizens Savings Scheme' is......
State Bank of India (SBI) – the country’s largest lender – has unveiled two new schemes to boost deposit mobilisation at a time when most banks are facing challenges in raising......