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......
Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday put off his proposed hunger strike over various demands including appointment of Lokpal, saying the government had taken certain steps that had shown a......
'The social security system in India provides minimal support to the elderly poor,' says Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The other day, I found Babulal, the old......
Only a few, including Jan Dhan and Swachch Bharat, have caught “the imagination” of the country in the first two years of the Modi government while most of its other schemes have......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday voiced concern over the declining sex ratio in 100 districts of the country, with situation being "more serious" in Haryana, and pitched for a campaign to......
'They want (the ownership and management of PSU banks) to pass into the hands of a private sector entity.''Ownership of these banks will go from the public sector to private sector.' IMAGE: Prime......
To give a boost to Indian markets, the representatives from financial sector and capital markets submitted several suggestions concerning enhancing credit offtake from banks, governance, risk......
According to official statistics, half of India’s GDP comes from as many as 420 million workers in the unorganised sector including street vendors, rickshaw pullers, construction workers, rag......
The meeting will review annual financial performance of public sector banks, credit offtake in the economy, priority sector lending and progress made under various social sector schemes, including......
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver his third Independence Day speech on August 15, he is inviting ideas from citizens on issues he should speak on Speeding up financial inclusion,......