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......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Amit Shah, the president of Bharatiya Janata Party, wave to their supporters during a campaign rally in New Delhi. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters As......
A protestors chants slogans as she braces herself against the spray fired from police water cannons during a protest against the Indian government's reaction to rape incidents in India.......
'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......
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......
Budget 2015-16 focused heavily on ensuring that working Indians have a retirement plan and incentivised investments into pension schemes. First, there was the Rs 50,000 additional tax benefit under......
Under the Atal Pension Yojana, contributors would get a fixed pension of Rs 1,000-5,000 a month, from the age of 60 years until they die. The Union government is keen to ensure financial security......
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......