FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

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......

Rajasthan youths complain of lack of jobs, but have faith in Modi

The Congress has made lack of jobs, along with agrarian distress, its key election plank in the run-up to the December 7 assembly polls. Archis Mohan reports. Sangram Singh, an electrician in his......

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......

Gautam Gandhi wins Fulbright award

Gautam Gandhi's role model is Muhammad Yunus, founder of Bangladesh's revolutionary Grameen Bank. Like 2006 Nobel Laureate Yunus, he has gone on to win an award -- in his case the Fulbright for......

'Bandhan should not fall for corporate banking'

IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lights the ceremonial lamp as Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor H R Khan (extreme left), Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (middle) and West Bengal Finance......

Yunus summoned over unpaid tax of $1.5 million

Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has been summoned by officials for allegedly dodging over $1.5 million in tax, in the latest setback to hit the micro-financing pioneer. The National Board......

Big opportunity in opening 150 million bank accounts in a year

The poor and unbanked can take their rightful place as consumers of financial services only if the Modi government encourages different entities to advance the financial inclusion agenda,......

How Bandhan Financial plans to run a unique bank

Our biggest strengths are our reach in rural areas, our workforce and our efforts towards financial inclusion, says Chandra Shekhar Ghosh. Bandhan Financial Services, which was given a banking......

If cricket was only about emotions and passion...

'...then Bangladesh would have been the world champions a long time ago.'The reality is sadly different, says Bikash Mohapatra.   IMAGE: A Bangladesh fan at the Asia Cup final between India......