Direct bBenefit transfer system to eliminate leakages: FM

Rejecting contentions that the government is implementing the Aadhar enabled Direct Benefit Transfer (cash transfer) system in a hurry, Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha on......

Did Modi change rules to give Dharavi project to Adani, asks Cong

The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Maharashtra government's Dharavi project rebidding "deliberately excluded" the previous winner, and asked if the tender conditions were changed to help......

Aap ka paisa, aap ke haath: Cong guns for UPA-III

Aap ka paisa, aap ke haath (direct cash transfer). This is the new slogan with which the Congress hopes to woo back the aam admi, the poor, the marginalised and the weaker sections as the......

'We will sweep polls if we don't make silly mistakes'

'Our priority will be to settle land disputes in Bihar, which I believe is the root cause of almost all crime in the state.' Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Sushil Modi speaks......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Prime Minister moots faster cash transfers for workers

In a move to cut down wastage, duplication and leakages and enhance efficiency, the Prime Minister has given a major push to transfer individual benefits from the government directly into the bank......

PM clears UIDAI rollout schedule from Jan 1

The government on Monday made its intention clear of exploiting an Aadhaar-based direct cash transfer system as a political plank in the next Lok Sabha polls, due in 2014.Prime Minister Manmohan......

LPG users' cash subsidy scheme may be reinstated

Months after the scheme to pay LPG users cash subsidy was put on hold, an expert committee has recommended its reinstatement after streamlining some processes as it helps prevent pilferages. The......

Budget for 2016 Rio Olympics up 27 percent to $2.93 billion

The operating budget for the Olympics and Paralympic Games in 2016 has jumped 27 percent to seven billion Brazilian reals.Officials told a news conference on Thursday the new total for the combined......