Against the backdrop of the Congress’ criticism of the Centre over the economic health of the country, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday listed out various measures taken by the Narendra Modi government to make the country a $5 trillion economy.
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Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy launched the PMJAY scheme in the union territory on Saturday, saying the scheme would cover 1.03 lakh people in the first phase in the Below Poverty Line category.
As the National Register of Citizens (NRC) final list excluded 19.07 lakh people, Amnesty International India has appealed to the Assam government to ensure that the Foreigners Tribunals function with utmost transparency. It should function in line with the fair trial standards guaranteed under national and international laws, Akar Patel, Head of Amnesty International India, said in a statement here.
By merging small public sector banks (PSBs) with their larger counterparts, the government has managed to rationalize the demand on government finances for capital infusion. An analysis of the data provided in the finance ministry’s presentation shows that the larger banks stand to benefit more in terms of capital adequacy than the smaller lenders, a sharp departure from the past, wherein the government infused capital in their balance sheets year after year.
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has rationalised merchant discount rates for BHIM UPI transactions to promote digital payments. Merchant discount rates (MDR) for large ticket transactions has been capped at maximum Rs 100 and made zero at offline merchants for transaction up to Rs 100, a statement said on Friday.
Opener Mayank Agarwal said India were in a ‘great position’ after reaching 264 for five in challenging conditions on the first day of the second Test against West Indies here.
Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan and several BJP leaders today met injured RSS activist Sompal Saini at a Meerut hospital, a day after he was allegedly shot at in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here.
The ongoing ‘Delhi Bachao Parivartan Yatra’ will help the BJP galvanise its cadre and assess the organisational preparedness for the Assembly election due early next year, a party leader said today.