NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the ‘Kosi Rail Mahasetu‘ along with a slew of other rail projects for Bihar and hit out at the previous UPA government for the “slow” progress in the development of railways in the state during its rule. The prime minister dedicated the ‘Kosi Rail Mahasetu’ to … Read more
NEW DELHI: The labour ministry has notified enhanced payout under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana, paving way for 50% unemployment benefit to the subscribers of the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme with relaxed eligibility conditions up till December 31, 2020. The move will benefit formal workers, enrolled under ESIC, who would have lost jobs during … Read more
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the country has to move towards a world of net zero carbon emissions as the threat of climate change is real and dangerous. “We ultimately have to move towards a world where we are net zero in terms of carbon emissions. The threat of … Read more
HYDERABAD: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has charged the NDA government with not showing enough concern to address the job losses and other adverse effects brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country He said 1.8 crore people all over the country were now not receiving salaries and eight crore daily wage labourers were out … Read more
WASHINGTON: The World Bank has halted the release of the ‘Doing Business’ report after discrepancies were reported in the changes to the data published in October 2017 and 2019. China along with three other countries — Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia– appeared to have been inappropriately altered their data, a WSJ report … Read more
By Chetan Bhagat In a mood of the nation survey reported last week, the government and the top leadership secured record high ratings. Over 77% of the respondents are happy with the government. Ratings on the government’s handling of key issues — coronavirus, China, Ram temple, Article 370 — are excellent. Many experts were left … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day. PM Modi, during his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, said that the mission will bring a “revolution” in the health sector in the country. … Read more
By Andy Mukherjee Even if it proves to be a blip, this week’s volatility in gold may have its uses. For one thing, Tuesday’s steepest single-day price decline in seven years should make bankers in India wary of storing up future trouble by writing risky subprime loans against the country’s most-loved commodity. Gold has a … Read more
Amazing and completely unbelievable visuals from Ayodhya today. For the first time in living memory and probably for the first time ever, the prime minister of this nation is participating in Vedic chanting and rituals telecast live all around the world to lay the foundation stone for the grand Ram temple. We have seen leaders … Read more
By Vrishti Beniwal Infrastructure projects in India are infamous for cost overruns and delays, and they are set for even more pain as the coronavirus sweeps through Asia’s third-largest economy. Construction of everything from roads to ports were behind schedule by an average three-and-a-half years, according to an analysis by the Statistics Ministry. Costs of … Read more