FM to meet PSB and FI chiefs on financial inclusion

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will today hold a meeting with all the heads of public sector banks and financial institutions on comprehensive financial inclusion agenda.Comprehensive financial inclusion envisages providing all households in the country with banking services, with particular focus on...

India's refining capacity triples over last decade-and-a-half<br/>

India's refining capacity triples over last decade-and-a-half<br/>

Trade basket being diversified to reduce deficit with China

The Government is making efforts to reduce trade deficit with China.Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman saidthis in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that the trade basket withemphasis on manufactured goods is being diversified. The Government is also pursuing market acce...

LS discusses Delhi Budget

The Lok Sabha, today discussed the Budget for the National Capital Territory of Delhi for the year 2014-15. Initiating the discussion, Deepender Singh Hooda, Congress criticized the BJP for not lowering the power tariff by 30 per cent as promised in it election manifesto.He demanded uniform rail far...

SC directs Supertech to refund money to flat owners

The Supreme Court has asked real estate developer Supertech to refund money to flat owners of Apex and Ceyane towers in Noida which were directed to be demolished by the Allahabad High Court. The Apex Court said, allottees are entitled for the amount as it is their hard earned money and they cannot ...

SC asks real estate developer Supertech to refund money to flat owners

The Supreme Court has asked real estate developer Supertech to refund money to flat owners of Apex and Ceyane towers in Noida which were directed to be demolished by the Allahabad High Court. The Apex Court said, allottees are entitled for the amount as it is their hard earned money and they cannot ...

Japan's factory output posts biggest decline since 2011

Japan&apos;s factory output fell 3.3 per cent from May to June, the latest sign to highlight that the recent sales tax rise is affecting consumer demand. It is the biggest decline in output since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Japan raised its sales tax, also known as consumption tax, from 5 t...

WB loan to West Bengal for Gram Panchayat improvement

The World Bank will give around one thousand two hundred crore rupees loan to the West Bengal Government for improvement of a thousand Gram Panchayats in the State. Giving this information in Kolkata, State Panchayat Minister Mr. Subrata Mukherjee said that the funds will be utilised in 9 districts ...

India pledges aid of over Rs 8 cr for Nepal under ECP

India has pledged to provide 8,36,00,000 Nepali rupees for Lalitpur and Nuwakot districts under the Nepal-India Economic Cooperation programme. In two separate Memoranda of Understanding, MoUs signed yesterday at the Embassy of India, India is to provide 3,63,00,000 for the Shree Tribhuvan Trishuli ...