Dear Prime Minister, are you sure the rich are not sleeping well post...
By Soroor Ahmed for Twocirlces.net
As a son of a poor ‘chai-wallah’, Narendra Modi knows well how comfortably––‘aaram se’, to use his own expression––the...
Islamic banking in India must be promoted at grassroots level to showcase its potential
By Amjad Suri for TwoCircles.net
The issue of establishing Islamic banking (bank based on Shari’ah) in India is not new. Various efforts have been...
Manipur post-demonetisation: Life thrown out of gear
Imphal : Even 30 days after demonetisation of high-value bank notes, life in Manipur remains at a standstill as people continue to struggle to...
Publishing industry still to overcome shock of demonetisation
By Saket Suman
New Delhi : India's otherwise booming publishing industry is now undergoing a crucial phase as sales have dropped by almost 30-60...
Demonetisation to hurt economy in long term: Experts
New Delhi : The demonetisation move was going "to damage the economy in long term" and cash-less digital payment system "may not be helpful...
Government departments to make e-payments for amounts above Rs 5,000
New Delhi : In order to give a boost to the digital payment system, all government departments have now been directed to make e-payments...
Demonetization in India: Who will pay the Cost?
“Everyone will adjust. And while it can hurt some small businesses and individuals, it is better to do it than not.”–Mauro Guilin
By Maryam...
Demonetisation has not violated anyone’s fundamental right, government tells SC
New Delhi : The central government on Thursday said that its decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000...
Black money: Deposits belie expectations of large windfall
New Delhi : The main reason given by the government for demonetising high denomination notes was to curb black money. Various estimates have been...
28% citizens yet to deposit old currency in a bank: Survey
New Delhi : Around 28 per cent of respondents are yet to deposit their old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes in the...
Modi seeks bank details from BJP MPs/MLAs, opposition calls it farce
New Delhi : In an apparent show of transparency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked all MPs and MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata...
Demonetisation proved a bigger pain than accident
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow : Medical emergencies are never welcome. In times of demonetisation, it is a painful double whammy.
Some 10 days ago when a...
With demonetisation, PM Modi has made common people feel like thieves
By Sheikh Khurshid Alam for TwoCircles.net
Browsing through the pages of the November issue of Economic & Political Weekly (EPW), I came across a...
60% penalty on undisclosed income, new black money scheme launched
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Income Tax rules levying a...
Mamata accuses Modi of derailing economy
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destabilising the country's economy with the demonetisation move.
"Modiji,...
Embrace e-banking, mobile banking: Modi
New Delhi : Giving a push for the country to go digital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed the people, particularly the youths,...
Demonetisation most important economic reform, needs support: Ratan Tata
New Delhi : Industrial conglomerate Tata Sons Interim Chairman Ratan Tata on Saturday said the government's demonetisation programme is among the "three most important...
India’s demonetisation scheme has given rise to frustration and anger
By Amjad suri for TwoCircles.net
Indian prime minister has a penchant for playing political master-stroke. His sudden impromptu decision on demonetizing old currency...
Jan Dhan account deposits rise to over Rs 64,000 crore
New Delhi : Aggregate deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have increased to Rs 64,252.15 crore as on the eighth day after the announcement of...
Exchange of old notes to continue at RBI counters
Mumbai : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said the facility to exchange old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will continue...
Opposition didn’t get time to prepare for demonetisation: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi while hiting out at the criticism over demonetisation, said on Friday the opposition was charged up not...
Two weeks later, people still spending long nights outside banks
By Anand Singh
New Delhi : A chill has set in at 10 pm when the first customers start gathering outside a small SBI...
RBI allows Rs 50,000 withdrawal a week from overdraft accounts
Mumbai : Following the demonetisation of high value notes, the RBI on Monday further relaxed cash withdrawal norms, permitting overdraft and cash credit account...
Demonetisation a make-or-break venture for Modi
By Amulya Ganguli
There is an element of spasmodic jerkiness about some of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies.
In foreign affairs, this unevenness was seen...
72 percent support demonetisation, says survey
New Delhi : About 72 percent of respondents agree with the demonetisation decision, says an online opinion poll carried out by SoGoSurvey to find...
Maharashtra BJP minister admits seized cash is his
Mumbai : In remarks that could embarrass the BJP, a senior BJP cabinet minister in Maharashtra on Friday admitted to hoarding Rs 91,50,000 in...
Wholesale traders opt not to buy perishable fruits to cut losses
By Saurabh Katkurwar
New Delhi : For the past two days, traders at wholesale markets here have not been buying some perishables like...
Banks, post offices told to report cash deposits over Rs 2.5 lakh
New Delhi : The government on Wednesday asked banks and post offices to report to the Income Tax Department all deposits above Rs 2.5...
नोटबंदी: खामोशी से सहने वाले लोगों की तादाद इस मुल्क में अब भी ज्यादा...
नासिरूद्दीन
देश भर में ऐसी बेचैनी, अफरा-तफरी, परेशान हाल लोग जमाने बाद एक साथ सड़कों पर दिख रहे हैं. ये किसी पार्टी के ‘बहकावे’ या...
Don’t support bankers helping currency hoarders: Bank union
Chennai : A major bank union on Wednesday said it does not support unscrupulous bankers who do not follow the prescribed procedures and who...
Rupee fall, foreign fund outflows depress equity markets
Mumbai : Rupee depreciation, foreign fund outflows and lower global crude oil prices depressed the Indian equity markets on Tuesday.
The two key indices of...
Banks, ATMs mobbed for third day
New Delhi : Tens of thousands of anxious people massed outside banks and ATMs here on Saturday for a third day to deposit or...
Demonetisation of Rs 500, 1000 notes to hit the common man most: SDPI
By TCN News
The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI) has termed the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes by the NDA...
BJP had called demonetisation ‘anti-poor’ in 2014
New Delhi : The BJP had in 2014 opposed the then Congress government's move to demonetise all pre-2005 currency notes, calling the decision "anti-poor".
Then...
Winding queues outside Chennai banks, many ATMs don’t work
Chennai : For a second day in succession, serpentine queues of common people formed outside banks and ATMs here to exchange old 500 and...
Long queues outside banks, ATMs in Uttarakhand
Dehradun : Hundreds and thousands of persons queued up outside banks and ATM's in Uttarakhand on Friday as banks opened for the second day...
नोटबंदी से लेकर मोदी की जाति तक फूटा मायावती का गुस्सा, ‘आर्थिक आपातकाल’ का...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: आज बसपा मुखिया मायावती ने आज अपनी प्रेस कांफ्रेंस में नोटों को बदलने व बंद करने संबंधी केंद्र सरकार के ताजा...
Black money is in foreign banks, properties: AIBEA
Chennai : The withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation will not help in fighting black money as it is stashed away...
International passengers can exchange banned notes up to Rs 5,000
New Delhi : Passengers arriving or departing from international airports will be allowed to exchange the banned Rs 500/Rs 1,000 notes up to Rs...
Panic run on ATMs as thousands rush to withdraw, deposit notes
ArrayNew Delhi : There was a panic run on ATMs across the Indian capital as Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that Rs 500 and...
Denotified Rs 500/Rs 1,000 currency: What you can do
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced drastic measures to curtail black money, declaring Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes...
Withdrawing Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes surgical strike on black money: FinMin
New Delhi : The Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday said the move to withdraw Rs 500, Rs 1,000 currency notes is the biggest "surgical...
10th agricultural census begins, final report in 2018
Agartala : As part of a nationwide programme, the tenth Agricultural Census with reference year 2015-16 began in Tripura on Tuesday, officials said.
The census...
Odisha forms panel to implement 7th pay commission
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government has constituted a six-member Fitment Committee for implementation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission recommendations, an official said on...
Kuwaiti parliament dissolved over fuel price row
Kuwait City : Kuwait's cabinet has resigned and parliament has been dissolved, triggering early elections following disputes between MPs and the government over fuel...
Why it is wrong to term interest-free banking as Islamic Banking
By Syed Zahid Ahmad for TwoCircles.net
The Call for ‘Sabka Saath – Sabka Vikas’ reflects inclusive growth opportunities for all Indian workers. We cannot segregate...
Indian rupee plunges to a week’s low
New Delhi : The Indian rupee on Thursday tumbled to its lowest level in the last one week after the army announced that it...
Government announces 78 days bonus for railway employees
New Delhi : The government on Wednesday announced a productivity-linked bonus for the railway employees for 78 days.
Briefing the media after the Cabinet meet,...
Junaid Ahmad takes over as World Bank’s India director
New Delhi : Junaid Ahmad has taken over as the World Bank's new Country Director for India, replacing Onno Ruhl, who completed his four-year...
Islamic banking set to get a boost in Kerala
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Although Islamic banking in India has been discussed at length, the truth remains that despite a huge potential market, the concept...
Bihar assembly passes GST Bill
Patna : The Bihar assembly on Tuesday ratified the Goods and Services Tax Constitution Amendment Bill which found support from the ruling coalition of...
Indian buffalo meat exports to reach Rs 40,000 cr in next 5 years: ICRA
New Delhi : Amid controversy surrounding the consumption of beef in India, a leading credit rating and research institution says the country's export of...
56% Indian employees apprehend poor retirement benefits: Survey
New Delhi : More than half of Indian employees anticipate that they will be up against a less comfortable retirement than their parents' generation,...
23 lakh LPG connections given under PM Ujjwala Yojana
Kolkata : Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said 23 lakh liquified petroleum gas (LPG) connections were given to below poverty line women households...
Bengal’s GDP more than doubled since 2010-2011: Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed the state's gross domestic product has more than doubled since 2010.
"You will...
Perfect storm gathering over Smriti Irani’s new ministry
By Abhirup Bhunia
As Textiles Minister Smriti Irani settles in to her new job overseeing an industry that is India's largest source of formal jobs,...
7th Pay Commission: 33 lakh government employees threaten to go on strike
New Delhi : With widespread resentment against the “meagre” pay hike announced in the 7th Pay Commission, as many as 33 lakh central government...
How and why to organize workers for a democratic and secular India
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Thousands of miles from Bihar, Kamayani Swami and Ashish Ranjan of Jan Jagaran Shakti Sangathan (JJSS) talked about their...
Government raises pulse buffer stock limit, mulls more ways to check price
New Delhi : Unnerved by the growing prices of essential commodities and pulses, the central government on Wednesday decided to enhance pulses' buffer stock...
To prove potential of Islamic Banking in J&K, valley-based advocacy group starts district-wise survey
By Raqib Hameed Naik,
Srinagar: Islamic Banking Kashmir (IBK), an awareness, research and advocacy group which aims to facilitate implementation of Islamic banking &...
रमज़ान में मुश्किलों से जूझ रहे हैं बनारस के मुस्लिम
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: रमज़ान आने के साथ-साथ देश के प्रमुख धार्मिक शहर बनारस में समस्याओं का भी आगमन हो जाता है. यहां के मुस्लिम समुदाय का एक बड़ा हिस्सा रोज़ाना की दिक्कतों से दो-चार हो रहा है. यहां बिजली की समस्या है, पानी की, साफ़ खाने की और पैसों की समस्या तो है ही.
Development is answer to all problems in UP: Modi
Allahabad : Development is the answer to all woes and problems facing Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
"The state is afflicted...
Development is answer to all problems in UP: Modi
Allahabad : Development is the answer to all woes and problems facing Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
"The state is afflicted...
US India thinktank scholar Dr Abulsaleh Sharif’s book on Constitutional Rights released, Roundtable discussions...
By TCN News
North America is home to more than 29% thinktanks in the world and a bulk of them is located in Washington, DC. While these think tanks are focused on a wide variety of issues, they play a vital role in shaping policy at the national and international level.
How to not lose your mind when you lose your passport
<b.New Delhi : Ever wondered how losing your passport while abroad can turn the dream vacation into a nightmare?
Here are some tips from travel...
Are Indian cities ready for the coming migration wave?
By Amit Kapoor
According to the World Urbanization Prospects of the UN Population Division, the percentage of people residing in urban areas is slated to...
India, Qatar sign 7 agreements; want ties ties beyond trading
Doha : India and Qatar on Sunday signed seven agreements, including on investment and tourism promotion, as the two sides discussed ways to take...
Eastern India focal point of my development plan: Modi
Balasore (Odisha) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said eastern India has remained economically backward but his government has focussed its development plan...
Online cancellation of rail tickets bought from counter
New Delhi : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday launched the online cancellation facility for tickets purchased over the counter.
"Confirmed, wait-listed and RAC tickets...
Delhi HC declines plea against Padma award to Dhirubhai Ambani
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to admit a petition challenging the government decision to confer Padma Vibhushan on late...
Implement rural job scheme with adequate funds, SC tells centre
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday asked the central government to ensure that the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was...
Indian railways to lay tracks at 7.7 kms per day
New Delhi : Indian Railways is set to commission 2,800 kms broad gauge track at the rate of 7.7 km per day, a senior...
Bankers to strike against government policies, inaction
Chennai : Around 10 lakh bankers will go on strike on July 29 against the government's varied actions and inaction pertaining to the banking...
Gujarat government targets quadrupling agricultural income
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Monday said her government's new agriculture policy intended to quadruple the income from agriculture and stressed...
Women run 14 percent Of Indian businesses, most self-financed
By Devanik Saha
Richa Dubey’s profession - running an online retail business that connects artisans with consumers - may not appear unusual for a modern...
EPFO has four times more members than Jaitley claimed: RTI info
Bhopal : The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has 15.84 crore members and not 3.7 crore as claimed by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley...
NCDHR expresses alarm at NITI Aayog’s claims of not being able to monitor Schedule...
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights has expressed disappointment at a recent news item which...
Congress asks why CISF for Ramdev’s park; No favour done, says government
New Delhi : The Congress on Tuesday questioned the need to deploy the CISF to guard a food park belonging to Baba Ramdev at...
Mehbooba Mufti seeks RBI support for youth empowerment
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday sought Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) support for youth empowerment in the state,...
Gujarat to give 10 percent quota for economically backward classes
Gandhinagar : Ten percent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions will be given to the economically backward classes (EBCs) in Gujarat, the ruling...
68 percent TN rural voters want loans, jobs, power: Survey
New Delhi : Agricultural loans, employment and electricity for farming are the top priorities for 68 percent of the rural voters in Tamil Nadu,...
Good monsoon can shower ‘achhe din’ on Indian economy: Experts
By Bappadiya Chatterjee and V. Jagannathan
Kolkata/Chennai : Higher crop output will be just one of the many gains from a good monsoon season, as...
Man-made Drought in Maharashtra
By Dr. Parvez Mandviwala for TwoCircles.net,
Drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply-...
Use MGNREGA money for water harvesting: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said money allocated for MGNREGA should be used for "water harvesting" to battle drought.
Speaking at...
21 workers injured in Adani power plant accident
Ahmedabad : At least 21 workers sustained burn injuries on Wednesday in an accident in one of the nine units of the 4,600 MW...
Government designs new strategy for revival & resurgence of handloom production
BY TCN News,
New Delhi: The government is aiming to increase handloom exports from about Rs. 2,500 crore at present to Rs. 4,500 crore in...
States must be brought on board for visionary e-NAM initiative
By Amit Kapoor
Agriculture is a critical sector of the Indian economy. This is because, in spite of its relatively low and declining contribution to...
Bengaluru garment workers protest change in PF law
Bengaluru : About 15,000 women garment workers on Monday staged a massive demonstration on the outskirts of Bengaluru, protesting change in the Provident Fund...
Modinomics must address the rural economy
By Vatsal Srivastava
For a government that has been voted by a historic majority on the single promise of "ache din" and "vikas", today's agrarian...
India, US to deepen alliance for combating tax evasion
Washington : As nations across the globe are in hot pursuit of tax evaders and terror financing, India and the US have agreed to...
Triple dose of good news for India: On monsoon, inflation, industry
New Delhi : Tuesday could well be a day to raise the toast for the Indian economy. Official data forecast rains during the upcoming...
Present economic scenario to persist awhile
By Amit Kapoor
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on April 5, released its first bi-monthly monetary policy statement and with it, the monetary policy...
Will file cases against US for WTO norms violation: Goyal
Pune : Charging Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said India file 16...
We released higher funds under NREGA: Government
New Delhi : Contesting charges that the Centre was keen to dilute the spirit of the rural jobs scheme, a flagship programme of the...
Government hikes entry fee to historical monuments
New Delhi : The government has increased the entry fee at 116 centrally-protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The revised rates...
Telangana to unveil IT policy on April 4
Hyderabad : Aiming to achieve the no.1 position in the information technology industry in the country, Telangana will unveil its IT policy on April...
Assocham wants ‘equalisation levy’ as part of Income Tax Act
New Delhi : The government must introduce the 'equalisation levy' as part of the Income Tax Act itself and not as a separate chapter...
Passenger train service from Agartala likely from April
Agartala : The much awaited passenger train service between Tripura and the rest of India is likely to start in April, a railway official...
No fund to pay salaries from April: civic bodies to HC
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday was informed by the civic bodies that the funds were not being released by the...
Boost development to enhance women’s role in preventing conflicts: India
By Arul Louis
United Nations : Drawing attention to the challenges posed by women's under-representation in roles for preventing and ending conflicts, India has said...
Education gets key focus in Delhi government budget
New Delhi : The Delhi government on Monday presented an annual budget of Rs.46,600 crore for 2016-17 -- an increase of Rs.8,850 crore over...
Cabinet clears World Bank project for Swachh Bharat
New Delhi : The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its clearance for a $1,500 million (over 100 billion rupees) World Bank project to support...
Why India’s governance frontlines are cash starved
By Charu Bahri
Between 2010 and 2015, funding shortfalls to local governments nationwide - rural and urban - were as high as half the sanctioned...
9.39 crore Jan Dhan accounts seeded with Aadhaar
New Delhi : The government has seeded 9.39 crore Jan Dhan accounts with the Aadhaar unique identity number, Minister of State for Finance Jayant...
‘अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय बाज़ार में तेल की कीमतों में कमी, पर भारत में बढ़े दाम’
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पटना : केन्द्र सरकार के द्वारा पेट्रोल एवं डीजल की कीमतों में पुनः की गई वृद्धि का भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ने...
Power of one million elected women influencing communities: Maneka
By Arul Lewis
United Nations: As India challenges centuries-old biases, the power of one million elected women is influencing communities across India through the local...
Jharkhand denies BJP MP’s claim on power project
Ranchi : The Jharkhand government on Monday denied Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey's claim that the Adani GHroup had decided to withdraw from...
Rs.1.30 lakh crore budget for Telangana
Hyderabad : Telangana's Finance Minister Etela Rajender on Monday presented the state budget in the assembly, proposing an expenditure of Rs.1,30,415 crore for the...
Railways launch online ‘clean my coach’ service
New Delhi : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched an online "clean my coach" service that allows travellers to get their compartments cleaned...
Modi asks officials to speed-up housing, digital India schemes
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday directed officials to expedite implementation of the government's promise for housing for all as also to...
Odisha to enhance agri budget outlay
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said the outlay of agriculture budget would be enhanced with a special focus to increase...
NHRC issues notice to Central Bank of India chairman
Chennai : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Central Bank of India's chairman asking him as to why a...
US-India trade body hails India budget
By Arun Kumar
Washington : The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has hailed Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's third budget as "an accurate path to economic...
Budget to benefit agrarian rural economy of Odisha: Pradhan
Bhubaneswar : Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said the Budget 2016-17 will largely benefit agrarian rural economies of Odisha.
He said the thrust...
7th pay panel report burdens government expenditure: Jaitley
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said fiscal 2016-17 would be extremely challenging because of additional burden on the government on...
Budget ignores welfare of the minority community: E. Ahamed
By TCN News,
New Delhi: E. Ahamed, Member of Parliament and President of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has criticized NDA government’s third budget presented...
Budget 2016: Jatiley allocates Rs 500 crore for SC, ST, women entrepreneurs
By TCN Staff Reporter
Delhi: In an attempt to help people from marginalised communities set up their own businesses, the Union Budget has allocated Rs...
अल्पसंख्यकों के उम्मीदों पर भारी पड़ा मोदी का बजट
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
मोदी सरकार ने कभी बड़े ज़ोर-शोर से ‘सबका साथ –सबका विकास’ के नारे को प्रचारित किया था. सरकार का यह दावा...
Government allocates Rs.9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi : The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country.
"The...
Rural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley’s budget
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented India's national budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying the country was a...
Finance minister allocates Rs.38,500 crore for MNREGA
New Delhi : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday allocated Rs.38,500 crore for schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act...
Jaitley set to present national budget for 2016-17
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was set to present India's national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday...
‘Budget should tweak policy to boost electronics industry growth’
Bengaluru : Hoping to get an equal attention as the software industry does from the government, the electronics industry wants the budget 2016-17 to...
Economic Survey sees 7-7.5 percent growth for current fiscal
New Delhi: The Economic Survey for 2015-16 tabled in parliament on Friday has pegged India's growth for the current fiscal in the 7-7.5 percent...
Railway budget has nothing for poor: AAP
New Delhi: The Railway Budget forsakes common man's needs and creates interests for the corporates, Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Thursday.
“Around...
India Inc gives thumbs up to Railway Budget
New Delhi: All the major political parties may have criticised the Railway Budget for 2016-17 presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday, but...
Jayalalithaa criticizes rail budget
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the 2016-17 railway budget had failed to meet the state's expectations but welcomed...
Railway budget a big zero, says Trinamool
New Delhi : Dismissing the Railway Budget - 2016-17 presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as a "big...
Budget session likely to be stormy, Congress to target government
New Delhi: The budget session of parliament starting on Tuesday is expected to be stormy with the Congress and some other opposition raring to...
Budget must balance taxation, spending, borrowing: Sinha
New Delhi: Ahead of the national budget for the next fiscal, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Saturday said it was necessary...
Jharkhand chief minister tables Rs.63502.69 crore tax-free budget
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday tabled in the assembly a Rs.63502.69 crore budget for financial year 2016-2017, which imposes no new...
Rail budget should focus on services, amenities: survey
New Delhi : The forthcoming railway budget, to be presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on February 25, must focus more on passenger services...
New train service to link southern Assam to Tripura, Manipur
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala: A goods train service that gets flagged off on Saturday will link southern Assam with other north-eastern states, meeting an old...
Muslims constitute much larger proportion of the poor and deprived in West Bengal: Amartya...
By Zaidul Haque, Twocircles.net
Kolkata: Muslims constitute a much larger proportion of the poor and the deprived in West Bengal, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen...
Akhilesh presents Rs.3.46 lakh crore budget – UP’s biggest
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday presented a Rs.3.46 lakh crore budget for 2016-17 - the biggest-ever in the state...
Chandy promises free rice for poor in budget
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in his budget on Friday promised to provide 25 kgs of free rice from the next fiscal...
India to meet tax collection target: Government
New Delhi : The central government on Wednesday said that it will be able to achieve its direct and indirect tax collection targets for...
Bihar cabinet nod for Patna Metro Rail project
Patna : The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday gave the long awaited nod to the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Patna Metro Rail Project,...
Economy of Islamic fundamentalism in Bangladesh
By Amitava Mukherjee
Bangladesh is now at the crossroads.
The war crimes tribunals, set up to punish those who had committed crimes against humanity during Bangladesh's...
Wipro wins multi-year deal from Swedish firm
Bengaluru: Global software major Wipro Ltd on Monday announced it has won a five-year IT infrastructure management deal from Assa Abloy group, a Swedish...
Higher train speed, axle load main challenges for railway: Minister
New Delhi : The increase in speeds of trains and safely operating higher axle loads on existing networks are the major challenges facing railway...
Karnataka mops up Rs.1.33 lakh crore at investors’ meet
Bengaluru: In contrast to its high expectations, Karnataka has managed to get only Rs.1.33 lakh crore of investments at the fourth edition of its...
IMRC to provide monthly ration to 1,500 poor and elderly women in Hyderabad
By TCN News
Hyderabad: US-based Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC), in collaboration with their Hyderabad-based sister organisation Sahayata Trust, have launched a programme...
Advocacy group set up in Kashmir to educate people about Islamic Banking
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Mehboob Makhdoomi, an expert on Islamic Banking and alumnus of Harvard and Pennsylvania University, has...
Kejriwal opposes minimum qualification for auto-rickshaw licence
Bengaluru: Terming as absurd the law mandating Class 8 as the minimum qualification for granting licence to auto-rickshaw drivers, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal...
Violence in Andhra as Kapus launch stir for quota
Visakhapatnam: Violence broke out in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district on Sunday as thousands of protestors from Kapu caste set afire a train and...
RBI expected to hold rates in Tuesday’s policy review
Mumbai : With the RBI's last monetary policy review of this fiscal coming up on Tuesday, analysts expect the central bank to keep interest...
RBI’s policy to set the tone for equity markets
By Rohit Vaid
Mumbai : The final monetary policy review of the fiscal, amidst the third quarter results season and the interest of the foreign...
Kashmir governor reviews budget preparations
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Saturday reviewed budget preparations for the new fiscal beginning April 2016, an official statement said.
A meeting...
Railways caps monthly online ticket booking to 6
New Delhi : An individual can book only a maximum of six railway tickets online per month, effective from February 15, the railways ministry...