PMMY helping aspiring entrepreneurs in Varanasi in getting loans to start their businesses

IANS | April 7, 2025 8:28 PM

Varanasi, April 7 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary on April 8, having transformed the lives of countless individuals across the country, including many in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, Varanasi. The scheme has been a beacon of hope for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially the youth, by providing easy access to credit for small businesses.

PM Mudra Yojana has empowered millions: DFS Secretary M. Nagaraju

IANS | April 7, 2025 6:20 PM

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) As the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) completes 10 years on April 8, M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS) in the Union Finance Ministry, on Monday said that the scheme has touched a historic milestone of sanctioning over Rs 32.6 lakh crore through more than 52 crore loans.

An untold story of Global Hindu Pluralism and universal harmony

Sadhu Brahmaviharidas | April 7, 2025 5:22 PM

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Some may dismiss religion for being divisive. I, however, have experienced the Hindu tradition as a unifier. On the morning of 22 January 2024, I chanted Siya-Rama and Swaminarayan intermittently while watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi perform the inauguration of the Rama Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya.

Leader of farmers: Dallewal's role in the struggle for agricultural reform

IANS | April 6, 2025 11:26 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a prominent farmer leader and the president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur), ended his indefinite hunger strike on Sunday after 131 days. He began hunger strike on November 26, 2024. The aim was to push for a legal guarantee on minimum support prices (MSP) for crops and raise awareness about various issues pertaining to farmers. While Dallewal has now called off his fast, he said that the farmers' protest will continue.

Grand celebration of Ram Navami at BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi

IANS | April 6, 2025 11:00 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The world-renowned BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi celebrated Ram Navami and Swaminarayan Jayanti with immense devotion and grandeur, marking a landmark moment for cultural and spiritual harmony in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Mahavir Jayanti celebrated at Delhi Legislative Assembly

IANS | April 6, 2025 8:20 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Sunday hosted a spiritual and cultural event titled “Bhagwan Mahavir Gatha” to mark the auspicious occasion of the 2,624th birth anniversary and the 2,550th Nirvan Mahotsav of Lord Mahavir.