New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Financial inclusion remains a key priority of the government, with flagship insurance and health protection schemes being expanded to cover all sections of society, including Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backwards Classes (OBCs), the Parliament was informed on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day official visit during which he will hold a fresh round of Special Representatives (SR) dialogue on the boundary question with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) India is on course to emerge as the world’s most sought-after consumer market and a top investment destination, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
Kharagpur (West Bengal), Aug 18 (IANS) The world is moving from conventional wars to technology-driven wars of power, and our ability to prepare will decide our future, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Ministry of Coal has planned to set up 102 first-mile connectivity (FMC) projects by FY30 to modernise coal evacuation in the country, the government said on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In a pointed political attack, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President and Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has reignited debate over the historic Indus Water Treaty of 1960, branding it one of the “biggest blunders” of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Opposition parties on Monday accused the ECI of partiality and deviation from its constitutional duty - an allegation that came a day after CEC Gyanesh Kumar ticked off the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for levelling unsubstantiated charges of wrongdoings on the poll body and sought an apology.
Moscow/New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sharing his assessment of his last week's meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska.
Kharagpur (West Bengal), Aug 18 (IANS) Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, turned philosopher, historian, and futurist at IIT Kharagpur on Monday as he urged India’s brightest engineering students to choose a life of "legacy over salary".
Kharagpur (West Bengal), Aug 18 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Monday urged the country to strengthen its technological and economic independence as its future security will depend on more than just protecting its borders.
