Initiated move to privatise Air India, but reports on poverty and cast census remained unfinished
Since the inception of the code, the threat of insolvency has brought many debtors in line
On average, an account-holder among Punjab farmers availed of crop loans of around Rs 2.23 lakh in the first 11 months of 2016-17.
'...getting drenched in the rains, doing farm work, labour and sweating it out so that they can get their evening meals.' 'I want to tell them that this Ram Nath Kovind of Paraunkh village is going to Rashtrapati Bhavan as their representative.'
The government is also planning to replace the current ageing Air India One or Boeing 747 with Boeing 777s. Arup Roychoudhury and Archis Mohan report.
A senior politician Naidu respected once tried to convince the firebrand student leader to quit the Jana Sangh.
'A 180-days period -- for insolvency resolution -- is aggressive, but by no means inadequate.'
Insolvency professionals feel the bankruptcy code will deter defaulters, but NPAs will not cease unless banks are sensitised on credit appraisal and experts are hired by banks to inspect what is happening with their loans.
The two agreements were signed during Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's state visit to India in May.
This may rescue pulses, cotton and oilseed sowing; rain revival in the south to take longer
Justice V Gopala Gowda's name has been considered positively by the Trinamul Congress as well as the Left.
Centre might move swiftly on its next round of strategic sales in CPSEs
The crisis will strengthen Nitish Kumar's position as Lalu's troubles erodes his bargaining power within the ruling coalition in Bihar.
Even as the BJP is expected to win the vice-presidential poll, ppposition hopes to make it yet another display of its unity, reports Archis Mohan.
Its electoral triumphs in assembly polls, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, have made the BJP the single-largest party in the Rajya Sabha.
Once the bankruptcy provisions are notified, these proprietary firms will benefit, as Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board plans to consider them as individuals
Modi's visit to dwell on water conservation, Israel's expertise in desalination may also be tapped
GST would make compliance easier for big businesses, but hurt small scale industries., says SJM
The southwest monsoon which reached the country on May 30 well within its normal onset date
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