Ahead of polls, Nitish govt announces series of schemes

Ahead of the assembly polls, the National Democratic Alliance government in Bihar has announced a series of schemes, prompting the opposition to claim that after remaining in power for 20 years,......

Bihar Polls: Non-Stop Contest For Sops

Both NDA and INDIA are racing to woo marginalised groups with assembly polls fast approaching. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meets Jeevika Didis in Darbhanga, September 26, 2025.......

Ni-kshay Mitra: Crowdfunding To Fight TB

This would be India's largest crowd-funded programme to help patients with a particular disease. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu launched the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative that seeks to ensure......

Koena Mitra gets 6-month jail in cheque bouncing case

A Mumbai court has convicted actor Koena Mitra in a cheque bounce case and sentenced her to six months' imprisonment. In an order passed on July 6, Andheri metropolitan court magistrate Ketaki......

Govt urges banks to close inoperative Jan Dhan accounts

State-owned banks have received guidance from the government to close Jan Dhan accounts whose beneficiaries are unwilling to keep them active, amid rising instances of such accounts being misused......

Banks can now declare ex-IL&FS directors 'wilful defaulters'

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed state-owned Canara Bank and Indian Bank to pursue proceedings against former IL&FS directors, who are not part of the new board, to......

Remembering Ashok Mitra

Dr Mitra called the Pandara Road crowd a 'cheerful collective of young dreamers,' united in its 'love and pride for the newly Independent India,' despite 'sharp disparities in background,......

Jan Dhan a big hit, 3 cr accounts opened already

Banks have achieved the target set by the government to open 10 crore accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) a month before the January 26 deadline. As of December 26, the number......