PMJAY for 70+ covered 700K treatments in one year

The government aims to cover around 60 million people in the age category, irrespective of income, with an assured 5 lakh annually to be shared within the family. IMAGE: Senior citizens aged 70......

Centre Moves To Bar Drugmakers Over Fake Information

At present, there is no provision under Drugs Rules, 1945 to address issues of wrong information to obtain regulatory approvals. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational......

'It's Difficult To Be In The Congress'

'Rahul Gandhi only does things that his appointed people tell him to do. I tried to meet him and highlight the problems but I could not meet him.' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives to......

How Census 2027 Will Be Done

'There will be not less than 31 lakh people working in the census process.' Photograph: ANI Photo The last census in India was in 2011. That was 14 years ago. The 2021 census had to be cancelled......

It Is Hard To Know How The Economy Is Truly Performing

The core dilemma remains: Why provide further stimulus to an economy that is already booming at an 8 per cent growth rate? asks Rajeswari Sengupta. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay......

Second wave of dematerialisation takes off in unlisted companies

In the mid-1990s, when the shares of listed companies first began to be held in electronic form, they accounted for less than 1 per cent of the stocks bought and sold on the stock exchanges. This......

June retail inflation likely to have cooled further on food prices

India’s consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation rate is likely to have cooled further in June, thus remaining below the 4 per cent target of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a fifth......

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2025 with 35 amendments

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2025, along with 35 government amendments, including one that abolishes a 6 per cent digital tax on online advertisements. Photograph: ANI Photo......