12 states to spend Rs 1.68L cr on women's cash schemes

A total of 12 states across India will collectively spend Rs 1.68 lakh crore on unconditional cash transfer schemes for women in 2025-26, up from just two states implementing such programmes three......

UPA's cash transfer scheme: Sonia's explanation

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday strongly backed the Centre's new Direct Benefit Transfer system that will ensure cash transfer directly in the hands of beneficiaries of various schemes,......

Bihar polls: Less than 70 seats for Cong? Oppn manifesto this week

The Opposition 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance in Bihar is likely to finalise its seat-sharing in the next few days and may announce its candidates along with a joint manifesto this week. IMAGE: Ticket......

Aadhaar biometric update for 7+ kids must to avoid deactivation

Children who obtained Aadhaar when they were below the age of five, need to mandatorily update their biometrics after crossing age of seven, else they will have to face risk of deactivation of......

'Subsidised LPG sales under direct benefit scheme down by 25%'

  Sales of subsidised LPG cylinders under the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme have come down by about 25 per cent as most ‘ghost beneficiaries’ have been eliminated, Chief Economic......

Direct cash transfer of LPG kicks off in 18 districts

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily today formally launched the direct benefit transfer scheme for liquefied petroleum gas at Tumkur in Karnataka. It was launched simultaneously in......

I-T Bill Restores Tax Benefits For Religious Trusts

'If a charitable or religious trust sells a capital asset -- such as land, buildings, shares -- and makes a capital gain, it can avoid paying tax on that gain if it reinvests the proceeds in......

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

IMF’s Article 4 consultation report on India The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff’s ‘baseline’ assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods......