To curb mis-selling of policies and rationalise commissions, radical changes have been proposed to help investors.
It was in the 1960s that the Beetle attained its cult status, when it became almost synonymous with the hippie movement -- and succeeded in shaking off the grim history of its origins. As Volkswagen announces the end of the Bug's journey, Amrita Singh goes down a nostalgic road.
India plans to phase in cash transfers of food and kerosene subsidies from September, saving 10-15 per cent of the $21 billion in annual outlays on the benefits by eliminating fraud, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
'They know everyone and have everyone's horoscope. If they feel Himanta Biswa Sarma is the right man for Assam, they will give it to me, if they feel Sarbananda Sonowal is the right man, they will give it to him, or if they feel both of them are not good, let's bring another person'
On display were PM Modi's pet projects like the 'Make in India' scheme and 'Jan Dhan Yojana'.
Aadhaar now has legal backing but it still faces challenges of privacy and data sharing
The PM said a woman's power today underlined inner fortitude and self-confidence, which made her self-reliant.
While govt has decided to maintain status quo, don't use the money for house, marriage or education
India has been put in lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. People have been told to stay indoors, but for many daily-wage earners this is not an option.
His colleague and Law & IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the court has held that the purpose of issuing Aadhaar to all Indian citizens is legitimate and no surveillance is possible.
It is best to invest long-term surplus in stocks or equity mutual funds.
For the current woes of the state to end, in city after city, town after town, village after village, unauthorised constructions have to be removed, no questions asked, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The amended bill also provides for a stiff Rs 1 crore penalty and a jail term for private entities for storing Aadhaar data.
Government has introduced the Real Estate Bill, 2013 in Rajya Sabha.
The amount saved in a PPF account is actually saving for a rainy day.
God forbid, if bad days fall upon someone and debts pile up. A fascinating excerpt from Anil Lamba's Financial Affairs Of The Common Man: Master The Art Of Personal Finance Management.
He also said that post demonetisation, black money, which was part of a parallel economy, has now become part of the formal system.
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Denmark has been rated as the country with the best retirement system in the world.
This will, of course, go a long way in meeting the promised fiscal deficit target of 3.6 per cent of GDP in 2015-16.
'He is posting that someone who took the metro (during a medical emergency) got saved.' 'Let him try doing the same. He cannot peddle nonsense just because he is a star.'
Only national service can save the nation, and not politics: Modi
PM extended some old schemes and finally said yes to one that was legally mandated for past 2 years.
Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress of joining hands with non-governmental organisations to run a one-point programme to stop him from coming to power. But, he said that they would fail due to the 'hurricane' support for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
'I am sceptical of the Indian economy returning to a sustained high-growth trajectory any time soon'
Sitharaman exhorted the states to work together with the Centre, stating that while the Union government sets the direction of economic growth, it is for the states to ensure effective implementation on the ground.
The government has set up a high-level committee.
EY Foundation India and India Paryavaran Sahayak Foundation have come up with a cost-efficient and scalable solution. The project involves spreading awareness and driving usage of in-field straw management practices among farmers, to reduce the air pollution caused due to crop residue burning.
Against National Democratic Alliance's 75 million target, United Progressive Alliance added 61 million in 2013-14.
Modi slammed opposition parties for seeking proof of the damage done by the Indian Air Force in Pakistan's Balakot.
"Since beginning, I am hearing this that if I am not with you, then I am an Aadhaar judge. I don't care," the judge said.
As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a recession unfolding in bits and pieces. With factories and tea gardens closing down, agricultural income falling and storm Aila ravaging a large part of deltaic West Bengal in 2010, migration gradually became a norm.
The new 'Mission 350+' is to focus on 150 seats where the BJP was number two or three in 2014.
'Farmers love cows but find it uneconomical to afford fodder expenses'
The assessment of PMJDY should be done within the context of the programme.
The government scheme has a long way to go before its ultimate goals of universal financial inclusion and financial literacy are achieved.
Punjab National Bank on Tuesday slashed interest rates by 15-30 basis points on non-resident rupee deposits and foreign currency bank deposit schemes.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
The report mentioned that the government spends 2.2 per cent of the GDP on pension bill.
What will a split in the AIADMK mean for Tamil Nadu?
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