'The campaign by the Mahagathbandan has failed to capture the imagination of the electorate given the fatigue factor with the Nitish government.' IMAGE: Mahagathabandan Chief Ministerial candidate......
Radical Islamist networks are deliberately targeting Muslim youths embedded within the country's professional and academic ecosystems, leveraging their skills, mobility, and digital reach to......
Defence Procurement Manual 2025 lays down the guiding principles for revenue procurements in the defence ministry worth around 1 trillion in a financial year. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath......
If India caves in to US pressure as Trump hopes it will, he will further try to blackmail it into submission, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump at a press conference with......
The orders issued this month have selected ministries ranging from home affairs under Amit Shah to rural development, headed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to move to Building 3 -- currently named......
The Reserve Bank of India has expressed concern at the uneven growth of micro finance institutions across the country and the diverse rates of interest being charged of their members. While......
Micro financing has become an attractive proposition for private banks as it helps them inch closer to the stipulated priority sector lending target and fetches high returns ranging between 8 per......
A Reserve Bank of India-constituted group on micro finance has pushed for the creation of an autonomous and professionally-managed National Micro Finance Equity Fund with an initial subscription of......
The SKS IPO and the Andhra Pradesh ordinance have suddenly changed everything. Will it be the death knell or will it usher in a reformed and healthy industry? There are three basic facts about......
The good thing about the increasing interest in micro-finance is that many practitioners are feeling the need for hard facts on impact assessment. While disbursement figures earlier did not merit......
IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy made an unbeaten 105 as India reached 358 for nine in their first innings. Photograph: SRH/X Nitish Reddy loves his tattoos like most 21-year-olds do, and one on his......