Coronavirus: Economic relief package worth Rs 1.70 lakh crore

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

 Economic relief package worth Rs 1.70 lakh crore The Modi government has made a big announcement on Thursday to give relief to the poor amidst the spreading corona virus across the country. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced one lakh 70 thousand crore rupees. Sitharaman said that an economic package has been prepared to deal … Read more

Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s new finance minister

Rishi Sunak

Currently Sajid Javid of Pakistan origin was the Finance Minister of Britain. Following his resignation, Boris Johnson has chosen Rishi Sunak as his new finance minister. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Indian-origin politician Rishi Sunak as the new finance minister on Thursday. Sunak is the son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy. He is the … Read more

PM Narendra Modi in Parliament

Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the fundamentals of the Indian economy were strong and had inherent capability for higher growth rates. Replying to the debate in Rajya Sabha on a motion thanking the president for his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, he said there was no reason for being despondent. … Read more

PM Modi meets economists, industry experts ahead of Budget

Narendra Modi

PM Modi meets economists, industry experts ahead of Budget Ahead of the Union Budget for 2020-21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met economists and sector experts at the Niti Aayog to discuss the state of the economy and steps which can be taken to revive growth which is projected to drop to 5 per … Read more

Water conservation should become a mass movement

Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on said that water conservation should become a mass movement, and hailed organizers of the Vadodara International Marathon (VIM) for their effort to create awareness about the issue. The ninth edition of the VIM was flagged off on Sunday morning by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. In a message to Tejal … Read more

Hemant Soren take oath as 11th chief minister of Jharkhand

Hemant Soren

JMM leader Hemant Soren took oath as Jharkhand chief minister for a second time on Sunday at a grand ceremony attended by a galaxy of opposition leaders and regional satraps, in a show of unity that could be a harbinger of a broad-based anti-BJP alliance amid the uproar over the new citizenship law. Attired in … Read more