PM Modi addresses Civil services probationers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon civil services probationers to work together for the nation, saying silos and hierarchy don’t help the system. He called for working towards realising the vision of making India a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25. The PM was addressing them in the first-ever Common Foundation Course called ‘Aarambh’, … Read more

Finance Ministry presents report card on measures to boost economy

As per the report card, all public sector banks (PSBs) have introduced Repo Rate Linked Products (RRLP). Further, the RBI has mandated that all scheduled commercial banks introduce repo-linked home loan products and external benchmarked linked floating rate loans for retail and MSME borrowers starting October 1. For customers’ ease, the banks have informed the government … Read more

MEA: Reorganization of erstwhile J&K India’s internal matter

Reacting to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on the establishment of the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, MEA spokesperson Raveessh Kumar said that China is well aware of India’s consistent and clear position on this issue.  The matter of reorganization of the erstwhile State of Jammu & … Read more

Sri Lanka: Two main Presidential candidates spent around 76 crore rupees on media promotions

The elections, scheduled for 16th November, is being mainly contested between former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Minister Sajith Premadasa with total 35 in fray. Manjula Gajanayaka, national co-ordinator, Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said one of the candidates has spent 48 million rupees just for printed media and 432 million rupees for electronic … Read more