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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday launched the NPS Vatsalya scheme, which will allow parents to save for their children's future by investing in a pension account. Parents can subscribe to NPS Vatsalya online or visiting a bank or post office. The minimum contribution...

New Delhi: Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a new moon mission "Chandrayaan-4" to develop and demonstrate technologies needed for landing of Indian astronauts on the moon and safely bring them back to Earth. Chandrayaan-4 mission will achieve the foundational technologies for the landing of Indian astronauts...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank is unlikely to ease the benchmark policy rate during 2024 given the uncertainty over food inflation, State Bank of India (SBI) chairman CS Setty has said. The US Federal Reserve's first cut in interest rates in more than four years...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will launch the New Pension Scheme (NPS) 'Vatsalya' Wednesday here, which will be joined by school children, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Finance. Announced in the Union Budget 2024, the scheme will allow parents to...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday laid foundation stones and dedicated four railway projects valued at Rs 2,871 crore in Odisha. These projects are set to enhance rail connectivity, decongest key routes, and contribute to the socio-economic development of the region, the PM said. Among...

New Delhi: India's merchandise exports in August declined 9.3 per cent to $34.71 billion from $38.28 billion in the year-ago month, according to government data released Tuesday. Imports increased by 3.3 per cent to $64.36 billion in August against $62.3 billion a year ago. The...

Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex rose by nearly 91 points to close at a fresh lifetime high while Nifty settled above the 25,400 level for the first time supported by firm global trends ahead of the much-awaited US Fed's decision on interest rates. Extending its record-setting spree...

New Delhi: West Bengal has experienced a continuous decline in its relative economic performance over several decades, according to a working paper by Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). Odisha, traditionally a laggard, has shown a marked improvement in recent years, the paper...

New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday claimed that the first 100 days of Modi 3.0 was marked by a litany of U-turns and a series of scandals with the government yet again having "failed to act" on India's "mass unemployment crisis". Congress general secretary in-charge communications...

New Delhi: Metro projects worth Rs 30,700 crore were approved in the first 100 days of the Narendra Modi government to enhance connectivity and reduce travel time, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday. Addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Modi government...