Modi launches free power scheme for poor
The power-for-all Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya scheme will have an outlay of ₹16,320 crore.
Jayalalithaa’s death to be probed by retired HC judge
Opposition leaders, including DMK working president M.K. Stalin, have urged the Centre to order a CBI probe into her death. Mr. Stalin said a judicial probe would not unravel the mysteries behind her death.
Modi revives Economic Advisory Council
With the economy hitting a rough patch in recent months, the Prime Minister has decided to reconstitute the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister that had been rendered defunct after the UPA government demitted office in May 2014.
SBI lowers minimum balance to ₹3,000; pensioners, minors exempted
The revised MAB requirement and charges will become applicable from October.
Mulayam rules out forming a party as of now
Blowing hot and cold, the 77-year-old SP patriarch said his blessings were with his son Akhilesh Yadav though he did not agree with the decisions made by him.
Mukul Roy quits Trinamool Congress
One of the most prominent leaders of the Trinamool Congress, Mr Roy, who also served as Railway Minister, was associated with the party since its inception in January 1998.
Eman Ahmed, once world’s heaviest woman, dies
The Egyptian national, who weighed nearly 500 kg, was airlifted to Mumbai in February and she underwent a weight loss procedure by bariatric surgeon Dr. Mufazzal Lakdawala at the Saifee Hospital. She was shifted to Abu Dhabi in May after some differences with her sister and the Saifee Hospital management.
Rupee crashes to six-month low of ₹65.10 on panic dollar buying
This is the weakest closing for the rupee since March 24, when it had ended at 65.41 against the dollar.
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