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RE cos may get better access to bank loans

new delhi, Sept. 9 -- Developers of renewable power may get enhanced access to cheaper bank loans in the near future, with the Centre working on a proposal mandating dedicated priority lending for suc... Read More


RE cos may get better access to bank loans

new delhi, Sept. 9 -- Developers of renewable power may get enhanced access to cheaper bank loans in the near future, with the Centre working on a proposal mandating dedicated priority lending for suc... Read More


Keep billions in US aid frozen, Trump asks SC

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen. The crux of the legal fight is over nea... Read More


Asia Cup: India favourites but not without challenges

Kolkata, Sept. 9 -- It's a testament to the adaptive nature of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) that the Asia Cup is still alive and kicking at a time when all other multi-nation meets have ceased to e... Read More


Prosecution sanction against SAD leader Majithia granted

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Punjab cabinet on Monday granted prosecution sanction against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former state minister Bikram Singh Majithia under the Prevention of Corrup... Read More


India takes aim at trade barriers in Brics meeting

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- India on Monday urged the Brics grouping to focus on stabilising the global economy and world order while opposing unfair trade practices and increased barriers at a virtual summ... Read More


J&K's lone AAP legislator Malik detained under stringent PSA

JAMMU, Sept. 9 -- The lone Aam Aadmi Party MLA in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehraj Malik, was on Monday detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for allegedly disturbing public order in Doda dist... Read More


Farmers to get Rs.20k per acrefor crop damage: Mann cabinet

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab, the state cabinet on Monday approved a flood relief package, including Rs 20,000 per acre compensation to farmers for cr... Read More


HP becomes fourth fully literate state

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Himachal Pradesh on Monday became the fourth fully literate state in India after Tripura, Mizoram, and Goa, under the Ullas (Understanding lifelong learning for all in society) s... Read More


Part of NHAI Act 'bad' in law, says apex court

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956 (NHAI Act), calling them "bad" for depriving landowners of judicial recourse and im... Read More