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New Delhi, Aug 15: As part of its effort to contain rising non-performing assets (NPAs), the RBI has started scrutiny of 200 large accounts to assess the level of stress and provisioning done against them by respective banks. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is examining as to whether banks have followed prudential norms in respect of these stressed assets, a senior public sector bank official said. It

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that women officers recruited under the short service commission in the armed forces will have the option of taking up permanent commission, which he described as a "gift" to the "brave daughters". Modi made the policy announcement while addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day

New Delhi, Aug 15: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday refused to accept party leader Ashutosh's resignation. Kejriwal took to micro-blogging site Twitter and wrote "How can we ever accept ur resignation?," Kejriwal said in a tweet, adding "No, not in this birth" in Hindi. Posting another tweet Kejriwal shared a snapshot of him and

New Delhi, Aug 15: The Congress on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have spoken "the truth" in the last Independence Day address of his term instead of making a "hollow" speech and urged him to accept party chief Rahul Gandhi's challenge of a debate on issues such as corruption, mob lynching and Chinese incursions. In his last Independence Day speech before Lok Sabha elections

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured that India will be the engine of growth for the world economy for the next three decades as the "sleeping elephant" has started to run on the back of structural reforms like Goods and Services Tax (GST). Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day, PM Modi listed out

Kochi, Aug 15: Noted Malayalam poet and Sahitya Akademi awardee Chemmanam Chacko died at his residence in Kakkanad near here, his family members said today. Chacko, 92, had been undergoing treatment for age-related ailments for quite sometime. His end came last night after his condition worsened, they said. He is survived by wife and two daughters. Known for his satirical works, Chacko reacted to

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce the launch of the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS) on a pilot basis in some states on the occasion of Independence Day, with the full-scale roll-out of his pet project expected in September end, sources said. The ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) aims to provide

New Delhi, Aug 14: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday criticized cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu for deciding to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan Prime Minister designate Imran Khan. Former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab said, "No idea of what Sidhu will do tomorrow or day after and he has no realization of what damage his actions can do

Lucknow, Aug 14: After Union Minister Ananth Kumar said that Uttar Pradesh lacks the infrastructure to conduct the Aero Show, Aviation Minister of the State, Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, on Tuesday averred that his state is capable of hosting the show. He said, "Uttar Pradesh is the birth land of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna. We have everything here. We are conducting something as massive as Kumbh Mela

Patna, Aug 14: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that 'one nation, one poll' was a good idea but not implementable in the forthcoming general elections. Kumar, who has been advocating simultaneous polls for state assemblies and Lok Sabha for quite some time, was responding to a query from journalists here on the letter written on the issue to the Law Commission by BJP national president