(DD News) Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday chaired a high-level annual review meeting with the Managing Directors and CEOs of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in New Delhi. Meeting focused on financial strength, inclusive lending, cyber security, and customer-centric innovation. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Secretary of the Department of Financial Services, M. Nagaraju, and senior officials, alongside PSB leadership. Sitharaman commended the PSBs for their robust financial performance, particularly in FY 2024–25, where they recorded a record net profit of ₹1.78 lakh crore. Over the period…
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(PIB) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Ghana from July 02-03, 2025. This will be Prime Minister’s first ever bilateral visit to Ghana. This Prime Ministerial visit from India to Ghana is taking place after three decades. During the visit, Prime Minister will hold talks with the President of Ghana to review the strong bilateral partnership and discuss further avenues to enhance it through economic, energy, and defence collaboration, and development cooperation partnership. This visit will reaffirm the shared commitment of the two countries to deepen bilateral ties and strengthen India’s engagement with the ECOWAS [Economic…
(The New Indian Express) The issue of Sri Lanka arresting Indian fishermen stems from an agreement during the Emergency under which their rights for fishing in some specific areas were given up, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. The agreement with Sri Lanka would not have been possible if a genuine Parliament functioned at that time, Jaishankar said at an event organised by the BJP Yuva Morcha to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency. Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island was ceded to Sri Lanka by then Indira Gandhi regime in the country under a maritime agreement in 1974.…
(The New Indian Express) Defence Minister Rajanth Singh brought in the issue of the prevalent trust deficit generated post the 2020 standoff in Eastern Ladakh during his bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, calling for “bridging”. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China on June 26, 2025. While Rajnath acknowledged the work being undertaken by both sides to bring back semblance of normalcy in the bilateral relations, he also “called for bridging the trust deficit created after…
(The New Indian Express) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday cemented his position as the longest-serving BJP Chief Minister in the state’s 25-year existence. This achievement places him as the second longest-serving Chief Minister overall since the state’s formation, a record still held by the late Congress stalwart, Pandit Narain Dutt Tiwari, who completed a full five-year term. Dhami’s remarkable tenure surpasses that of all his BJP predecessors, including Bhuvan Chand Khanduri (who served twice), Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, and most notably, Trivendra Singh Rawat (TSR). The path to this milestone began following the abrupt ouster of TSR, who…
(AU) मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने शुक्रवार को आर्मी हेलीपैड हल्द्वानी में उपराष्ट्रपति जगदीप धनखड़ से मुलाकात की। साथ ही उनकी कुशलक्षेम जानी। उपराष्ट्रपति धनखड़ अपने तीन दिवसीय उत्तराखंड प्रवास के समापन के पश्चात दिल्ली प्रस्थान से पूर्व हल्द्वानी पहुंचे थे। इस अवसर पर उत्तराखंड के राज्यपाल लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल (सेनि) गुरमीत सिंह भी उपस्थित रहे। हेलीपैड परिसर में संपन्न इस भेंटवार्ता के दौरान राज्य से जुड़े महत्वपूर्ण विषयों एवं विभिन्न विकास योजनाओं पर विस्तृत चर्चा हुई। मुख्यमंत्री ने उपराष्ट्रपति के उत्तराखंड आगमन के लिए आभार व्यक्त करते हुए कहा कि उनकी यात्रा से प्रदेश को नई ऊर्जा और प्रेरणा प्राप्त हुई…
(AU) सेंट्रल जीएसटी के लखनऊ जोन ने एक वर्ष में 13 फीसदी की ग्रोथ दर्ज की है। जीएसटी के रूप में 22321 करोड़ व एक्साइज के रूप में 11 हजार करोड़ से ज्यादा का राजस्व भी अर्जित किया है। एक वर्ष में यूपी में 1.33 लाख नए व्यापारी जोड़े हैं। 1345 करोड़ की कर चोरी भी पकड़ी है। ये उपलब्धि विभाग ने सिर्फ 113 अधीक्षकों के दम पर हासिल की है, जो एक रिकॉर्ड है। इस राजस्व में नोएडा, गाजियाबाद और मेरठ जोन शामिल नहीं है। सेंट्रल जीएसटी का लखनऊ जोन देश के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण जोन में से एक है।…
(AU) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने शुक्रवार को अंतरराष्ट्रीय एमएसएमई दिवस पर लखनऊ के लोकभवन में आयोजित कार्यक्रम में युवा उद्यमियों को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए “यूथ अड्डा” और “सीएम युवा” एप का शुभारंभ किया। इस मौके पर उन्होंने कई युवाओं को सम्मानित भी किया। इसके पहले सीएम योगी ने सोशल मीडिया साइट एक्स पर कहा कि एमएसएमई इकाईयां ‘आत्मनिर्भर’ भारत का आधार हैं। अपने अथक परिश्रम से प्रदेश को आत्मनिर्भरता की दिशा में अग्रसर कर रहे सभी उद्यमियों को एमएसएमई दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं! प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के मार्गदर्शन में डबल इंजन सरकार उद्यम एवं उद्यमिता को प्रोत्साहित करने हेतु…
(HT) Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised on equity in health care delivery while chairing the 48th meeting of PRAGATI on Wednesday, according to a press and information bureau (PIB) statement. The ICT-enabled, multi-modal platform is aimed at fostering Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), by seamlessly integrating efforts of the central and state governments. PM Modi also reviewed the progress made under Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. “During a review of Prime Minister-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), the prime minister urged all states to accelerate the development of health infrastructure, with a special focus on Aspirational Districts, as well as…
(HT) The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holdings of Indian government securities climbed to a record in absolute terms following aggressive debt purchases, but analysts anticipate a reduction as the year progresses. The RBI’s bond holdings rose to 12.78% of the outstanding issuances as of March-end from 10.55% at December-end, according to central bank data released on Wednesday. In absolute terms, this amounts to approximately 14.88 trillion rupees ($173.55 billion), a record high, marking an increase of ₹2.83 lakh crore in the January-March quarter. The central bank had purchased bonds worth ₹2.45 lakh crore via open market operations (OMOs) and…