Modi sets 1,000-day deadline to power up India villages

Last Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 09:35

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a 1,000-day deadline Saturday for every village in India to get electricity as he emphasies his commitment towards combatting poverty.

Make available easy finance for micro units: Kalraj Mishra to banks

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 21:54

MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra on Wednesday asked banks to make available easy finance for micro enterprises under the Prime Minister's Employment Guarantee Programme (PMEGP).

Chhattisgarh plans to set up Startup Village

Last Updated: Sunday, March 15, 2015, 16:46

After Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh is planning to set up a Startup Village.

Jaitley adopts 4 villages in Gujarat

Last Updated: Sunday, January 11, 2015, 22:38

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday adopted four villages in Vadodara district in Gujarat as part of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana for MPs.

ICICI wants others to follow 'digital village' model: Kochhar

Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015, 17:17

Expecting her 'ICICI digital village' project to become a role model, the private sector bank's chief Chanda Kochhar says she wants other entities to come forward and launch similar projects.

PM asks banks to fund 'Swachhta Entrepreneurs'

Last Updated: Friday, January 2, 2015, 22:11

Asking banks to become 'agents of social transformation', Modi said the banks need to take up social causes and adopt a charter for the nation's development.

ICICI Bank adopts village in Gujarat to make it digital

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 23:38

The announcement was made by ICICI Bank Chairman and Managing Director Chanda Kochhar during her courtesy meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel at Gandhinagar Tuesday.

Discount games realtors play: Firm promises free add-on flat

Last Updated: Friday, December 26, 2014, 17:57

Faced with slowdown in the property market, realty firm Supertech is offering a studio apartment free on the purchase of a Rs 1.38 crore luxury flat at Noida to woo customers.

Orphaned Asiatic black bear rescued

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:23

An orphaned Asiatic black bear cub was rescued from the forest of Noksa village in Tirap district by Tirap district Zilla Parishad Chairperson Chawang Lowang who is a wildlife enthusiast and a conservationist.

Researcher `discovers` Buddhist artifacts in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 20:23

Buddhist artifacts, dating back to the eighth century were discovered at Majhipara village in Odisha`s Jajpur district, a researcher claimed today.

Gunmen kill 22 in Nigeria church attack: Witnesses

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:03

Assailants armed with guns and explosives killed 22 people in at a busy church service in a northeast Nigerian village, witnesses said on Monday, in a region where Islamist sect Boko Haram is resisting a military crackdown.

Couple electrocuted while hanging clothes on iron wire

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 19:51

A 25-year-old woman and her 29-year-old husband were electrocuted while hanging clothes on an iron wire at their home in Bherupuraojha village here on Monday.