Kerala seeks Rs 5,000 cr. as special Central aid
• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought special assistance of Rs 5,000 crore as a grant from the Centre, apart from a 10% hike in the allocation under various Centrally-sponsored schemes and an additional assistance of Rs 4,796 crore from the National...
NPAs with PSU banks declining: Jaitley
• Non-performing assets with public sector banks are on the decline, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday, adding that public sector banks are expecting recoveries of loans to the tune of ₹1.8 lakh crore this financial year. • The Insolvency and Bankruptcy...
Enact ‘strong law’ to cleanse politics: SC
• The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed political parties to publish online the pending criminal cases of their candidates and urged Parliament to bring a “strong law” to cleanse political parties of leaders facing trial for serious crimes. • Rapid criminalisation of...