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Centre not cutting flagship schemes but won't take over states' burden

Official says some savings are expected as the Centre will make cuts wherever there is low-priority expenditure

Why lending to MSMEs makes business sense

A large section of MSMEs is creditworthy and micro retail borrowers' cash flow allows them to repay bank loans fast

Letter to BS: Centre, state govts are oblivious to migrant workers' woes

Letter to BS: Centre, state govts are oblivious to migrant workers' woes

Political slugfest breaks out in UP over migrant workers' return

All the major opposition parties - the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, and Congress - have upped the ante against the Adityanath dispensation

What the lockdown has accomplished

It has slowed down the spread of infections; air and water pollution have also come down

Railways to gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12

Booking for reservation in these 15 pair of trains will start at 4 pm on May 11

Grand announcements

Executing road projects worth Rs 15 trillion in two years will be a tall order

Foreign investors have been cautious about emerging markets: Raychaudhuri

Over the next year, we would expect Sensex and Nifty returns to be in line with their earnings growth

Markets looking forward to bailout

But the currency could take a hit if rating agencies respond unfavourably

Keep office going under lockdown via video conference on phone or laptop

Cost-effective video-conferencing tools are enabling team discussions and client meetings

Calls for debt monetisation gain traction as Covid-19 cripples economy

Coronavirus has snuffed out lives of more than 2,100 people and infected nearly 63,000 in India

How to get the most out of your fixed deposits as interest rates fall

Choose a higher compounding frequency, and invest across multiple tenures and banks

Story in numbers: Elderly population is alone and vulnerable amid lockdown

The problems of elderly callers ranged from the shortage of medicines and physical support to anxiety, fear and anxiousness

An uphill task: UP govt faces the challenge of resettling 1.5 mn migrants

For thousands of his ilk stranded in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and other industrialised states, the homecoming was made possible only after the Centre decided to ply non-stop interstate special trains

No pay, no food: Rocky work-life balance turns Surat daily wagers violent

In the textile industry alone, there are an estimated 1.5 million migrant workers

How governors conduct themselves in the office during the BJP regime

Lately, Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Jagdeep Dhankar, the governors of Maharashtra and West Bengal, virtually emerged as the main challengers to the non-BJP governments for different reasons

Lockdown: UP tops influx chart with 215 trains ferrying 230,000 migrants

57 more trains en route; 200 additional trains slated to come in 2-3 days

Roll out of Integrated Battle Groups delayed due to Covid-19: Army Chief

The Army Chief also said that there could be some disruptions in defence production and procurement in the wake of the pandemic, but it will be a "temporary phase"

Covid-19: Govt working on many initiatives to attract potential investors

The government has taken steps like promoting ease of doing business and liberalisation of the foreign direct investment norms to attract overseas investors

Combined Centre and state fiscal deficit may go up to 14%, says Subbarao

The former RBI governor also says that the Centre's current fiscal stimulus is not sufficient