Jan Dhan milestone: Over 58 crore accounts bring millions into formal banking system, says FM Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said more than 58 crore Jan Dhan accounts have brought crores of Indians into the formal banking system, strengthening financial inclusion across the country.The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has ensured that benefits under welfare schemes, low-cost insurance and pension programmes reach beneficiaries without leakages, the Finance Minister’s…

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Not just my dad’s nominee, I’m my community’s voice: Yathindra Siddaramaiah | Bengaluru News

Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah (Photo credit: X/@Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah) BENGALURU: From being a political recluse in 2016 to becoming a cabinet minister and torchbearer of his father, former chief minister Siddaramaiah‘s legacy, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, 45, has come a long way in a short time.While Yathindra believes it is hard to walk out of his father’s shadow,…

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Quote of the day by Nikola Tesla: “If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world.” |

Nikola Tesla (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotations remain popular because they offer encouragement. Others survive because they reveal something uncomfortable about human nature. This remark, commonly attributed to Nikola Tesla, belongs to the second group.The sentence is short, but it leaves a strong impression. Tesla takes an emotion that most people have experienced at some point…

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India vs Afghanistan: Manav Suthar stars on debut as India script biggest win in Test history | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar announced his arrival on the Test stage in stunning fashion, weaving a web around Afghanistan’s batters as a ruthless India cruised to a record-breaking innings-and-300-run victory in the one-off Test at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Monday.Making his Test debut, the 23-year-old from…

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Congress leader Suraj Hegde dies of cardiac arrest in Bengaluru at 55 | Bengaluru News

Suraj Hegde, a prominent Congress leader and AICC secretary, passed away in Bengaluru BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader and AICC secretary Suraj Hegde passed away late Sunday night in Bengaluru after suffering a cardiac arrest, party sources said on Monday. He was around 55 years old.Hegde, who was serving as the vice chairman of the Karnataka…

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‘You don’t need a turning track’: Sunil Gavaskar decodes Manav Suthar’s six-wicket haul vs Afghanistan | Cricket News

Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: India took complete control of the lone Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, bowling the visitors out for 152 and enforcing the follow-on. The star of the day was debutant Manav Suthar, who produced a stunning six-wicket haul to dismantle Afghanistan’s batting line-up and put the hosts in…

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