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Women-owned businesses getting more loans; non-performing assets less than
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"230 million women received their bank accounts for the first time courtesy of the Jan Dhan Yojna. Of the 400 million loans given out, 70 per cent of beneficiaries were women with women-owned businesses, which means, 280 million women-owned businesses received funds. The NPA was less than 2.
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Pakistan expels Iran ambassador, recalls envoy to Tehran in response to Ir
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier, Iran attacked the headquarters of a terrorist group opposed to Tehran with drones and missiles in Pakistan on late hours of Tuesday, Al Arabiya News reported citing Tasnim news agency.
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"India a vibrant democracy that can deliver digitally" says Union Minister
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
CII posted on X, "India is a vibrant democracy that can deliver digitally. It has delivered through technology to a billion+ population. All those who are keen to invest in India, the demand for data science professionals in India in 2024 alone is for one million professionals. ~ @smritii
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Reckless attacks by Houthi threatened navigation in one of most vital wate
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Jake Sullivan said, "We have also worked with ... in the international response to new aggression in the Middle East, in the Red Sea reckless attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles has t
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Pakistan 'strongly condemns' violation of its airspace by Iran
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan has strongly condemned the "unprovoked violation" of its airspace by Iran, which claimed the lives of two children and injured three girls.
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"India's G20 Presidency ensured gender issue not reduced to sidelines": Sm
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday that the New Delhi G20 summit ensured that the gender issue was discussed in the mainstream and highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to ensure that women's issues must be addressed through concrete policy actions.
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Islamic Jihad commander describes Iranian training to Israeli interrogator
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander arrested in Gaza described to Israeli interrogators how terror operatives were trained in Iran in video footage released by the Israel Defence Forces on Tuesday.
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US Navy seizes Iranian-made weapons en route to Houthis
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The operation took place off the coast of Somalia, and the seized items included propulsion, guidance, and warheads for medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) and anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs).
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India launches pioneering women leadership lounge at WEF 2024 in Davos
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Minister Puri posted on X, "Was a delight to join my colleague Smriti Irani along with captains of the industry at the launch of the We Lead Lounge at Davos 2024. The Lounge showcases the role of women in economies & is set to have wide-ranging discussions on opportunities in women-led d
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Several explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq's Erbil
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGS) has taken responsibility for the attacks. The IRGS said it was targeting the "headquarters of spies" and "anti-Iranian terrorist gatherings in parts of the region" with ballistic missiles.
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India, Iran discuss expanding bilateral and multilateral ties
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian hosted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Tehran on Monday. The two leaders discussed expanding bilateral and multilateral ties within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and BRICS.
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"Congress' anti-Lord Ram face now exposed": Smriti Irani
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Hours after Congress announced that its senior leaders, including former party president Sonia Gandhi, invited to the Pran Pratistha ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla, wouldn't attend the event, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that the grand old party's anti-Lord Ram face is now be
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