On June 14, 2014 Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts gave an impassioned speech before the United States House of Representatives concerning hunger in America. Sadly he done this to the absolute and utter disdain of many Republicans in Congress who seek to cut or eliminate the food stamp program altogether. When McGovern spoke many of these same […]
Indian PMO turns letter against profiteering of banks into petition, asks Ministry of Finance to ‘take action as appropriate’
The Honorable Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi’s office (PMO) has responded to a letter against profiteering by banks by turning it into a petition. The PMO has further directed the Ministry of Finance to ‘take action as appropriate’. The letter, written by Vikkramm Chandirramani, a Mumbai based creative professional outlined 32 areas mainly […]
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Raises 1000 Crore through Private Bonds
India’s newest telecom giant, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is in works to raise capital of up to Rupees 1,000 Crore by selling bonds privately to institutions. As of today, this is poised to be the largest private placement by a corporate entity in FY15. The Mukesh Ambani-owned […]
1600 MW capacity power projects launched in 5 years: Omar
Srinagar, June 02, (Scoop News)-Inaugurating Rs. 890 crore Restructured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) for Kashmir, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Mondayasked the Power Development Department to make public satisfaction first concern in its functioning. “Public satisfaction and Customer Care should be the benchmark of your functioning”, he told the functionaries of Power Development Department […]
Modern Day Slavery: 126 Nepali Women rescued by Nepali embassy in Saudi Arabia.
It has been reported that 129 women who had been working in different parts of the Saudi Arabia were rescued by the Nepali embassy in Saudi Arabia from the past 3 months. Most of these victims have been subjected to violence and sexual exploitation in one or the other form. According to sources most of […]
HDFC Bank signs MoU with J&K Government for Electronic Fund Transfer
Jammu, October 15 (Scoop News)-HDFC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Jammu & Kashmir for direct transfer of payments to beneficiaries under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The initiative – the first of its kind in J&K under the central government’s Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) […]
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