Page 7 - Latest Updates on PM Narendra Modi

Rs 20-trn package need of the hour, will unleash economic growth: India Inc

Industry bodies said the Make In India flagship will emerge as a key catalyst for attracting new investment, driven by much needed bold reforms in the areas of land, labour and liquidity

Buy local to 5 steps to self-reliance: Highlights from PM Modi's speech

Coronavirus crisis is an opportunity for India to own the century, says Narendra Modi.

Waiting for Godot

Experts say that the curve is not yet flattening and the peak may occur as late as mid-August

Don't resume air, train services to Chennai: Tamil Nadu CM tells Modi

Palaniswami urges centre give his state a credit and refinancing package for micro, small and medium enterprises

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

Plight of irregular migrant workers: Who cares?

No permanent redress can be expected until even casual workers are able to unite and bargain collectively for their rights

PM Modi, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir pay homage to Handwara martyrs

Saluting the personnel, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said operations in Handwara highlighted determination of security forces to safeguard the lives of the people

Maharashtra crisis: Was the deal between Shiv Sena and BJP mere optics?

Under Article 171 of the Constitution, the governor can nominate members having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, art, cooperative movement, and social service

PM-led meet dwells on crop biotech, format for capital infusion in farming

Modi holds meeting on agro marketing reforms amid Covid lockdown; stresses on need to protect small farmer

Dabur, Himalaya witness spike in sales of Ayurvedic products amid Covid-19

For Himalaya, the surge in demand has been seen particularly in its Pure Herbs range such as Guduchi, Tulasi, Amalaki, Ashwagandha and others

Putting a halo around the 'doctor' brand

If the police are our protectors, the doctors are our saviours

Shekhar Gupta: Situation normal, but all locked up

India needed to get back to work in stages. But by not getting the country out of the induced coma of the lockdown, Modi govt has risked incapacitating it

Picture-perfect food

We drink lots of tea at home - first flush, Makaibari, Oolong, herbal - but none of it actually tastes like tea

May Day brings little solace, as Indian workers stare at longer work hours

For the first time in one and a half centuries, workers will have to toil 72 hours a week in at least five states as govts try to restart production amid the nationwide lockdown

Faith and freedom

US report on religious rights is a moment of truth for India

Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate, Covid-19 lockdown, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Govt likely to pledge Rs 3-trn in loans to MSMEs amid Covid-19 outbreak

Small firms will be eligible to borrow an additional 20 per cent of their credit limit. The extra debt will be fully backed by the government

Kerala has lost Rs 80,000 cr as per estimates due to Covid-19: CM Vijayan

The wage loss to around 8,330,000 self-employed persons and casual employees is around Rs 14,000 crore

Lift the lockdown

An extension will only increase the human cost

India's fight against Covid-19 is truly people-driven, says PM Modi

In his monthly Mann ki Baat broadcast, Modi said India was in the middle of a yudh (war) and asserted people have to continue being careful and take precautions