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Govt rolls out packages for farmers & migrant workers. Govt says measures will empower the poor, migrant workers and farmers by ensuring credit facilities, food and social security for them.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the second tranche of economic stimulus package will be for the benefit of migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers At a press conference, she said 3 crore marginal farmers have already availed Rs 4 lakh crore of loans on concessional rates Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on […]
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils revival of economy post Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus package. Distressed MSME’s get breather.

Here is the full text of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements during the press-meet Covid-19 Package Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday released the details of the ₹20 trillion stimulus packages to restore the health of Indian economy hit by Covid-19 pandemic. Sitharaman said banks will provide Rs3 trillion as automatic collateral-free loans to standard MSMEs.
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Lockdown 4.0. PM Modi invokes national pride, building a Self Reliant India was essential in a post COVID-19 world.

Addressing the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that building a Self Reliant India was essential in a post COVID-19 world. He highlighted that India’s self reliance would be based on 5 pillars – Economy, Infrastructure, System, Demography and Demand. The Prime Minister emphasized that self reliance was essential for India’s global
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Barack Obama lashes out at President Trump in call with supporters. More than 78,400 people with COVID-19 have died in the United States and more than 1.3 million people have tested positive

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster” during a conversation with ex-members of his administration, according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News. Obama also reacted to the Justice Department dropping its criminal case against Trump’s first national