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Modi speech: Here is a list of all schemes announced by the PM 1) For the poor:  Two new schemes under PM Awaas Yojna. Home loans for poor and middle class people up to Rs 9 lakh will get 4 percent exemption on interest and 3 percent for up to Rs 12 lakh loans. 2) For farmers:  Sixty days interest waiver for farm loans taken from from district co-operative banks and co-operative societies. 3) For senior citizens:  8 percent interest up to Rs 7.5 lakh deposit by senior citizens in banks. 4) For small businesses:  Credit guarantee for micro small and medium enterprises to be raised to Rs 2 crore from current Rs 1 crore. 5) For women:  Pregnant women across India will be given Rs 6,000 in their bank accounts to take care of initial medical needs. 6) For farmers:  The government will convert 3 crore Kisan Credit cards to RUpay Credit cards. 7) For small businesses:  Banks have been asked to raise c...

PM Narendra Modi launches UPI based mobile payment app called BHIM  NEW DELHI: Urging people to make digital payments a "habit" to make the country a cashless economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a mobile app for the Unified Payment Interface (UPI). The application, which will be common across all banks and financial institutions, is called BHIM (Bharat Interface for Mobile).  In  his 40-minute speech at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi during the inauguration of the DigiDhan Mela, Modi time and again evoked Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar -- father of the Indian Constitution - and drew parallels between his contribution towards the upliftment of the downtrodden and the idea behind the BHIM mobile app  "Right now, business happens by the way of [currency] notes and coins. That day is not far when all business transactions will be conducted through the BHIM app," the prime minister said in Hindi.  The central banking system was born out of ...

It seems that Hollywood these days is more interested in big fiscal returns than it is in quality output, and it’s common knowledge that to win big you gotta spend big. Here, we break down the most expensive Hollywood films ever made. Click Here and see! Filmmaking is not for the faint of heart – or the shallow of pocket. After all, busting blocks at the box office doesn’t come cheap; movies that are specifically made for the big screen tend to have the most astronomical budgets. They’re not necessarily the best ever made and it seems sometimes the quality of the movie is inversely proportional to its actual worth. But, chances are, you have seen at least half of the movies in this list in the theater. Adjusted for inflation, here are the top 10 most expensive movies ever made. 10.  King Kong  (2005) Director:  Peter Jackson Cost of production:  $250 million USD No stranger to behemoth budgets thanks to  Lord of the Rings , Jackson’s...

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday asserted that the Rs. 100 crore detected by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in her party’s account was entirely accounted for and deposited following due procedures. Addressing a press conference here, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said: “The money belongs to the party, which has been deposited following due procedures. The entire money is accounted for.” Ms. Mayawati accused the BJP of using the state machinery to malign the BSP ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ms. Mayawati demanded that he should make public the deposits made by the BJP during the 10 months prior to the November 8 demonetisation announcement. The ED on Monday detected cash deposits totalling over Rs 104 crore in an account belonging to the BSP.