Education loan is a right of every student: Chidambaram
August 18th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said an education loan is a right of every student and the officials with the public sector banks (PSBs) ... Read more...
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Kerala nurses end strike (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 16 (IANS) The striking nurses, including those who threatened to make a suicidal jump from the terrace of a Kerala hospital, called off their protests after their demands ... Read more...
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Nurses refuse to come down from Kerala hospital terrace
August 16th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 16 (IANS) The three nurses, who threatened to make a suicidal jump from the terrace of a Kerala hospital Wednesday if their demand of permanent employment is not ... Read more...
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BJP terms PM’s speech disappointing, Modi raises infiltration issue
August 15th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech as "disappointing" and lacking direction on issues facing the country, ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly censures banks for denying education loans
June 22nd, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) In a rare show of political unity, the Kerala assembly Friday censured erring banks that refuse to sanction educational loans.Moving a motion, treasury bench legislator Thomas ... Read more...
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SBI reduces educational loan rates by up to 1 percent
February 27th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) Monday said it has reduced the interest rate on educational loans by up to one percent ... Read more...
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US Exim Bank considering $2bn proposals from Indian corporates
January 5th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) The US Export Import Bank has funding proposals of $2 billion from Indian companies and is willing to extend education loans to Indian students to pursue ... Read more...
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Girl-dominated gang running loan racket busted
October 31st, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Eight people, including five girls, were arrested in the capital for duping more than 500 students in an education loan racket, police said Sunday."They advertised extensively in ... Read more...
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For-Profit College Stock On A Downslide - Apollo Predicts More Loss
October 15th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 15, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Thursday was real bad news for the for-profit college stocks which took a very bad beating at the share market. The Apollo Group Inc., one ... Read more...
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Regulations for micro-finance companies soon
October 14th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) The government is working on regulations for micro-finance institutions and consultations are on with the stakeholders, a senior finance ministry official said Thursday."Regulation for financial institutions is in ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee asks state governments and banks to improve credit flow
June 28th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 28 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday asked State Governments and bankers to position themselves to finance the emerging demand for credit from agriculture, manufacturing and services ... Read more...
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Education loan subsidy scheme finalised
June 24th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) To make education loans cheaper, a scheme was finalised Thursday to provide full interest subsidy on the loans taken by students with annual family income below Rs.4.5 ... Read more...
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Educational finance corpus inching towards reality
June 19th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A proposal to set up an initial corpus of Rs.5,500 crore to provide cheaper educational and institutional loans got strong backing from the states Friday.
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Panel to discuss higher education regulator bill Friday
June 17th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) An education advisory panel will meet here Friday to take a final decision on a draft bill aimed at creating an apex regulator for higher education in ... Read more...
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Center to seek states’ help in making education loans cheaper
June 10th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Human Resource Development Ministry will ask states to contribute towards making education loans cheaper as proposed under the National Education Finance Corporation (NEFC), officials said Thursday.
"We ... Read more...
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Govt.’s mid-day meal benefited 11 crore children in 2009-10
June 2nd, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The Government on Tuesday stated that its Mid-day meal scheme has been able to benefit about 11 crore children across the country in the last fiscal ... Read more...
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Centre to introduce Right to Food Act in Parliament soon: Chidambaram
April 18th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Apr 18, (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said that the Centre would bring the comprehensive Right to Food Act before the Parliament soon.Addressing a programme here, Chidambaram ... Read more...
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Right to Food Act on the anvil, says Chidambaram
April 18th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will soon introduce a Right to Food Act in parliament, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Sunday.
Speaking at a ... Read more...
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Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority to offer low-cost college loans for students
April 13th, 2010 - 12:52 am ICT by BNO News
EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS (BNO NEWS) – The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) will offer low-cost, fixed interest rate college loans to help thousands of students and families across the state, Governor Deval ... Read more...
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All schools in India to have an IT teacher, says Sibal
March 18th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) All secondary schools in India will have a computer teacher each and the central government will bear the related expenses, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal ... Read more...
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Government committed to overhaul education infrastructure: Patil (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) From investing more in primary education to allowing foreign universities to open campuses in India, the central government is working to bring a paradigm shift in ... Read more...
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Government to shoulder interest on study loans for poor
August 27th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Have you taken an educational loan and are finding it tough to pay the interest on it? Take heart, as the government Thursday decided to shoulder ... Read more...
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PM announces new measures for women, housing, energy, education
August 15th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday announced a series of new schemes for women and for the housing, energy and education sectors.
"Our government will make sustained efforts ... Read more...
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Youngistan welcomes ‘aam aadmi’ focus of Indian budget (Lead)
July 6th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 6 (IANS) Students and young professionals Monday hailed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's 'aam admi' focus of the union budget with many rejoicing over tax sops and interest subsidy ... Read more...
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Senior citizens, women, students get tax reliefs
July 6th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Tax-paying individuals stand to benefit this fiscal. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has eased their tax burden and provided relief for specific groups of ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee to meet heads of public sector banks today
June 10th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet heads of public sector banks today.Issues like review of interest rates of banks, credit growth and agriculture loans will be ... Read more...
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US student lender firm to bring back jobs from India
April 7th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 7 (IANS) America's largest private student lender Sallie Mae plans to move 2,000 overseas jobs back to the US from India and the Philippines, reversing a cost-savings ... Read more...
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Noida students allege cheating, college says they damaged property
March 20th, 2009 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Noida, March 19 (IANS) Students of a private management institute here Thursday complained to the police about their college cheating them by making false promises of assured placements but instead found themselves ... Read more...
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Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda reduce lending rates
December 29th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Punjab National Bank (PNB) Monday reduced its benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) by 50 basis points from 12.5 percent annually to 12 percent from Jan 1. Bank ... Read more...
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Kerala banks increase education loan portfolio
October 8th, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8 (IANS) Banks in Kerala have reported a huge increase in the number and amount of education loans sanctioned in the year ended June 30, 2008. According to the figures ... Read more...
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Delhi to give scholarships to economically poor students
August 11th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday announced scholarships for economically backward students taking admissions in higher education institutions in the the national capital. “The step has been taken to ... Read more...
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Government reviews progress of the education sector
August 9th, 2008 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have successfully implemented reservation for students of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), while the ... Read more...
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Right attitude, patience needed during inflation: Chidambaram
July 9th, 2008 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) Right attitude and patience are needed to meet inflationary pressures, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday. "The Indian economy will bounce back. We met the Asian financial ... Read more...
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Tata AIG, Allahabad Bank tie up to offer mortgage cover (Lead)
July 2nd, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Life insurance player Tata AIG and public sector Allahabad Bank joined hands Wednesday to provide mortgage insurance facilities to the bank's housing loan customers. Announcing this here, Allahabad ... Read more...
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Rising costs inflating people’s woes
June 27th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) As prices in India have hit the roof and inflation is ruling at over 13-year high, average citizens in India are ruing the squeeze in their already-hit ... Read more...
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