LIVE: India wants peace, friendship, but sovereignty is supreme, says Modi

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9:15 PM

PM Modi thanks all parties for their suggestions

9:14 PM

The areas which were not really monitored earlier, even there our jawans are now able to monitor and respond well: PM Modi

9:13 PM

National interest is our top priority, India has never tolerated external pressure: PM Modi

9:13 PM

India is seeing eye-to eye with China on every issue: PM Modi at all-party meeting

 

 

 

9:12 PM

The country has immense faith in our soldiers. I want to assure our soldiers that the entire country is with them: PM Modi at all-party meet

9:11 PM

India wants peace and friendship, but won't compromise on our security: PM Modi

9:09 PM

Our Army is doing every thing to protect our borders: PM Modi

9:01 PM

Our patrolling capacity has increased due to newly built infrastructure: PM Modi

Our patrolling capacity has increased due to newly built infrastructure, especially along LAC, said PM Modi at all-party meet on Ladakh face-off.

8:58 PM

Our forces are doing what they have to do to protect country, whether it is deployment, action or counter-action: PM Modi at all-party meet.

8:56 PM

Neither have they intruded into our border, nor has any post been taken over by China: PM Modi

8:47 PM

India should not allow entry of Chinese firms: CM Mamata

India should not allow entry of Chinese firms in telecom, railway, aviation sectors, Mamata Banerjee tells all-party meet on LAC face-off.

8:35 PM

There was no intelligence failure: Defence minister Rajnath Singh

8:34 PM

Wall Street rises in early trading, tracking gains worldwide

Wall Street is rallying in early trading Friday, putting the S&P 500 on pace to close out a winning week after encouraging reports raised hopes for a coming economic recovery.
 

The S&P 500 was up 1.1 per cent, following up on similar gains in European markets and more modest ones across Asia. Treasury yields also rose in a signal of improved optimism.
 

The gains were widepsread, with some 90 per cent of stocks in the S&P 500 higher, led by energy companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 272 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 26,346, as of 9:51 am.
 

Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was up 1.1 per cent.

8:24 PM

Not the right time to question handling of situation: Akali Dal

8:17 PM

PSBs disburse Rs 21,029-cr loan to MSMEs under credit guarantee scheme

The finance ministry on Friday said public sector banks have disbursed Rs 21,028.55 crore under the Rs 3-trillion Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector reeling under stress due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
 

Public sector lenders have sanctioned loans worth Rs 40,416 crore under the 100 per cent ECLGS for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), starting June 1.
 

The scheme is the biggest fiscal component of the Rs 20-trillion 'Self-Reliant India Mission' package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month.
 

"As of 18 June 2020, #PSBs have sanctioned loans worth Rs 40,416 crore under the 100% Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, out of which Rs 21,028.55 crore has already been disbursed," Sitharaman said in a tweet.