India was the fourth largest military spender globally in 2023 with an expenditure of $83.6 billion, behind the US, China and Russia, according to a report by an independent international......
In India elections are never fought in a straight line.It's fought on many issues, at many levels, with multiple emotions and with a bit of good luck, too.Sheela Bhatt reports from Rajasthan.......
To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......
...to fund the revenue gap.Of the gross market borrowing of Rs 14.13 trillion estimated for FY25, Rs 7.5 trillion, or 53 per cent, is planned to be borrowed in the first half. IMAGE: Kindly note......
'Democracy cannot be taken for granted. It has to be fiercely guarded.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit A Shah at a meeting of BJP polling booth workers at the Lal Bahadur stadium......
Direct tax collection, net of refunds, moderately exceeded the revised estimates (RE) for the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) on the back of personal income tax revenues, but corporation tax receipts......
'Any escalation that may hit the oil production of Iran or affect the oil transit through the Strait can result in a spike in oil prices.' IMAGE: The apparent remains of a ballistic missile in the......
Defence exports grew 33 per cent in the calendar year 2023 (CY23) to around Rs 21,083 crore while domestic defence orders serviced by listed companies were Rs 48,000 crore. The sector is poised for......
Experts say the ministry should target unconventional sectors more aggressively. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Indian Railways has managed to improve its freight volumes each year since the......
January-March quarter, is considered to be a soft quarter, and will continue to see the headwinds that the sector has been facing. And the sector will enter the new financial year on a weak......
IMAGE: Avinash Tiwary, Nora Fatehi and Divyendu in Madgaon Express. Last week's releases Madgaon Express and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar were quite distinctive in nature. While the former is a whacky......