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'No basis in the claim that poverty is down to 5%'

'Without a poverty line, how are we to know whether poverty is the same, or it has come down or it has gone up?' IMAGE: A homeless girl asks for alms outside a coffee shop in Mumbai. Photograph:......

'Won't beg for seats', says Congress; Trinamool hits back

Fissures appear to have emerged in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) as its two key allies, the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, on Thursday clashed over seat sharing......

The Battle To Save Malabar Hill

'If the authorities go about completing this project the way they have proposed, this is going to cause a HUGE environmental impact not only on Malabar Hill but also on the rest of the city.'......

Act against panchayats for banning Muslim traders: Nuh MLA

Congress MLA from Nuh Aftab Ahmed on Thursday demanded strict action against those village panchayats in Haryana that have allegedly 'banned' entry of Muslim traders into their villages. IMAGE:......

Haryana panchayats issue letters banning Muslim traders

Letters purportedly written by some panchayat heads in Haryana's Mahendergarh, Rewari and Jhajjar districts "banning" Muslim traders from their villages have surfaced online, amid communal tension......

RBI found gaps in corporate governance at banks despite guidelines: Das

The Reserve Bank has found gaps in banks' corporate governance despite issuing guidelines on the matter, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Addressing......

How IL&FS crisis has impacted non-banking finance companies

For non-banks, the IL&FS crisis was nothing short of India’s Lehman moment, which has for a foreseeable future reset the sector on multiple grounds. Two and a half years after the......

Coronavirus locks down hopes of thousands in Noida SEZ

Noida SEZ has 400 units and around 100,000 workers, and was shut down on March 23. IMAGE: A daily wage worker walks on foot along Agra-Kanpur Highway towards his home which is more than 200 km......

3 failures: Why the RBI is in a mess

'When an institution believes its knowledge and capability is superior to everyone, it behaves like a frog in the well.''And this is precisely the cause for the mess,' says J N Gupta.Illustration:......

Why RBI's risk draft has little to cheer NBFCs

An initial reading of the guidelines indicates two factors - potential rise in borrowing cost and lower returns on investment book - could hit the spread of NBFCs. The Reserve Bank of......

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with......

Did Modi Inspire This Grammy Win?

'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ricky Kej/Instagram With two Grammys in the Best New Age Album category -- for Winds of Samsara in 2015......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

Why Kishore Kumar refused to sing Khaike Paan Banarasiwala

'Khaike Paan Banarasiwala doesn't sound like a Hindi song,' Kishore Kumar said.'I don't think I can sing this song.'We pleaded with him.Finally, he relented on one condition...Legendary movie......

Soccer PICS: Real Madrid inch closer to La Liga title

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates with teammates after scoring their third goal against Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville on Sunday. Photograph: Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters Real......

Europa League: Inter, Leverkusen reach last 32

Inter Milan and Bayer Leverkusen cruised into the Europa League knockout stage with emphatic wins on Thursday but holders Atletico Madrid and former winners Liverpool suffered surprise defeats.......

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