Key individual parties have cornered a larger share, with some favouring regional and others national players.
The share of candidates who were successful among the BJP was 56.5% in 2019. It was 5% for the Congress.
'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.'
'You cannot have only one product or one market or one customer segment.'
Mumbai accounts for the largest share of electoral bonds sold since inception.
The incident remains a reminder of the inherent fragilities of all geopolitical relationships.
96 per cent is being collected through TDS, advance tax, self-assessment tax, and other receipts.
A cultural preference for sons in India may be expressed as 'son preference' or 'daughter aversion', arising from patrilocality, patrilineality, the cost of dowry, and old-age support from sons.
A quarter of the stocks have been replaced since 2019, marking the evolution of India's economy.
Although India-US relations have strengthened significantly in recent years, partly because of the security situation in the region, the Indian policy establishment would have to be prepared to protect India's interests in a world that could get more unpredictable.
Certain changes in the past two or three years could have a long-term structural impact on the IT services market.
If Indian companies were people, around 20 per cent of the listed space would be individuals whose salaries don't cover their loan instalments.
Many individuals filing tax returns declare zero tax liability. They accounted for two-thirds of the total individual returns filed.
The five warmest years in Indian weather history have occurred in the past 14 years -- the others being 2009, 2017 and 2010, in order of intensity.
The biggest bounce is in the realty sector, where the industry index jumped 80%. There's been a turnaround also in automobiles and ancillaries (up 45%). The pharma and health care indices have a welcome return of roughly 35%.
Government announcements for the building of new roads, railways, and other capital expenditure (capex) projects may have hit an all-time low, according to numbers for the December quarter.
Lower-paid IPL players, domestic or foreign, should be able to try their luck in other T20 tournaments.
For many developers, it may not be a sufficient saving to make it worth creating and maintaining alternatives.
Manufacturing's share in the profit pool of companies had declined before the pandemic.
If they wish to have any chance next year, the Congress and the alliance must quickly settle all issues, draw up an alternative agenda, and create a cohesive campaign.
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