'The corporate tax cuts will obviously result in lower tax payments by companies,' says Central Board of Direct Taxes member Akhilesh Ranjan who retires after 37 years in government service.
Delivering a public speech hours after the RBI launched a rescue act for Yes Bank on March 6, Governor Shaktikanta Das reiterated the RBI's affirmation to do whatever was needed to combat the coronavirus impact. On that day, India had only one confirmed COVID-19 infection, the World Health Organisation was five days off from declaring it as a pandemic and the financially debilitating lockdowns were not even on the horizon. Das' promise on efforts to mitigate COVID-19 impact appeared as a footnote in news reports from the event.
On the lines of the Sachar Committee for Muslims, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a panel to assess the status of Scheduled Tribes, to ensure their progress in socio-economic, health and education fields.
'The problem lies in the popular perception that the Marathas are a rich, politically powerful and dominant caste in the state... The truth is different. The tragedy of this community is that only 137 Maratha families are the dominant players in state politics. The disparity is so wide, that the rest of the Maratha community isn't even half as rich, forget being powerful,' says N Suresh.
On the other hand, 16 or half of all states and Union Territories account for only 3 per cent of all exports.
Meel Patthar is, both by theme and design, a tragedy of inertia, observes Rohit Satish Nair.
Attacking the note ban move, Yechury said the PM's assertion that it will impact terror funding has not yielded any result.
Wishlist for new PM includes growth boosters, reining in inflation, faster project clearance and reversal of Land Acquisition Act
The most pressing issue facing the financial sector is the rising stock of non-performing assets in the banking system
The new chief minister will be one of the most closely watched politicians in the country in these media-driven times.
The wide gap in national income held by the ultra-rich and the poor is striking.
It is often said that the India-Indonesia relationship is overshadowed by mutual neglect.
'The police will give weightage to the socially strong.' 'The dominant caste is usually a powerful person, while the scheduled caste is normally powerless.' 'That is why FIRs are not registered.' 'Most of these complaints are by very poor people against very rich powerful people.'
'Will people who buy iPhones stop buying iPhones to help swadeshi models?' 'There should be some advantage for the consumer to make them buy a Made in India product.' 'Patriotism and nationalism are good words, but in business, it won't work.'
'We cannot ignore the role of public institutions in driving development... I don't see much focus on institutional renewal.'
Women entrepreneurs view the world through different lenses, hence, execute things differently, says Mohana Nair.
Millions of Indian children lack access to online education as they do not have smartphones, computers or an Internet connection.
Encouraging domestic financial savings through focused measures would help mobilise long term resources for funding infrastructure and economic development.
The former President addressed graduates virtually sharing tips on how they could make the most of their lives and careers amid the pandemic.
Indian wage growth was by far the most unequal.
First time voters say they expect political leaders to focus on "real issues".
'It is up to New Delhi to take quick advantage of the turn of events in Sri Lanka. Otherwise, Beijing's economic clout and the deep roots it has grown in the island nation may well tempt the new President to play the India versus China game,' says Nitin A Gokhale.
The Left has ideologically become irrelevant globally, says the finance minister.
While it took the Congress nearly a half century to earn the hatred of other political outfits, the BJP appears set to reach there in around six years, says Arun Bhatnagar, former secretary to the GoI.
It seems property in Pune have a better rate of capital value appreciation than other metro cities.
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The disparity between the outlook of the rich and poor was greater in India than in any other emerging economy. Indians might want to be worried about this because this suggests that the rich are really out of touch with the poor, Bruce Stoke, Director of Pew Research Center, tells Faisal Kidwai in an interview.
Freaky Ali is painfully dull, warns Sukanya Verma.
The number of poor children in the US grew by 18 per cent from 2008 to 2014, and the number of children living in low-income households grew by 10 per cent.
Ratul Narain -- the entrepreneur behind Bempu -- tells Shobha Warrier that despite the challenges and frustrations, he is living his dream.
There may be some losers as well as winners. And those who lose their jobs to the new technology will soon find other employment, says Martin Feldstein.
Both nations have to find ways to be sensitive to each other's politico-strategic and economic concerns, say Dr Rahul Mishra and Sana Hashmi.
'While they claim to cherish Bapu's ideals, they cherish Godse as fervently.'
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The creation of the High Level Political Forum was one of the key decisions of the Rio+20 Conference.
There is a need to have a 'CEO for Mumbai' in order to realise the ambition of making it a global financial centre.
What is going on?! How can an amazing country like India face such highs and lows? Where do these brutes come from? Who are these people who are hijacking the goodness of this country? Who create them? Did we? Can someone please tell me what went wrong with India.
Contentious issues such as the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, abrogation of Art 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir and enactment of Uniform Civil Code have been included in the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifesto with the party making promises on them.
Ten Indian states contribute a lion's share of 95% or Rs 12.25 lakh crore.
Reasons include include dropping out of education, raising children and family pressure
Experts said many of the programmes started in the last one year have been dogged by poor implementation, something which the state seriously needs to answer as it faces a tough electoral battle in the months ahead.
Is Hyderabad the reason Telangana wants separation from Andhra Pradesh? Or has perceived backwardness of the Telangana region fuelled demand for a separate state? Mayank Mishra reports
