The Budget sets out a comprehensive vision.
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
At the Leo fete, Vijay had this also to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...' A typical politician's line, did you say, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
USA withdrew from Russian-led International Boxing Association and is set to join the breakaway federation.
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, who failed in an attempt to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president in May, says Blatter should not be handling the reform process.
Observing that subsidies, high tariffs and government involvement in markets continue to stand in the way of many potential partnerships between American and Indian businesses
The five men approached the high court challenging their conviction and sentence.
The Opposition has been protesting against allowing foreign direct investment in the retail sector, as well as the rise in fuel prices.
Inaugurating the two-day 'Global Investors Summit' hosted by Assam, Modi said the National Democratic Alliance government has speeded up the functioning of official machinery and "we want all programmes to be completed before target".
The loss in Bihar has forced a change in NDA's market positioning, says Shekhar Gupta.
Although there is a lot of talk on social justice, Dalits in Tamil Nadu face atrocities of some kind every other day, Governor R N Ravi has said, apparently targeting the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after a gap of about a month.
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
Let's fix the system, end the abuses but make sure we recognise the role of immigrants in creating jobs: Khanna.
Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3 per cent in FY 2023/24 (April-March), a 0.3 percentage point downward revision from January, the World Bank said Tuesday but noted there is an unexpected resilience in private consumption and investment and robust growth in the services. The World Bank made these points in its latest edition of Global Economic Prospects according to which global growth is projected to decelerate from 3.1 per cent in 2022 to 2.1 per cent in 2023. In Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) other than China, growth is set to slow to 2.9 per cent this year from 4.1 per cent last year. These forecasts reflect broad-based downgrades.
There is, between Rao's tenure as PM and the current Modi regime, a powerful resonance of how transition can be managed. Rao's tenure saw many scams -- one where he was supposedly approached by Harshad Mehta with a bribe for making the securities scam go away. The Opposition insisted on a JPC. Despite knowing a JPC report would undermine him politically, Rao agreed to one, saying he had 'nothing to hide'.
When we look at the pension expenditure of the states, so far, there has been no gain from the NPS reform. Pension expenses as a share of total state revenue expenditure rose from 4% in 1991-1992 to 10% at the time of the NPS reform, and have risen further to about 12%, observes Ajay Shah.
Rajasthan has taken the lead on structural reforms which could help India attract business and employ a fast-growing workforce.
Till June-end alone, insurance regulator is expected to bring about more than half a dozen reforms that will have a significant impact on the customer.
Chanting slogans of "Modi Modi" and India-US friendship, Indian Americans walked in a procession for over an hour towards the historic Lincoln Memorial where the participants busted into an impromptu dance.
Luis Rubiales' kiss of Jenni Hermoso triggered a torrent of allegations from other women in sport of predatory behaviour by men.
H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US Senate
'We would like to develop Andhra Pradesh into a logistics hub not only for India, but also for South Asia.'
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