The size of India's middle class will nearly double to 61 per cent of its total population by 2047, from 31 per cent in 2020-21, as continuing political stability and economic reforms with a sustained annual growth rate of between 6 per cent and 7 per cent over the next two and half decades will make the country one of the largest markets in the world. The findings are part of a report released on Wednesday by the People Research on India's Consumer Economy (PRICE) and India's Citizen Environment, a not-for-profit think tank. The report titled, The Rise of India's Middle Class, is based on an analysis of primary data collected by PRICE through its pan-Indian survey.
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The Finance Minister, however, left the current income tax slabs unchanged.
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La'eeb is an Arabic word meaning 'super-skilled player'.
There is only one perpetrator, Hamas. It is a terrorist organisation. It is obscene to argue that until the Palestinian question is solved, anybody has the right to use terrorism as an instrument of policy, argues Shekhar Gupta.
Ten images that prove it's a wonderfully bizarre world.
'Such a great man is rare not only in the Telugu film industry, but in the Indian film industry as well.'
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Actress Irra Mor generously offers a tonne of tips on looking good.
As their latest star-studded collaboration Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone readies for release this Wednesday, Sukanya Verma offers a lowdown on everything Siddharth has directed so far.
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Avoid discontinuing your SIPs. Persist for at least 7-10 years.
The chief minister said any distortion of historical facts will not be tolerated.
Avoid discontinuing your SIPs. Persist for at least 7-10 years.
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India captain Rohit Sharma notched up a sublime fifty as the tourists thrashed England by 10 wickets after a career-best performance of 6/19 by Jasprit Bumrah in the first one-day international of the three-match series in London on Tuesday.
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