What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

The competition for the worst or most perilous 10 years has always been between the 1960s and the 1980s, points out Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: An Indian soldier walks past destroyed Pakistani tanks in......

More than 1,000 killed, 1,200 hurt as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco

More than 1,000 people were killed and about 1,200 injured as a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. IMAGE: A view of a damaged vehicle in......

Himachal Rain Havoc Devastates Business

Tourism is badly affected. Entire apple orchards have been washed away. 2 million people are threatened with loss of livelihood. IMAGE: National Disaster Response Force personnel conduct a rescue......

Take action against those making hate speeches, 'this side or that': SC

The Supreme Court asserted on Friday that action must be taken against all those making hate speeches "this side or that side". IMAGE: A Hindu mahapanchayat being held at Tighar village in......

'ESG means doing business the right way'

'ESG is actually a concept which cannot be applied effectively in the very short run.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Financial Stability Report (June 2023) highlighted two challenges......

'India's economic growth in FY24 to be above 6%'

India's economic growth will be above 6 per cent in the current fiscal as the country has managed to strengthen its macroeconomic stability and performance even in a period of large global shocks,......

Despite odds, economists confident of India growth story: WEF study

Most economists expect the global economy to weaken in the coming year amid political and financial volatility, but a large majority of over 90 per cent are confident of moderate or strong growth......

Fitch retains India's FY24 growth forecast at 6.3%, flags inflation risks

Fitch Ratings on Thursday retained India's growth forecast for the current fiscal at 6.3 per cent citing economic resilience despite tighter monetary policy and exports weakness, but upped year-end......