MP Polls: Economic Issues Facing Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Per capita income in MP has consistently been below the national average for at least 24 years. However, it has narrowed the gap with the all-India level in recent years. IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh......

What Cards Will BJP Play For Elections?

Elections may be a few months away, but the government may get into election mode much earlier than that, predicts A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah at a pre-election......

Cash-strapped Pak hikes defence spend by 15.5% to Rs 1.8 trillion

Cash-strapped Pakistan on Friday hiked defence spending by 15.5 per cent and allocated over Rs 1.8 trillion, as the government unveiled a Rs 14.4 trillion budget for 2023-24 as it battled to fend......

'Karnataka does not survive on Centre's largesse'

'Karnataka's finances are much healthier than the Union government's, which is indebted to nearly twice the extent of the state' IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addresses a press......

Divestment target for FY25 may be lower with no new lofty plan

The Centre could further moderate its divestment target for 2024-25 (FY25), as it does not expect large receipts from asset sales — except some ongoing strategic ones, including IDBI Bank,......

JP Morgan's inclusion of India to emerging market debt index may boost G-secs

India's inclusion in JP Morgan's bond index can channel billions of dollars into India. How will the government securities market handle it? Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters On September 20, 2013,......

'Yes, we are coming back'

'I want us not to underestimate Indian voters. They can tell good work from bad.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the G20 Summit, September 9, 2023. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is......

Manufacturing activities gain momentum in August

Manufacturing activities in India gained momentum in August as new orders and output increased at the quickest rates in nearly three years, according to a survey released on Friday. Photograph:......