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Kejriwal releases 7-point 'manifesto' for middle class

Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a seven-point "manifesto" for the country's middle class, saying they have been neglected by successive governments and are......

'Budget Gives Middle Class Some Breathing Room'

'But this Budget alone will not fix what ails the Indian economy.' IMAGE: People watch the live telecast of Union Budget 2025 at a showroom in Patna, February 1, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Whither The Middle Class?

Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As a son and grandson of doctors and a firm believer in a meritocratic education system, and......

'A Big Chunk Of India's Office Workers Will End Up Becoming Part Of The Gig Economy'

'More and more people from the middle class will become self-employed gig workers mostly working from home, rather than as office workers with salary, promotion, bonuses, etc.' Illustration:......

Betrayal of salaried, middle classes: Opposition decries Budget 2022

The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country's salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief......

'An All-Out Budget For Middle Class'

'There's a misconception that all Rs 1 lakh crore will be spent immediately, leading to higher consumption of FMCG goods, travel, and vehicle purchases.''While some of this money will go toward......

FM unveils simpler tax law, middle class gets relief

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled 'transformative' tax reforms that ranged from a simpler income tax law to higher TCS threshold for remittances and income tax benefits for......

'Middle Class Won't Be Affected By Indexation'

'For me, if I want to buy a house to stay, I don't care about indexation because I don't want to sell that house.''The only thing that matters to me as a buyer is that the home price should be......

Sitharaman turns middle class hero with tax cuts, reforms

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced significant income tax cuts for the middle class and unveiled a blueprint for next generation reforms as she looked to shore up a slowing......

Sitharaman promises housing scheme for deserving middle class

The government will launch a housing scheme for deserving middle class to buy or build their own houses, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Illustration: Dominic......

'I'm The So-Called Outsider'

'I belong to a middle class family of Delhi, with no contacts in the film industry of Mumbai.' IMAGE: Lakshya in The Ba***ds Of Bollywood. Lakshya is enjoying the success of his new Netflix......

A Star Who Never Faded Away

Dharmendra's oeuvre was so phenomenal that there was never a phase in his professional life when he was in danger of falling into a rut, in terms of either the kind of films he starred in or the......

BTS Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharma Productions/Instagram Dharma Productions shared pictures from the sets of Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharma......

Family Man 3: 'Thank God, We Didn't Delay Too Much'

'Sometimes, four years is too much. People forget.''But whenever we posted on social media about any other show or film, we received a hundred questions immediately.'People are very interested.'......

What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge.On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh......

Women's WC: McGrath hails 'world-class' Sutherland, Gardner

'So good to watch them. It was clinical and I feel for Bells a bit, not getting a hundred. She thoroughly deserved it.' IMAGE: With a comfortable win over England, Australia reclaimed the top spot......

'Harmanpreet's 171 Was The Turning Point'

'After that knock by Harmanpreet, the craze for women's cricket went up in India.' IMAGE: India's players celebrate winning the women's ODI World Cup after beating South Africa in the final in......

Gaikwad, Rinku, Patidar back in Test mix after SA debacle

IMAGE: Ruturaj Gaikwad is believed to be the player, who can be a stable No 3 with an average of 45-plus in 43 first-class games. Photograph: BCCI Specialist batters could be back in vogue in......

Rohit-Kohli key as India eye series win in Vizag

IMAGE: Virat Kohli has two hundreds and a fifty in his last three innings, while Rohit Sharma has a hundred and two fifties in his last four outings. Photograph: BCCI/X The spotlight, like most......

Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha's run machine Rathod surpasses Hazare, Kambli

IMAGE: Yash Rathod has the sixth-highest first-class average for any Indian batter with at least 2000 runs, going past Vijay Hazare (58.38) and Vinod Kambli (59.67). Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X......