Financial stability, waste management top Delhi municipality's agenda

The structure of the unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi started taking shape on Monday with the appointment of five departmental heads and allotment of office spaces to officials of erstwhile......

Wanted! A National Security Strategy

India's national security strategy needs to be revised periodically since the global and regional geopolitical situation is dynamic, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd). IMAGE: Indian and......

What the rise in China's defence budget really means

'China's opaque defence allocation processes are shrouded in mystery and have triggered security dilemmas among its neighbours and others,' notes China expert Srikanth Kondapalli. IMAGE: A scene......

ED summons Raj Thackeray; MNS says political vendetta

The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray in connection with a money laundering probe, evoking a sharp reaction from the party,......

Nothing To Not Like In The Budget

Could it have been more reformist? Of course, but this is an election year Budget, observes Akash Prakash. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves after addressing Bharatiya Janata Party......

Big Tech in financial system poses concentration risk: Shaktikanta Das

The increasing involvement of Big Tech in the financial system could give rise to concentration risk and there are potential spillovers, which call for closer attention, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)......

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

Asserting that the Union Budget will accelerate the economic growth, financially empower every citizen and strengthen the foundation of the economy in the new decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Whatsapp Pay's India launch in jeopardy

Top officials in key ministries, including finance and IT, are of the opinion that a sensitive payments system such as UPI should not be on a platform whose security is possibly compromised.......