However, Icra Rating Principal Economist Aditi Nayar feels that the numbers are a bit too optimistic and need real heavy-lifting by the Centre and the states. "The survey forecasts on real and nominal GDP will require a substantial push from Central and state spending as private sector capacity expansion is anticipated to be intermittent, and sector-specific in the next couple of quarters," she said. Nayar added that private consumption is likely to chart a differentiated recovery across income and age groups. Based on the comments made in the Survey, she expects the Union Budget to incorporate a growth in gross tax revenue of 15-16 per cent.
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A look at how Brazilian model Aline Weber took the world of fashion by storm.
Unabashed and unapologetic, her racy cover will make you go weak in your knees.
Mala Sekhri, COO, Lifestyle Division, India Today Group talks about how the magazine maintains its 'bold' avatar, examine the emergence of digital media and how the print industry has been dealing with this phenomenon.
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Rihanna bags the title, thanks to Esquire magazine.
It's her most daring cover till date.
Time magazine, which heaped lavish praise on Aishwarya Rai, described her as 'India's standard bearer'.
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The footprints of Indian-origin corporate executives at multinationals is expanding, with Sandeep Kataria taking over the reins of footwear major Bata as its global chief executive officer. From FMCG majors to IT titans, Kataria joins the league of Indian-origin executives who have climbed the highest echelons of corporate across diverse sectors globally. From Nooyi to Pichai to Nadella, the list of such people at the helm of multi-billion dollar enterprises is long.
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From stylist to Paris Hilton to influential billionaires, Kim Kardashian tells you how to chart your own success journey.
Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma.
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From going desi and redefining sexy, our B-town ladies had fun with their sartorial choices in September.
'Zeenat Aman was Bollywood's original flower child. She championed swinging, free-flowing locks, head bands and sunkissed skin.'
The magazine's annual international list shows love for our Bollywood girls in Hollywood, but the top slot goes to Hailey Baldwin.
They are no longer boldly advertising their slaughters or leaving bodies in the plain view. About 600 Iraqi civilians were killed this November against 3000 in December 2006 -- a sharp decline.
The charges were framed after Pachauri, who was present in the courtroom, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.
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Is Kim's daring debut any match for Padmalakshmi or Vaani Kapoor?
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Svante Thunberg revealed how his teen daughter, who initiated a global movement demanding world leaders take action over climate change, was crippled with depression and her activism has now made her 'very happy'.
'If it is true that we are in a moment in time when the few economic advantages we hold are being lost, our focus must be on that rather than on finger-pointing,' says Aakar Patel.
The model, who has the same features as the late princess is taking the modelling world by storm.
Why Rediff readers support breastfeeding.
Tamil writer D Jayakanthan, who charted a new course in Tamil literature, died on Wednesday night following a prolonged illness.
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On February 13, 2015 an FIR was registered against him and he was granted anticipatory bail in the case on March 21.
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Twitter has been in talks with India-born Padmasree Warrior among others.
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