As of now, there is nothing to suggest that the 'Michaelpatti episode' has the potential to polarise Dravidian Tamil Nadu on religious lines, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'After he had exposed the Narcotics Bureau's wrongdoings, he threatened to expose the Enforcement Directorate as well.' 'So they are trying to rake up an old legal deal, distorting information and using the PMLA which did not even exist at that time.'
A WGC survey says that there is no dearth of gold demand, but there is lack of trust among prospective gold buyers, not only in India but globally.
Since 2014, India has left its moorings as a pluralist, modern, secular State because that is how the BJP wants it to be, notes Aakar Patel.
The decision to permit the third child came after this month's once-in-a-decade census showed that China's population grew at the slowest pace to 1.412 billion amid official projections that the decline may begin as early as next year.
In an apparent backlash to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments that cow vigilantes were trying to create tension in the society and that they should be exposed and punished, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has said that the prime minister will have to pay a price in the 2019 national election.
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Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Sunday alleged that Narcotic Control Bureau's Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede was part of a plot to 'kidnap' Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
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There will be uncertainty about outcomes,but one must hope for the best, observes T N Ninan.
Despite the relaxation of the one-child policy in 2016, the number of live births per 1,000 people fell to a record low of 10.48 in 2019, down from 10.94 in 2018.
The most pressing issue facing the financial sector is the rising stock of non-performing assets in the banking system
One of the reasons why conviction rates in India are poor is that "adventurism and megalomania overtakes our investigators and professionalism takes a back seat," Jaitley said on Twitter.
No religion or God says that you have to visit pandals and temples and mosques to pray, Vardhan underlined.
The proposed bullion bank can help settle gold loan accounts in gold terms, and promote existing gold schemes, along with launching schemes including gold-recurring deposits.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all wings of the government to work in a synchronised manner and pressed the bureaucracy to take speedy decisions.
You can gift your sister a Women Special Credit Card, which is not only loaded with exciting rewards for women, but they are also your sister's first step towards a better credit management.
Neeraj Prakash, MD, Shriram General Insurance, explains how new measures proposed in the Motor Vehicles Act can smoothen the lives of the insured and insurer and how the government plans to make more vehicles owners buy insurance.
Overall slowdown in the economy and growing volumes of unbranded generic medicines in the domestic market are behind poor sales.
One might wonder what's wrong if one were to get the best of both worlds by buying one product. There are basically two problems... cautions Rajiv Raj
Facing black money investigations in India and several other countries, global banking giant HSBC on Monday said it is also being probed in the US for hiring candidates related to government officials in Asia Pacific.
The US president tweeted on Friday that Mulvaney "has done an outstanding job" in his administration and would take over from John Kelly in the new year.
Breaking a long tradition, the PMO has ensured that specific divisions in each ministry are allocated to junior ministers.
The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday termed the Aam Aadmi Party government's move to register an FIR in the street light purchase scam during the 2010 Commonwealth Games as an "eyewash", saying that no Congress leader has been named in the complaint filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
An industry of scamsters is operating in the guise of call centres in India.
The Modi government caved in under American pressure without even token resistance. Two countries similarly placed as India with high dependence on Iranian oil -- China and Turkey -- have shown the grit to stand up to Washington, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Gold demand in rural India is expected to be lower this year with weak monsoon affecting household savings, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
Fighting fake brand peddlers. How the complex web of counterfeit goods threatens to trip e-commerce giants in the country.
You may think that teenagers and credit cards are a recipe for disaster but before you dismiss the idea give it a second thought.
So how does one protect themselves from misuse of their credit cards? Here are a few helpful suggestions.
'India is in a slowdown which most of us have not seen in our living memory.'
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From the roll-out of GST to H1B visa problems, the government needs to quickly deal with various disruptions.
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The Sensex closed down 308 points at 24,894 and the Nifty has lost 96 points at 7,559.
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