Don't accept Rs 60 crore: Uphaar victims' kin to Kejriwal government

Three members of Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy on Friday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and asked him not to accept Rs 60 crore ordered by the Supreme Court to be paid to it by......

We need a new India, Modiji!

'The time has come to substitute the present Constitutional set-up with an alternative democratic framework,' argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

CEC Sunil Arora's big test

'The EC is a sacred institution.''In the last few years, more than once, we have found the EC bending over backwards to accommodate the government.'Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: Sunil Arora is the......

Did poverty and inequality spike during Covid?

Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by......

Current fiscal deficit may go up to 5.3% of GDP: CEA

‘Given the 50 per cent or thereabouts increase in borrowing that has been announced, it is a reasonable estimate to say that at this time, an increase of 1.7-1.8 per cent on the 3.5 per cent......

Why is the colour of Economic Survey's cover sky blue?

The Survey adopts an unfettered approach in thinking about the appropriate economic model for India. This endeavour is reflected in the sky blue cover of the Survey, Chief Economic Adviser......

What economists and FM Sitharaman discussed in pre-Budget meet

Concerned by GDP slowdown and unrealistic tax targets, the economists urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman  to implement long-term structural steps like land and labour reforms.Warning......

BCCI contracts: Dhoni remains in Grade A category, Raina demoted

IMAGE: India's ODI and T20 captain MS Dhoni. Photograph: Reuters Indian limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Monday retained in Group A of the men's player contracts......