Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Why Modi leaves difficult issues alone

When he speaks of them, it is either in denial or to highlight successes that are only part of a larger story that is worrisome in its totality, observes T N Ninan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Why we must support the Food Security Bill

Only three percent of Indians pay income tax; our tax-GDP ratio is among the lowest in the world. This must change. Our elites must realise that India’s poverty has damaging consequences for......

Govt plans to make India self-reliant in edible oils

The government will formulate a strategy to make India self-reliant in edible oils by boosting domestic output of oilseeds and launch a comprehensive programme to support dairy farmers, Finance......

Likely surge in prices due to Red Sea attacks: FinMin

Prices may go up because of higher energy costs, caused by the rise in shipping charges, with commercial vessels taking a longer route to avoid the troubled Red Sea region, the finance ministry......

Will Tata Steel's global stride with new deal aid profitability?

It was August 2007. Tata Steel was turning 100. Jamshedpur, its hometown, had an air of celebration. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters The line-up for the special event included the launch of Air......

Standalone health, private multi-line insurance players see more gains

The non-life-insurance industry had moderate growth of 15 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in August 2023. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Core retail segments like motor and health continue......