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Coaching Classes Makes Rs 300 Billion A Year!

The 2023-2024 figures showed that the size of the industry could be Rs 30,652 crore, assuming no tax evasion. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph:......

Will Bihar Lift The Liquor Ban After Polls?

Voters are weighing a stark trade-off -- between preserving a socially driven policy and reversing course to revive revenue, restore fiscal balance, and rein in the underground liquor economy.......

'I Can't Marry Off My Daughter Because I Don't Have Money'

'I need 3-4 lakhs for the wedding. All prospective grooms demand a motorcycle which costs 1 to 1.5 lakhs, then you have to also give a bed, cupboard, utensils, fridge,' says Kamala, her wrinkled......

Road Ahead For Nepal Not An Easy One

The GenZ violence that engulfed Nepal is not only against nepo-babies - its anger is broader and riddled with contradictions, making it difficult for interim PM Sushila Karki, points out Aditi......

Modi slams 'Lutyens Jamaat, Khan Market Gang' over British-era dance ban

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a dig a the 'Lutyens Jamaat' and 'Khan Market Gang', questioning their silence on certain British-era laws, including one in which police could arrest......

Will The Economy Face A Bumpy Road Ahead?

Real GDP growth surprised on the upside in 2025, but weaker nominal growth, trade uncertainty, and soft demand signal a bumpier road ahead. IMAGE: Customers buy fruits and vegetables at an evening......

India signs first LPG term deal with US to import 2.2 mt of cooking gas

In a first, Indian oil public sector undertakings (PSUs) finalised a one-year contract to import around 2.2 million tonnes (mt) of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the US. Photograph: Turar......

Low-Wage Trap Looms Over India's Services Sector, Warns Niti Report

The services sector employs 188 million people but remains highly informal, trapping most workers in low-wage jobs without social protection. Kindly note the image has been published only for......

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

IMF’s Article 4 consultation report on India The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff’s ‘baseline’ assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods......

High equality ranking for India masks deeper gaps, say economists

A recent World Bank report placing India among the most equal countries globally may present a limited view of inequality, with economists suggesting that broader data sets could tell a different......

'Jennifer's death destroyed Shashi Kapoor'

'With Jennifer gone, Shashi struggled, but couldn't find himself.''That vast area of his personality that was Jennifer -- now it lay empty.'The death of his beloved wife was a blow Shashi Kapoor......

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

The WWE says that India is its biggest market globally in terms of television viewership -- around 350 million unique viewers annually -- social media engagement and YouTube consumption, even......