'For the first time in this country, perhaps the first time anywhere, we are going to use backwardness index.''It is a fundamental shift in the discourse in the country's social justice.' IMAGE:......
In a warning sign for the Democrats, Indian-Americans' attachment to the party is declining in the United States while the share of Republican identifiers held steady. IMAGE: Republican......
Population growth rates are not linked to religion and the total fertility rate among all religious groups is declining, with the highest decrease observed among Muslims, NGO Population Foundation......
In India, 11.9 lakh excess deaths occurred in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, 17 per cent higher compared to 2019, an international study has found. IMAGE: Mass cremation of COVID-19 victims......
Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......
For every 100 rupees, households invested Rs 45.2 in mutual funds and equities in 2024-2025. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Incremental flows of household savings into stock markets and......
The ratio of MF assets under management to total bank deposits has more than doubled in 10 years. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Mutual funds are increasingly becoming a strong......
The gap in demand for electric vehicles between large and mid-sized cities in the country is shrinking and the Tier-II 2 cities are likely to emerge as the next big demand centre for EVs, a report......
The size of India’s middle class will nearly double to 61 per cent of its total population by 2047, from 31 per cent in 2020-21, as continuing political stability and economic reforms with a......
'... for two reasons: the poor quality of education, and the low rate of female participation in the labour force.' 'Unless something is done quickly to remedy these problems, India will just have......