'The policy focus of the government should have been on creating more good quality jobs, but that was not their focus.' IMAGE: A protest against unemployment and other demands in Dehradun, May 2,......
More than 750 eminent citizens, including historian Romila Thapar, economist Jean Dreze and actor Naseeruddin Shah, on Wednesday came out in support of a news website which is alleged to have......
On Sunday, September 13, night, student activist Umar Khalid was arrested under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Delhi police allege Khalid had a role in the Delhi riots in......
'The speech he gave in which he accused the Congress of getting black money in tempos from Ambani and Adani is remarkable.' 'It is a self-goal for sure, but indicates someone who has lost control,......
Economist Jayati Ghosh said that 'basic needs' like nutrition, healthcare, housing and education, which the government should provide for its citizens, are not freebies, while asserting that the......
Professor Jayati Ghosh will head the 13-member Andhra Pradesh Commission on Farmers' Welfare constituted by the state government to 'probe further into the issue of agricultural development and......
It's pointless and stupid to allow foreign direct investment in retail and investment, says Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Ghosh, who is one of......
Amid a debate on the basis of a monetary policy stance, one may be curious enough to know how non-food retail inflation has behaved over the years in India. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
A number of prominent economists have rejected the concept of a daily earning of Rs 32 determining where to draw the poverty line separating the poor from the not-so-poor.They have warned against......
The economists who signed the letter included Jean Drèze , Abhijit Banerjee, Ajit Ranade, Jayati Ghosh, Kirit Parikh, Mihir Shah, Rohini Pande, and Vijay Joshi Sixty prominent economists on......
Check out the star arrivals.Several television stars turned up to attend the eighth edition of Boroplus Gold Awards, held in Mumbai on June 4.Take a look: Yeh Hai Mohabbatein star Divyanka......
The Ballika Vadhu actress turned 29 on September 23.Actress Neha Marda celebrated her birthday with husband Ayushman Agarwal and her close friends from the television industry at Villa 69, Juhu, a......
The 9th Zee Gold Awards was held on June 9 at Filmcity in Mumbai. The actresses were at their fashionable best as the confidently posed on the golden carpet. Take a look. Shamita Shetty looks......