What 'Hike' In Defence Budget Doesn't Reveal

Even as Chinese troops continue squatting on territory that we claim as our own -- this was the lowest allocation for defence in percentage terms since the 1950s, reveals Ajai Shukla. IMAGE:......

MHA gets Rs 1.03 lakh crore for border infra, police modernisation

For the first time, budgetary provisions for the Union Home Ministry has crossed the Rs 1-lakh crore mark and is pegged at over Rs 1,03,000 crore for the next fiscal, with special emphasis on......

Why it need not be Japan or China for India

Narendra Modi and his government should look at the emerging geo-politics realistically and not get sucked into having to make a choice between China and Japan. India has enough economic space for......

Why Finance Minister Jaitley disappointed Defence Minister Jaitley

The finance minister hiked the total defence expenditure from Rs 203,672 crore in FY 2013-2014 to Rs 229,000 crore for FY 2014-2015. Though the increase appears substantial, it is insufficient to......

Why Railways' financial health is off track

While the Railways was to contribute Rs 15,000 crore for the last three years towards Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh, it has been able to make provisions for only Rs 5,225 crore. In 2019-20, the......

How Trai Plans To Scuttle Scams

Numbers could be classified further into (140) marketing and (160 or 161) for service calls to easily identify the purpose of the call in the future. Kindly note the image has only been posted for......

LIC raises Rs 5,627 cr from anchor investors led by domestic institutions

Insurance behemoth LIC on Tuesday said it has garnered a little over Rs 5,627 crore from anchor investors led primarily by domestic institutions ahead of its mega initial public offering (IPO).......

Mutual fund industry's hopelist for Jaitley

MFs continue to find it difficult to attract and retain long-term money from investors In the last two years, the mutual fund industry has been helped in general by an improved economic situation......

Why sports in India is struggling to make a mark

- A Parliamentary Standing Committee praised the government for the wrestling and boxing facilities at the Sports Authority of India's Sonepat Center but pointed out that "excellence needs to be......