India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3 per cent over a decade from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to $3 per day. Image......
India will next month oppose the World Bank funding to Pakistan, just as it had done in the case of the International Monetary Fund, arguing that Islamabad had used such funds in the past to......
What is currently perceived as a massive, low-tech liability could become a high-value, export-oriented economic engine, points out Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff When I......
'Maybe he was wrong, but they believed he genuinely meant what he said.' IMAGE: Then finance minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrives at Parliament March 15, 1996, to present India's 1995-1996 Budget.......
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party on Sunday reiterated that if voted to power, it will scrap the ban on sale and consumption of liquor in Bihar imposed by the Nitish Kumar government. IMAGE: Jan......
The World Bank on Tuesday raised India's growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6.5 per cent from 6.3 per cent estimated earlier, and said the country is expected to remain fastest-growing major......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the country needs big and world-class banks, and discussions are on with the Reserve Bank and lenders in this regard. Photograph: ANI Photo......
The World Bank on Wednesday lowered India's growth forecast for the current fiscal by 4 percentage points to 6.3 per cent amid global economic weakness and policy uncertainty. Photograph:......
It will enable real-time intel sharing among banks and other financial sector participants to strengthen customer protection against digital fraud. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Similar......
The World Bank on Tuesday raised the growth forecast for the Indian economy to 7 per cent from an earlier projection of 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal, helped by recovery in the agri sector and......
Rajinikanth may have made his last Hindi film two decades ago but he can still set the screen alight, blazing away with a gun that has dozens of barrels.As Thalaiva turns 75 on December 12, Dinesh......
'I realised why the farmers and the rural folks are going for Trump. They are so insecure and vulnerable that anybody who is throwing a line of hope to them, they seize it.' IMAGE: US President......
'India is quickly becoming the beating heart of modern chess, and its role as an economic power is more and more visible.' IMAGE: Goa to host the 2025 World Corporate Chess Championship with FIDE.......
Her younger sister, Roshni, discovered her hanging in her room and immediately alerted the family. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared brought dead. IMAGE: Rohini Kalam had......
'I had a feeling from within that this tournament (Asia Cup) would be something special, but I did not think that I would become the player-of-the-tournament.' IMAGE: Forward Abhishek scored six......
Tuchel's England thump woeful Wales in friendly IMAGE: Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring England's first goal against Wales during the friendly match at Wembley on Thursday. Photograph: Hannah......
IMAGE: World Champions Argentina to play FIFA friendly against unnamed opponents in November. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Putting speculations to rest,......