If the concerns over risking political capital are overcome, the long-term gains for the Indian economy will be immense, asserts A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi during the National......
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday rejected a parliamentary panel’s findings that the three services were reeling under severe shortage of funds, saying adequate financial......
Contentious issues such as the construction of a RamTemple in Ayodhya, abrogation of Art 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir and enactment of Uniform Civil Code have been included in the......
President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's budget is projected to have a deficit of Rs 76.6 crore (Rs 766 million) in the current financial year. An increase in intermediary fees will help turn......
Capital markets regulator Sebi is mulling the feasibility of a pension or superannuation fund for its employees as part of efforts to retain talent by providing long-term benefits to the staff. The......
With many of its orders getting challenged in tribunal and courts, Sebi wants to recover legal expenses incurred in such litigations from penalties imposed by it on defaulters before crediting the......
But it is disappointing to note that Sitharaman's third Union Budget continues to promote a few problematic ideas, observes A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com All......
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairshas cleared an infusion of Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) in cash-strapped Air India and allowed the airline to open all earlier wage agreements.The airline......