BJP raises population figs, ties it to Congress's Muslim quota

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday expressed concern over the pace of increase in Muslim population in the country and wondered its impact on the reservation provided to the Scheduled Castes,......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar steps down

The government on Friday appointed Suman K Bery as the vice chairman of Niti Aayog, following the sudden resignation of Rajiv Kumar. IMAGE: Dr Rajiv Kumar. Photograph: Press Information Bureau of......

Anti-drone system to be deployed along Pakistan border: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said anti-drone system will be deployed along the international border for strengthening security. IMAGE: DRDO’s anti-drone system deployed near the......

Bibek Debroy, chief of PM's economic council, passes away

Bibek Debroy, a key economic adviser to the Prime Minister whose prolific work included translations of the puranas and the vedas, passed away on Friday. He was 69. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI......

Higher tax will drive capital away, says CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

Nageswaran said the reduction of poverty, and not income inequality, is the litmus test of equitable growth. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Taxing capital less may not lead to more......

PM's economic advisory council may be rejigged

Among possible new members, former chief economic advisor Arvind Virmani’s name is doing the rounds.  IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with economists and experts on the......

Govt appoints three new external RBI MPC members

The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......