Elections are not won or lost by expounding on such macro-economic matters. For the aam admi, what matters in manifestos are promises that will improve their quality of life, notes Vinayak......
'Karnataka's finances are much healthier than the Union government's, which is indebted to nearly twice the extent of the state' IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addresses a press......
The defence budget was on Wednesday increased to Rs 5.94 lakh crore for 2023-24, in a modest hike of 13 per cent from last year's allocation of Rs 5.25 lakh crore, amid India's continuing border......
'India is ahead only of Pakistan in the amount spent on each soldier a year.''The Indian military is a manpower-heavy throng that is poorly armed, equipped, and trained,' observes Ajai Shukla.......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a Rs 16,320-crore scheme - Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana ‘Saubhagya’ -- to provide electricity connections to over 4......
Looking under the hood, I see India on the terrible, but commonplace, road to prosperity failure, warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Inside a factory in West Bengal. Photograph: Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters......
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) slim majority in Lok Sabha may delay more far-reaching economic and fiscal reforms that could impede progress on fiscal consolidation, Moody's......
Following are comments from economists at leading financial institutions, banks and rating agencies on the interim Budget: Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC......
The RBI raked in a massive net income gain from foreign exchange currency sales as a buffer for the rupee during tumultuous geopolitical upheavals last year owing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.......
The government must expedite its plan for asset sale and privatisation, both of which hardly got any mention in the Budget speech, points out A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic......
IMAGE: The state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Games due to the high cost. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to......