Delhi faces a severe financial crunch and the deficit is largely due to numerous welfare schemes without adequate revenue flowing in.The success of welfare schemes and electoral promises will need......
The BJP may win more seats in the February 5 assembly election, but not enough to trump AAP, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national Convener Arvind Kejriwal at an election meeting in......
'I had to persuade him. I think he was a sceptic to begin with, but later on he was convinced that what we were doing was the right thing to do, that there was no other way out.' A revealing......
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......
The TIME 100 AI list is an interesting assortment of titans.Indians make up about 20 per cent of the coveted list, which is pretty commendable, notes Sandeep Goyal. Illustration: Dominic......
Recent documents by NITI Aayog and periodic labour force surveys on employment show that the importance of agriculture is rising in the Indian economy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......
'I am optimistic about the Budget because of the fiscal discipline the government has committed to.' IMAGE: A wholesale market in Guwahati on Budget Day. Photograph: ANI Photo The growth rate of......
Sitharaman said the government will bring in a new national education policy to transform India's higher education system into one of the best in the world. Setting up of National Research......
About 56 million Indians may have plunged into extreme poverty in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, increasing the global tally by 71 million and making it the worst year for poverty reduction......
Rather than a blind reproduction of the government template, a more productive way of enforcing affirmative action in the private sector could be to emulate an American model, suggests Kanika......
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president's post contender Sebastian Coe feels India's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games is a "strong case" but competition will be tough with several other......