Sai's Take: Why the EC is outvoted on EVMs

'Hopefully, the new majority government will give the country a fool-proof electoral system,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy. It is instructive to recall that soon after the 2004 Lok Sabha election,......

Citizens swarm Chennai's beaches for Operation Cleanup

Over 5,000 volunteers from 120 corporates, NGOs, schools, colleges, running groups, social organisations and individuals participated in the massive Chennai Coastal Cleanup drive held on June 7......

Madras HC asks advocates to return to work

Rejecting pleas by the agitating advocates to immediately hear their petition regarding alleged police excesses in the court premises on February 19, the Madras high court has asked them to return......

Did poverty and inequality spike during Covid?

Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by......

'V-Shaped Growth for Economy'

'When you plot the growth, -- 7.5 per cent for Q2, 0.4 per cent for Q3, 1.6 per cent for Q4 and 20.1 per cent for Q1 now -- all you see is a 'V'.''You don't see any other alphabet in the shape......

Reforms to help India grow at 6.5-7% from FY23: CEA

The country's economy will start witnessing a growth of 6.5 to 7 per cent from fiscal 2023 onward, helped by various reforms undertaken by the government so far and also as COVID-19 vaccination......

Rs 1.75 lakh crore divestment target on track: CEA

The target of mopping up Rs 1.75 lakh crore from divestments of some of the public sector companies, including LIC and BPCL during the current fiscal, is on track and groundwork is being prepared......

FM lauds India's historic win in Australia during budget speech

India's spectacular Australia triumph represents country's unsuppressed thirst to succeed: Finance minister Sitharaman IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after......