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Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

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......

Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......

Do the Supreme Court panel members support the farm laws?

Where do the four members of the Supreme Court appointed panel to interface with farmers stand on the Modi government's farm laws? Even before the ink could dry on the Supreme Court of India's......

Manmohan explains: 'Nyay' will cause no fiscal burden

'Nyay scheme will cost between 1.2-1.5 per cent of GDP at its peak.''Our nearly $3 trillion economy has the fiscal capacity to absorb this expenditure.' Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on......

'I was not a PM afraid of talking to the press'

Several Congress leaders interpreted it as a dig at Prime Minister Modi who is yet to address a single press conference in his 54-month tenure.Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

India to become upper middle-income country by 2031

Crisil Ratings on Wednesday projected India's GDP growth at 6.8 per cent in the next fiscal and said the country will become an upper middle-income nation by 2031 with the economy doubling to $7......

Fed committed to easy policy for as long as needed: Bernanke

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday the Fed will maintain ultra-easy US monetary policy for as long as needed, which could mean holding interest rates near zero until ‘well......

US Treasury's David Malpass bags World Bank's top job

The World Bank's executive board unanimously selected 63-year-old Malpass, who is currently Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs, as the bank's 13th President for a five-year term......

How to save tax over and above the Rs 1 lakh limit

'We have learned to say that the good must be extended to all of society before it can be held secure by any one person or any one class. But we have not yet learned to add to that statement, that......

Bolt eyes clubbing, beach after world titles

Jamaican Usain Bolt shattered two world records and won three world championship gold medals in Berlin -- now he is ready to hit the clubs and the beach. "I am just trying to finish the season......

Poll prediction: Germany to lift FIFA World Cup again!

IMAGE: Germany’s coach Joachim Loew. Photograph: Germany/Twitter Germany will retain their World Cup title in Moscow to equal Brazil's record of five wins in the tournament, according......

Bank of England wants cricket ahead of football

The Ashes stole the thunder from English Premier League last summer. And now the Bank of England is making an effort to help cricket, the gentleman's game, overtake football.Why? Because according......

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