FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Modi targets Opposition for 'lying' over farm bills

Hitting out at the Opposition at its attack on his government over the farm bills issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that those who always "lied" to farmers are now "shooting from......

Faceless Assessment Scheme To CHANGE?

The finance ministry has initiated an internal survey of the faceless regime to examine its effectiveness.Shrimi Choudhary reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   The department......

Economic surveys: A case of hits and misses on GDP numbers

Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the......

India's tax pie gets altered because of pandemic

India's tax pie seems to have undergone a subtle change with a sharp drop in direct tax collections resulting from a disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 carnage on incomes. Illustration:......

'Economy is constantly on PM's mind'

'We are continuously engaging with him to see what interventions to make and when.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi during the Bharatiya Janata Party's central election committee......