'Bengal has a lot to learn from Gujarat'

'Look at the number of billionaires, the number of new billionaires in India.''Adani and Ambani are not the only ones.''What's wrong with people making money as long as it benefits us?' IMAGE: A......

Have Sonia and Rahul buried the Congress?

'It is mind-boggling that a party can be in rigor mortis even after numerous electoral defeats,' observes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi at a Congress Working Committee......

Sonia reconstitutes CWC, removes Azad as general secretary

In a major oganisational reshuffle, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday dropped Ghulam Nabi Azad, Motilal Vora, Ambika Soni, Mallikarjun Kharge as All India Congress Committee general......

'There will be a return to CAA/NRC soon'

'At a time when the economy is depressed, a pandemic is raging, and the Chinese are making noises on the border, the NRC could be resuscitated.' IMAGE: Hundreds of Muslim women protest in Mumbai......

'Government doesn't believe unemployment is a problem'

'Unemployment barely figures in the Budget except as a derived demand from industry and infrastructure.''There is no effort at direct attack on unemployment.' IMAGE: Workers at a wholesale market......

What Is India's True GDP?

'How low GDP would have been, we don't know.''It raises serious questions because so many indicators are pointing to such a sharp decline and GDP estimates are still showing 4 per cent growth.'......

'Stock markets reflect the economy less'

'It is far too early to celebrate the numbers.''They are still fairly weak compared to the pre-pandemic level.' *IMAGE: Celebrations at the Bombay Stock Exchange after the Sensex surpassed the......

2021-22 Economic Survey may revert to one volume after eight years

The Economic Survey released before next year’s Budget could become a single volume, reverting to the practice followed till FY14. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com “There is so......