Power tariff subsidy, other AAP govt initiatives to stay

Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, who is now administering Delhi after President's rule was imposed, on Tuesday made it clear that none of the decisions and initiatives taken by the Aam Aadmi Party......

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......

'In India, there is very little trust in China'

Kenneth Lieberthal, senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at think tank The Brookings Institution and an expert on China, talks to Aditi Phadnis on the changes China is......

Will the Supreme Court declare the Aadhaar Act a black law?

Unless the judges factor in the ungovernability of technologies and their beneficial owners, present and future Presidents, prime ministers, judges, legislators and officials handling sensitive......

Consumer goods firms likely to see an upswing after year of lull

The Budget proposals are expected to boost the fortunes of consumer goods and fast-moving consumer goods companies, which have been struggling with poor consumer demand for more than a year.......

Rural beats urban in Bihar on spend

Rural Bihar appears to be doing much better than urban areas in the state, if one goes by a recent National Sample Survey Organisation report. The consumption expenditure of a household in urban......

View Consumption Survey Numbers With Caution

Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......

Why investors should be wary of the 'unlock' trade

Along with the approach of the festive season, and the receding second wave, more unlock trades are happening now with recent interest in consumption-oriented stocks. Illustration: Dominic......