Many unauthorised migrants originate from Punjab and Gujarat, states known for high migration aspirations rather than political instability. Photograph: Kind courtesy Simrin/Wikimedia commons As......
'The first and most basic responsibility of any government is to protect its people from external threats and internal harm.''Budget 2025-2026 has to focus on meeting this responsibility,' asserts......
Some residents have already taken this step to relocate, either temporarily or permanently, some to their native places and others to clean-air destinations like Goa and Himachal Pradesh. IMAGE:......
As we brace for unprecedented rates of urbanisation, it is crucial to ensure that illegal constructions and unauthorised land use are curbed, asserts Amit Kapoor. IMAGE: National Disaster Response......
There is nothing to be worried about as bilateral ties are robust with solid foundations.Both are on the same page on the economic and defence/security ties bilaterally and globally and that shall......
The share of Ahmedabad in the total value of trades on both the BSE and NSE is set to touch double digits for the third year in a row. IMAGE: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launches the......
Towards the end of February, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) restored the risk weighting on banks loans to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs; including to microfinance institutions, or MFIs)......
'With higher rentals, cost of Aadhaar devices and the know-your-customer paraphernalia, the commercial viability of the BC network is certainly to be looked at.' Kindly note the image has been......
Index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have added a record number of investment accounts in 2024, buoyed by the sectoral and thematic investing euphoria that has spilled into the passive......
Will allowing business correspondents to hawk insurance products help in reviving 5-lakh strong field agents as a viable channel? Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In late......
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......