Can Rekha Gupta Deliver BJP Promises To Delhi?

The new BJP government will have no choice but to ask the Centre for financial support, expects Rashme Sehgal. IMAGE: Rekha Gupta, who was elected leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature......

Mann rules out dissent as Punjab MLAs meet Kejriwal

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday dismissed speculation of dissent within Aam Aadmi Party's state unit, asserting that Congress leaders have a history of switching parties while AAP......

What does Delhi loss mean for aam aadmi CM Kejriwal?

With a basic ballpoint in his pocket, muffler around his neck, baggy sweater and blue Wagon R, Arvind Kejriwal was the archetypal common man when he came into the public domain. And when he used......

The defence Budget for this year is...

India on Saturday set aside Rs 6,81,210 crore as defence outlay for 2025-26 in a 9.53 per cent increase over the allocation of Rs 6.22 lakh crore for current fiscal amid the military's push to......

Slowdown Is Neither Surprising Nor Inexplicable

'If tax-and-spend was expected to trickle down, it has failed; India's rural wages are stagnant, which has wrecked consumption growth,' points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

'Landmark Moment For Capital Market'

DIIs owned equities worth Rs 73.5 trillion, just 1.9 per cent less than FPIs.This marks a significant change from a decade ago. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The ownership gap between......

More the merrier? A tale of multiple self-regulatory organisations

Mint Road, on December 21, 2023, flagged the role of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) in strengthening the compliance culture in regulated entities (REs) and providing a consultative platform......

Taxes comprise 66 paise of every rupee in govt coffer

For every rupee in the government coffer, the biggest pie of 66 paise will come from direct and indirect taxes, according to the Union Budget 2025-26 documents. Illustration: Dominic......

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Over five decades ago, when swimmers from Rajasthan participated in the National Swimming Championships, competitors from other states would look at the Rajasthan squad in awe. They wondered how a......