'Very, very hard for Modi to return with a comparably large majority'

'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.''Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.''He will then be a......

Retail inflation dips to 19-month low of 2.5% in Jan

Fruits, vegetables and eggs continued to witness deflationary trend during January this year, with their prices declining 4.18 per cent, 13.32 per cent and 2.44 per cent, respectively. Retail......

'Budget has prioritised populism over fiscal prudence'

'The move towards fiscal consolidation had to be diluted because of the relief to farmers as the government wants to appease the voters.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The interim budget......

Budget maths won't be hit if oil is below $70

Oil sank to the lowest level in a month after shedding all of its gains from the US-Iran clash as traders waited to see whether any further hostilities will disrupt exports from the East Asia.......

Q2 GDP growth seen slipping under 5%

A look at six indicators shows all of them have collapsed from positive growth in April to contraction in September. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told......