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Growth stagnant, Sitharaman promises to ease FDI norms but markets don’t buy it just yet

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says government intent on relaxing the cap on FDI in aviation, media, animation and insurance sectors.

Rahul Gandhi wants accountability, new Congress chief will have to begin with his core team

Some of Rahul Gandhi's trusted lieutenants could be first in the line of fire if their Lok Sabha poll performance was to be criterion for continuation in party posts.

Much before Modi govt crackdown on IRS officers, Yogi’s UP punished 600 officials for graft

Yogi govt took action against 401 officials, retired 201 in its first year; another 400 under scanner; crackdown likely on 'corrupt ministers' too.

SC overturns Gujarat HC verdict acquitting 12 in BJP ex-minister Haren Pandya murder case

Haren Pandya, former Gujarat home minister in Narendra Modi's state cabinet, was shot dead on 26 March 2003 when he was on a morning walk.

‘Modi shasan’ not ‘Modi sarkar’: This IIM alumnus wants Urdu out of Hindi

Speaking at India International Centre in Delhi, IIM alum Nityanand Misra said Hindi & Urdu were different languages and should be spoken as such.

Power to water: If India wants to fulfil economic goals, it needs better infrastructure

For too long, governments have focused on making money from infrastructure rather than seeing it as a service that can power growth.

Nirmala Sitharaman symbolises rise of women in economic leadership roles across the world

ThePrint looks at the role of Indian women in economics and the trend of more and more women taking on economic leadership roles in the world.

An airline that doesn’t want you to fly. That’s new

KLM has launched a sustainability campaign featuring surprising suggestions on how passengers can help cut aviation industry’s carbon dioxide emissions.

Rahul Gandhi’s resignation can kill Congress, make India a one-party country

The death of the Congress would remove any national opposition to Modi. Regional identities would become ever more politically salient.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.