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TopicManmohan Singh

Topic: Manmohan Singh

Manmohan, Sonia, Chidambaram, Sibal, all opposed retrospective tax: Pranab Mukherjee

What foreign investors need is certainty in tax laws and not a tax-free environment, the former President and finance minister argues to justify his controversial tax decision.

Difficult to do comedy freely nowadays: Shyam Rangeela, whose ‘Mitron’ act never aired

Comedian Shyam Rangeela, whose now viral video of an imitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a comedy show was never aired speaks up.

Six governance tests

The present government scores the same or a little poorer than its predecessor when it comes to governance midway through its first term.

PM forms economic advisory council day after FT faults him for disbanding it

Financial Times editorial blamed demonetisation and the botched-up rolling out of GST for slow-down of Indian economy.

Gender budget proves govt only pays lip service to women’s empowerment

The Gender Budget Statement shows Rs 31,390 crore allocated to women-only schemes, but over two-thirds of these are generic schemes like the PM Awas...

Failure in the good times

Since Mr Modi and his team expect to win the 2019 elections, the groundwork for improved performance in their second term should be done now.

Tushar Gandhi wrongly tweets Narendra Modi never visited Sabarmati Ashram as CM

Narendra Modi actually visited the ashram three times during his tenure as Gujarat chief minister, but Mahatma's grandson insists he never did it willingly. Tushar...

Doklam proves China is biggest diplomatic challenge for India: Shyam Saran

Ex-foreign secretary Shyam Saran says just like in Doklam, the Chinese use small but incremental moves to exert power, and the dilemma is when...

Govt reverses selection process for top positions at cultural institutions

The Modi government has begun to overturn the ambitious search cum selection process for chiefs of cultural institutions brought in by the UPA, and replace it with the usual government appointment system. ANUBHUTI VISHNOI

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.