Congress's Chidambaram says BJP designed Union budget to appeal to middle class and poll-bound Bihar, slams 'cruelest cuts' in allocations for SC, ST, OBC and minorities.
Only headline-worthy highlight will be income tax relief for middle class. Most audacious & positive statement? Intent to amend Atomic Energy Act & Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act.
The government’s political calculus seems to favour the affluent and the marginalised, while largely disregarding India's middle class and its aspirations and concerns.
The World Bank says that growth prospects for middle-income countries depend on their ability to increase production through innovation, which is a difficult feat for many economies to achieve at scale.
The government’s reputation for world-class governance takes a knock every week. The overall image of a drowning India is at odds with the Rising Bharat we were promised.
There were mentions of the violence in Manipur and Haryana’s Nuh, three proposed criminal laws and more at the first lecture of the ‘Public Policy Debate Series’ in Delhi.
Colombo's elite still have live events, performances, and nightclub parties to go to. Thanks to booming luxury establishments, life's as normal as it gets.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
The Congress is there to take care of the remaining 141 crore Indians.