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.
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
The Congress is there to take care of the remaining 141 crore Indians.