Much before Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury got marginalised within the party’s central committee last week over the possibility of an alliance with the Congress, is learnt to have had an interesting conv
A confident New Delhi’s efforts to consolidate its ties with ASEAN will see a new meaning and significance when it conducts a commemorative summit with the group on January 25 and makes all 10 heads of state of the Southeast Asian countries
Manufacturing will remain the dark horse for the Indian economy, especially as labour-intensive industries shift from China, writes Sukhgeet Kaur, director, project appraisal and management division, Niti Aayog in an official
Milk is one liquid that usually moves upwards, at least in economic terms. The poor can’t afford this important source of nutrition. But imagine children getting milk in schools as part of mid-day meals, and the poor getting some from public
The telecom regulator`s decision to cut international termination charges (ITC) to 30 paise from 53 paise will hit the incumbent operators (Airtel, Idea and Vodafone) the most. At present, the annual revenue of the industry from ITC is approximate
Additional borrowing of Rs 20,000 crore, and not Rs 50,000 crore, is being considered by the government to meet financial needs. Upon a review of trends of revenue receipts and expenditure pattern, it has been assessed
Will India ever be able to achieve the dream of making best use of its demographic dividend? That question becomes relevant again with the release of the
The Campaign for judicial accountability and judicial reforms (CJAR) has written to five senior supreme court judges over alleged misconduct by chief justice of India Dipak Misra. The CJAR has appealed to the judges -- justices J C
The bullet train, the big-ticket headline-grabbing project now firmly under way, includes an engineering marvel: the country’s first undersea rail tunnel. It will come up just north of Mumbai, near Thane Creek.
The union cabinet has approved setting up of a National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a three-year budget of Rs 9,046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18, states a press release of December 1, 2017. From the limited information available in the publ
Since English philosopher John Stuart Mill coined the phrase, “tyranny of public opinion”, it is more often used as a fig leaf for those whose last resort is politics. That might be understandable for polit
Provisional attachment has been made by the Income Tax department in more than 900 cases of properties under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, which came into force November 1, 2016. These attachments include plo
A 16 digit virtual ID (VID) is expected to give a fresh layer of security to Aadhaar. Here are the five key points of VID: User virtual ID or VID in place of Aadhaar number for any service where you
The free services of public sector banks are not being discontinued, said a top official. There were online reports that said all free services of public sector banks would be discontinued from January 20. “No p
Members of parliament are angling for a 100 percent hike in their salary. The Lok Sabha’s committee on salary and allowances has called a meeting on January 12 where it is likely to discuss an old proposal to double the salari
The foreign direct investment (FDI) policy has been further liberalised. The union cabinet chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to a number of amendments in the FDI Policy. These are intended
The growth in South Asia slowed to a still strong 6.5 percent in 2017, in part reflecting businesses’ adjustment in India to the country’s new Goods and Services Tax and to the adverse impacts of natural disasters across the region, sa
As many as 24 power projects with 41.81 GW capacity may be under a severe financial stress, but the troubled sector still holds hope in growth drivers including higher demand from the Railways, proposed law to enforce power purchase agreements (PP
Railways wants to jazz up 400 major railway stations by providing large, airy foyers, comfortable sitting areas, snazzy lounges, smart ticketing system, escalators and the works. But there is a hitch. The railways has been peddling
Over one lakh Gram Panchayats (GP) across the country have now been connected with high speed optical fibre network. BharatNet network envisages delivery of high-speed broadband services in over 2.5 lakh villages benefitting more th
