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There was widespread celebration as Kamala Harris became the first female US Vice President. But beyond the borders of…
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The Finance Minister has ticked all the boxes except splurging direct cash and tax reductions. The direct cash…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The Union Budget for 2021- 22 was presented against the backdrop of a complete collapse of realisation of revenue…
By Ajit Ranade |
The government cannot spend even a rupee without the consent of parliament. hence its annual spending plan, called the…
By Ajit Ranade |
The annual Union Budget will be presented in less than two weeks. It is a constitu-tional requirement, since not even a…
By Vappala Balachandran |
The Indian lobbying power in the US has suffered to Pakistan's advantage because of the exclusion of non-Hindus…
By Ajit Ranade |
Disease, death, economic destruction, and yet resilience, fortitude and determination is how most people experienced…
By Ajit Ranade |
The macroeconomic winds are blowing favourably as we enter the New Year. The stock markets are at an all-time high.…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The BJP has distanced itself from the remarks by the CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant that India has been “too much of a…
By Ajit Ranade |
The first quarter contraction was explained mostly by the severe lockdown ordered by the Central government, to tackle…
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Dec. 03 marked the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. We see a host of coverage on issues that are…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
There is little doubt among many reasonably well-informed people that there is an ugly mix of the vaudeville and the…
By Karamatullah K. Ghori |
For nearly four days America, nay the world, held its breath waiting for the November 3 US presidential election…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
This looks like a nail-biting finish, with all the marks of suspense, swings, threats, bullies, claims and…
By Jagdish Rattanani, Saamdu Chetri |
For so many students sitting in their homes and not knowing when the lockdown will end for their particular schools or…