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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…
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…
For so many students sitting in their homes and not knowing when the lockdown will end for their particular schools or…