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Markets

07 May, 2019

Why political stability, not who wins, is the driving force for Sensex

Since May 2014, when the Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority in parliament in the first such victory in 30 ......

General

01 May, 2019

Lok Sabha polls: How cash-rich BJP is leaving Congress, other rivals in the dust

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is flush with cash, giving his Hindu nationalist bloc a massive advantage ......

General

26 April, 2019

Indians face post-election shock as oil retailers hold price hike while crude boils

Surging global oil prices will pose a first big challenge to India’s new government, whoever wins an election now under ......

General

08 April, 2019

What the BJP's re-election manifesto has on offer for farmers, middle class

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday promised minimum income support to all farmers and a pension scheme for ......

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Economy

27 March, 2019

Policy Tracker: Why Indian students seem to be getting the rough end of the stick

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made some ambitious promises in its manifesto for the 2014 general elections. One notable pledge ......

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Manufacturing

18 March, 2019

Policy Tracker: Did PM Modi's 'Make in India' really make any difference?

Soon after becoming prime minister in May 2014, Narendra Modi unleashed a policy blitzkrieg of sorts. Among the ambitious schemes ......

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Finance

12 February, 2019

Surprise entrants, familiar names among India's biggest corporate donors

What’s common to Mukesh Ambani, Anand Mahindra, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Gautam Adani and KP Singh, apart from the fact that ......

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Economy

31 January, 2019

Could doubts over India's economic and jobs data erode investor confidence?

Earlier this week, two of the country’s top statisticians--PC Mohanan, the chief of the National Statistical Commission and his colleague ......

Economy

11 January, 2019

Here's why the Modi government is showering sops on SMEs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and other institutions are leaving no stones unturned to woo small businessmen. On 2 January, the ......

Economy

23 August, 2018

Arun Jaitley resumes charge as finance minister after kidney transplant

Jaitely, 65, had stopped attending office in early April to undergo the surgery. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was temporarily given ......