Lilywhite Kamal Paints Lotus Rajini Saffron
Kamal is not sure if Rajini is saffron but he is sure enough that he probably isn’t. With ‘saffron’ Kamal is conveying that Rajini if he is saffron, must...
RBI Dampens Budget Hopes with Rising Inflation: Fiscal MSP and Global Risks Rule out Rate Cuts
Indian economy is headed for another tough fiscal year (2018-19) both from a likely budget-fuelled inflationary surge within and from global rate rises across booming economies. Here’s a report...
Pre-Poll Promises to Farmers and Poor
After four years in power already, the Modi government achieving neither inclusive growth nor jobs in millions promised in 2014, should now wake up to the plight of distressed...
Confusion over New Health Protection Scheme: Insurance is no Substitute for Healthcare
The newly proposed insurance-backed national health protection scheme (NHPS) in the budget may protect insurance firms and private healthcare outfits, but not the common man’s health. Here’s an in-depth...
The Pro-poor Stance of the Modi Government in the Union Budget is Sham, a Mere Lip Service
Income inequality in India is at its highest since 1992, say Chancel and Picketty and according to Credit Suisse, 2017, India’s richest 1% hold 58% of its wealth. This...
Budgetary Rural Push not enough to Deal with Farm Distress
The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has given no sops to the middle classes by offering any concessions in the income tax rates. The industrial sector has been assured of...
Rajnikanth: The Advent of a New Star-Politician
Convinced of the need to now play a true-life saviour to the masses in real life rather than in reel-life Rajnikanth, who is yet to name his party believes...
The Heart of Donna Rai: Police
Here’s the third and final part of the three-part book extract from the forthcoming novel, The Heart of Donna Rai by Sumita, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different...
How Interests Rate Affect us?
India is going through a slowdown, as 4% real interest rate is making people to go slow on consumption. The government’s need to cut down on fiscal deficit is...
Prem Kumar Dhumal and Rajendra Singh Rana: Friends turned Foes in a Faceoff in Himachal 2017 Assembly Election
Rana – who was once in the BJP and was considered close to Dhumal – parted ways with the saffron party and won the 2012 assembly polls from Sujanpur...