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2019 DEMOCRACY INDEX
D-Street spooked by lower voter turnout in Lok Sabha elections. Does BJP need to worry about it?India's general election nears midway with falling voter turnout, prompting concerns about disengagement. Lower participation, though not f...
India points to 'sweeping conclusions' and 'fallacious assumptions' in Global Democracy Report 2023The GSoD 2023 report - published in November 2023 - stated that India persists at the mid-range level on the criteria of "representation" w...
Dalal Street may have much to cheer in the poll year too, Nifty could 'log 17% gains'Equity returns during general election years have been positive in nine out of 11 instances, with a median return of 17%, according to data...
Press group: China biggest global jailer of journalistsChina is the world's leading jailer of journalists with over 100 behind bars, and one of the largest exporters of propaganda content, says ...
Pakistan slips further on Corruption Perceptions Index, ranks 140 out of 180 countriesComparatively, India's score stands at 40 and is ranked 85, while Bangladesh's CPI is 26 and stands at 147th position. Explaining the cause...
Delimitation has started, elections will be held soon in J&K: Amit ShahSpeaking virtually at the launch of the District Good Governance Index in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Minister said, "Delimitation has sta...
View: A new book on the Modi years mixes actuality with amnesiaThe book has a clever cover of 16 charts of India's performance measured by international indices. India shows a downward trend in 15 indic...
Pegasus pangs: Truth be told, India finds itself on lists, it should never be onThe latest revelations about Pegasus spyware slithering its way into Indian cellphones are shocking. Hacking is against the law. It seems R...
Equal weight Nifty hints at broad-based rallyNifty 50 delivered a return of 53 per cent between 2016 and 2019 owing to the sharp outperformance of index heavyweight Reliance Industries...
India falls to 53rd rank in EIU's Democracy Index, dubbed as flawed democracyOut of 167 countries, the Democracy Index classifies 23 countries as full democracies, 52 as flawed democracies, 35 as hybrid regimes and 5...
Kazakhstan introduces new set of political reforms days after Parliamentary pollsThe implementation of this initiative will strengthen the system of protecting human rights, expanding civic participation, developing parl...
India aims at improving score on 29 global indices, present ‘accurate’ picture to worldIn all, 18 nodal ministries and 47 line departments will work with state governments on over 800 parameters to ‘drive reform and growth’. T...
Sena questions Centre on democracy ranking drop, economic woesIndia slipped 10 places to 51st position in the 2019 Democracy Index's global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit, which ...
India falls to 51st position in EIU's Democracy IndexIndia's overall score fell from 7.23 in 2018 to 6.90 on the Index that provides a snapshot of the current state of democracy worldwide for ...
What changed for D-Street while you were sleepingNet-net, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were sellers of domestic stocks to the tune of Rs 176 crore on Wednesday, data available with N...
Political turmoil to be ‘new normal’ for 2020, risk firm saysPM Modi now faces the most significant challenge to his rule since being first elected in 2014.
D-Street bulls on a high over hopes of US-China dealMSCI will reconstitute its indices on November 26, 2019.
16,700% return in 50 years makes Hang Seng index world’s bestThe benchmark stock gauge marks 50 years since its official debut on Sunday.
This $3.3b money manager picking stocks that are not part of current rallyTata Asset’s strategy is to bet on shares that failed to participate in the rally.
Jammu & Kashmir has more freedom than Pakistan, says US reportThe report also labelled PoK as “not free” in terms of freedom and the functioning of local institutes.