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Hindu votes, Modi ki guarantee: 10 big trends that decode Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala assembly electionsAssembly election results saw the BJP secure victories in West Bengal and Assam, while Tamil Nadu witnessed a surprising debut by Thalapath...
Vijay pulls off a Kejriwal in Tamil Nadu over a decade after AAP's rise in DelhiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor Vijay is set to win its first Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. This mirrors the Aam Aadmi Part...
Hit or not, TVK's Vijay shakes up Tamil Nadu poll sceneActor Vijay's new political party, TVK, is shaking up Tamil Nadu's election landscape, challenging the traditional DMK-AIADMK dominance. Wi...
BJP’s Annamalai targets DMK at Coimbatore rally, turns into massive show of strengthK Annamalai rallied supporters in Coimbatore for the AIADMK candidate. He criticized the ruling DMK government, highlighting law and order ...
IRS tax 'gifts' for investors. How to claim benefits?Wall Street investors assume that selling a winning stock always triggers a tax bill. However, for those in the lower income brackets (up t...
HC refuses urgent hearing to plea against 'freebies' by political partiesThe Delhi High Court denied an urgent hearing for a plea accusing political parties of electoral law violations regarding freebies before t...
SC agrees to list on March 21 PIL against practice of parties promising freebies during pollsThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on March 21 regarding the practice of political parties promising f...
The freebies debate: Genesis, definition and impact on welfare & economyThe power of Election Commission to fight freebies has remained vague and limited. There have only been a few instances where the EC exerci...
Burden of pre-poll promises must be borne via budgetary provisions: FM Nirmala SitharamanShe also called for a debate on freebies. "The debate is not about what constitutes a freebie, but if you have given a promise, provision f...
Electoral promises: The freebie stops hereWith committees, commentators and economists of all shades slamming freebies, and political actors continuing to snipe at each other, it is...
Amid raging political debate over poll freebies, a PIL in SC drives home the pointPetitioner Ashwini Upadhyay filed additional submissions on Friday in the top court saying that registered political parties be asked to fu...
Poor people more entitled to receive 'freebies', says economist Jayati GhoshEconomist Jayati Ghosh said that 'basic needs' like nutrition, healthcare, housing and education, which the government should provide for i...
Centre proposes mega expert committee to examine freebiesMembers include finance secretaries and representative from national parties, Election Commission, RBI, Niti Aayog, finance commission, dis...
Doling out freebies by states is competitive federalism of the worst kind: Mythili BhusnurmathThe growing contribution of non-merit subsidiaries, not beneficial for a large section of society, in the GDP is increasing. This means the...
There is no question of state governments in India going the Sri Lanka way: Mythili Bhusnurmath“Non-merit subsidies in the country as a percentage of GDP are growing. Also, there are some states which tend to offer much more by way of...
Supreme Court notice to Centre, EC on parties promising freebies in electionsA three-judge bench, led by CJI NV Ramana, while hearing a plea by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay to restrain parties from distributing any su...
Parliamentary panel seeks action against IT officers for irregular expenses assessment on freebies to doctorsThe panel noticed 3 cases in Maha in which the AO had allowed the expenses on physician samples given free to doctors involving tax effect ...