Arvind Kejriwal criticizes BJP for copying AAP's promises of free handouts in their Delhi poll manifesto. He urges Prime Minister Modi to a...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have consistently opposed the distribution of freebies, as seen in their ...

Modi hasn’t lost much ground. Yogi’s impact is visible. What’s new is murmurs for a ‘stronger opposition’, as INDIA makes its presence felt...

India's welfare programs are vast in reach and scope. Under the biggest, 821 million Indians are entitled to 5-kilogram (11-pound) sacks of...

Bloomberg Economics estimates the central government’s total receipts will be about 1.9 trillion rupees ($22.8 billion) above the budgeted ...

It took a public notice from Hyundai Motor Co. — asserting that the successful bid by Hyundai Global Motors had nothing to do with it — for...

India recently restructured the world’s biggest food program and trimmed energy subsidies to enable about 1 trillion rupees ($12.3 billion)...

Subsidised food and other items are key to winning elections in India, where food aid is a legal right and more than 800 million people rec...

The politics of credibility is built on the sand of future fiscal bankruptcy. State finances are already in poor shape due to the pandemic'...

Viewing the Rajya Sabha proceedings from the backbenches, it was exasperating to witness some MPs confuse the temple of democracy for a fis...

Subsidies have been cut even as LPG prices have surged across the country, with a cylinder now costing over Rs 800. Providing cooking gas h...

Letting the farm unrest linger could cause chaos in food markets, alienate urban consumers, and potentially derail the post-Covid recovery.

"Fiscal measures are important", the RBI governor said, adding that budget gap target slippage was unavoidable.

The RBI also eased bank lending restrictions for NBFCs and raised the limit on 'collateral free' farm loans.

In Goa, the Congress promises, among other things, petrol; the BJP offers 1 GB data; and the AAP health checkups for women and old people —...

Shalabh Kumar, according to top American political website The Hill, has emerged a top Trump donor, having sent $898,800 to Trump Victory.

A relatively free media have remained one of the few tangible highlights of Indian democracy. Any hasty step to diminish this role would ce...