Quote of the day by Thomas Piketty: “Refusing to deal with numbers rarely serves the interests of the...” Lesson on money, rising inequality, and why numbers reveal the truth — The modern Marx and writer of Capital in the Twenty-First Century, explains why ignoring economic reality hurts ordinary people the mostQuote of the day: Thomas Piketty warns that ignoring economic data often harms poor and middle-class families the most. In today’s world of...
12 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
The myth of India’s extreme inequality: What the data gets wrongRecent studies reveal a misrepresentation of income inequality in India, challenging the commonly accepted pre-tax Gini coefficient of 0.61...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
India received highest number of regressive tax recommendations from IMF: OxfamAn Oxfam report highlights the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) tax advice. India received the most regressive recommendations between 2...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Anil Agarwal challenges Adani's winning bid for $4 bln in assets, F1 trackIndian billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta is challenging fellow tycoon Gautam Adani’s winning bid for bankrupt real estate firm Jaiprakash ...
31 Mar, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Protesters say Bezos' star-studded Venice wedding highlights growing inequalityJeff Bezos's lavish Venice wedding has sparked protests from local activist groups, highlighting concerns about wealth disparity and the pr...
25 Jun, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under TrumpGlobal tax reform plans targeting billionaires and multinational corporations face significant setbacks, particularly with the United State...
20 Apr, 2025, 09.26 AM IST
Weak institutions responsible for illegal money flow in many developing, poor countries: OfficialA senior official highlighted that weak institutions contribute to illegal financial flows in developing countries. There is a call for red...
30 Dec, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
It's a bit rich to resist taxing the super-richBrazil is championing a global tax on billionaires to alleviate poverty, but faces opposition from the US and hesitance from other major ec...
18 Nov, 2024, 11.30 PM IST
What will be India's position at G20 on proposal of 'billionaire tax': Congress asks governmentThe Congress has urged the government to clarify India's stance on Brazil's proposal for a two per cent wealth tax on dollar billionaires a...
09 Sep, 2024, 10.37 AM IST
Plan to tax super-rich divides at G20 meet in RioBrazil's vision for a global deal to tax the ultra-rich sparked divisions Thursday at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro,...
26 Jul, 2024, 12.40 PM IST
US sees no need for global deal to tax super-rich: Treasury Secretary Janet YellenYellen said Washington was "strongly supportive of progressive taxation, and making sure that very wealthy high income individuals pay thei...
25 Jul, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
Tax the billionaires, Congress isn't alone in its demand amid a 'rare political opportunity'Congress has queried Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stance on "billionaire tax", particularly as it approaches discussion at the upcoming G...
13 Jul, 2024, 11.09 PM IST
Failure to tax world's richest means global tax needed: reportThe idea of a global tax on the richest is already supported at the G20 by Brazil, France, Spain and South Africa -- although the United St...
25 Jun, 2024, 10.32 PM IST
Global billionaire tax could yield $250 billion: StudyIf levied, the sum would be equivalent to only 2% of the nearly $13 trillion in wealth owned by the 2,700 billionaires globally, the resear...
24 Oct, 2023, 07.48 AM IST
Vodafone Idea shares surge 19% on retro tax changesPrior to this, Vodafone Idea shares had nosedived 45 per cent within a week on the back of multiple negative news and bleak chances to cont...
06 Aug, 2021, 06.57 PM IST
Historian who called out billionaires at Davos last year not invited back in 2020"Was it something I said", tweeted Rutger Bregman jokingly.
22 Jan, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
Vedanta names Pallavi Joshi Bakhru as new Group Head TaxationBakhru is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of experience in tax advisory and compliance, Vedanta said in a statement.
18 Nov, 2015, 05.43 PM IST