Minister resigns after illegal money transfer allegationsThe ruling Congress gave up on him as the BJP sought to amplify it as a major scam under CMSiddaramaiah's watch. The government has formed ...
06 Jun, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
Karnataka’s tribal welfare minister quits after govt funds find way to bank accounts in HyderabadKarnataka's Tribal Welfare Minister B Nagendra resigned over a scandal involving the illegal transfer of Rs 89.63 crore of government funds...
06 Jun, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
Is universal basic income scheme a recipe for disaster? Swaminathan Aiyar decodesUBI is impractical — and, in my view, immoral. But cash grants have become part of India’s subsidy politics and are here to stay. Some thin...
15 Jun, 2021, 11.58 PM IST
No job losses post merger of 10 PSBs: GovernmentIn August, the government announced a mega plan to merge 10 public sector banks into four with a view to creating fewer and stronger global...
03 Dec, 2019, 04.13 PM IST
View: Biometric authentication, exclusion restrictions can ensure effective cash transfer system in IndiaAround 20% of India’s population is below poverty line, while 31% has monthly house income below Rs 12K.
15 Apr, 2019, 06.15 AM IST
Govt can fund cash dole-outs with bonds or higher taxes: ReportIt said a 6.4 percent increase in direct tax mop up can help offset the increase in the Center's fiscal deficit, adding such a hike will ha...
01 Apr, 2019, 07.12 PM IST
Why Universal Basic Income is a bad ideaBenefit under the Universal Basic Income will not be universal, but targeted at specific votebanks.
27 Feb, 2019, 06.23 AM IST
Why RBI needs to sit out the impact of the interim budget before cutting ratesRBI would have put its head down and played by its motto: better safe than sorry.
04 Feb, 2019, 06.44 AM IST
Here's what may figure in Piyush Goyal's BudgetPrime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's sixth and final budget before the polls due by May is supposed to be an interim budget or a V...
01 Feb, 2019, 08.53 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi's announcement of guaranteed minimum income 'historic': P ChidambaramIn a series of tweets, the former finance and home minister said 140 million people were lifted out of poverty between 2004 and 2014, when ...
28 Jan, 2019, 07.30 PM IST
Will PM Modi play Santa Claus?Modi could come under pressure to offer relief to the masses, especially farmers, to salvage its 2019 chances.
25 Dec, 2018, 04.07 PM IST
Doling out a universal basic income scheme may be Narendra Modi's best chance to win 2019 mandateFrom October 2007 to October 2013, there were several months when growth in real rural wages was impressively positive.
24 Dec, 2018, 11.34 PM IST
Not government or organised sector, bulk of the jobs are created by SMEs and by self employment: Arun Jaitley7%-8% growth three years in a row, gave us confidence to carry out structural reforms, says FM
16 Oct, 2017, 12.00 PM IST
Budget promotes growth, employment: Bibek Debroy"The Budget is meant to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurship," Debroy said.
02 Feb, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Government failed to match UPA record: Congress surveyThis is a contribution to the ongoing debate on where the economy stands, where it is heading and what is to be done to pull it in the righ...
31 Jan, 2017, 12.18 AM IST
Despite Election Commission's model code, issuance of new bank licences by RBI will go on, says P ChidambaramThe model code of conduct that has come into force will not affect the issuance of new bank licences by RBI, P Chidambaram said.
06 Mar, 2014, 06.45 AM IST
- RRB amalgamation splits West Bengal govt, banks
The amalgamation of regional rural banks (RRBs) in West Bengal has taken a curious turn.
11 Sep, 2006, 03.38 AM IST