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Sameer Dalal warns Indian markets may lag as oil import costs riseIndian markets face headwinds from elevated crude oil prices, unlike the US which benefits from exports. Market expert Sameer Dalal warns t...- How the three Ms and paramilitary forces may have played a major role in West Bengal outcome 2026In the 2026 assembly elections of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, known for her long, strong hold over the state, faced unexpected hurdles. T...
- Freebies should be sustainable, governments must not put a burden on future generations: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed that a government should be able to generate “adequate” revenue from providing primary require...
- Budget 2024: Freebies or welfare schemes, what can the Modi government opt for?Ahead of Union Budget 2024, we discuss the upcoming interim Budget in India and the debate surrounding welfare schemes and freebies. Prime ...
- 316 FIRs, Rs 43 crore seizure in 5 days: Karnataka sees expensive campaign as freebie culture becomes new normalThis election season has seen an unusually high amount of seizures in Karnataka, due to a combination of election bribes becoming a normal ...
- Putting 'freebies' in their right context amid recent debateThe RBI Bulletin 2022, which is at the heart of the controversy, defines freebies as public welfare measures provided free of charge. Provi...
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman asks regulators to align with changesSitharaman said India was at a cusp of change and regulators had to be aligned with that change. "You need regulators also to be aligned wi...
- Freebie economics: Why state governments should stop passing the buck to CentreAlmost every state government, with a few honourable exceptions, spends on freebies, mostly current consumption and not on capital expendit...
- 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...
- Three-member Supreme Court bench to reconsider 2013 ruling on freebiesA bench headed by outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana held that the three-member bench would reconsider a 2013 SC ruling, delivered b...
- 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...
- Why can't centre form panel to study impact of freebies, asks SCThe remark was made by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana during the resumed hearing of a petition filed by BJP leader Ashw...
- SC terms freebies a serious issue, asks why Centre can't call all-party meetThe plea filed by Upadhyay opposes the practice of political parties making promises during polls. It seeks the EC to invoke its powers to ...
- 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...
- Political parties are on one side on freebies: Supreme CourtA bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana orally remarked that "all political parties are one sided including BJP" on the subject...
- Don't let freebies be a crutchThe debate on freebie politics has to be a debate on how policies that foster the 'spirit of enterprise' are morally and ethically - not to...
- Govt aims to provide basic facilities to all through saturation of existing schemes: FM Nirmala Sitharaman"If you have reached all of them who are eligible for something then you have achieved saturation...there have been so many attempts to mak...
- Nirmala Sitharaman slams Arvind Kejriwal for giving 'perverse twist' to debate on freebies"Delhi Chief Minister has given perverse twist to the debate on freebies. Health and education have never been called freebies," PTI report...
- Populist announcements distort informed decision-making ability of voter: Modi governmentThe court recommended that an independent body be constituted, which may comprise different stakeholders such as the Reserve Bank of India,...
- Supreme Court suggests setting up expert body to resolve freebies issueThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said irrational freebies offered to induce voters during elections would not be effectively debated in the P...
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