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Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026: NTK’s Seeman rejects freebies, positions self as Tamil nationalist alternativeNaam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman offers a different political path in Tamil Nadu. He rejects welfare freebies, advocating for Tamil govern...
Rajani Sinha warns freebie culture is pushing states towards fiscal distressEconomists are sounding alarms over the escalating fiscal burden of cash handouts and subsidies, with many states facing unsustainable debt...
'Army of beggars are weakening society': MP minister’s comment on freebies sought by public ignites debateMadhya Pradesh’s Rural Development Minister Prahlad Patel sparked controversy by likening public petitions to begging, stating that such de...
Growth slowdown is a temporary dip, says FM Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the recent growth slowdown was temporary, citing elections as a factor. She emphasized the ...
BJP vs Congress: How business took a backseat in Karnataka's state election campaignKarnataka's business and economy seemed to have taken a backseat amid a high-octane campaign for elections that are crucial for the overall...
EC doesn't have jurisdiction to regulate issues like freebies: Congress"It is really something which is to be decided, be it pre-election or post-election, be it by way of electoral punishment or electoral acce...
Why distinctions between subsidies for ‘merit goods’ and ‘freebies’ are dubious from economic viewpointSomeone should undertake a comprehensive computation of all subsidies, implicit and explicit, production and consumption. We will get a fig...
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...
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...
EC welcomes SC suggestion of expert panel on freebies, but does not want to be part of itA bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli, on August 3, had asked stakeholders like the Centre...
Slipping up on bargain bananasWhy ask for a fruit when a complimentary basket is available in the hotel room?
Car dealers on taxman’s radar over discounts & freebies to customersI-T dept is probing whether the tax treatment of discounts during transition to GST was done properly.
State growth performance favours Mamata Banerjee and is iffy for JayalalithaaMamata’s five year average to be 7.44%, beating the Left Front’s 6.85%.TN, on the other hand, has decelerated sharply in GDP under Jayalali...
AAP may not recreate its Delhi success elsewhere: Bibek DebroyAAP's economic position is also not one against freebies. In terms of AAP replicating its success, in gaining seats, that doesn't immediate...
Freebies, subsidies alone won't help economic development: FM P ChidambaramChidambaram said it was the responsibility of the government to create jobs or self-employment for its youth.
- Wrong approach adopted in preparing Food Security Bill: N Vittal, Former Central Vigilance Commissioner
Former Central Vigilance Commissioner N Vittal today said the Centre has adopted a "wrong approach" in preparing the proposed Food Security...
- Govt sops given to uplift the poor, are not freebies: J Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Taking a dig at her archrival and DMK chief M Karunanidhi, she said he was issuing statements criticising her.