Why 'Ramayan' actor Sunil Lahri finds 'Adipurush' 'very disappointing'Veteran actor Sunil Lahri, who played Lakshman in Ramanand Sagar's television adaptation of the epic 'Ramayana', has expressed his disappoi...
Cash pullback had 'little impact' on India's growth: Lord Meghnad DesaiThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in February last year had projected the country's economy expanding at 7.4...
Kapil Dev presents artist Paresh Maity’s bookAmitabh Kant and Lord Meghnad Desai were also in attendance at the arty fare.
Evil goes up in smoke as Punjab, Haryana celebrate DussehraWith police keeping a hawk-eye vigil, the festivities passed off peacefully in different parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.
Little chance of a second EU referendum; Brexit-induced volatility largely over: Lord Meghnad Desai"The fundamentals have not changed. The fundamentals of the UK economy are the same on Monday as they were on Thursday. Nothing has changed...
Global economy is not going to be of any help to India: Lord Meghnad Desai, LSEPeople yet to get a picture of the new economy taking over the old economy
Lord Meghnad Desai bats for abolishing Income TaxLord Meghnad Desai, the Indian-born, British labour party politician has made a strong case for abolishing Income Tax.
India’s retail inflation of 5% too high: Meghnad DesaiIndian policymakers might be happy to contain retail inflation at below 5%, but Lord Meghnad Desai, India-born British parliamentarian, thi...
India is a good trading partner for the UK: Lord Meghnad Desai, LSE"Trade and investment does not depend on circumstances like Bihar elections. India still remains a good investment destination."
Budget 2015 needs to give more priority to growth than to meeting deficit targets: Lord Meghnad Desai, Economist"The big story is the growth story, not the deficit one. The government can harness the resources sitting idle with the PSUs."
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley needs to end ‘tax terrorism’: Meghnad Desai"Budget will have to be very tough, because the real deficit numbers for fiscal 2015 are not even going to be 4.7%, but it is going to be m...
Budget 2014: Subsidies not an efficient way of running economy, says Lord Meghnad Desai"We have to get rid of this mentality that the Congress inculcated, that all subsidies are for the poor. They wreck public finances."
Narendra Modi will be Prime Minister of India: Meghnad DesaiMeghnad Desai has said India will get a more "decisive leadership" in Narendra Modi if he takes over as the new PM after general elections ...
Ensure public finances are healthy before abolishing taxes: Lord Meghnad DesaiIndia should make sure that its public finances are healthy, economist and UK's Labour Party peer Lord Meghnad Desai said today.
Evil goes up in smoke, gusto marks Dussehra festivitiesGiant effigies of ten-headed demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran went up in flames marking the triumph of good over ...
Advani has almost crowned Modi by sulking: Lord Meghnad Desai, LSE"Advani, by throwing a tantrum, which is the only way I can describe it, has more or less confirmed that Narendra Modi is now the number on...
- Next budget should take care of jobs, investment: Economists
With the new UPA Government expected to come out with the full Budget for 2009-10 within 45 days of its formation, economists want it to br...