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Ahead of Parliament's Budget Session, govt convenes all-party meet on Jan 27Union Budget 2026: Parliament's Budget Session commences January 28 with President Draupadi Murmu's address. A crucial all-party meeting is...
A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battlegroundIran's theocracy aims to enforce mandatory headscarf use by targeting businesses, increasing the punishments for uncovered women and the bu...
Why Jhunjhunwala thinks power reforms will be bigger than 1991's liberalisationThe government is expected to introduce the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Parliament soon. The bill is the latest attempt by the Ce...
RBI liberalises norms for rough diamond importsIn a reformist move, the Reserve Bank today allowed importers of rough diamond to send advance remittances to any company apart from the ni...
Direction of US immigration legislation encouraging for Indian IT cos: CLSAThe proposed immigration reforms by the US senators are low on anti-business immigration rhetoric which is an encouraging sign for Indian I...
Governance is key for real economic reforms to holdEconomic reforms need a protective underlay of good governance. Without institutional reform, economic liberalisation will not lead to incl...
More powers to RBI may open doors for banks in the countryRBI may be closer than ever in proceeding with new bank licences though it would ensure that only a few with impeccable track record get th...
- Rupee volatility is a concern: Pranab Mukherjee
Expressing concern over rupee volatility, Pranab Mukherjee today said there is an urgent need to diversify the country's export markets.
- Anna Hazare's movement politically coloured, says Suresh Hosbet
Anna Hazare's movement is "politically coloured" and it is wrong to credit him for drawing people's attention towards corruption.
Mamata Banerjee is in the Left's thrall, her only mission is to out-Left the LeftMamata Banerjee is in the Left's thrall, her only mission is to out-Left the Left
Anna Hazare announces fast unto death till Jan Lokpal Bill enactedAnti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will observe fast unto death from tomorrow until the government enacts a comprehensive law like the Ja...
- 'Pressure to tackle graft has shifted Govt focus from reforms'
Global banking giant Stanchart has said that public outcry to tackle corruption has diverted the government's reforms agenda, which is cons...
Anna Hazare continues fast, slams Congress for misleading peopleSocial activist Anna Hazare, who entered the second day of his indefinite fast, today slammed the Congress for "misleading" the people.
Budget 2011: Reform bills bring back Cong-BJP reform talksWhether these bills would pass may also depend on the atmospherics between Congress and BJP leaders, say politicians from both sides of the...
- Budget 2011: Reform bills bring back Cong-BJP reform talks
The reformist bills are back, so is parliamentary politics over reforms. Will BJP help Congress, and what will BJP demand of Congress for i...
- Pranab Paradox: He's smart, powerful, but never a game changer
What is Mukherjee’s signature contribution to politics and government? Answering this question is a struggle.
- Little support from allies, BJP blocks reforms: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in his interaction with TV editors on Wednesday, blamed the Opposition, particularly BJP, for policy paralys...
- 30 years after revolution, Iran still seeks democracy
Iranians shouted "independence, liberty, Islamic republic" during the revolution which toppled the US-backed monarchy, but hopes for freedo...
- Japan's embattled PM bows to criticism
Taro Aso on Friday bowed to criticism of his brief tenure in office.
- Budget passed amidst protests by BJP
BJP termed the BUDGET as national disappointment.