In view of the economy's deteriorating health, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council has suggested that excise and service tax rates be brought to pre-crisis levels.
This is the first time the markets have closed below the 16,000 mark. Sensex had closed below these levels last on 9th Jan, 2012.
Here’s why we should not be celebrating the inclusion of Devdas in Time magazine’s list of top ten movies since 2000. The message: Sure the acting is mediocre, the plot hackneyed, but who cares as long as it looks pretty.
The question is not whether Dharun Ravi deserved 30 days in jail or more for that infamous webcam spying on his roommate. The question is why can’t he apologise.
With their exceptional performance in Class XII examinations, the two men on death row highlight the need for ensuring prison inmates have access to education in order to keep them out of crime in future.
The world is waiting to see if Greece will exit the euro. The really worry is that it can never ever repay its huge debts, no matter what it does
Contrary to what is being said, the FM has to focus on reforms in energy pricing, subsidies and taxes. This is the remedy for a weak rupee
Facebook has denied a Sunday Times story that the social networking website plans to allow 13 year-old to join it.
A number of rich gay men live dual lives, either in other Indian cities or abroad. It helps live their true lives and ward off the stigma and discrimination within the family.
UPA-2′s third anniversary has to acknowledge the failure of its flawed political-economy approach.
Tania Bhardwaj is famous as the student whose question caused Mamata Banerjee to storm off the stage. But she says the question was not important till Mamata made it important.
Pilots of the erstwhile AI, affiliated to the de-recognised IPG, have been reporting sick for the past fortnight, severely disrupting the airline’s international operations. The IPG has not been invited for today’s meeting.
Hate groups, fake profiles, distorted photographs, hurtful comments. Bullying in the time of Facebook is rapidly becoming a serious worry for schools.
With consumer price inflation back in double-digits, and the rupee in free fall, the RBI can’t do much. It is Pranab Mukherjee’s job now – 100 percent.
Don’t change the channel. The Jaya-Rekha show unfolding live on Rajya Sabha television shouldn’t just be dismissed as Silsila reheated. In fact, it should be getting many awards for public service.
This is the first time the state has crossed a debt-burden of Rs 100,000 crore and it is likely to rise by a quarter by the end of the year.
Has Purno Sangma, who has been backed by the BJD and the AIADMK for president, shot down his own chances by naivete?
Manchester City have won two trophies since spending close to £420 million in the last four seasons. Man United took 12 seasons to spend the same amount, winning a dozen trophies. Whose side are you on?
The new feature which was released on Wednesday will draw from a Google-built database of more than 500 million people, places and commonly requested things to provide a summary of vital information alongside the main search results.
His recent behaviour will do little to maintain or enhance Shah Rukh’s image – the very image which made him India’s favourite brand ambassador.
The Finance Minister’s ‘remedy’, which focusses on unspecified ‘austerity’ measures, could compound the stagflation crisis if it shrinks aggregate demand.The real fixes like elsewhere.
What is the political significance of Jayalalithaa’s multi-crore media blitz in the national print media?
The rupee’s fall is based on fundamental factors and the government or the RBI cannot stem the fall in the short term.
For all the jihadi terror that Pakistan stokes in Afghanistan and India, the arc of history is bending decisively against it – and in India’s favour. Here’s why…
Being an MP in India is hardly unprofitable, most of our nations legislators have seen their incomes rise and their rising wealth also ensures they stay in power.
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