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Import bill manageable if crude oil remains under $80/barrel; no big FPI pullouts if Fed sticks to normalisation calendar

US media often report that a particular policy is generally considered bad or unpopular; in reality, it seeks a trade-off…

The I&B ministry’s proposal to amend the Cinematograph Act represents the perfect ‘bait and switch’. It proposes age-based certification—a demand…

The Canon India verdict of the Supreme Court sets the jurisdictional limits of the directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI), over…

The Centre’s credit guarantee scheme pushes down the interest rates on savings as also PSBs’ interest income

The requirement of a special resolution for reappointment/ removal of an independent director dilutes promoters’ control

A possible way out could be to combine the resources of MTNL, BSNL and Vodafone Idea through a strategic partnership

The apex court has also called for transitioning to one nation, one ration card (ONORC) by the end of July.…

The market-based economic despatch (MBED) model violates the doctrine of mutuality, that holds contracts must be enforceable by each party…

MSMEs must be recognised for their job-creation potential than for their efficiency

Against the revenue neutral rate of 15.5%, the actual average GST rate is ~11.8%, need to either increase rates or…

Proposed amendment to the Act gets many reforms right, but key ones, like creating a skills-university, have been overlooked