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Fact Check: PM Narendra Modi's 70th Independence Day speech

IndiaSpend checks the facts on claims made in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech

Bihar struggles to pay the price of liquor ban

Incentives for industries have been rolled back and teachers have gone without salary for months as the state grapples with the after-effects of the ban

PMSPEAK from Red Fort: Vision India

Road to 70: Then & now

Using GST lens to let in more light

How land pooling scores over land acquisition in infrastructure development

It is fairer to the land owner who loses only a portion of his land and whatever he retains is worth much more than his original holding

In infrastructure funding, repairs take a back seat

Little attention is being paid to keeping roads, bridges and flyovers in good shape

How the inflation threshold formula was arrived at

The estimation was done using quarterly data from 1996-97 to 2012-13

E-commerce policy change should not end as another flip-flop

The worry is that too many policy flip-flops may make the sector nervous, as it is already facing investor markdowns and a slowdown in fundraising

StatsGuru: India's economic indicators suggest a mixed picture

Within IIP, the capital goods sub-index has contracted for seven continuous months, suggesting investment demand continues to be weak

5 key expectations from Raghuram Rajan's last monetary policy

Here is a snapshot of what the markets expect from the RBI's policy review on Tuesday

Time frame for completing arbitration

Needed simplifying in EOU schemes

India's implementation of CPI target to aid inflation fight: Moody's

The government this week notified parliament that it would introduce the target of 4%

Why disquiet is growing at tax offices

There is discontent over differences in seniority levels between IAS and IRS officers

Meet the men behind GST

The much-vaunted GST will reform India's complex indirect tax system, while maintaining balance between the Centre and states. We bring you the key figures in its evolution.

Miles to go for a smooth journey

After necessary approvals, alignment of Assemblies and Parliament sessions' timings to play crucial role

Is the income tax department out to sink the shipping industry?

A new rule proposes to tax all merchant navy seafarers, with retrospective effect going back six years

GST Bill: Who will it benefit the most?

One of the most important benefits of implementing the GST is that it would integrate the economy and provide for a common national market

Rehabilitating the trafficked still a weak link in trust chain

Sadly, legal loopholes see only one in 10 girls getting reintegrated in a year