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Govt mulls tax holiday for companies making new investments in India

The finance ministry is considering a commerce ministry proposal on this, according to a Bloomberg report

Why Modi's PM CARES is more democratic than PM National Relief Fund

With a constitutionally sound trust in place, expectations would be that PM CARES becomes a war chest India can readily rely on in emergencies when the future of an entire country is at stake

From Kohli to Tendulkar: Cricket fraternity backs PM's 21-day lockdown

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also urged all to stay at home and said that citizens across the world should listen to what their government says

Covid-19: Why the govt needs to change its approach to testing now

India's rate of testing is so tiny at roughly 10 per million that the real numbers of those infected are likely much higher than the current official tally

Economic Survey should deal not just with 'Whats' & 'Whys' but also 'Hows'

Survey lessons like exports' importance for growth and jobs, how govt intervention in markets can be harmful, and wealth creation via privatisation should have been imbibed long ago, writes T N Ninan

Modi govt stops funding of Rajiv Gandhi's dream pilot training institute

The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy hasn't received any grants from the government since 2015-16, reveal documents

Re-think GST: No economy can afford to persist with a failed tax experiment

Let's pretend no more that the system isn't broken. The Centre needs to break heads in the GST Council and work out new slabs and rates (the fewer the better) and make a fresh start, writes T N Ninan

Implementation of NRC and CAA: Why a bureaucratic nightmare may be at hand

If the govt goes ahead with the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, the process for the entire population may span 60-70 years - a test for India's under-staffed bureaucracy

India's economy and BJP's ambitious political thrust on divergent tracks

The ruling party may have assumed the economy will revive on its own before next elections, but such facile belief can come unstuck if current directions are not reversed quickly, writes T N Ninan

India's economy needs urgent attention and PM Modi is no longer in denial

Two messages from Mr Modi came out loud and clear -one for the bankers and the other for industry leaders

Rahul Bajaj says firms don't dare criticise Modi govt; Amit Shah responds

You're doing a good job, but despite that, we're not confident you'll appreciate if we openly criticise you, says Bajaj

Indian Army may prune its sniper rifle requirement, reduce orders by 70%

The 1.3 million-strong Indian Army's previous efforts to buy 5,720 sniper rifles in a process that began in February 2018 was scrapped in July this year

'Dishonest' BJP govt mum on key questions about WhatsApp breach: Congress

The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the snooping controversy, saying a "dishonest" government is refusing to answer key questions like who purchased and deployed the illegal spyware used for the alleged surveillance. On Thursday, Facebook-owned company WhatsApp had said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using Israeli spyware Pegasus, leading to a furore over breach of citizens' privacy. Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala attacked the government saying that in May, WhatsApp had "quickly resolved a security issue and notified relevant Indian and international government authorities". "A dishonest BJP Govt refuses to answer relevant questions on #WhatsAppSpygate - 1. Who in GOI purchased & deployed the illegal spyware? 2. Who-PM or NSA-authorised the purchase? 3. If Facebook had informed GOI in May 2019, why was govt mum? 4. What action against the guilty," he said in a tweet. Following ..

Congress slams BJP over WhatsApp 'snooping' allegation, demands SC probe

The Congress Spokesperson said that 'Right to Privacy' of the citizens has been an anathema to the majoritarian BJP government

BJP has failed on each of its 154 poll promises: Bhupinder Singh Hooda

They had promised to pay farmers on the recommendation of the Swaminathan Commission. However, they are not giving them the MSPs, let alone paying them according to the commission's recommendations

Doomsday seems to be approaching for the country's Opposition parties

If the Congress must burn down to rise again from the ashes, so too must the rest of the Opposition. Archis Mohan on why all hope of a robust Opposition is fading

Govt plans to constitute working group on proposed new industrial policy

The DPIIT had initiated the process of formulation of a new industrial policy in May 2017

When Modi govt is seen borrowing more, rate cuts fail to boost bonds

The concerns persist even after an assurance from a government official that the borrowing plan remains unchanged

Shekhar Gupta: It's Modi vs economy

The struggling economy is Narendra Modi's biggest challenge. He could defy it and continue to rise spectacularly, or fix it miraculously and do even better

100 days of Modi govt: We know how to take challenges head-on, says PM

Smriti Irani described the first 100 days as historic, and tweeted some of the steps taken