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Investigate suspicious stock market surge and fall: former Sec to the GOI

Former Secretary to the Government of India, EAS Sarma has raised sharp questions related to the questionable stock market surge and then collapse over the past week and demanded that ED, CBI and CBDT investigated the matter thoroughly

Dhinkia: Betel plantation destruction hits local economy

With land being transferred, allegedly without consent of villagers for a "development project, and alleged police pressure, the future appears bleak

Modi’s RBI and its myopic monetary measures

After demonetization, GST and Covid, India is still limping to a new economic normal

SBI levels bank fraud of ₹ 22,842 crore against ABG shipyard

Opposition Congress condemns the government for failing to act on this scam flagged as early as 2018

Air India sale: The making of One Lakh Crore scam?

Need for an in-depth and impartial investigation into favourable concessions given to new owners

CEL sale, a threat to national security: Employees

The disinvestment is on hold but employee unions fear the sale of the profit-making PSU to an inexperienced bidder

UP: Weavers persist battle for fixed rate electricity subsidy

Powerloom workers submitted a memorandum to authorities, tired of over-the-top bills from the electricity department

Kuch ka saath aur Cronies ka Vikas

Economic gaps continue to grow as the very richest amass unprecedented levels of wealth

To tomato or not to tomato? That is no longer the question

The massive surge in vegetable prices is being blamed on crop damage caused by the recent rains and high fuel prices

35 thousand millionaires have left India since 2014: WB Minister Amit Mitra

Mitra uses data by various financial firms to talk about the growing trend of emigration among India’s wealthy

Assam gov’t announces relief package for defunct paper mills

Package worth Rs 570 crores, plus gov't will take over assets of Nagaon and Cachar paper mills

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