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Indian Agriculture: Between the 2026 Union budget & US-India trade deal, a huge setback for Indian farmers
While the Indian corporate media has hailed the reduction of tariffs to the US, now at 18 per cent (still up from the previous single digit figures), it is the blanket non-tariff barriers to US agriculture goods that will hit Indian farmers hard
India needs a stimulus package to fight the COVID-19 Economic battle
A closer look at the plight of migrants and some solutions for economic recovery
Spending is the easiest way to revive the economy: Abhijit Banerjee
Lockdown homeschool for Indian adults: A simple economics class from a Nobel laureate, and a lesson on conducting TV interviews from a politician.
Plea in SC highlights plight of people in informal sector, seeks compensation scheme
The petition seeks directions to the Centre to formulate such a scheme and take over the financial burden of the same as States are already under financial distress
Indian traders unite against Amazon CEO, call him ‘Economic Terrorist’
Jeff Bezos was in India to announce the investment of $1 billion to digitize small businesses
Inflation and Oil: What ails India’s economy?
Will 2020 prove to be a better year for India’s economy?
Priyanka Gandhi slams EPFO’s decision to cut interest rates
If the decision comes through, it could adversely impact the retirement corpus of over 8 crore professionals
Karnataka Bank reports fraud of Rs. 40 crore
Hanung toys and Textiles Ltd was stated to be a non-performing asset and wilfully defaulting company
BPCL Divestment: Who Benefits?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman's recent announcement on divesting two state-run companies, Air India and BPCL has created a furore.
75,000 BSNL Staff Opt For VRS, Unions Blame Management for ‘Fear Psychosis’
The employees’ fronts have urged the BSNL management to engage trade unions for “constructive discussions and feedback, instead of VRS Mela.
‘There Are Very Strong Concerns About The Indian Economy’
Bengaluru: Joseph Stiglitz, 76, gently placed his walking stick beside the sofa and a stack of papers on the table as he settled in to savour some South Indian breakfast. He was in the city to deliver a lecture organised by a university.
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Software “translated” a voter Ramhit Yadav’s name into “Ram ne Yadav ko maara” in UP’s Legislative Council rolls! Separately, an inquiry found 10,470 irregular Pilibhit entries, while reports of duplicate IDs and deletion forms without reasons raise questions about scrutiny during and after SIR
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People take to the streets to defend the right to vote and protest against SIR
From Delhi to Bengaluru and Mumbai, farmers, workers, students, women’s groups and citizens’ organisations came together on October 23 to demand the scrapping of the SIR of electoral rolls and the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Rule of Law
Bombay High Court orders ₹5 lakh compensation for man illegally arrested, slams police-developer collusion
Court finds arrest arbitrary and mala fide, flags manipulation of police records and orders action against officers; judicial officers who authorised remand to face administrative scrutiny
India
SKM calls for scrapping SIR, removal of Gyanesh Kumar and restoration of voting rights
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) sent a memorandum to the President demanding restoration of voting rights for 13.41 crore citizens, electoral reforms and action over alleged police violence against students, women journalists and protesters
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Dalit Class XI student dies by suicide after alleged casteist harassment in Coimbatore School
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India
Bikaner House censors 75 photographs of Delhi protests from Raihan Vadra’s exhibition, leaving empty walls behind
The photographs documenting youth-led protests were removed hours before the exhibition opened, with the venue reportedly threatening cancellation
Rights
CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds, undertake not to call protests at Jantar Mantar
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