PMC’s brazen crookery shows why industrialists should not own banks
When private sector banks were allowed to open in the 1990s, some economists thought big industrialists were the obvious candidates.
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UK’s swift 27-day ruling puts our system to shame
On August 28, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson prorogued Parliament to thwart his opponents from stopping a no-deal exit from
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The Beginning of a Start?
Cutting corporate tax to accelerate growth could be the first step to structural change Bravo, Nirmala Sitharaman. After becoming finance
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Why ban vaping but not the more dangerous bidis?
The government is spinelessly hypocritical in banning the use of e-cigarettes, popularly called vaping because it entails inhaling nicotine-infused vapour
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Heavy fines a way, but crush apathy for road safety
The Modi government recently amended the Motor Vehicles Act, sharply increasing (up to 10 times) penalties for traffic offences to
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Make America Grate Again
President Donald Trump’s trade wars may turn out to be political suicide Auto sales are falling, workers are being laid
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2010s: The decade is ending on a sour note for Indian economy
Gloom surrounds the end of the decade of the 2010s. The euphoria of the 2000s has been replaced by sulky
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Bank mergers and minor policy changes won’t revive economy
India’s GDP growth slowed to 5% in the April-June quarter, the slowest since the scam-hit days of UPA-2. From 8.2%
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How Not to Create Jobs
Nitin Gadkari’s proposal to make kulhads at tea stalls mandatory is harmful Nitin Gadkari is one of the best minds
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