We can’t be like China, need to focus on our strengths: Raghuram Rajan | Top takeaways from interview

In an interview with India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said that India’s worst mistake would be to think “we can be like China” and to try and walk their path. “We can’t. Their authoritarian system isn’t ours. We need to focus on our historic strengths of…

Pastors once targeted my family: Mohandas Pai on conversion row in Karnataka | Exclusive

With the Karnataka government planning to introduce an anti-conversion bill during the winter session of the assembly, the Church is organising a massive protest. People are also coming forward to claim that illegal conversions are taking place by luring people, particularly the poor and vulnerable. Mohandas Pai,…

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4% for 9th time in a row

On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent. The rate has remained unchanged for the ninth time running. The reverse repo rate also remains unchanged at…

‘Modi sarkaar selling India’s assets’: Sonia Gandhi slams govt over PSU disinvestment

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of selling India’s assets. She also alleged that the government was insensitive towards farmers and appealed to the party to honour the farmers who were killed during the protest that has lasted for over a year now. “Let’s honour…

Nagaland shooting: Eyewitnesses claim there was an attempt to change the attire of dead civilians

The search company of residents from Oting village that reached the spot of shooting near the Longkhao stream after hearing the sounds of gunfire believes that there was an attempt to stage the dead civilians. Family members of Shomwang, one of the deceased persons, said that he was found half-naked, and some of the…

The lesson from lisbon

Portugal was the first European country to alter its remote working rules as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The new law passed by the Portuguese Parliament that imposes fines on employers for contacting employees outside working hours, will uphold the rights of remote workers and protect their family…

The BJP Should Learn to be humble

There is little doubt that the repeal of the three contentious farm laws that were hastily passed in September last year is a victory for the farming community, and the triumph justly connotes the popular saying, “Farmers are the backbone of the Indian economy.”  However, the about turn made by Prime Minister…

MSEDCL asks consumers to pay electricity bills on time, cites Rs 71,000 crore arrears

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Ltd (MSEDCL) Tuesday cited arrears above Rs 70,000 crore and asked its consumers to pay their bills regularly. Also known as Mahavitaran, the state-owned discom in a statement said, “An electricity bill is not a government tax or tax levied by the local self government…

Withdraw revenue share percentage for Covid-19 testing at airports: AAI to regional heads

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has written to all regional heads that the revenue share percentage for RT-PCR and Rapid RT-PCR tests at airports should be withdrawn. The letter dated December 6 is signed by the executive director of operations, VA Chourey. Under the present arrangement, a percentage of the fee…

Madras High Court orders winding up of SpiceJet over unpaid dues

Airline SpiceJet is set to be liquidated to pay more than $21 million owed in debt to Switzerland-based firm Credit Suisse AG. The Madras High Court on Monday directed the official liquidator to take over SpiceJet assets and start the process of winding up. SpiceJet had entered into a contract for maintenance, repair…