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Business and Economy
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
The Kotak firm did not donate to any other political party.
Ayush Tiwari & Project Electoral Bond
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
With dismal basic education and a bleak job market, private tuition offer aspirational youngsters the best shot at clearing government recruitment tests.
Santosh Mehrotra & Rakesh Ranjan Kumar
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Wrong to assume government can solve unemployment, says chief economic advisor
Former Union finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram described V Anantha Nageswaran’s comments as the ‘most startling confession’.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Believing hype around India’s economic growth would be a serious mistake, says Raghuram Rajan
This came as a report released on Tuesday showed that the share of unemployed youths in the total unemployed population was 82.9% in 2022.
Scroll Staff
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
Arvind Subramanian said that the implied inflation in the GDP numbers is 1% to 1.5%, while the actual inflation is between 3% and 5%.
Scroll Staff
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A new book examines the battle for e-commerce success between Amazon and Walmart
An excerpt from ‘Clash: Amazon versus Walmart’, by Nirmalya Kumar.
Nirmalya Kumar
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Indians are desperate for jobs despite a fast-growing economy – what is the solution?
What the country needs is a manufacturing strategy akin to China’s that focuses on labour-intensive manufacturing.
Santosh Mehrotra, The Conversation
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What makes Delhi’s electronic bazaars among the few remaining invaluable and dynamic public spaces
For the urban working classes bazaars allow for both adda and making a living. They affirm the existence of those who work on the margins.
Maitrayee Deka, The Conversation
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Is the US headed for another banking crisis?
A major scheme to prop up the US banking system is ending, while a second may be winding down.
Ru Xie, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Paytm Payments Bank fined Rs 5.49 crore for violating law against money-laundering
The penalty comes as a further setback to the digital bank, which has been directed by the Reserve Bank of India to stop accepting fresh deposits from March 15.
Scroll Staff
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Household expenditure report was ‘election-inspired’ document released by Centre, alleges Congress
The survey, which is usually conducted every five years, was released on February 24 for the first time after 2011-’12.
Scroll Staff
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Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma steps down from payments bank board
The development comes ahead of the March 15 deadline set by the Reserve Bank of India for Paytm Payments Bank to wind down operations.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Football: AIFF technical committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent display
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj