Shivaji Sarkar

The Union Budget 2025-26 seems like a dream come true for those who envision the government acknowledging agriculture as the backbone of the Indian economy. It brings a host of benefits, including a revised income tax threshold that…

The Union Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is disappointing for violence-hit Manipur. The budget should have made an immediate and substantial intervention to halt the state's unprecedented economic collapse,…

The 2025-26 budget presents a formidable challenge for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as she grapples with pressing issues such as curbing inflation, boosting consumption, stimulating private investment, and steering India’s…

Allahabad Kumbh is the biggest congregation of people, devotees, believers, non-believers, curious and voyeurs not collective or any kind frenzy. It’s religious, social but not business or politics. Number of visitors are from thousands to…

Two statements, one by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) chairman SN Subramanyan saying that there should be 90-hour weekly work, including on Sundays, for each worker and the other by Narayan Murthy of Infosys saying it should be 70 hours,…

Dr Manmohan Singh had a long semi-political and political stints long before he rose to become a finance minister, who is bestowed with credits for being The Great Liberaliser or reformer of Indian economy and ‘not a politician’ as prime…

It’s a historic event. India and Bangladesh have entered a critical phase in their diplomatic relationship. On December 9, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Bangladesh's Foreign Advisor Tauhid Hossain and interim Prime…

As the Adani episode unfolds, it underscores the urgency of balancing corporate ambitions with public accountability. Failure to act risks further eroding India’s global economic standing and investor  confidence. There is an imminent…

The world is galvanised, shaken, in a trance with Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency. There is hope, aspirations, anxiety, speculations of a changing world. None knows the reality but uncertainties around rock. Would it be a stable…

In a striking move to safeguard national wealth, India has repatriated 214 tons of gold from the vaults of England, a signal of heightened concern over escalating geopolitical tensions and looming sanctions. This shift reflects a broader…

“While we celebrate all that we have achieved as a nation, our commitment remains to those who continue to be affected by rising inequality, the unprecedented physical impacts of climate change, and those whose social status deepens their…

A smart Reserve Bank of India anticipating prices shooting up has decided not to tinker with the interest rates. It’s just not food prices but overall many commodity prices have risen in September to over 5 percent, according to Consumer…

The US Federal Reserve rate cut after four years may not be beneficial to India, which is assessing  concomitant risks, with possible loss in dollar value, of unfathomed trends in the global market. With apprehensions of spike in India’s…

The fake or adulterated products exceed the production of the basic raw material, milk, in the country. How much is the fake product has different figures from 7 to 79 percent of the packaged milk. The issue is snowballing into a major…

Amid the critical Haryana elections, the RBI’s concerns over infrastructure funding and new guidelines have sparked debate in political and economic circles about the state's health, poverty levels, and nationwide infrastructure…

The Sensex closing above 82,000 may grab headlines, but it doesn't reflect true market buoyancy. The SEBI has raised alarms over unscrupulous practices in the SME and real estate investment trusts(REIT) sectors, underlining the need for…

The global economic landscape could shift dramatically if the US Democratic Party's presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, succeeds in implementing her bold stance on prices and corporate control. This move could send shockwaves across the…

The ongoing unrest in Bangladesh is having a significant impact on businesses across India, affecting a wide range of sectors. From onion exporters to large corporations, many are experiencing substantial losses, including in the stock…

It is a coalition budget with promise of job creation through the corporate a tall task and placate the contentious allies with a large package and opening up the states to multilateral bank fundings, that can become a quagmire. Politics…

The ongoing unrest in Bangladesh is having a significant impact on businesses across India, affecting a wide range of sectors. From onion exporters to large corporations, many are experiencing substantial losses, including in the stock…

The paradox within India's food scenario—where higher agricultural yields year after year coincide with sharp spikes in inflation—demands attention beyond the realms of production agriculture and consumer affairs ministries. While the…

Air fares to shoot up sharply as airlines in India, the third largest in the world, face shortage of aircraft. The airlines are to suffer as the US Boeing is in crisis for its Starliner space vehicle leakage and two fatal crashes defrauding…

It is a coalition budget with promise of job creation through the corporate a tall task and placate the contentious allies with a large package and opening up the states to multilateral bank fundings, that can become a quagmire. Politics…

In a decision that could set a precedent in the Indian financial sector, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Ministry of Finance has fined global crypto exchange Binance a hefty Rs 18.82 core (approximately $2.2 million) for not…

History can neither be deleted nor rewritten but in the light of new facts it can be revised with the additional evidences to enrich it. The call for rewriting as per a notion or political belief is doing injustice. Changing history is…