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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the post-budget press conference in New Delhi on February 1.

Union Budget 2021-22: Wages of inequality

Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget for 2021-22 is aggressively tilted in favour of the privileged and denies succour to those worst hit by the COVID-19 pande

The container vessel “SCI Chennai” anchored at ICTT Vallarpadam, Kochi, when the SCI commenced its direct European Servie in 2012.

As the government plans to sell its entire stake in the Shipping Corporation of India, Vedanta and DP World are among prospective buyers

After having launched the sale of Air India, the national airline, the Narendra Modi government has initiated the sale of the Shipping Corporation of

At the scene of the farmers’ protest at Singhu Border near Delhi on December 17.

Farmers’ agitation: Eminent economists write to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar seeking repeal of new farm laws

In a joint appeal addressed to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, several leading economists have urged the government to repeal the far

At the Singhu border between Haryana and Delhi on December 6. The protests are the largest-ever mobilisation of the peasantry in independent India.

Farmers' protests in India turn into a tidal wave of anger

The unprecedented protests by the Indian peasantry against the three new laws that blatantly favour the interests of big business in agriculture win s

Members of various farmers’ organisations protesting against the new farm laws block railway tracks at Dhalan in Patiala, Punjab on October 2.

Agricultural reform or battering ram?

The passage of the three controversial pieces of legislation facilitating agricultural marketing threatens to pave the way for consolidation of wealth

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, a file photograph.

Reliance’s 5G claim: A reality check

Reliance’s claim that it has developed fully “indigenous” 5G capability appears dubious given the way the technology has evolved across the world. Its

Microsoft makes bid for control of TikTok in the U.S.

Global technology heavyweight Microsoft announced on August 2 its first tentative foray into the social media space by making a bid for TikTok, the Ch

Divided over Huawei

The coordinated attack against Chinese telecom giant Huawei threatens to split the ranks of the Western alliance, even as Donald Trump’s caprices enda

Mukesh Ambani during Reliance Industries Ltd's virtual annual general meeting on July 15.

Reliance’s 5G claims are short on substance

When Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), announced on July 15 that the company’s telecom venture, Jio, had developed “world cla

Huawei’s flagship store in Paris, on July 7. Huawei is the world’s largest telecommunications equipment provider, way ahead of companies such as Nokia, Ericsson and its Chinese rival ZTE.

Boycotting Chinese products: Bravado is no substitute for business

The Modi government’s move to ban all things Chinese is likely to aggravate conditions for the pandemic-hit Indian economy. The pursuit of national se

Medical personnel with a newborn baby on the Jirania-Khagaria Shramik Special train on May 19.

Nightmare on Shramik Specials

The Indian Railways’ operation of the Shramik Express Special trains in May has been a national shame. The utter chaos resulted in trains being divert

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the first of a series of press conferences, on May 13,

An empty package

The Modi regime, which has been unable to control the COVID-19 infection, restore economic activity and provide relief to millions exposed to starvati