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The 2011 census followed and recorded 0.5 million transgender people on a self-declaration basis. (Photo: File | PTI)

377: Need a real change in State, society norms

Events have been moving in this direction for nearly a decade.

10 Sept 2018 12:45 AM IST

The retail prices of diesel and petrol are the lowest in Delhi, among Indias key metropolitan cities. (Representational Images)

Pampered metros need a reality check on fuel

India is particularly vulnerable to collateral damage on its energy security.

5 Sept 2018 12:54 AM IST

I am asking these questions as his misadventure is impairing national interest and I hope Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party would respond immediately, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote on Facebook. (Photo: ANI)

Jaitley returns as FM to cement his legacy

Arun Jaitley has returned to take charge as finance minister well before those who care for him would have really...

30 Aug 2018 7:27 AM IST

There is another number which is being bandied about with alarm the fact that the exchange rate of the Indian rupee versus the American dollar breached the 70-rupee mark last week.

Grow up India, time to set an uplifting agenda

By 2040, the proportion of the population below 34.5 years will fall to 50 per cent from 65 per cent today.

21 Aug 2018 1:48 AM IST

Amid the debate on data protection and privacy, the draft of Indias first-ever data protection Bill has not yet been released for public comments.

To ensure data safety, a better vision needed

In the context of private data protection versus the State, the committee's recommendations are fairly status quoist.

4 Aug 2018 7:24 AM IST

Rival digital payments services have pointed out exceptions that have been applied to WhatsApps service.

WhatsApp row: On secrecy, privacy & property

WhatsApp is a precursor of what could happen if the â€œdark webâ€ becomes the norm.

24 July 2018 7:50 AM IST

Rival digital payments services have pointed out exceptions that have been applied to WhatsApps service.

WhatsApp row: On secrecy, privacy & property

WhatsApp is a precursor of what could happen if the dark web becomes the norm.

24 July 2018 7:50 AM IST

Price of democracy? A 4-point growth mantra

Wasteful use of capital is hardwired into a system which prices capital cheaply.

9 July 2018 2:06 AM IST

The Income-Tax Department has sent out letters to more than 10,000 assessees, most of them pensioners, for attempted tax evasion, especially on income from sources other than pension.

It's time govt shows the middle class some love

More important, if the sun is burning a hole in your head, income-tax is doing the same in your pocket.

30 Jun 2018 7:28 AM IST

Narendra Modi government failed to muster sufficient political support on a land acquisition bill in Parliament all but ending its chance of passage in the near term and is still negotiating with opposition parties the details of a Goods and Services Tax Bill, says US report. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

Govt's lateral' hiring: Great idea, bad timing

Expectedly, the contractual top-level hires will be selected only where both ideologies and objectives match...

18 Jun 2018 6:06 AM IST

The possibility of the government skidding on the fiscal deficit front is hardly good news at the close of a turbulent year that saw demonetisation and a hurried introduction of a flawed Goods and Services Tax ravage the economy, particularly the cash-dependent rural economy.

A fiscal storm looms: Don't wait for Godot!

The consequences for the domestic economy will be harshly adverse.

6 Jun 2018 1:15 AM IST

Oil inches closer to $80; India says no impact on oil buy.

Oil shock: Entry point for deepening reform

Economic stress creates reform entry points because the urgency becomes publicly visible.

25 May 2018 7:12 AM IST