Economy - general
Aadhaar number made mandatory for filing tax returns
22 Mar 2017
The government has decided to lower the limit on cash transactions from Rs3 lakh to Rs2 lakh, and make Aadhaar number mandatory for filing income tax returns or applying for a PAN card
SC advises negotiated settlement of Ayodhya issue
21 Mar 2017
The Babri Masjid Action Committee has ruled out the possibility of an out-of-court settlement and said it was open only to mediation by the Chief Justice of India
Aadhar could become global template, says World Bank
16 Mar 2017
Other countries are looking at Aadhar-like programmes, but it’s best to develop one standardised system so people can carry their IDs across world, says Paul Romer, chief economist at the World Bank, adding, "The system in India is the most sophisticated that I’ve seen"
Kochi youth flock to protest moral policing
10 Mar 2017
Times ranks IISc Bangalore among top 10 globally
08 Mar 2017
IISc Bangalore has been ranked eighth in the Times Higher Education 2017 in the "best small universities" category, but two others that were earlier on the list – IIT-Guwahati and Savitribai Phule Pune University – have dropped out
India leads Asia Pacific in graft; cops, godmen rated worst
08 Mar 2017
Despite optimism about the Modi government being serious about ending corruption, petty-level bribery remains so rampant in India that nearly seven in 10 Indian reported paying a bribe to access public services