Much of this overcrowding is due to the presence of 'undertrials' - people in custody awaiting investigation, inquiry or trial - who constitute nearly 68 per cent of all prison inmates

Pawar said the NDA government should take a lesson from former Prime Minister and Congress veteran Manmohan Singh on how to put the economy back on track

India is somewhat lacking in a programme on G20 data initiative on fiscal transparency where comparative countries have all made greater progress, says IMF Deputy Director Anne-Mary Gulde

The unions said ensuring \"proper governance in the system\" and \"removing political interference\" will address the problem of NPAs that has been weakening the financial health of the PSBs

Remarkable improvements in social and economic status of the rural poor in the past few years have put the country on a higher growth trajectory and ensured that growth does not breed inequality

Net collection of both direct and indirect taxes has seen a significant decline; lower tax collection means the Centre may fail to meet its fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent of the GDP 

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by the state government with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia on Thursday to devise a strategic evidence-based approach to policy-making

Net tax revenue has to grow 42 per cent to achieve FY20 budget target of Rs 16.5 lakh crore, which appears to be a daunting task, says Dr. Devendra Pant, Chief Economist, India Ratings and Research (Fitch Group)

Sixteen CEOs and economists lay out a roadmap to revive the economy

Sensex and Nifty have risen 1,080 points and 300 points, respectively in last four sessions. Sensex rose 269 points to 40,055, Nifty rose 97 points to 11,883 in trade today. Sensex had crossed the 40K level last on July 5 (Budget Day) when the index hit an intra day high of 40,032. However, it closed at 39,513 that day

Different tax structures for equities market may be rationalised to almost a single tax structure. Finance Ministry wants to announce these tax cuts in the upcoming Budget, but the PMO may push for early announcement

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo said that slow growth in Indian economy does not mean India is going to become poor, as it's still growing.

Addressing an event at King's College London on Wednesday cautioned the government against the perils of suppressing criticism and shared concerns over India's economic slowdown

Welcoming the group to India, PM Modi discussed about India's efforts in health, education and becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024

Elaborating on changes required, he said, \"We should seriously think of reducing equity share of government in public sector banks below 50 per cent so that the Central Vigilance Commission does not regulate (PSU banks)\".