‘Puzzle’ about data needs explanation: Arvind Subramanian Amid raging controversy over the revised economic growth numbers, Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has called for an investigation by experts to clear doubts and build confidence while noting that the “puzzle” about the data needs to be explained. He stressed that …

GST collections are yet to show a stable trend which means projections for 2020-25 are difficult, says the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission The Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, N.K. Singh, says that though the Commission will have to take the 2011 census as the base year for …

U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner continued to have private conversations with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and advised him on how to deal with the aftermath of the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S. media report said. Mr. Kushner offered Prince Mohammed advice “about …

Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, PM warns hardliners in her party that a loss could bring Labour to power Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Sunday that Parliament’s rejection of her Brexit deal could leave Britain in the European Union and bring the Opposition Labour Party to power. The embattled leader’s …

‘Muslim women may go to Haj without Mehram’ A large number of Muslim women may to go to Haj without ‘Mehram’ (male companion) next year, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday. He explained that the Haj Committee has received more than 2,23,000 applications for 2019, including 47 …

The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, is pending in Parliament, but the Union Home Ministry has notified amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, to include a separate column in the citizenship form for applicants belonging to six minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Under the amendments, a separate entry …

Will provide all help to pilgrims: envoy Going ahead with a people-oriented diplomacy, Pakistan has issued a large number of visas for Indian pilgrims who are expected to visit the famed Shiva temple at Katas Raj Dham, near the city of Lahore. “Group of Indian pilgrims, comprising 139 people, has …

Ex-NSA blames U.S.-China tensions Asia is witnessing “history’s greatest arms race” as a result of a sense of insecurity stemming from tensions between the United States and China, and an “ill-defined Indo-Pacific concept”, said former National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon here on Sunday. “U.S. and Japan seek partners for …