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Praneta Jha
After Crushing Ordeals, Millions Await Final NRC List in Assam
29 Aug 2019
While it remains to be seen what happens after the final NRC list is published on August 31 — estimates peg the exclusion numbers around 20 lakh — people have already suffered untold misery, and the…
Praneta Jha
‘Privatise or Lose Funding’: Power Engineers Oppose Ministry’s Arm-Twisting Ultimatum
28 Aug 2019
Union Power Minister RK Singh has asked state power distribution companies to privatise the supply of electricity or else grants and loans to the discoms will not be sanctioned.
Praneta Jha
LIC Public Listing: From Cash Cow to Sacrificial Lamb?
06 Aug 2019
Given the role played by LIC in keeping the Indian financial markets stable, it is anybody’s guess how advisable it is to dilute the public financial character of the company.
Praneta Jha
Jet Airways’ Wind-up Is Windfall for All — Except Air India
29 Jul 2019
Jet’s closure created an unprecedented opening for other airlines, but with no standard procedure for interim allocations, the allotments and the gains have been arbitrary.
Praneta Jha
GST: Tax Cut from 28% to 18%, A Desperate Way for BJP to Woo Voters?
20 Dec 2018
GST hurt the poor much more than the rich and had a significant impact on the manufacturing sector, especially small scale and informal sector.
Praneta Jha
‘An Ever-Accessible, Go-To Person for Those Writing on Health Sector’
29 Nov 2018
A reporter’s personal tribute to Dr Amit Sengupta, a crusader for people’s right to universal healthcare, who passed away in an accident in Goa on Wednesday.
Praneta Jha
Modi Government Continues Sucking Out Cash from Profitable PSUs through Share Buybacks
27 Nov 2018
A number of companies owned by the central government have recently announced they would buy back some proportion of their shares from the central government, because they are being forced to do so…
Praneta Jha
Air India ‘Revival’ Plan Is A Sham — Govt Waiting to Let 2019 Elections Pass
08 Nov 2018
After failing to find buyers for the national carrier, Modi government has announced more autonomy and some measly financial measures, on the condition that AI does not ask for financial support…
Praneta Jha
How Govt Milking of Cash Cow LIC is Endangering India’s Most Trusted Life Insurer
29 Oct 2018
Govt is repeatedly turning to LIC for its disinvestment agenda. The insurer’s NPAs have doubled since the Modi regime took over, and now there is the possibility of it bailing out debt-ridden IL&…
Praneta Jha
How Modi Govt Exhausted ONGC’s Cash Reserves And Drove It Under Debt
12 Oct 2018
Cash reserves of the oil and gas explorer fell by 92% in a single year from FY 2016-17 to FY 2017-18 as, besides high dividend payouts to the government, it was forced to bail out debt-ridden GSPC…