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Prabhat Patnaik
In Memoriam: Samir Amin
16 Aug 2018
No account of Amin’s life will be complete without a reference to his immense warmth, generosity, and sheer comradeship.
Aditi Roy Ghatak, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Is Bharti Airtel Short-Changing its Minority Shareholders?
16 Aug 2018
A non-government organization has claimed that the promoters of the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led Bharti Telecom Limited, owner of the Airtel brand, have “squeezed” minority shareholders in an unfair…
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
India’s Gilded Age of Crony Capitalism
15 Aug 2018
Will the same analogy hold good for India as it prepares for the 17th general elections? Will a progressive era follow the current one characterised by brazen crony capitalism? Your guess could be as…
Sumedha Pal
Bank Fraud Cases Between 2014-2018: Loss Of Over Rs. 34,000 Crore
14 Aug 2018
In 2018, till June, Rs. 14,000 worth of fraud have been reported; the big cases being of Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi.
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Customs Tribunal Rejects Revenue Intelligence Over-Invoicing Claims; Appeal Pending: Where Does the ₹50,000 Crore Power Tariff Scam Go From Here?
14 Aug 2018
An investigation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence into over-invoicing of imports of coal and power generating equipment has tasted defeat in a tribunal. The DRI intends appealing the…
Newsclick Report
Walmart-Flipkart Deal: Traders To Challenge Competition Commission's Approval
14 Aug 2018
Fair trade regulator said in its order that Flipkart’s competition-distorting practices like deep discounting and preferential treatment to select sellers are ‘already prevalent’ in the e-commerce…
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
11 Aug 2018
In this interview with Newsclick, writer and journalist James Crabtree, talks to Paranjoy Guha Thakurta about his latest book ‘The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India’s New Gilded Age’.
Subodh Varma
Industrial Production High? Think Again
11 Aug 2018
Latest Index of Industrial Production (IIP) seems to have jumped 7% because it is being compared to the low last year due to GST implementation.
C R Sridhar
India – A Cruel Paradox of Rising GDP and Low Social Development
11 Aug 2018
“It is also important to stress that since the early 1980s, growth has been highly unevenly distributed within the top 10 per cent group.”
Sumedha Pal
Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana Fails In Helping Distressed Farmers Of MP
10 Aug 2018
The monetisation of farmers’ pain in a state with a history of agrarian distress comes across as the best example of vote bank politics in a poll-bound state.