Mayawati faces a do-or-die battle in Uttar Pradesh next year. The BSP risks losing relevance and ceding the main opposition status to the SP unless she improves the party’s visibility, communication and strategy
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Parliament deadlock: 5 reasons why Opposition is losing the plot
The impasse in Parliament continued on August 3 with both Lok Sabha as well as Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day. Both the government and the Opposition are refusing to budge from their positions.
14 Opposition parties met over breakfast hosted by Rahul Gandhi to discuss a joint strategy for the remainder of the session. Leaders of the Opposition led a cycle rally to the Parliament to protest against the rising fuel prices.
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Why calls for a ‘united Opposition’ are a non-starter
Leaders of 14 Opposition parties attended the breakfast meeting hosted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on August 3 to chalk out a common strategy to raise issues affecting the common man and target the Bharatiya Janata Party in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament.
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Now, you can have Rs 2 crore worth FDs insured in the same bank
The Union Cabinet, on July 28, cleared the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment Bill). As per the Bill, depositors of troubled banks would get back amounts below Rs 5 lakh within 90 days, even if a bank is put under moratorium by the Reserve Bank of India.
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The anti-BJP, united Opposition math does not work. Here’s why
United Opposition, joint Opposition, et cetera are the buzzwords in Delhi political circles these days. The hopes of an anti-BJP, united Opposition have brightened with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit to the national capital where she met the Gandhis and Arvind Kejriwal. She is expected to meet Sharad Pawar as well.
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BJP favourites to win the Presidential poll next year
Elections to the post of President are due next year in July. The term of current President Ram Nath Kovind ends on July 25, 2022.
In the parliamentary form of democracy, the President is the Head of State and the Supreme Commander of the defence forces. He is elected by the representatives elected by the people, i.e., MPs and MLAs. MLCs do not vote in these elections.
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‘Mamata must become MLA before dreaming of being PM’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is on a five-day trip to Delhi to meet national-level Opposition leaders and prepare the pitch for a grand anti-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in the 2024 general elections. She met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul yesterday in this regard.
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How to invest in overseas stocks and get better returns
Global stocks are emerging as a new investment avenue for retail investors in India. The market capitalisation (market cap) of all the indices in the world is roughly $90 trillion, while India is at $3 trillion. The markets in the USA account for about half of the total global market cap.
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Why do Bollywood stars pay more taxes than billionaire businessmen in India?
Ever wondered why actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar emerge as highest taxpayers in India and not Ambanis or Tatas or Birlas, for example, even though they have big business empires and are wealthier than the actors?
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Rs 7 lakh invested in Nifty50 today can make you double crorepati by 2051
The Nifty50 turned 25 this year on April 22. It started with a base of 1,000 and is currently trading at 15,867. In its 25-year-long journey, the index has risen almost 16 times its original base. In terms of returns, it has generated returns of around 11.5% per annum for the past 25 years.
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The 5 highest paid private sector bankers in India
It’s that time of the year when companies release their annual reports: the document that has detailed managerial compensation. Like every other year, this time too there is a lot of interest in finding out just how much the big corporate honchos took home in terms of compensation.
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