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Back to SearchHow will the latest RBI rate hike impact home loan EMIs, FDs rates, housing market?
Last week the Reserve Bank of India raised its key repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%. This is the sixth rate hike since last May, for a total hik…
3 years, 6 months ago
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Why does India’s assistance matter? | In Focus podcast
On February 6, an earthquake measuring a massive 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Southern Turkey and parts of Syria, followed by a second quake of the s…
3 years, 6 months ago
The battle for democracy in Myanmar
It’s been a little more than two years since Myanmar’s generals staged a coup and ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy from …
3 years, 6 months ago
What are the implications of the cuts in allocation to MGNREGA in the Union Budget?
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) promises 100 days of wage-based employment every year to rural households across…
3 years, 6 months ago
How will China respond to the U.S. shooting down its balloon? | In Focus podcast
Last Saturday the United States shot down what it described as a Chinese “spy balloon” off the coast of South Carolina, raising tensions between the …
3 years, 6 months ago
What is the legacy of Pervez Musharraf?
Pakistan’s last military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, has died in Dubai at the age of 79. I was in Islamabad as a correspondent for The Hindu when Gen…
3 years, 6 months ago
Decoding India's population conundrum
2023 is set to be a landmark year for India's population trajectory, as the country is predicted to overtake China to become the world's most populou…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Hindenburg effect: Is it a storm that will pass or is a shake-up on the cards?
Hindenburg Research, an American ‘activist’ short-seller, known for going after companies that they believed are excessively overvalued, has unleashe…
3 years, 6 months ago
Will the entry of advanced tanks turn the war in Ukraine’s favour?
The United States, Germany and the UK have pledged to send modern main battle tanks (MBTs) to help Ukraine in the ongoing war with Russia. While the …
3 years, 6 months ago
Tanvi Srivastava on tracing the life of an Indian teenager in Japan during WWII and life in Netaji’s Indian National Army | In Focus podcast bonus episode
In this episode we are joined by Tanvi Srivastava, short story and fiction writer, who explains the experience of translating Asha San’s diary from H…
3 years, 6 months ago