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Opinions

Column | RBI bats for nurturing post-Covid economic recovery

The current repo rate of 4% is the lowest in recent history and the RBI has let it unaltered. But it looks like that this rate can move only in one direction from now — up.

Opinions
Column | RBI bats for nurturing post-Covid economic recovery

The current repo rate of 4% is the lowest in recent history and the RBI has let it unaltered. But it looks like that this rate can move only in one direction from now — up.
Straight Talk
Column | Easter and the recurring motif of resurgence

Easter comes as a great moment of joy when all is well with the world again and God is in his high heavens.
Thiruvananthapuram
Tribute to Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri | Westminster bridge and around Vallabha temple

Those who have not attended Prof Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri’s English classes, may not probably miss the melodic lilt of tongue, the cadence of words and the fluidity of expression that was like ice cream topped with honey, for his students. “I sat down to write an article today morning and
Business
Interest rates are bottoming out: Time to go for that home loan is now

Data for sales and new launches of residential units in major metropolitan centres reflect a renewed confidence in the real estate sector.
Business
Budget Analysis | 4 big moves to boost growth

The FM may not have heeded the markets but no budget in recent memory had become such a favourite of the stock market.
Business
Spend to grow: That will be the thrust of Budget 2021

In content, vision, strategy and action this budget will have to bring at least the heft and vigour of the reforms-oriented presentation by Dr. Manmohan Singh in July, 1991.
Straight Talk
Sensex @ 50,000: A cause for cautious optimism

While the increase in the levels of the stock market index is not indicative of economic fundamentals, this definitely offers pointers to a few positive developments as far as the outlook for our economy is concerned.
Straight Talk
Kerala budget: Isaaconomics' trademark slog

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac to continue efforts to boost growth, job generation and welfarism.
News
Why RBI's LVB rescue act is a historic move

It is for the first time that India has managed to find a fit for a bank in distress with a foreign bank, which augurs well for the future.
News
The Prophet’s birthday and a re-reading of Arif Mohammed Khan’s 'Text and Context'

Islam, the religion that the Prophet founded is a growing religion with adherents who are strongly wedded to keeping the faith.
Kerala
Guru's liberating praxis for our economic woes

Read closely the Guru’s emphasis on how society should organise its finances for the conduct of even ordinary rites and his enunciation of the objectives of the annual Sivagiri pilgrimage make for a liberating praxis for current-day economic woes.
News
Agri Infra Fund under Atma Nirbhar could be a perfect fit for Subhiksha Keralam

Agriculture is in fact the best WFH (Work From Home) that one can think of in post-COVID times.