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Lord Meghnad Desai Resigns From UK Labour Party After 49 Years, Cites Racism
Indian-origin economist, author and peer Lord Meghnad Desai has resigned as a member of the UK's Opposition Labour Party over its failure to effectively tackle antisemitic racism within its ranks.
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Narendra Modi, The Outsider, Is Different From Previous PMs
Exclusive excerpt from Meghnad Desai's book Politicshock
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Cash Pullback Had 'Little Impact' On India's Growth: Meghnad Desai
Asked if he would ever advise any other economy to undertake such a drastic step as replacing 86 per cent of its currency, Desai replied, "I would advise other economies to try demonetisation, but (go for) better arrangements for introduction of new currency."
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Excellent Credentials To Help Urjit Patel Lead RBI: Experts
Terming the move to appoint Urjit Patel as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India as a "brilliant choice", experts and eminent economists feel that "excellent credentials and experience" make him well equipped to lead the central bank in "these challenging times".
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SBI Merger Right Idea, More Such Moves Needed: Meghnad Desai
Terming the government's decision to go ahead with merger of State Bank of India (SBI) and its associate banks as a "right idea", eminent economist Meghnad Desai has said other PSU banks should also be merged from the current 24 to 3-4 large banks.
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Rexit 'Bad Omen' For Indian Economy, Reputation Abroad: Experts
Calling Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan's exit a "bad omen" for the Indian economy, eminent economists and former policymakers on Sunday said it will be seen by the world as India's non-approval to a policy against inflation and bad loans.
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India Can Easily Grow at 8%, 9-10% a Challenge: Meghnad Desai
India has a lot of potential and can grow at 8 per cent if it gets the right policies and strategies in place, eminent economist Lord Meghnad Desai said on Tuesday.
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Kiran Shaw, Lord Meghnad Voice Business Leaders' Concern Over Intolerance
Echoing Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy's concerns over 'growing intolerance', another business leader Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and economist Lord Meghnad Desai today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must act quickly to correct India's image to prevent any threat to foreign investments.
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Punjab Exploring Feasibility of Making Partition Museum in Amritsar
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has asked the top brass of state government to explore the feasibility of setting a state-of-the-art partition museum in the holy city Amritsar.
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Mahatma Gandhi Stands Tall Next to Winston Churchill in London's Parliament Square
Mahatma Gandhi was not particularly welcome in Britain during India's struggle for independence, but the former colonial power now has a giant statue of him right across their seat of government, alongside a statue of Winston Churchill, who once derided him for "posing as a (half-naked) fakir."
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NRI Hotelier Donates 100,000 Pounds for Mahatma Gandhi Statue
A 26-year-old UK-based NRI hotelier has donated 100,000 pounds for the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London.
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Narayana Murthy Donates 200,000 Pounds for Mahatma Gandhi Statue in London
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and his family have donated 200,000 pounds towards the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London, helping in meeting the budget target of 750,000 pounds for the project.
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Indian manufacturing stagnated due to 'peculiar' labour laws: economist
India's manufacturing sector has stagnated because the country has "very peculiar structural" labour laws that need to be made flexible, India-born British economist Meghnad Desai has said.
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Blog: Arvind Kejriwal crosses the line with 'paid media' remarks
What went wrong so swiftly for the new party, asks Captain Gopinath.
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India should ensure healthy public finances before abolishing taxes: economist
Before abolishing income tax and other levies, India should make sure that its public finances are healthy, economist and UK's Labour Party peer Lord Meghnad Desai has said.
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Lord Meghnad Desai Resigns From UK Labour Party After 49 Years, Cites Racism
Indian-origin economist, author and peer Lord Meghnad Desai has resigned as a member of the UK's Opposition Labour Party over its failure to effectively tackle antisemitic racism within its ranks.
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Narendra Modi, The Outsider, Is Different From Previous PMs
Exclusive excerpt from Meghnad Desai's book Politicshock
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Cash Pullback Had 'Little Impact' On India's Growth: Meghnad Desai
Asked if he would ever advise any other economy to undertake such a drastic step as replacing 86 per cent of its currency, Desai replied, "I would advise other economies to try demonetisation, but (go for) better arrangements for introduction of new currency."
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Excellent Credentials To Help Urjit Patel Lead RBI: Experts
Terming the move to appoint Urjit Patel as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India as a "brilliant choice", experts and eminent economists feel that "excellent credentials and experience" make him well equipped to lead the central bank in "these challenging times".
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SBI Merger Right Idea, More Such Moves Needed: Meghnad Desai
Terming the government's decision to go ahead with merger of State Bank of India (SBI) and its associate banks as a "right idea", eminent economist Meghnad Desai has said other PSU banks should also be merged from the current 24 to 3-4 large banks.
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Rexit 'Bad Omen' For Indian Economy, Reputation Abroad: Experts
Calling Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan's exit a "bad omen" for the Indian economy, eminent economists and former policymakers on Sunday said it will be seen by the world as India's non-approval to a policy against inflation and bad loans.
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India Can Easily Grow at 8%, 9-10% a Challenge: Meghnad Desai
India has a lot of potential and can grow at 8 per cent if it gets the right policies and strategies in place, eminent economist Lord Meghnad Desai said on Tuesday.
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Kiran Shaw, Lord Meghnad Voice Business Leaders' Concern Over Intolerance
Echoing Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy's concerns over 'growing intolerance', another business leader Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and economist Lord Meghnad Desai today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must act quickly to correct India's image to prevent any threat to foreign investments.
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Punjab Exploring Feasibility of Making Partition Museum in Amritsar
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has asked the top brass of state government to explore the feasibility of setting a state-of-the-art partition museum in the holy city Amritsar.
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Mahatma Gandhi Stands Tall Next to Winston Churchill in London's Parliament Square
Mahatma Gandhi was not particularly welcome in Britain during India's struggle for independence, but the former colonial power now has a giant statue of him right across their seat of government, alongside a statue of Winston Churchill, who once derided him for "posing as a (half-naked) fakir."
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NRI Hotelier Donates 100,000 Pounds for Mahatma Gandhi Statue
A 26-year-old UK-based NRI hotelier has donated 100,000 pounds for the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London.
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Narayana Murthy Donates 200,000 Pounds for Mahatma Gandhi Statue in London
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and his family have donated 200,000 pounds towards the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London, helping in meeting the budget target of 750,000 pounds for the project.
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Indian manufacturing stagnated due to 'peculiar' labour laws: economist
India's manufacturing sector has stagnated because the country has "very peculiar structural" labour laws that need to be made flexible, India-born British economist Meghnad Desai has said.
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Blog: Arvind Kejriwal crosses the line with 'paid media' remarks
What went wrong so swiftly for the new party, asks Captain Gopinath.
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India should ensure healthy public finances before abolishing taxes: economist
Before abolishing income tax and other levies, India should make sure that its public finances are healthy, economist and UK's Labour Party peer Lord Meghnad Desai has said.
