Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present an interim budget for 2023-24 on February 1. The full budget will be presented after the elections, in July. Do not expect fireworks in the interim budget. Finance ministers.
India is falling behind other countries of the region in education and health. Economist Jean Dreze has written a foreword to a forthcoming book by Swati Narayan, “Unequal: Why India lags behind its neighbours.” Dreze.
I am appalled that art historian Ranjit Hoskote had to resign from the finding committee of Documenta 16, a prestigious German art exhibition, after being accused of anti-semitism. His so-called crime was signing a petition.
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Most columns are on political or economic issues. This is on myself. I am a recently reformed drug junkie. My story carries lessons for millions who suffer from chronic back pain. I have had back.