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Should MPs get a salary hike? Here is what other major countries do

They are paid less than elected representatives in other major nations

Caste and billionaires: What data shows about the country's elite club

World Inequality Lab numbers show the caste composition of India's richest

State-owned BPCL planning to set up new refinery worth Rs 50,000 crore

The state-run oil marketing company will invest around Rs 50,000 crore in the project and is currently assessing locations in three states - Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat

4th case in June: Fire erupts after AC unit bursts into flame in Ghaziabad

An AC unit installed in a two-storey building in Vasundhara in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh burst into flames on Thursday morning

Large MFs less likely to confront promoters in voting on resolutions

Fund houses are becoming assertive in general and the trend could be helping corporate governance

India's consumption story is yet to address the caste discrimination issue

Ages-old bias could also be affecting what traditionally deprived communities earn

Why India's voter turnout is low and improving it will be complicated

Its numbers trail those of several developing countries like Indonesia and Brazil

Setting the record straight: Less than 10% of Indian women may own land

New study suggests earlier ownership surveys may have overestimated their rights

Tough times for urban cooperative banks as bad loans build, ranking dips

Lenders that hold more than Rs 5 trillion in deposits are weaker after the pandemic

'No score safe' in IPL as batters dominate tournament in changing game

Even median batters are netting more runs than before and the room for bowlers appears shrinking

Lapataganj of dropped govt and private sector projects hits a high

The previous high of projects for which there is no information was in March 2019, an election year

Figure this: Discrepancy in India-China trade data is only getting worse

What China sends doesn't match India's records on imports, and the mismatch is in billions of dollars

India does better for its children, improves their chance of survival

Overall life expectancy has declined compared to 10 years ago though

Downloading now: More fights over app store policies could be coming

Rise of India's mobile economy has everyone scrambling for a piece

Gender to education and income: India's political gap is narrowing

Right versus Left phenomenon appears to be playing out differently in India

Education institutes take the lead in India's sure and steady patent rise

India's share in global patent grants has increased but it ranks fourth among the five largest economies

Digital divide may affect possibility of improvements for Indian companies

Smaller businesses in India are least likely to have a key marker of digitisation, such as a website, according to the recent "State of India's Digital Economy 2024" report from ICRIER

The mystery of Rs 8-trn gap between dropped, completed projects in capex

Govt's contribution in the trend is now trending higher than the private sector's

Army marches slowly to modernisation as Air Force, Navy lead in spending

A large part of Army's funds allocation goes towards meeting recurring expenses

TDS, explaining the rise and rise of a safe-bet tax collection method

The I-T department's cost of collection has been reduced as a share of the total direct taxes collected