A cut or tweak in income tax rates/slabs to ease the burden of middle class struggling with high prices and stagnant wage growth is widely expected in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s record ...

A besieged Arvind Kejriwal launches a desperate battle to regain his crown as Delhi CM in the face of an aggressive BJP ...

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman faces a challenge this time as inflation-hit middle class cuts back on spending ...

India's consumer spending last year grew by 3.5 per cent from 2023, according to government data. It marked the slowest rate ...

Every year, salaried taxpayers hope for lower tax rates, revised tax slabs, and a higher standard deduction to reduce their ...

As the central government gears up to tout the Union Budget 2025 on February 1, all eyes are on what Union Finance Minister ...

Exploring the evolving middle class in India, from generational shifts to economic factors shaping societal changes.

The Pahadi community comprises a sizeable 24 per cent vote base here along with Purvanchalis, who form another 25 per cent of the electorate in this seat and have majorly been voting for the BJP in pr ...

Students' reading scores have hit record lows, with boys' scores falling furthest. Pleasure reading could help.

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Oregon's statewide graduation for the class of 2024 is 81.8% for public schools, the second-highest ever reported in the state.

Pew Research Center data finds that between 1971 and 2023, the share of Americans considered middle class fell from 61% to 51%. But it’s not just that the middle class is shrinking. It’s also ...