Anoushka Sawhney

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Global caution sends private equity-backed M&A deal value to 6-year trough
Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

The value of private equity (PE)-backed mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India...

Covid Reduced 2.6 Years Of Life Expectancy In India
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

The decline in life expectancy was higher among young individuals and those aged 50 to 60.

Why Promoters Are Cutting Stake In Companies
Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

'This trend will continue as long as the bull run continues.'

Over 85% Billionaires Are Upper Castes
Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

While other backward classes had a share of 9 per cent, there were no scheduled tribe...

49.9% New MPs In 2019
Rediff.com1 Jun 2024

Nearly half of the MPs elected in the 2019 general elections in India were first-timers.

Strikes And Lockouts Decline By 90%
Rediff.com17 May 2024

Industrial disputes dropped 89.3 per cent to 34 in 2022 compared to 318 a decade ago,...

'There is no crime and no robbery in UP now'
Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

While conditions have improved over the last decade in western UP, there are still...

India moved fewer people to non-agri jobs than most neighbouring nations
Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

India has managed to move a smaller share of its working-age population away from...

Electoral Bonds Saw Landscape Shift
Rediff.com8 Apr 2024

Key individual parties have cornered a larger share, with some favouring regional and...

FDI Declines From Pandemic Highs
Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

Net inflows were $18.4 billion for the rolling 12-month period ended January 2024...

Top 1% Indians Earn 23% Of Income
Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Wealth, which can broadly be a measure of assets held as opposed to income earned, is...

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines
Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

The unemployment rate for women was last this low around Diwali in 2022. The...

Mega Infrastructure Push In Ayodhya
Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

The push to develop Ayodhya as a tourism centre, accompanied by large-scale...

Hit-And-Run Cases: Conviction Rate Below 50%
Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Hit-and-run cases are those in which drivers, who cause the accidents, flee from the...

365,300 Crimes Against Women
Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

Cruelty by husband or his relatives accounted for 38.3 per cent of all crimes against...

No Political Country For Young People
Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

While 67 per cent of India's population is 39 years old or younger, states are governed...

State Polls See An Uptick In Women MLAs
Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

There is a rise in the number of women elected to the state legislatures in 2023...

The Hiring Season Is Looking Grey
Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

In 2022-2023, 15.5 per cent of women were unemployed compared to 11.2 per cent in...

1,000 Cases Of Violence Against Women Daily
Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

Cruelty by the husband (or his relatives) accounted for about 40 per cent of these...

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Met 16 Days Annually In Current Term
Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

In 2022, Rajasthan met for 30 days, Chhattisgarh 18 days, MP and Mizoram for 15 each,...