‘One From the Many’: Meissner’s Economic History Shines—Until It Doesn’t

The most important thing a book on the economic history of the world must emphasize, again and again, is the incredible, unbelievable, unrivaled improvement in the standard of living since preindustrial times. Economics terms like “growth,” “wealth,” or “division of labor” just never seem to do that shift justice. Up until fairly recently, almost everyone…

LIC Housing Finance reduces loan rates by 25 bps, Canara Bank slashes auto loan rates too; know your revised EMI on Rs 30 lakh-Rs 1 cr home loans

Home Loan: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate for the second consecutive time at the beginning of this month, after which all major public and private banks started cutting interest rates on their loans. Following this cut, banks have also started giving relief to their customers on loans’ equated monthly instalment…

Dirty Hands vs. Decentralized Producerism: The Populist Logic Behind Trump’s Tariffs

It took the world — and stock markets — a while to grasp that Trump’s tariffs aren’t primarily intended to achieve reciprocal tariff parity. Rather, they focus absurdly on rectifying individual trade deficits with specific countries. Notably, these tariffs target only imbalances in goods, conveniently overlooking America’s substantial surplus in services. Examining the rhetoric of…

Maruti Suzuki declares Rs 135/share dividend—Here’s everything to know about 2,700% payout

Maruti Suzuki India Dividend April 2025 News: New Delhi-headquartered Maruti Suzuki India, the country’s largest carmaker, on Friday announced a dividend of Rs 135 per equity share. That marked a 2,700 per cent payout given the face value of Rs 5 per equity share. The carmaker, whose popular models include are Swift, Dzire, Baleno, WagonR and Vitara Brezza,…

Officials inspect Gachibowli road widening; zonal commissioner asked to complete works before monsoon onset

Officials from Cyberabad traffic police wing and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) inspected road widening works in Gachibowli on Thursday (April 24, 2025). | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Senior officials from the Cyberabad traffic police wing along with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Serilingampally zone conducted an on-site inspection of the ongoing road widening…

Transport Ministry hauls up Ola Electric over missing trade certificates, EV firm responds

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a show-cause notice to Ola Electric Mobility Limited over missing trade certificates. In the notice dated April 24, the ministry asked Bhavish Aggarwal-run Ola Electric to provide detailed information about the number of stores and service centres it currently operates, as well as the number…