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    Narendra Modi risks middle-class backlash in bid to spur lending

    A backlash already prompted Narendra Modi to backtrack on a budget proposal to tax the provident funds of 37 million employees, a sign of his reluctance to stick with difficult political decisions ahead of a slew of state elections. Photo: Reuters New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi risks a political backlash among the middle class […]

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    Structured higher education can spur entrepreneurial ambitions: NYU study

    Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint Bengaluru: Structured higher education, provided the environment is conducive, can spur entrepreneurial ambitions, according to research by New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The study will be published in the May volume of the The Journal of Higher Education. While the education system is criticized for not […]