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Governor Verdict: Euphoria Must Not Obscure Risk Of Future Shocks
By K Raveendran The landmark Supreme Court judgment in the Tamil Nadu governor’s case marks a significant moment in the evolving jurisprudence concerning the constitutional roles and limits placed on governors, particularly when their actions are seen to disrupt the proper functioning of state governments. The judgment, on the...
Reserve Bank Signals Support For Indian Economy In Cloudy Times
By Anjan Roy As the global economy has been riven apart by Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday announced a cut in its basic policy interest rate by 25 basis points. In the prevailing environment of deep uncertainty, a marginal cut in the policy...
Private Schools Rose By 15 Per Cent Since 2014, Charging Exorbitant Fees
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Union government led by PM Narendra Modi has always been promoting privatization of education in the Country. The recent data reveals – the number of private schools rose by 14.9 per cent during 2014-15 to 2023-24, and they have increased their fees by 50-80 per...
China Faces A Whopping 104% Tariffs By U.S. From Wednesday Night
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Wednesday at midnight, China faces 104% tariffs, perhaps the steepest in Sino-US trade in history, as President Trump decided to heave another 50% tariffs over the 54% tariffs announced earlier to total 104% in retaliation for China’s imposition of 34% tariffs on US...
Why Rahul Gandhi Is Right About The Origin Of India Constitution?
By Sushil Kutty Who is the more confused politician, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi or the BJP politicians who kowtow to every statement Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes? So, Prime Minister Modi said that “Bharat Ka Samvidhan 1949 mei likha gaya tha” and it...
Global Move For End To Conventional Wars To Prevent Nuclear Threat Is Needed
By Dr Arun Mitra Humanitarian crisis is at its peak as an aftermath of the wars in Middle East and between Russian & Ukraine. Despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas there is no respite from the bombings on hapless citizens of Gaza. If we go by the larger...
Kolkata’s Iconic Tram Will Now Cease To Be The Vehicle Of Transport
By Kunal Bose The new generation will not experience the rhythmic ding dong bell of the tram as it trudges through the chaos of Kolkata roads. In the city’s symphony of sounds, the most pleasing to ears was ding dong bell. Besides its utility as a mode of mass...
India-EU FTA Soon With Tariff Cuts On Merchandise
NEW DELHI: Faced with the deadline of 2025-end to conclude negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), India and the European Union (EU) are now considering completing the task in phases so that businesses on both sides can benefit from increased market access sooner. This could mean faster...
Climate Shocks Could Cause 6% Economic Loss In Asia-Pacific: UN Report
NEW DELHI: A new United Nations report warns that climate shocks could lead to annual economic losses (AAL) of at least 6 per cent in one-third of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, underscoring the region’s significant vulnerability to climate change. The report, titled Economic and Social Survey of Asia...
Centre Revises Norms For State Capex Loans
NEW DELHI: The Centre has issued new guidelines for the disbursal of Rs 87,000 crore, or nearly 60% of the Rs 1.5 lakh crore interest-free 50-year capex loans, to the state governments and union territories for FY26. The amount would be transferred to states and UTs largely as untied...
Banks May Write Off Stressed Loans Worth Rs 1.5 Trillion In FY26: ICRA
MUMBAI: Commercial banks in India are expected to write off bad loans worth Rs 1.51 trillion in the current financial year (FY26) to further clean up balance sheets, according to ICRA estimates. The rating agency also said bank credit growth in FY26 is expected to be around 10.8–10.9 per...
India Inflation In March Likely Steady After Four Months Of Decline: Reuters Poll
NEW DELHI: India consumer prices likely rose around the same rate in March as they did in February following four months of declining inflation, as a sharp rise in gold prices offset flat food prices, a Reuters poll showed. Food price rises had steadily moderated over the previous four...
Trump’s Trade War Has Turned Global With No Indication Of Coming To A Halt
By Anjan Roy In the wake of Trump’s tariffs and restrictive trade practices, a global economic warfare has been sparked off, with all major economies working up stringent measures to teach the newly elected US prescient, Donald Trump, a lesson: Tariffs are a two way instrument. If you impose...
Household Indebtedness And Related Suicides Sharply Increasing Since 2014
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Household indebtedness in India and the suicides relating to it have been rising sharply since 2014, since the Modi government’s economic policy does not come to rescue the household borrowers, though it rescues businesses and corporates through write offs and relief under bankruptcy code. The...
Rahul Gandhi Is Focusing On Bihar Youth In A Big Way Before Assembly Polls
By Arun Srivastava Pressurising the alliance partner to accrue more political and electoral benefit has certainly not been an alien concept. It has been in vogue for pretty long time. Obviously to look at the frequent visit of Rahul Gandhi to Bihar from the perspective of pressuring RJD to...
Strengthening CPI(M) New General Secretary M A Baby’s Top Priority
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The appointment of M. A. Baby as the general secretary of the CPI(M) marks the beginning of a new phase in the party’s political history. The fact that his name was proposed by West Bengal CPI(M) secretary Mohammed Salim and backed by party veteran from...
Truce Talks On Manipur Failed To Produce Joint Statement Despite Meeting Of Both Sides
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Though happy that ultimately the warring Manipur groups – the Meiteis and the Kuki-Zos – sat across the table with the Union government on April 5, Saturday in New Delhi yet the home ministry team led by advisor (North-East) A K Mishra has had...
An International Health Crisis Looms Large In The Area Of Tackling HIV
By Anand Grover With the international rules based order in disarray today and as parameters of governance are undermined across the world, the crisis in health is looming large. Having been through two major pandemics in the recent past – HIV and Covid – it is now instructive for...
