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SEBI Wants To Double The Number Of Stock-Investing Households In 3-5 Years
MUMBAI: Flagging the low investor participation in the securities markets, despite a considerable growth in the mcap-GDP ratio to 135 percent now, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has said though 63 percent of the households are aware of the securities market, only about 9.5 percent of them are investing...
India’s Unemployment Rate Remains Steady At 5.2 Per Cent In October: Govt
NEW DELHI: The rate of unemployment for those aged 15 and above remained steady at 5.2 per cent in October, according to a government survey released on Monday. The unemployment rate (UR) was 5.2 per cent in September, 5.1 per cent in August, 5.2 per cent in July and...
Bangladesh Plunges Into Fresh Turbulence After Tribunal’s Death Penalty To Sheikh Hasina
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh plunged into a fresh turbulence on Monday, November 17 after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) announced its verdict sentencing to death former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for” crimes against humanity” committed during last year’s student led agitation that led to the fall of her...
Sheikh Hasina’s Death Penalty Is Impacting South Asian Diplomacy
By T N Ashok A Bangladesh special tribunal on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, a thunderous verdict against a once-dominant political force whose 15-year rule collapsed under the weight of student protests, economic frustration, and accusations of deepening authoritarianism. The decision...
Long Overdue Deep-Sea Fishing Rules Are Finally In Place
By Nantoo Banerjee It is good that the government has finally notified new rules for deep-sea fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with a focus on empowering fishermen cooperatives and small-scale fishers, while banning foreign vessels from operating in Indian waters. However, the notification doesn’t solve the...
Digital Lockout Of Millions Of MGNREGA Workers In India Is Unkindest Cut
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Nearly 2.7 million workers have been locked out of the digital framework of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA), the only employment guarantee scheme for the poor rural workers, between October 10 and November 14, 2025. Their names have been ultimately deleted from...
Congress Needs Deep Introspection On Bihar Assembly Polls Disaster To Prepare For Future
By Kalyani Shankar In his victory speech following the Bihar elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicted that the Congress party might split again, given that the NDA secured a landslide victory. He criticised the Congress party for transforming into a communist-Maoist entity, noting that it has been losing election...
Nitish Kumar Emerges Politically Stronger After Bihar Assembly Polls
By Rabindra Nath Sinha Several conclusions, interesting and of political import, are instantly possible from an analysis of the Bihar Assembly election results announced on Friday, November 14. The most telling of these inferences is that the Bharatiya Janata Party, despite being for the first time the single largest...
Communist Jeannette Jara Wins In First Round In Presidential Polls In Chile
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Left coalition candidate and the Communist Party leader Jeannette Jara took the leading position in Presidential elections in Chile held on Sunday, November 16 by getting 26 per cent of the votes as against his rival far right candidate Jose Antonio Kast who got 24...
India Shows Growth And Inclusion Can Advance Together: UNDP Chief
NEW DELHI: India has demonstrated that economic growth and social inclusion can advance together and it is helping translate its success stories into global lessons for a more equitable world, a top official of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has said. The India growth story is not only about...
Tax And Tariff Disruptions Reshape Supply Chains As Strategic Engines: PwC
NEW DELHI: Supply chains are evolving from operational backbones to strategic growth enablers for organisations, though they remain underleveraged and struggle for recognition at the executive level, a report by PwC India said. The survey highlighted that recent developments in the trade and tariff landscape represent both a stress...
Macroeconomic Tailwinds To Lift Sentiment In India’s Realty Sector: Report
BENGALURU: India’s real estate sector is expected to see robust growth as India’s overall economic momentum remains stable or improves, supported by easing inflation and robust fiscal spending, as per the Q3 sentiment index report by Knight Frank–Naredco. On the residential front, new launches are expected to remain stable...
Government Plans To Overhaul Valuation Process Under Bankruptcy Rules
NEW DELHI: The government plans to revise valuation norms under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to ensure intangible assets are fully captured in assessments of distressed companies, while giving the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) greater authority over how valuation reports are prepared. In a discussion...
Farm Exports To Get Modest Gain From US Tariff Waiver
NEW DELHI: India’s exports of agricultural commodities are unlikely to gain much from US President Donald Trump’s recent exemption of select food items from reciprocal tariffs. “We really had a small share in exports of those items in the latest reciprocal tariff exemption by the US, thus there is...
Bihar’s Unfair Results: Rahul Gandhi Gets It Wrong For One More Time
By K Raveendran Rahul Gandhi’s reaction to the Bihar election outcome, framed by surprise and a sense of unfairness, must reopen a debate about the structural imbalances that shape electoral competition in India. His argument, on its surface, reflects the opposition’s frustration after a contest that produced a seat...
India’s New Privacy Rules Demand Compliance From Every One Excepting The State
By R. Suryamurthy India has finally switched on its long-delayed data protection regime, and at first glance, the moment looks like a milestone — a country of 1.4 billion people stepping into the league of nations that take digital rights seriously. But peel back the official statements, the compliance...
How Narendra Modi And Nitish Kumar Built A Winning Combination In Bihar
By T N Ashok When the votes were counted in Bihar’s 2025 assembly elections, the result was unambiguous: The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United) alliance had secured 202 of 243 seats, decimating an opposition that just months earlier had harboured hopes of unseating the incumbents. The landslide...
India’s New Labour Policy – ‘Shram Shakti Niti’ – Casts Digital Illusions In A Religious Packaging
By Hussain Indorewala, Madhulika T, Gayatri Singh, Akhil Surya The Ministry of Labour and Employment’s recently released draft labour policy, Shram Shakti Niti 2025 is a puzzling document. In one section, it claims that the policy derives its legitimacy and moral authority from the Constitution of India, and the...
