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More Action Required To Check Black Marketing Of Fertilisers
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Department of Fertilisers, Government of India has said that in active coordination with Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and the state government it took effective action against black marketing of fertilisers. In fact, it is half the truth. Black marketing of fertilisers continues along...
Foundational Concept Of RSS Was Against India’s Secular Constitution
By Nilotpal Basu A controversy and a debate is raging in the country over the bonafides of the RSS. The context is the focus brought to the fore by reference to the unregistered status of the organisation. For the ministers of the BJP led governments at different levels, this...
KIIFB Catalyses Infrastructure Development In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has paved the way for large-scale infrastructure development within Kerala’s acclaimed model of development and social progress. It has also helped in realizing the vision of “Nava Keralam (New Kerala) where the living standards of citizens match those...
The Supreme Court’s ‘Grounds Of Arrest’ Ruling Is A Welcome Elaboration
By Sahil Hussain Choudhury In a landmark judgment that could reshape the constitutional architecture of arrest and remand, the Supreme Court on November 6, 2025, held that every person arrested in India must be informed of the grounds of arrest in writing, and in a language they understand. The...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer May Fall But That Does Not Solve Problem In Britain
By Ben Chacko LONDON: If Keir Starmer intended to stave off a leadership challenge by advertising his readiness to fight one, he has miscalculated. All his intervention has done is placed the question of his leadership at the top of MPs’ minds. Perhaps identifying Wes Streeting as a possible...
ICRA Revises Credit Growth Forecast Upwards To 10-11.5% This Fiscal
MUMBAI: Rating agency Icra has revised upwards its projection for incremental bank credit growth this fiscal to Rs 19.5-21 trillion or 10.7–11.5 percent more over the past fiscal, and from Rs 19-20.5 trillion or 10.4-11.3 percent earlier, on the bank of improved demand post-GST rate cuts and liquidity boost...
Cabinet Clears ₹45,060 Crore Schemes To Boost Exporters Amid US Tariff Blow
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved schemes worth ₹45,060 crore to support exporters, particularly micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), grappling with challenges due to the 50 per cent tariff imposed by the United States (US) on several Indian products. The...
Retail Inflation Dropped To Series Low Of 0.25% In Oct On Base Effects
NEW DELHI: India’s retail inflation eased sharply to a series low of 0.25 per cent in October from 1.44 per cent in September, thanks to a favorable base effect, a record 5 per cent drop in food prices, and the initial impact of GST rates’ rationalisation, according to data...
SEBI Panel Seeks Overhaul Of Conflict-Of-Interest, Disclosure Norms
MUMBAI: All board members and staff of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will be required to declare their assets, liabilities, trading activities, and relevant relationships at multiple stages — at the time of appointment, annually, upon key events, and at exit. This is part of a...
CPSEs’ Capex Rises 13% In April–October
NEW DELHI: Capital expenditure by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and key central agencies, including Indian Railways and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), grew 13% year-on-year in the April–October period of 2025–26, underscoring continued momentum in government-led infrastructure investment. According to official data, total capex by these...
Trump’s Fair Deal Promise Sounds More Realistic Than Before
By K Raveendran President Donald Trump has declared that a ‘fair trade deal’ with India is forthcoming, asserting that once concluded, India will once again ‘love’ America. He framed it as a departure from past arrangements that, in his view, had been ‘pretty unfair,’ and suggested both countries were...
Why Not PM Narendra Modi’s Degree Row Should Be Heard On Merit?
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Disclosure of the details of the degree of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi by Delhi University will be delayed further, because a division bench of the Delhi High court has flagged on November 12, 2025 the delay by the four petitioners in filing...
Communist Jeannette Jara Is Front Runner In Chile Presidential Elections First Round Opinion Poll
By Nitya Chakraborty With three days left for the Presidential elections in Chile on Sunday, November 16, opinion polls indicate the joint candidate of the ruling Left combination, communist parliamentarian Jeannette Jara leading with around 30 per cent of the votes while the main Right challenger Antonio Cast at...
Global Leaders Rushed With Statements Expressing Empathy With India On Red Fort Blast
By T N Ashok The air around Delhi’s Red Fort was thick with smoke and confusion on the evening of November 10, 2025. Sirens wailed as ambulances pushed through the crowded lanes of Old Delhi, their flashing lights reflecting off the centuries-old sandstone walls. Vendors abandoned their stalls, tourists...
Global Fight For Ending Poverty Is Integrated With The Battle For Climate Justice
By Krishna Jha Robert Frost was not alone, nor it was the only time People were passing through a crisis. But now it is life itself that has started ebbing. Climate has become a threat. Dangers are escalating every day. The river has been drying up. Jungle is aflame...
Trump’s Attack On BBC Is An Interference In Media Rights In Britain
By Ben Chacko LONDON: The crisis engulfing the BBC speaks to critical aspects of international politics today which must command the left’s attention. The first is that US President Donald Trump is daily extending his campaign to remake bourgeois politics in his own image. Not content with a full-on...
Woman doctor considered key link
A woman doctor, employed as a lecturer at the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial College (GSVM) Medical College in Kanpur until her 2021 suspension, has become one of the key suspects in a sprawling terror investigation that spans Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Dr Shaheen Shahid was suspended...
US President Donald Trump Says Deal Near; No Need For More Talks: India
NEW DELHI: Hours after United States (US) President Donald Trump said Washington and New Delhi were “pretty close” to reaching a fair trade deal, a senior Indian official on Tuesday echoed the optimism, indicating that another round of negotiations might not be required. “We are now awaiting a response...
