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Bihar Polls: Gandhi Siblings & Amit Shah Exchange Barbs At Each Other
By Rahil Nora Chopra The political battle for Bihar has turned into a fierce war of words, with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accusing the BJP and the Election Commission of stealing elections and Union home minister Amit Shah hitting back at the siblings. The Wayanad...
Karnataka’s Domestic Workers Bill Is Welcome, But Problems Remain
By Madhulika T, Mohan Mani The Karnataka Government recently released a draft Bill on domestic work (‘Bill’) for public feedback and comments. Since Independence, several attempts, mostly through private members’ Bills, have been made to introduce a comprehensive central law to regulate domestic work. None, however, have materialized. In...
Critical Minerals Central To Free Trade Agreements With Chile, Peru
NEW DELHI: In the latest round of negotiations for free trade agreements (FTAs) with Peru and Chile, New Delhi made substantial progress, with discussions on critical minerals supplies figuring prominently. A team of negotiators from India visited Lima from November 3-5, for the 9th round of discussions on the...
India Needs World-Class Banks, In Talks With RBI & Lenders: FM
MUMBAI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the country needs big and world-class banks, and discussions are on with the Reserve Bank and lenders in this regard. Addressing the 12th SBI Banking and Economics Conclave 2025, Sitharaman asked lenders to deepen and widen credit flow to the industry,...
Weak Demand Continues To Play In Government Securities Market
MUMBAI: The weak demand-supply dynamics continue to weigh on the government securities market, keeping yields still elevated. The weak demand from banks, insurance companies and pension funds cannot match the constant supply, said market participants. This has led participants to bid at higher yields in the previous auction, followed...
October Services PMI At 58.9; Growth Eases To Five-Month Low
NEW DELHI: India’s services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 58.9 in October as data still showed substantial, expansions in services output and new business, the data showed on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index was comfortably above both the neutral mark of 50.0...
India’s Housing Market To See 5-10% Annual Price Rise, Says Report
NEW DELHI: Housing prices are likely to appreciate 5 to 10 per cent annually over the next few years on the back of strong demand driven by a growing working-age population and rapid urbanisation, according to a joint report by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Colliers. Supported...
Zohran Mamdani’s Victory As New York Mayor Has Given A Big Boost To Global Left
By Nitya Chakraborty The historic victory of the Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York mayoral elections on November 4 night is acting as a big booster, not only to the left wingers in the Democratic Party belonging to the Bernie Sanders group, but also to the left...
NDA and MGB Fought A Very Close Electoral Battle In Bihar In The First Phase
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the first phase of election on November 6 for 121 out of 243 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Mahagathbandhan (MGB) fought a very tough electoral battle. There are about 20 seats where outcome seems to be very uncertain,...
Republicans Stunned As Tuesday’s Verdict Was A Referendum Against Trump
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Democrats swept to decisive victories across the nation Tuesday night, winning every major contested race in what political analysts are calling the first significant electoral referendum on President Trump’s second-term economic policies. In the most closely watched contests, Democrats won both governor’s races...
Hate Filled ‘Othering’ Of RSS-BJP Will Have Diminishing Returns
By P. Sudhir Lord Curzon must be chuckling in his grave. Recently, in Karimganj district rechristened as Sribhumi in Barak valley, a local Congress leader sang Rabindranath Tagore’s iconic song “Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami tomaybhalobasi”. It immediately drew a sharp reaction from the Himanta Biswa Sarma government. The Chief...
Kerala To Seek Legal Redress Against SIR
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has decided to seek legal redress against the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State. This decision was taken at an all-party meeting convened by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government. Al...
Modi Govt’s Employment Policy Draft, 2025 Devalues Woman Role As Per Manusmriti
By Krishna Jha Continued fragmentation has been a reality of our society to meet the interest of the ‘haves’ as against ‘have-nots’. The exploitation comes in practice in the garb of Brahminical Mantra for salvation laid down by Manusmriti. Its one of the main themes is the concept of...
Non-NFSA Rice Costs May Be Excluded From Food Subsidy
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns about the rising food subsidy bill, the finance ministry has called a meeting with the food ministry officials on Thursday to discuss the later’ proposal to hike food subsidy budget for FY26 by 10% to 15% from the budget estimate (BE) for Rs 2.03 lakh...
Road, Rail And Defence Lead FY26 Capex Surge; Overall Spend At 52%
NEW DELHI: The ministries of Road Transport & Highways and Railways have exceeded the national average capital expenditure (capex) by spending 63 per cent and 57 per cent of Budget estimates (BE), respectively, in the first half of 2025-26 (FY26). The total capital expenditure for April-September of FY26 stood...
RBI Flags Concern Over Elevated Bond Yields; OMO Unlikely In November
MUMBAI: With the spread between 10-year government bond and the comparable US treasury widening close to 250 basis points (bps), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seems to have conveyed its discomfort with elevated yields to the market. The central bank is holding a series of discussions with market...
MSME Exporters May Get 2-3.5 Per Cent Interest Relief
NEW DELHI: The government may offer 2-3.5% interest subvention to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) exporters in a targetted manner, under a revamped interest subvention scheme in the works. The support levels will vary across sectors, depending on the needs of each being assessed. After the 50% additional...
Next NHAI InvIT By Month-End, To Target Rs 8,000-Crore Mop-Up
NEW DELHI: The bidding process for the fifth round of monetisation through infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) route by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will start by the end of this month. The process may yield Rs 7,000-8,000 crore to the NHAI. Following the completion of this round,...
