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Oil & Gas Regulator Mandates Registration For LNG Terminals
NEW DELHI: The oil regulator has made it mandatory for companies planning to establish new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals or expand existing ones to obtain prior approval, but dropped the requirement to reserve a portion of the terminal capacity for third-party access. The Petroleum and Natural Gas...
States’ Capex Likely Grew 9 Per Cent In FY25
NEW DELHI: States’ capital expenditure likely rose by 9% on year in 2024-25 compared with a 27% growth seen in 2023-24, as they sought to rein in fiscal deficit at 3% of their respective Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) amid a moderation in tax revenue growth. A review of...
In Nuclear Energy Push, Govt To Allow Private Operators, Limit Their Liability
NEW DELHI: In what could set the stage for an unprecedented opening up of the civil nuclear sector, the government is likely to move two crucial amendments in the laws governing the country’s atomic energy sector in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, according to sources aware of the...
OnePlus 13T Poised to Redefine Compact Smartphone Market
OnePlus is preparing to introduce the OnePlus 13T, a compact flagship smartphone that has generated considerable anticipation due to its impressive specifications and design. The device is expected to launch in China later this month, with a subsequent international rollout anticipated. The OnePlus 13T is set to feature a 6.31-inch...
Deal Maker Trump Puts Up A Magnificent Show Of His Craft In Arabian Gulf
By K Raveendran Donald Trump’s Gulf tour has marked a defining chapter in his post-presidential brand of deal diplomacy, delivering a staggering $2 trillion in agreements that stretch across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. This campaign stands in sharp contrast to the flagging results of his...
Big Setback For President Trump As Moody’s Downgrades U.S. Economy
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: It’s the turn of the United States government to face a sovereign rating being downgraded by the Moody’s from its top AAA rating – Moody’s keeps downgrading the ratings of many developing countries including India. Moody’s Ratings cut the United States’ sovereign credit...
INDIA Bloc Constituents Have To Be Pro-Active To Meet BJP Challenge Amidst India-Pak Tensions
By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP has said that neither INDIA bloc, nor Congress has any future. Such a wishful statement of BJP has come out after senior Congress leader P Chidambaram’s opinion that he did not see INDIA bloc is intact, and was uncertain whether it would remain intact....
Arresting Gujarat Samachar Owner For Non Official View In His Daily, Is Ominous
By Sushil Kutty If you can’t shut ‘em up, then shut them up! That’s the current day maxim in Modi-India. ‘Shut ‘em up’ is stifling the voice, spoken and written. ‘Shut them up’ is locking up the offending party behind bars, turning him from free bird to jailbird! The...
Rahul Gandhi Has Got Tremendous Response From Dalits In His Bihar Visit
By Arun Srivastava Amit Shah’s direction to Nitish Kumar not to allow Rahul Gandhi to interact with the Dalit and OBC students at SC hostel in Darbhanga during the Congress leader’s visit to Bihar on Thursday, has proved to be counterproductive. Not only the dalit and OBC students, even...
Former BJP Lok Sabha Member John Barla’s Switch To TMC Is A Big Jolt For Saffrons In North Bengal
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: North Bengal has not been a happy hunting ground for All India Trinamool Congress even when it replaced CPI(M)-led Left Front government in 2011 and several years thereafter. The northern part of the state continued to be under BJP hegemony but the TMC inroads post...
Baloch Rebels Expose Pakistan Army Vulnerability
By Manish Rai Fierce attacks by Baloch rebels have shaken the Pakistani Army, while it was predominantly occupied on the Indian front. Balochistan’s provincial capital, Quetta, saw six attacks on Pakistani forces in just one day. Pakistan mobilised its Army units from Balochistan and redeployed on the Eastern border...
RBI FY25 Payout To Government May Jump 50 Per Cent
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) central board of directors is likely to meet on May 23 for an annual review of the central bank’s balance sheet and transfer of FY25 surplus funds to the government. The payout could be as high as Rs 3 lakh crore, exceeding...
UN Cuts India’s 2025 Growth Forecast To 6.3% Amid Global Tensions
NEW DELHI: The United Nations on Friday lowered its growth projections for India by 30 basis points for the year 2025 to 6.3 per cent, in line with slower growth projected for the global economy due to heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty. It also reduced its projection for...
India-US Trade Agreement Talks To Resume May 17 With Ministerial Oversight
NEW DELHI: India and the United States are set to deepen their economic engagement through a series of high-level deliberations on a proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), beginning May 17 in Washington D.C. The meetings will involve top trade and commerce officials from both countries, according to a PTI...
India Reviews US Push To Lift Ethanol Curbs Amid Trade Deal Talks
NEW DELHI: India is reviewing the United States’ (US’) request to lift restrictions on ethanol imports as it negotiates a wider trade deal with Washington to avoid punitive tariffs, news agency Bloomberg reported on Friday. The development was confirmed by senior industry officials, who added that the US was...
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Takes Root
BENGALURU: A new business model — entrepreneurship through acquisition — is beginning to gain traction in the Indian startup landscape. Known as search funds, they are popular in countries such as the US, Spain, Brazil and Japan, but are now drawing the attention of Indian professionals. Instead of building...
From Fire To Fizzle – President Trump Has To Take A U-Turn In His Global Tariff War
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Renowned Nobel laureate economist Robert Solow was once asked if having a trade deficit is bad for any economy. He answered by saying he would always have a trade deficit with his barber and would always run a trade surplus with his students. Such is...
Along With The Fight Against Cross-Border Terror, Govt Must Ensure Communal Harmony
By D. Raja The developments following the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam (Jammu & Kashmir), which claimed the lives of 26 civilians including tourists, have brought to fore a number of pressing concerns: national security, civil liberties, democratic accountability, regional peace and imperialist overreach. In the aftermath of the...
