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NITI Aayog Proposes Optional Presumptive Tax Regime For Foreign Investors
NEW DELHI: Government think tank Niti Aayog has proposed an optional industry-specific presumptive taxation scheme for foreign companies. The proposal is aimed at enhancing tax certainty and predictability for foreign investors, which Niti Aayog identifies as a critical impediment to maximizing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows. It has warned...
India’s Economy Is Stronger Than Trump Thinks, But Needs Structural Reform
India has long benefitted from geopolitical arbitrage, maintaining working relationships with Russia, the United States, and Europe. But this delicate balancing act is now being tested by a series of policy shocks delivered by US President Donald Trump’s administration. These disruptions, unlikely to ease anytime soon, raise a critical...
Govt Extends Deadline For PLI Scheme For Textiles Applications Till December 31
NEW DELHI: The government has extended the deadline for submitting applications for the PLI Scheme for Textiles. In a press notification, the Ministry of Textiles stated that the application for the PLI scheme will be open until December 31, 2025. The Ministry of Textiles stated that the application deadline...
Congress Should Go The Whole Hog With Its Ally RJD In Coming Bihar Polls
By Sushil Kutty There’s this theory going around that the Congress, wherever it has fought elections in recent years, from Haryana to Maharashtra, and now Bihar in the offing, it fought with its INDIA bloc allies more than with the BJP, the party to beat if the INDIA Bloc...
Stirring Up A Hornet’s Nest Over Ayodhya And Kashi Is Ominous
By P Sudhir It is bizarre that the Ayodhya and Kashi issues have again started unravelling. These questions remained in suspended animation with orders from the highest judiciary. For many, the Ayodhya verdict was an enigma with the apex court order that those who criminally destroyed Babri Mosque were...
Ladakh Is Only Seeking Security Within India’s Constitutional Framework
By Deepshika Trivedi, Vinay Kumar For most of independent India’s history, Ladakh symbolised peace, resilience, and patriotism. It has stood firm at the nation’s northern frontier, both geographically and ideologically. Yet today, the region finds itself in turmoil. What began as a peaceful demand for constitutional safeguards has spiralled...
As Campaign Heats Up, Bihar State Polls Set To Be Political Pot-Boiler
By Rahil Nora Chopra As the high-stakes battle for Bihar inches closer, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has been busy cornering the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar over corruption, while positioning himself as an alternative leader capable of ushering in clean politics in the...
Gandhi’s Birthday On October 2 Is A Reminder To Fight For An Inclusive Nation
By Krishna Jha “He (Gandhi) stopped at the threshold of the huts of thousands of the dispossessed, dressed like one of their own. He spoke to them in their language, here was living truth at last, not quotations from books. For this reason, the ‘Mahatma’, the name given to...
Sharp Rise In Public Way Obstruction Cases In India Is Alarming
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is showing sharp rise in public way obstruction cases. In 2023 it rose to 151469 just from 93,548 in 2022. There has also been 7.2 per cent rise in registration of cases. Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes rose by 5.7 per cent while Special...
Kantara Chapter 1 – From Local Legend To Pan-Indian Phenomenon
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: When Kantara opened in Karnataka in September 2022, few could have predicted that a film made on a modest budget would turn into a sweeping cultural phenomenon. Under the direction, writing, and starring of Rishab Shetty, Kantara (budget ~ ₹15-16 crore) emerged not...
Mexican President Sheinbaum Completes Her First Year In Office With Big Success
By Kurt Hackbarth MEXICO CITY: On September 15, Claudia Sheinbaum — the first woman president in Mexico’s history — stepped onto the balcony of the National Palace to perform the ritual grito, or cry of independence. In keeping with her government’s drive to recognize overlooked female figures in Mexican...
M&A Funding, Easing Credit Caps To Large Companies Can Get Banks Rs 5.7 Trillion In Additional Credit Demand
MUMBAI: The massive reform strokes that the Reserve Bank has announced Wednesday to oil the credit flow to the economy by easing a host of restrictive regulations of the past can lead to incremental credit demand in the north of around Rs 5.7 trillion a year—just from easing the...
RBI Proposes Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account As A Standard Service
MUMBAI: Banks must offer customers a “basic savings bank deposit” (BSBD) account, including free facilities and without having to maintain a minimum balance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in a draft circular, has said. “The ongoing (digitisation) of the banking sector requires a BSBD account that is in...
Government Plans Major Reforms Of National Pension System
NEW DELHI: Even as the Unified Pension Scheme, which offers assured pension, has failed to gain much traction among government employees, the government is considering bolstering the market-linked National Pension System with additional flexibility and options for the subscribers. The new options to be available to the NPS subscribers...
Govt’s Electronics Parts Manufacturing Drive Sees 1.1 Lakh Crore Proposals
NEW DELHI: Govt’s efforts to deepen the Indian component ecosystem for electronics has received a massive boost, with domestic and international companies putting in applications for investing over Rs 1.1 lakh crore in new projects, almost twice to the original target. This has the potential to result in creating...
Households See Easing In Price Pressures In Major Food And Non-Food Products: RBI Survey
NEW DELHI: The households in the country reported easing of price and inflationary pressures in the latest round of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) bi-monthly Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The September 2025 round of the survey indicated moderation in expected price rise across key product categories,...
Trump’s Visa Tariff May Be Blessing In Disguise For India’s Talent Reservoir
By K Raveendran Bill Gates’ recent revelation about how a critical recruitment drive of fifteen Indian engineers had once saved Microsoft from slipping into irrelevance comes at a time when the United States under Donald Trump is imposing restrictive visa measures that are designed to block the very talent...
Federal Government Shutdown Is A Sort Of Ego-Tussle Between Trump And Democrats
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: On The U.S. federal government shut down effective October 1 I as the Congress did not approve a funding measure before midnight. The standoff pitted House Republicans, who passed a “clean” continuing resolution, against Senate Democrats who insist on tying healthcare protections to...
