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Maoists And Other Communist Groups Failed To Offer A Good Governance In Nepal
By Arun Srivastava The uprising of the Nepali youth on September 9 and 10 leading to the ouster of the KP S Oli government, does not simply manifest their anger and frustration against the rulers of the Himalayan country, instead points to a deeper and gangrenous like malaise that...
America Has Changed Radically In 24 Years Since That Fateful Morning Of September 11, 2001
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: On a crystalline morning twenty-four years ago, time itself fractured. The world watched in horror as commercial airliners became weapons, transforming symbols of American prosperity into pyres of unspeakable grief. The Twin Towers, once monuments to human ambition reaching toward the heavens, collapsed...
Wary Of Legitimacy, India Refuses To Regulate Crypto Despite Global Shift
By A K Shrivastav Despite favourable developments in the US, India is not going to change its stance on cryptocurrency and stablecoin regulations. According to a report by Reuters based on a new policy document, India will keep a watch on how digital assets play out in the Indian...
INDIA Bloc Is Playing At The Hands Of BJP On Controversy Over PM’s Mother
By Sushil Kutty The Congress party’s motherly love for rival Bharatiya Janata Party is the talk of the town , especially in poll-bound Bihar. And as it happens, the Congress hasn’t lost sight of the important role Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother played in child Modi, young Modi and...
Supreme Court Call For Pan-India Firecrackers Policy Is Welcome
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Diwali 2025, may be a little different. Supreme Court of India has just called for pan-India policy on firecrackers ban, while assuring that it would hear the livelihood concerns also on the next hearing on September 22. The apex court has also issued directions to...
Bihar Polls: NDA, Mahagathbandhan Zero In On Seat-Sharing Talks
By Rahil Nora Chopra As the high-stakes battle for Bihar inches closer, seat-sharing talks have started in both NDA and the Mahagathbandhan alliance. While talks in the NDA has become challenging due to the demands of Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi and Upendra Kushwaha, in the Opposition camp, two...
President Trump Is Using Kirk Killing To Declare War On The Left Wing Democrats
By C.J. Atkins WASHINGTON DC: Having neither a subject in custody nor any confirmation of the motive of a shooter didn’t stop President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening from seizing on the killing of Christian nationalist youth leader Charlie Kirk as an excuse for declaring war on the political...
Mayawati Mobilising Workers For A Massive Show Of Strength On October 9
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNIW:BSP national President of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Mayawati is mobilising party workers to organise massive show of strength at state capital Lucknow on October 9 on the occasion of death anniversary of the founder of the party and dalit thinker Kanshiram. Mayawati has realised unless...
India Plans Rs 22 Billion Relief Package For Exporters Hit By Trump’s 50% Tariffs
NEW DELHI: Amid the trade standoff with Washington, the Indian government is considering a broad support package for exporters struggling with newly imposed US tariffs. According to a Bloomberg report, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has drafted proposals to provide liquidity through collateral-free loans and subsidised interest rates....
ICRA Sees Credit Growth Picking Up From Second Half Of FY26 On GST Rate Cuts, Falling Deposit Costs
MUMBAI: Credit rating agency Icra Ratings has said bank credit is likely gain traction from the second half of the fiscal, buoyed by the likely consumption boost arising from the GST rate cuts, and falling deposit costs. In Q1, credit growth stood at a low 10.5%, while this was...
Fitch Ups India FY26 GDP Forecast To 6.9% From 6.5% On Domestic Demand
NEW DELHI: Fitch Ratings has raised India’s FY26 economic forecast to 6.9 per cent from 6.5 per cent earlier, saying domestic demand will drive growth as strong real incomes support consumer spending and financial conditions encourage investments. “At the same time, annual growth will slow in the second half...
Equity Mutual Fund Inflows Slip In August On Weak NFOs, Global Jitters
MUMBAI: Inflow in equity mutual funds dropped by 22 per cent to Rs 33,430 crore in August, largely due to a sharp fall in new fund offers (NFOs) and global macroeconomic uncertainties. Despite the decline, this marks the 54th consecutive month of net inflows into the equity segment. Systematic...
India-EU Trade Talks At Critical Stage Amid Hurdles, Officials Tell Parliamentary Panel
NEW DELHI: Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) are at an advanced but complex stage, with discussions covering issues such as stringent standards, protectionist regulatory measures, and non-tariff barriers restricting India’s agricultural and industrial exports, top officials told a parliamentary panel....
In Nepal, It Is The Total Revolution By Generation Z Against Old Order
By Nitya Chakraborty The two day uprising in Nepal on September 8 and 9 resulting in the ouster of the KPS Oli government following the attacks and burning of the Parliament Building, Supreme Court and the official and private residences of the present and former powerful ministers, was an...
Weakening Economies, Rising Risks Add To Gold’s Safe Haven Allure
By K Raveendran Gold set another all-time high on Tuesday, scaling past its previous peak in both international and domestic markets as a confluence of macroeconomic factors, investor psychology, and geopolitical risks continue to create the perfect storm for a historic rally. Globally, the precious metal surged beyond the...
Pact For The Future Requires Fundamental Shift For Course Correction
By Dr. Gyan Pathak World needs a course correction for which a fundamental shift is required, since global military expenditure has been rising fast while sustainable development goals (SDGs) are faltering with too big a financial gap. Global insecurity intensifies, geopolitical rivalries deepen, and global military spending surged to...
Democratic Party’s Win In Virginia Gives A Big Jolt To Donald Trump And MAGA Lobby
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: James Walkinshaw’s decisive victory in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District Tuesday night wasn’t just another predictable Democratic hold—it was a strategic chess move in a House of Representatives so narrowly divided that a handful of seats could determine whether Republicans can govern or Democrats...
Zohran Mamdani, New York Mayor Finalist Takes Up Bernie Sanders’s Torch
By Nick French NEW YORK: On Saturday, a modest crowd braved on-and-off thunderstorms to pack Brooklyn College’s 2,400-capacity Claire Tow Theater for the latest stop on Bernie Sanders’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. The town hall was far from the biggest stop on the tour, which drew tens of thousands to...
