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CPI(M)’s 24th Party Congress Approves Political-Tactical Line
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 24th CPI(M) Party Congress has approved its political-tactical line laying stress on increasing the independent strength of the party even as it remained part of the state-specific secular and democratic front, including the Congress, to “defeat the neo-fascist regime” at the Centre. This decision...
Trump’s Tariff Gamble: A Path To Global Recession?
By Dr Imran Khalid President Donald Trump’s declaration of April 2, 2025, as “Liberation Day” marked a seismic shift in U.S. trade policy, with the imposition of sweeping reciprocal tariffs that have sent shockwaves through the global economy. The new measures include a universal 10% tariff on all imports,...
Trump’s Bid For Greenland Is A Part Of Battle Over Arctic Resources
By Huw Paige LONDON: Buried underneath the Greenland ice sheet is the legacy of a spectacular American failure. Camp Century was a hidden US military base, a network of tunnels that was supposed to expand from its originally limited scope during the 1950s into a sprawling complex of missile...
Hungary’s Withdrawal From ICC For Receiving Netanyahu Is A Warning
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a warning. Both of the breakdown of respect for international law, and of the growing identification of far-right forces across Europe with the state of Israel. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban chose a visit by Israeli...
India Ranks Tenth With $1.4 Billion Private Investment In Artificial Intelligence: UN Report
UNITED NATIONS: “India and China are the only developing countries in the world with significant private investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2023,” according to a United Nations (UN) report. India ranks tenth. The 2025 Technology and Innovation Report, issued by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), also states that...
Cabinet Approves Four Rail Projects In Three States Worth Rs 18,658 Crore
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved four railway projects across Maharashtra, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh worth ₹18,658 crore, Railways and Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. These multi-tracking projects will add 1,247 kilometres to the existing Indian Railways track network, with...
India’s Services PMI Declines Marginally To 58.5 In March
NEW DELHI: India’s service providers recorded a loss of growth momentum in March with HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, or services PMI for the month falling to 58.5 from 59.0 in February, but was higher than a preliminary estimate that showed a fall to 57.7. However, it was...
Banks Park Record Rs 4.13 Trillion With RBI In Standing Deposit Facility
MUMBAI: As the banking system liquidity moves into surplus and with limited credit offtake at the start of the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), commercial banks on Thursday parked ₹4.13 trillion with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF). This marked the highest amount banks...
Exporters Urge Government To Expedite Deal With US
NEW DELHI: Exporters on Friday urged the government to fast-track negotiations on the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the US, as Washington’s reciprocal tariffs have begun impacting orders. They also raised concerns over a potential surge in dumped Chinese goods. Exporters sought government support to limit the tariff...
CSIR-NAL, Pioneer Clean AMPS Ink Tech Licence Pact
NEW DELHI: In a boost for indigenous manufacturing activities, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) and Pioneer Clean AMPS Pvt Ltd on Friday entered into a technology licence agreement for the two-seater trainer aircraft Hansa-3 (NG). Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) has designed the trainer plane....
PM Modi Proposes Linking UPI With Payment Systems Of BIMSTEC Nations
BANGKOK: Seeking to impart fresh impetus to the BIMSTEC grouping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed linking India’s UPI with the payment systems of the member nations, a move that could boost trade, business and tourism within the region. Addressing the sixth BIMSTEC Summit here, the Prime Minister...
Trump Tariffs Shock Governments, Investors Across World
FRANKFURT: United States President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on American imports shocked governments and investors around the world, swiftly spurring both threats of retaliation and calls for negotiation as industries scrambled and global stocks tumbled. China accused the US of “bullying” and the European Union promised “robust” countermeasures,...
Exporters Start Talks With Buyers On US Tariffs
With the US announcing 26 per cent additional import duties on Indian goods from April 9, domestic exporters on Friday said they have started talks with their American buyers on ways to absorb these heavy taxes. According to them, communications between the Indian suppliers and American buyers have already...
LIC Rejects US Trade Representative’s Report
NEW DELHI: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Friday said it has been operating in a competitive market for 25 years and has not received any special treatment from the government, as it rejected US Trade Representative’s report. “We firmly believe the USTR’s views are based on an...
Post April 2, India Feeling More Confident In Maintaining Global Export Thrust
By Subrata Majumder The entire world is deepening into geopolitical tensions and increasing uncertainty in trade following the announcement made by the U.S. President Donald Trump the new tariff rates on April 2. The U.S. slapped 27 percent import tariff on India. President Trump exhilarated this as “discounted replication”,...
Political Ripples Of Passage Of Waqf Bill In Parliament Felt Across The Country
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Passage of Waqf Bill in the both houses of the Parliament of India has immediately created political ripples that was felt across India, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, and from Gujarat to Assam. Political parties on both sides – INDIA bloc and BJP led NDA –...
Both China And India Have Made Substantial Growth In Rice And Wheat Production
By Kunal Bose The challenge for both China and India, which have the world’s largest number of mouths to feed, is to ensure that further land degradation does not happen and the barren land is progressively recovered for farming. The two countries in their own ways remain engaged in...
BJP’s Allies JD(U) And TDP Owe Explanations To Their Muslim Support Base On Waqf Bill Stand
By Sushil Kutty The true story is buried in the creases and folds of the Janata Dal (U) and the Telugu Desam Party. What coerced them to dump their loyal Muslim vote-banks and align with the “Muslim-hating” Bharatiya Janata Party in amending the Waqf bill? There is no guarantee...
