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Indian Economy Likely To Grow At 6.5 Per Cent In FY26: CII
NEW DELHI: India’s GDP is projected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal and the country’s economy is resilient enough to overcome the short-term impact of geopolitical issues, Confederation of Indian Industry CII president Sanjiv Puri has said. In an interview, he asserted that the country...
India, EU To Hold Next Round Of FTA Talks From Monday For Early Conclusion
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) chief negotiators will begin the next round of talks on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) here from Monday, with an aim to conclude the first phase of the pact as early as possible, according to an official. The two sides...
Retail Investors Still Going Strong On Index Options
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) stringent guidelines in the futures and options (F&O) segment haven’t served as a deterrent for retail investors who trade in index options, as their activity remains at elevated levels. In fact, it has grown marginally. According to NSE data, the...
India-Pakistan Tensions Rock Hospitality Business
MUMBAI: The hospitality sector has become one of the biggest casualties of conflicts between India and Pakistan. Hotel chains are grappling with business slowdown, with more than 50% of bookings getting cancelled over the past week across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai, as companies have issued travel advisories, sources...
Conflict With India Seriously Endangers Pakistan’s Energy Security
By K Raveendran Reports from across the border suggest that Pakistan is already suffering a fuel crisis, with petrol pumps having been ordered closed for the time being. An analysis of the emerging energy scenario in the wake of the ongoing conflict suggests the beginning of a serious crisis...
It Is A Missile War Between India Used Western And Russian Weapons And Pakistan’s Chinese Arms
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan is offering the world a glimpse of how Chinese military hardware is scaling up against western military hardware including from ground to air power as China has been the main supplier of military equipment to Pakistan...
The Blocking Of The Website Of News Portal The “Wire” Signals Wrong Priority Of The Govt
By Satyaki Chakraborty Reports that the internet service providers have blocked the website ‘ The Wire’ at the instance of the union ministry of the Information & Broadcasting signal the centre’s wrong priority in crippling the independent media while allowing the national TV channels going jingoist and spreading fake...
On The Fourth Day After Indian Strikes On Terror Camps – It Is Now Another War With Pakistan
By Sushil Kutty It is like the ‘Crusades’. New Pope Leo XIV will know. He grew up in Chicago, Al Capone’s headquarters, just like the GHQ in Rawalpindi, Pak army Chief Gen. Asim Munir’s lair. Does Gen. Munir fancy himself Saladin? If so, who is King Richard the Lionheart,...
Employment Opportunity Brightens In India’s Defence Manufacturing Sector
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Display of India’s capacity to strike and defend in country’s war against terror, which unfortunately conceived by Pakistan’s ruling establishment as war against that country, has brightened the scope of employment opportunities in and accelerated growth of defence manufacturing sector of India. Only about two...
From Confrontation To Cooperation: The Real Test In Switzerland
By M A Hossain The global economy now finds itself in an era of uneasy transition—between the liberal order of the past and the fragmented, transactional world of the present. In this fraught environment, the meeting between China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng and U.S. officials in Switzerland (May 9–12)...
Chicago People Are Ecstatic As Their Own Man Cardinal Robert Prevost Is Now The New Pope
By T N Ashok CHICAGO: As America, especially the United States and Chicago celebrated the elect of an American pope, the newly elected pontiff Leo XIV, former Cardinal Robert Prevost , celebrated his first Mass at the Sistine Chapel, a day after being chosen on the second day of...
India Offers Steep Tariff Cuts To Speed Up Trade Pact Talks With Trump
NEW DELHI: India has offered to slash its tariff gap with the US to less than 4 per cent from nearly 13 per cent now, in exchange for an exemption from President Donald Trump’s “current and potential” tariff hikes, two sources said, as both nations move fast to clinch...
TRAI Recommends Spectrum Fee For Satcom Operators
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday released its recommendations on pricing of spectrum to be given for satellite-based internet services, suggesting a levy of 4 per cent of annual revenues as fee on operators like Elon Musk’s Starlink. Operators offering services in urban areas would have to shell...
SBI, Private Banks Sell 20% Yes Bank Stake To SMBC For Rs 13,482 Crore
MUMBAI: State Bank of India (SBI) and seven private sector lenders that had invested in Yes Bank during its reconstruction in 2020, will together sell 20 per cent stake in the bank to Japan-based Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) for ₹13,482 crore, in the largest cross-border deal in the...
SEBI Proposes New Disclosure Norms For Governance By High Value Debt Listed Entities In India
NEW DELHI: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday proposed tweaking its format for disclosure of corporate governance framework by High Value Debt Listed Entities (HVDLE). An entity having outstanding value of listed non-convertible debt securities of Rs 1,000 crore are referred to as ‘High Value Debt Listed Entities’. Under the...
India, New Zealand Wrap Up First Round Of FTA Talks
NEW DELHI: Working against a tight deadline, India and New Zealand on Friday wrapped up the first round of negotiations on a bilataral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The round that started on May 5 discussed the broad contours of the agreement. The two countries decided in March to re-launch...
Xi-Putin Declaration In Moscow On The Eve Of Victory Day On May 9 Has Major Geopolitical Significance
By Nitya Chakraborty The joint declaration issued by the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese President Xi Jinping on the eve of the Victory Day on May 9 upholding longstanding friendship to pursue mutual benefit and win-win outcomes in the new era carries major significance in the present...
India-Pakistan War Is Becoming Costly To The Economies Of Both Countries
By Anjan Roy Without declaring it, war has effectively broken out between India and Pakistan. The hostilities have spun out of control as both countries have expanded their targets spread far out into the country. Witness the cycle of escalation. Foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, stated the terror attack at...
