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Who Is Responsible For The Proposed Hanging Of Nimisha Priya In Yemeni Jail?
By Sushil Kutty Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya has lost her tryst with life. There’s “nothing much India can do”, the Modi government told the Supreme Court of India on July 14 at the risk of one more “surrender” laid at the door of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is...
China Ready To Meet Trump’s Tariff Threat Through Tech Driven Aluminium Production
By Kunal Bose China whose annual production of primary aluminium routinely well exceeds the metal’s combined output in the rest of the world has in place a comprehensive ‘Action Plan’ for the white metal covering 2025-27. But in order to support production, the country is required to import large...
BRICS 2025 Declaration Expressed Concern Over Growing Nuclear Threat And Conflict
By Dr Arun Mitra Several important developments have emerged from the recently concluded BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On July 6 and 7.Although U.S. President Donald Trump expressed strong displeasure over the summit — even calling it a conspiracy to end the dominance of the U.S. dollar....
Capex Loan Release Faster This Year, States Get Rs 30,000 Crore
NEW DELHI: The Centre’s 50-year interest-free loans for capital expenditure by states more than doubled on year to around Rs 30,000 crore so far in the current financial year, a senior government official said. The total sanctions stood at Rs 40,000 crore last week as against the budget estimate...
India Inc Cash Reserves Double As Balance Sheets Get Leaner
MUMBAI: As many as 303 companies turned debt-free in FY25, doubling the cash on their books, in a sign that India Inc remains reluctant to make substantial new investments. The cash on the books of these companies touched Rs 50,463 crore, up from Rs 21,478 crore in FY24. Their...
Energy Majors Make Haste As Civil Nuclear Laws Set To Let Corporate Play
NEW DELHI: Just as the country is set to make the policy and legislative framework conducive for private play in civil nuclear energy, many Indian companies – state-run and private– have set their eyes on the sector. State-run NTPC, an early mover, is already in talks with three American...
SEBI Opens Doors For AMCs To Attract Foreign Funds
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) proposal to remove restrictions on mutual fund business expansion under Regulation 24, implemented in 2011, is being seen as a positive development by the industry. Industry participants believe the move will, over time, help attract greater foreign capital. Swarup Anand...
India Should Avoid Rushing For Trade Pact With US, Warn Experts
NEW DELHI: India should avoid rushing into a trade deal with the US that compromises core sectors like agriculture, experts on Sunday said, cautioning that Washington is not sparing even its key partners like the EU. The US has shot off letters to 24 countries and the European Union...
Election Commission’s Constitutional Mandate Is Not All-Pervasive
By K Raveendran The most important takeaway from the Supreme Court’s stand on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls is a reminder that while the Election Commission of India (ECI) has the constitutional authority to take all necessary steps to ensure free and fair elections, it...
Bhagwat Not In Mood To Spare Modi Sangh’s ‘Retirement At 75’ Policy
By Arun Srivastava One of the worst-kept secrets in Indian politics, the crack that has jolted the saffron ecosystem, that of the war of supremacy between RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which has been the source of an existential crisis for the Sangh Parivar, has...
Union Home Ministry Is Carrying A Witch Hunt Against Bengali Speaking Muslims
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India has been struggling with the issues of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar for years. Most desirable solution is that the illegal immigrants should be sent back to their countries. It is the national perspective. There is nothing wrong in it. However, there are...
Mohan Bhagwat’s Suggestion On Retirement At 75 Will Have No Impact On Narendra Modi
By Sushil Kutty RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat turning 75 is dogging Prime Minister Narendra Modi turning 75 except that if anybody’s dogging anybody, it is Prime Minister Modi who is younger than Bhagwat by a few days apart. But if anybody’s dogging anybody then it is Bhagwat for whom...
Trump’s Justice Department Plans To Denaturalise 20 Million Citizens
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DoJ) plans to denaturalize citizens on grounds of fraud in acquiring citizenship, criminal acts or such background and hiding facts in filing papers has led to uncertainties of residency permanency in over 20 million naturalized citizens’, while legal...
Donald Trump Ups Global Mineral Arms Race With Africa Summit
By Green Nigel Donald Trump’s summit with leaders of mineral-rich African nations this week marks a dramatic escalation in the global race for rare and critical minerals — a shift that carries major consequences for investors. The US president’s move to recast relations as “aid to trade” highlights a...
Chin Refugees Fleeing From Myanmar Create Security Risk In Mizoram Border
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Mizoram has received a flood of Chin refugees. It is a reminder that India’s eastern borders can no longer be left to the whims of foreign instability. Intense clashes between two armed groups namely People’s Defence Forces (PDF) and Chin National Defence Forces (CNDF) in...
Government, RBI Weigh Options On NBFC Entry Into Banking
NEW DELHI: The government and the Reserve Bank of India are looking at the entry of new banks and merge some of the existing public sector banks to create a financial system that can encourage risk-taking ability to support the pace of growth in a country that is slated...
US, India In Talks On Trade Deal That May Cut Tariff Below 20%
NEW DELHI: The US is working toward an interim trade deal with India that may reduce its proposed tariffs to below 20%, people familiar with the matter said, putting the South Asian nation in a favorable position against its peers in the region. India doesn’t expect to receive a...
Swiss Ratifies India-EFTA Mega Deal, Rollout In October
NEW DELHI: Switzerland has completed the ratification process of the trade agreement signed between India and four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in March last year. The ratification clears the way for implementation of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and EFTA, which includes Switzerland, Liechtenstein,...
