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Altering The Waqf Bill Could Lead To Splitting Of The Muslim Community
By Arun Srivastava The rightist BJP riding on the back of its so-called secular allies, JDU and TDP, managed to get its much-hyped Waqf Bill adopted by the Lok Sabha on April 2. With this, the Narendra Modi government has moved several steps forward in not only taking over...
China Takes Precautionary Measures In Agri Products Trade To Meet Trump’s Tariff Challenge
By Kunal Bose President Donald Trump in his pursuit of making America great again (MAGA) has launched a fusillade of indefensible tariff measures upsetting the multilateral trading system. While this Trump campaign will prove hurtful for countries across the board – allies and those perceived as not friendly –...
Samajwadi Party To Politically Benefit From Its Opposition To Waqf Bill In Parliament
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi national president Akhilesh Yadav has consolidated his position as leader PDA (backwards, dalits and minorities) after his opposition to waqf amendment bill 2025 in Parliament. The manner in which Akhilesh Yadav and his party MPs launched attack on BJP on the issue of waqf...
Trump’s Liberation Day Tariffs Should Act As A Wake Up Call To Starmer
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Britain’s elite stands exposed by Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Make America Great Again (MAGA) presidency is declaring economic war on its so-called allies: and none, worldwide, have staked so much for so long on “partnership” with the United States as Britain. What Trump terms “liberation...
CPI General Secretary D Raja Underlines Principled Unity Of All Communists To Fight RSS-BJP
By Satyaki Chakraborty Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary D. Raja gave a clarion call on Wednesday for the building of principled unity of all communists in India to act as the vanguard of the battle against the Narendra Modi government and the RSS-BJP led Sangh Parivar. Addressing...
Signs That New Delhi Has Been Overwhelmed By Trump’s Tariff Brutality
By K Raveendran It is curious that Indians have learnt of New Delhi’s willingness to cut tariffs for American goods from President Donald Trump rather than an official statement from the Modi government. It is as though charmed by Trump’s personal warmth towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has...
India Can Take Lessons From Response To Trump’s Tariff Rate By Canada, Mexico And China
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik President Trump inflicted 20 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports and 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods. Canada retaliated with 25 per cent tariffs on American exports worth US$ 20.7 billion. There is a possibility of expanding this retaliation to US$ 86.2...
Centre Notifies Series Of Orders Allowing Price Hike For Thousands Of Drugs
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has published a series of orders on April 1, 2025 allowing hike in essential medicines, other drugs, and medical equipment. Prices of essential drugs have been allowed to increase by 1.74 per cent in 2025, as against 0.005 per...
BJP To Launch Gaon Chalo Yatra For Four Days From April 9 In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Both BJP and Congress have decided to take several steps to streamline their organization. BJP has decided to launch “Gaon Chalo Basti Chalo Abhiyan (Let us go to villages and communities) from April 9 to April 12. April 6 is Party’s foundation day. On...
Another Kerala Trail-Blazer: Commission For The Elderly
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has, once again, blazed a new trail by deciding to constitute a commission for the elderly, the first of its kind in the country. In a path-breaking initiative, the State Assembly unanimously passed the Kerala State Elderly Commission Bill, 2025 aimed at protecting the...
USTR Report Turns Up The Heat On India On Trade And Tariff Issues
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on April 2, the United States has raised concerns over India’s high import tariffs in key sectors, such as automobiles, agricultural goods, medicines, and alcohol. It also flagged what it described as “sudden” tariff changes and regulatory hurdles that act...
Project Capex Intent Falls To A 3-Year Low In FY25
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The wait for a new capex cycle only appears to get longer. The value of new projects announced by the private sector was up just 3.3% on year in the March quarter, causing its share in all projects unveiled to decline to 69% from around 82% in...
100% FDI In Insurance A Step Forward, But Safeguards Unclear: USTR Report
MUMBAI: While India has announced raising the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance from 74 per cent to 100 per cent, it remains unclear whether certain safeguards for domestic firms introduced in 2021 will be removed, says a report by the Office of the United States Trade...
Banking Liquidity Turns Positive After Three Months
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s aggressive fund infusion in the past few months is beginning to show results, as the banking system’s liquidity position turned surplus at the end of March — the first time in three months. The banking system’s liquidity stood at a surplus of Rs...
India Can Still Be Competitive Despite Reciprocal Tariffs: PwC Report
NEW DELHI: US tariffs on Chinese goods could create new opportunities for Indian exporters, particularly in electronics, textiles, and engineering goods, where Indian businesses may remain competitive even after reciprocal tariffs, according to a PwC report. In the booming smartphone export sector, even if Indian smartphone imports into the...
Markets Bounce Back In Early Trade After Falling Sharply In Previous Session
MUMBAI: Stock market benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Wednesday after a sharp decline in the previous session, driven by buying in blue-chip stocks such as HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex rebounded 256.82 points to 76,281.33 in early trade. The NSE Nifty climbed...
India Has 4th Largest Foreign Exchange Reserve; Can Take Care Of Imports: Finance Minister
NEW DELHI: India is the fourth largest country to hold foreign exchange reserves of $658.8 billion, enough to meet the country’s imports for 11 months, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Replying to supplementaries during the question hour, she assured members of their concerns on...
RBI, Government To Work Together For Macroeconomic Stability: President
MUMBAI: Heaping praise on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for being “at the very centre of India’s incredible growth story”, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday that the RBI had earned this trust by steadfastly maintaining its mandate of price stability, growth, and financial stability. Speaking at the...
