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Kerala To Blaze A New Trail With Heli-Tourism
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala is all set to blaze a new trail in the tourism sector with the State Government giving in-principle approval to the heli-tourism policy. A network of chopper services within the State, making use of the four existing airports, and new ‘helistations’ at prominent tourist...
India And Sri Lanka Being Drawn Into U.S.’ New Cold War Against China
By Shiran Illanperuma NEW YORK: In 1964, during the second summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Cairo, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Sirimavo Bandaranaike proposed that the Indian Ocean be turned into a “zone of peace” that was free of military bases and nuclear weapons. In the...
India Keeps Data Exclusivity Out Of UK FTA To Protect Local Drug Makers
NEW DELHI: India has protected the interest of its generic pharma industry by keeping out data exclusivity provisions from the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the UK. This is the second FTA in recent times where data exclusivity is not part of the trade agreement. The UK was pushing...
India Planning Retaliatory Duties Against US’ Steel, Aluminium Tariffs
NEW DELHI: India on Monday proposed to impose retaliatory duties under the WTO (World Trade Organisation) norms against the US over American tariffs on steel and aluminium in the name of safeguard measures. “The safeguard measures would affect $7.6 billion imports into the US of the relevant products originating...
Government Seeks First Right To Buy Oil & Gas Under Exigency Clause
NEW DELHI: The government will hold “pre-emption rights” over all crude oil and natural gas produced in the country in case of a national emergency, the oil ministry said in its latest draft regulations on petroleum and natural gas rules. A pre-emption right is a legal right of a...
Government Mulls Key Changes In Highway Monetisation Norms
NEW DELHI: The lull in the use of Toll Operate Transfer (ToT) mode of monetisation of highway assets could end soon, with a change in approach for future bids. The new bids will offer smaller bundles of highways of up to Rs 1,500 crore for bidding to private investors,...
PSU Banks May Take A Hit On Margins As Interest Rates Dip
KOLKATA | MUMBAI: Public sector lenders have gained about 26% in FY25 net profit cumulatively, but the current fiscal may expose them to pressure on net interest margins (NIM), thus likely leading to a moderation in their return on assets. Large banks such as State Bank of India, Canara...
Narendra Modi Has Been Trapped By Trump – He Has To Get Out Of That With Head High
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed India in a very advantageous position vis a vis Pakistan in the limited war that lasted for four days beginning early hours of May 7. The ceasefire that took effect from 5 PM of May 10 was more engineered by...
Global Weapons Industry Is Witnessing An Unprecedented Growth
By Nantoo Banerjee For an import-dependent country on critical arms supplies, it may be risky to get involved in a long-drawn war. Ukraine, currently the world’s biggest arms importer, learnt the hard truth after Donald Trump became the US president. Recently, Ukraine had to part with its substantial mineral...
Centre’s Nod To Caste Census After Opposing For Years Was Surprising
By Kalyani Shankar The caste census in India has sparked a lengthy debate. People have different opinions about whether it will have good or bad effects. It could lead to both. Supporters believe the census will help disadvantaged groups and be a game changer. However, opponents argue that it...
Opposition To Politically Corner PM Narendra Modi Over Ceasefire
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Full details of the conditions on which India agreed to Ceasefire in Indo-Pak confrontation from 5PM on May 10, 2025 are yet to come in public domain. However, the way the agreement of ceasefire in the Indo-Pak confrontation was reached and announced have created a...
Donald Trump Outwits Narendra Modi In Imposing The Ceasefire On May 10
By Sushil Kutty The cagey Modi regime wouldn’t have let any of us, the people of India, know what was happening in the conflict with Pakistan after the Pahalgam massacre but for United States President Donald Trump reminding everybody, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of the Big White Whale...
21 MLAs Of Ruling Party Write To Amit Shah For Restoration Of Govt In Manipur
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Strife-torn Manipur, which remains under heightened security, has in recent times been witness to a political drama of sorts when 21 MLAs of the ruling NDA side led by the Bharatiya Janata Party sent a memorandum to Union home minister Amit Shah urging him...
India Has Sent A Clear Message To The World On Its Intent To Root Out Cross Border Terrorism
By Asad Mirza The last week saw an unprecedented escalation of tension between two nuclear powers, i.e. Indian and Pakistan. The situation was exacerbated after the launch of Operation Sindoor by India to retaliate against Pakistan-backed terrorist groups, after the Pahalgam attack of 22 April, in which 26 civilians...
Bollywood Film Industry Is Facing Existential Crisis As Halls Footfalls Decline
By Kunal Bose Bollywood, which is the other name of Hindi language film industry has for too long depended on big stars and formula cinema. But all this is now going kaput as one too many big budget Hindi movies are finding viewers thinning out fast soon after their...
India Calls Pakistan’s Nuclear Bluff, Rejects Kashmir Mediation: Govt Sources
NEW DELHI: India will never accept mediation on the Kashmir issue or discuss the matter, and the only item to talk about is Pakistan returning the portion of Kashmir that is in its illegal occupation, government sources on Sunday said in an off-the-record briefing. Sources also said India had...
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...
