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India Slaps 12% Safeguard Duty On Steel Imports From China, Others
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday imposed a provisional safeguard duty of 12% on imports of key steel products, including hot rolled coils (HRC), in view of a surge in shipments of the alloy varieties from several countries, especially China. The extra imposts, which are subject to riders and...
Core Sector Growth Rises Slightly To 3.8% In March, Shows Govt Data
NEW DELHI: India’s core sector growth rose by 3.8 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in March from an upwardly revised figure of 3.4 per cent in February, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday. The growth was kept in check by a high base...
India PE/VC Investments Dip 14% In Q1 Amid Cautious Sentiment: Report
MUMBAI: Private equity and venture capital investments in India totalled $13.7 billion across 284 deals in the first quarter of calendar year 2025, marking a 14 per cent decline in deal value and a 20 per cent decline in deal volume from the same period last year, according to...
eNAM Remains Local, Inter-State Trade Minimal, Halves In FY25
NEW DELHI: Eight years since the launch of the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), which digitally integrated over 1,400 wholesale markets, inter-state and inter mandi trade via his platform has made little progress. Sources said that in FY25, inter-state eNAM trade declined sharply by 50% to Rs 21 crore...
RBI Eases Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Guidelines For Digital Deposits
MUMBAI: In a relief to banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced an increase of only 2.5 percentage points in the run-off factor for banks’ retail deposits enabled with internet and mobile banking facilities, paring the level proposed earlier. In its draft liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)...
Bihar To See Significant Political Churnings Before Assembly Polls By Year End
By Kalyani Shankar The Bihar polls at the end of the year are pretty unpredictable. As of now, there will be no cakewalk for the BJP, RJD, Congress or the JD(U). The churning is quietly taking place in Bihar politics. There could be a potential shift in power dynamics....
Supreme Court Must Not Take BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s Insinuation Lightly
By Arun Srivastava Mahua Moitra is absolutely correct in saying: “Remember – a Pitbull does nothing without its master’s command.” Under the regimented operation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, no leader, irrespective of his stature, can dare to make any observation, on sensitive issues,...
Is Narendra Modi Airing His Views Through Nishikant Dubey Against Supreme Court?
By Sushil Kutty BJP MP Nishikant Dubey was in his ‘no holds barred’ role Saturday, targeting the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna and the Supreme Court for “taking sides” in the alleged “religious wars”, Dubey claimed was raging in India. Dubey accused CJI Khanna of being the kingpin....
Contemptuous Tirade By VP Dhankar And BJP MP Against Judiciary Is Ominous
By Anchal Bhateja While describing Article 142 of the Constitution of India as a “nuclear missile against democratic forces, available to the judiciary 24×7,” Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar voiced strong concerns over the judiciary’s drift into executive and legislative functions. The trigger for his remarks was the judgement that...
Akhilesh Yadav’s Announcement To Fight 2027 Assembly Polls Under India Bloc Enthuses Cadres
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s announcement in Prayagraj that his party will contest 2027 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh under INDIA alliance has boosted the morale of his PDA (pichda, dalit and alpsangkhayak) core programme and the cadres of both...
Manipur Ethnic Strife Forced Upping Police Budget, Cut In Other Dept Allocation
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Budgetary provision and mid-year revision for Manipur for fiscals 2024 and 2025 lost much of their relevance as the small state, currently under President’s rule since February 13, was witness to widespread ethnic violence that erupted on May 3, 2023 and higher spending on...
Time For Granting Urdu Language Its Due Place In Indian Culture
By Asad Mirza Last week, a Supreme Court bench’s observation on the use of Urdu, has once again opened a pandora’s box, on the treatment meted out to Urdu – a language of connoisseurs, but which has been appended to the Muslim community. As in the past, this time...
Left Alliance Fares Better Than Far Right In Regional Polls In Finland
By Mike Watson HELSINKI: Finland is widely seen in Western Europe and the United States as a progressive paradise. In truth, its center-right-led coalition government in office since June 2023 has presided over far-reaching austerity measures, leading to rising homelessness and cuts in local health provisions. Yet there are...
India, US Open Bilateral Channel On Steel, Aluminium Tariffs
NEW DELHI: Even as India’s challenge at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the US’ additional tariffs on steel and aluminium remains active, New Delhi has also initiated bilateral discussions on the matter, which is expected to be raised during a meeting next week, a senior official said. India...
Finance Ministry Seeks Faster Roll-Out Of Guaranteed Pension
NEW DELHI: Given the modest start of Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), the finance ministry has written to the pay & accounts offices (PAOs) of central ministries, urging them to take steps to expedite its roll-out. The finance ministry proposed that staff be sensitised to undertake their assigned roles and...
Energy Storage Sector To Attract Rs 4.79 Trillion Investment By 2032: IESA
NEW DELHI: India’s energy storage sector is likely to attract Rs 4.79 lakh crore investment by 2032, industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) said on Sunday. At the 5th Edition of International Conference on Stationary Energy Storage India (SESI) 2025 concluded last week at Gandhinagar, in Gujarat, industry...
Weather-Hit Veggies And Fruit Put Food Inflation On The Boil In FY25
NEW DELHI: From coconuts and garlic to potatoes and onions, soaring fruit and vegetable prices in FY25 drove up household grocery bills, accounting for over half of last year’s food inflation, as extreme weather disrupted supplies. Vegetables alone contributed 43.7% to the food inflation basket in FY25, up from...
India’s Private Sector Capex Likely To Slow Down Due To Tariffs: Goldman Sachs
NEW DELHI: India’s private sector capital expenditure (capex) could take a backseat in the near future due to rising uncertainty around global tariffs, according to a recent report by Goldman Sachs. The report highlighted that as tariff rates are yet to be finalised and are likely to remain in...
