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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Is Under Attack After Stampede Deaths In Mahakumbh
By Sushil Kutty Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav woke up Wednesday to a great possibility. A stampede at the Mahakumbh! Similar to the one in 2013, when the ‘Kumbh’ 12 years ago, had been similarly met with a stampede and 36 ‘shradalus’ were stomped to death, their last breath...
Modi-Shah Loyalists Float Bhaiyyaji Joshi’s Name As Next BJP President
By Arun Srivastava Winning Delhi assembly election is certainly crucial for AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, but a triumph for Narendra Modi is more vital, virtually of the nature of do and die, than a win for Kejriwal. By winning the election, Kejriwal would become the chief minister of Delhi...
Chinese AI Advance Threatens Hegemony Of U.S. High Tech Companies
By Ben Chacko LONDON: History may have been made this week when, for the first time, a Chinese technological development had the effect of wiping at least a trillion dollars off corporate values on the US stock market. Artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek caused the crash by showing that it...
Crisis In Kerala BJP Unit Deepens
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Nothing seems to be going right for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala. The party is set to suffer a twin setback with an open revolt in Palakkad municipality under its control, and the threat by its ally, the Bharat Dharma Jana Sen (BDJS) to...
Modernisation And Maritime Security Are The Core Focus Areas Of 2025-26 Defence Budget
By Girish Linganna As India awaits the presentation of the Union Budget 2025-26, the defence sector is poised at a crucial juncture. Building on the foundation laid in the previous year, the 2025-26 budget needs to navigate the complexities of evolving security challenges while sustaining the momentum towards self-reliance...
PM Pitches For Value-Added Exports, Hints At Policy Support
BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hinted at a new set of policies aimed at promoting value-added exports from India, and reducing the reliance on imported goods. Emphasising the need for Indian industry to move up the value chain, he said the country should be exporting more finished...
Exports Of Drugs And Steel To US May Face Tariff Walls Soon
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Monday clubbed India with China and Brazil, calling them ”high-tariff countries,” and said his administration would very soon be putting tariffs on clutch of products, including pharmaceuticals, aluminium and steel, which are items of export interest to India. “In the very near...
RBI Liquidity Move Fuels Relief Rally
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) measures to ease the liquidity in the banking system by infusing around Rs 1.5 lakh crore led to a relief rally on Tuesday. Leading banking stocks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank were the top gainers, contributing almost 90% to...
Lower Tax Rates, Stick To Fiscal Path To Boost Urban Consumption: Economists
NEW DELHI: To arrest the slowdown being witnessed in urban demand, the Centre should announce a slew of targeted-measures in the upcoming Union Budget for FY26, economists said. Many of them suggest that income tax rates, in the new tax regime, should be eased to give more disposable income...
Work From Home Unlikely To Quit India Inc Soon
BENGALURU: Work from home in India Inc is far from over. Data from active white-collar job listings shows that flexible work arrangements—once a rarity—are now a significant part of the hiring landscape. Around 23% of 290,000 active job postings this month are offering full-time hybrid or full-time remote work...
Govt Unveils Rs 20,000 Crore Plan To Hike Sail’s Bokaro Steel Plant Capacity
BOKARO: Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday unveiled a Rs 20,000-crore expansion plan for domestic steel giant SAIL’s Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), which will augment its capacity to 7.55 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). The Bokaro Steel Plant, established in 1965, with the first blast furnace operation in...
Indian Oil Corporation Sets Capex Target For FY26 At Rs 33,000 Crore
NEW DELHI: State-owned major oil marketing company Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has set its capex target for the next fiscal year 2025-26 at Rs 33,000 crore against the capex target of Rs 35,000 crore in FY25, the company said on Tuesday. As of December, the company has incurred a...
Coal India Signs Pact With Cutin University, Western Australia For R&D In Critical Minerals
NEW DELHI: State-owned Coal India on Tuesday said it has entered into a pact with Curtin University, Western Australia for potential research and development in the area of critical minerals. The pact also includes collaboration and knowledge sharing for de-carbonisation and resources technologies. Both the entities have signed a...
Thermal, Coking Coal Prices Outlook Bearish For Next Two Years
CHENNAI: Thermal coal prices will likely decline in 2025 and 2026 on lower global consumption, while coking coal prices are expected to drop on weak steel production, analysts say. “Global (thermal) coal consumption is projected to decline in 2025 and contract further in 2026, following a modest 1 per...
India To Set The Ball Rolling On National Critical Mineral Mission With ₹15,000-20,000 Cr Outlay
NEW DELHI: India is looking at a probable ₹15,000-20,0000 crore outlay push for the National Critical Minerals Mission (NCMM) aimed at securing strategic resources like lithium, both within the country and overseas. The Mission is likely to be tabled for Cabinet approval tomorrow, highly-placed sources told businessline. Apart from...
Trump Launches Onslaught Against Leftwing Regimes Of Latin America
By Nitya Chakraborty The U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified his attacks against the left wing regimes of Latin America as a part of the MAGA programme to weaken the Left in the region and bolster the far right forces which have been emboldened as a result of the...
Last Week Of Election Campaign In Delhi Signals Turning Of The Tide
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Delhi election campaign entered the final week before it will end on February 3 for the polling scheduled for February 5. In the beginning of the election campaign BJP seemed to be aggressive and dominating over the AAP’s political narrative, but as the election campaign...
India’s Maritime Vision Offers A Blueprint For Effective Collaboration In Security
By Aritra Banerjee As the Indo-Pacific emerges as the fulcrum of global geopolitical competition, naval exercises have become vital instruments for projecting power, fostering cooperation, and safeguarding maritime security. Within this dynamic landscape, the Indian Navy stands out as a model of strategic foresight and operational excellence, eclipsing the...
