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Uttarakhand Finally Announces Implementation Of Uniform Civil Code
By Sushil Kutty Uttarakhand the other day announced the Uniform Civil Code and the impact was felt in an OIC country, with media outlets there flaying India for targeting its minorities, especially the Muslims, by resetting its “patchwork of different religious personal laws” into a common civil code. So,...
German Anti-Far Right Parties May Join Hands To Prevent AFD From Sharing Power After February 23 Elections
By Satyaki Chakraborty Germany is witnessing heated campaign by the political parties contesting the national elections scheduled for February 23. The poll excitement has reached a high pitch as the far right AFD held a rally on Saturday with participation of Trump acolyte Elon Musk who is spearheading the...
Nine Ailing Central Public Sector Enterprises Headed For Closure
NEW DELHI: The Centre is considering the closure of nine ailing central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) including National Textile Corporation (NTC) along with its 5 subsidiaries, State Trading Corporation of India (STC), PEC Ltd and British India Corporation Ltd (BIC). A draft Cabinet note on this matter is being...
RBI’s Rs 1.5 Trillion Liquidity Booster Raises February Rate Cut Hopes
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced a three-pronged measure to address tight liquidity conditions in the banking system, just 10 days before the six-member Monetary Policy Committee’s decision on the repo rate. These steps, according to bankers, are expected to inject about Rs 1.5 trillion...
Budget 2025 May Project Gross Tax Revenue Growth At 10.5-11 Per Cent
NEW DELHI: The upcoming Union Budget for FY26 is likely to target a gross tax revenue (GTR) growth of 10.5-11% over the revised estimates (RE) of FY25, according to official sources. The expected growth in GTR will result in a likely tax buoyancy of around 1, as nominal GDP...
Global Consumption Shifting To India, Emerging Asia From America And Europe: McKinsey
NEW DELHI: The global consumption pools are witnessing a significant shift from regions like North America and Western Europe to India and emerging Asia, according to a report by McKinsey Global Institute. This transformation highlights the growing importance of these regions in the global economic landscape, driven by rising...
DoT Seeks ‘Time-Bound’ Switch By Telcos To Authorisation Rule
NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants all telecom licence holders to migrate to an authorisation regime in a time-bound manner so that existence of two separate frameworks, leaving room for potential litigation, could be avoided. “We are finalising the structure of the authorisation regime based on the...
India, Oman Trade Ministers Discuss To Advance Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
NEW DELHI: Trade ministers of India and Oman on Monday reviewed progress of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries and focused on advancing the negotiations for the pact. The agreement was discussed between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Oman’s Minister of Commerce, Industry...
Government Invites Applications For SEBI Chief Post
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday initiated the process to find a successor for market regulator SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, who was involved in an alleged conflict of interest row. The three-year term of Buch as Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson ends on February 28....
TCI Q3 Profit Rises 27 Per Cent To Rs 102 Crore
MUMBAI: Multimodal logistics firm Transport Corporation of India (TCI) on Monday reported a 27.3 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated Profit After Tax (PAT) to Rs 102 crore for the three months ended December 2024, driven by strong demand for warehousing, temperature-controlled logistics, and green multimodal solutions in Third-party...
India’s Economic Growth Engine Is Losing Steam In 2025
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s net economic growth minus inflation during the current financial year may be well below the projections made by the government, the Reserve Bank and external agencies such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. The net economic growth...
Education, Health, And Women Must Get Attention In Union Budget 2025-26
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Despite financial constraints due to slowdown of the Indian economy in the current financial year 2024-25, Union Budget 2025-26 has to give special attention to education, health, and women’s welfare for two reasons –first, because these are essential elements for India’s long-term growth aspirations, such...
Vishwa Hindu Parishad Launches Nationwide Programme To Reform Hinduism
By Arun Srivastava Trajectory of the right wing growth across the globe could not be accomplished unless it turns India into a heaven for these forces in South East Asia. Right from the days of Hitler many attempts were made to push India into the dirty dungeon of rightist...
In The First One Week Of Presidency, Donald Trump Has Acted As Per His Programme
By Sushil Kutty United States President Donald J. Trump is in that stage of his life where he must be asking himself, “If not me, who? If not now, when?” And Trump has a powerful platform to get things he wants done, make good the promises he made, which...
Bangladesh Is Traversing A Suicidal Path By Fully Aligning With Pakistan
By Aritra Banerjee In 1971, Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation, scarred by Pakistan’s brutal military crackdown—a conflict that claimed millions of lives. Over five decades later, Pakistan’s attempts to influence South Asia remain persistent, with its recent overtures towards Dhaka raising eyebrows. However, Islamabad’s legacy of unstable alliances,...
Time To Look At The Role Of Winston Churchill In Causing Famine In Bengal In 1943
By Anjan Roy There is an upsurge of interest in the life and times of Sir Winston Churchill who died sixty-five years ago on January 24, 1960. On this 76th commemoration of the Republic Day of India, fresh perspectives emerge on the roles of historical personages of those times...
U.S. President Has Domestic Interests In Mind In Ending Ukraine War
By Asad Mirza It seems as if finally, the three years old Russia-Ukraine might end after the US President Donald Trump’s pompous intervention. The Russian President Vladimir Putin has assumed a noticeably favourable tone, downplaying Trump’s economic threats, while Trump blames Ukrainian President Zelensky squarely as the one who...
Israeli Far Right Is Pitching For Starting War Violating Ceasefire Agreement
By Uri Weltmann NEW YORK: “The reckless approval of an agreement with the Hamas terror organization . . . represents a disgraceful surrender. This deal forfeits the IDF’s hard-won achievements in the war, involves withdrawing forces from Gaza, and halts the fighting in a manner that...
