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Centre’s Invite For Talks With Farmers Averted A Great Crisis
By Dr. Gyan Pathak True to their word, after the Centre’s invite for talk, 121 farmers ended their fast-unto-death hunger strike at Khanauri border of Punjab and Haryana on November 19, while their leader Jagjit Sigh Dallewal who has been on fast-unto-death hunger strike since November 26, 2024, has...
Nitish Kumar Pushing His Son In Politics May Prove To Be Counter Productive
By Arun Srivastava Irrefutably Nishant Kumar is the heir apparent of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, but the real intent of Nitish behind introducing him in the politics has two distinct motives; first it is being viewed as a part of his strategy to counter Tejashvi, who has been...
Beastly Attacks On Saif Ali Khan Underline Bollywood’s Constant Insecurity
By Sushil Kutty First things first, Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan escaped death by the skin of his spine. Doctors at Lilavati Hospital prised out a piece of cold steel from his spine, proving Saif isn’t spineless, after all. Nope. Saif “walked into Lilavati “like a Sher”, a Lilavati...
Life Imprisonment Sentence Against RG Kar Medical Doctor Killer Does Not Satisfy Many
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the rape and murder case of a post graduate student of RG Kar Medical College and hospital in Kolkata was pronounced guilty by additional district and sessions judge, Sealdah court, Anirban Das. The civic volunteer was sentenced lifetime imprisonment...
Trump’s Business Interests In Israel Had A Role In Bringing Early Truce In Gaza
By Asad Mirza The Gaza ceasefire deal came as a win for Donald Trump, even before he started his next stint as the 47th American President. Though, both the outgoing and the incoming presidents- Biden and Trump claimed it as their victory, yet in real terms the deal fructified...
Why Is The U.S. President Donald Trump So Keen Now To Take Over Greenland?
By Christine Schwöbel-Patel NEW YORK: Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Greenland? During his first presidency, Trump surprised many by voicing his intention in 2019 to buy the Arctic island from Denmark as part of a real estate deal. At the time, he was mostly met with ridicule,...
India, EU To Develop Cutting Edge Tech, Secure Critical Raw Material Supply Chains
NEW DELHI: India would work with the EU to develop cutting-edge technologies and secure critical raw material supply chains to strengthen economic ties, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Sunday. The issue was among six broad principles that Goyal discussed with Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Trade and...
Government Set To Meet Target Of 10,000 New FPOs In FY25
NEW DELHI: The government is aiming to meet the target of 10,000 new farmer producer organisations (FPOs) by the end FY25, five years after the launch of the central sector scheme. Sources told FE that over 9,268 FPOs have been registered as cooperatives and producers’ companies under a central...
Lower Import Tariffs On Inputs, Other Incentives Sought
NEW DELHI: The coming general Budget could undertake adjustments of taxes and unveil incentives for Indian industry to take advantage of the opportunity that could emerge, if Trump administration’s moves escalate the worldwide trade tensions, according to experts. For several months, Donald Trump has been open about increasing tariffs...
Rising Funding Costs May Hit NBFC Margins
MUMBAI: Liquidity pressures and high cost of funds are likely to pressure margins of non banking finance companies (NBFCs) during the third quarter ended December 2024. Micro finance companies and NBFCs having a high percentage of unsecured loans may also be impacted due to payment delays by borrowers during...
Govt Likely To Provide Incentives For Manufacturing High-End Electric Vehicles
NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to consider investments in research and development and in setting up dedicated assembly lines for electric vehicles at existing factories for incentivising carmakers under a scheme aimed at promoting local manufacturing of high-end EVs. People in the know said the government has agreed...
Domestic Composite Materials Industry To Touch USD 2.8 Billion By 2030: Report
NEW DELHI: Domestic composite materials industry is expected to grow at a 7.8 per cent annual growth rate to reach USD 2.8 billion by 2030, a report said. Composite materials or fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) help in the circular economy as these are manufactured by combining multiple materials with different...
India Not Seeking Duty Concessions On Liquor, Cigarette In FTA With Oman
NEW DELHI: India is not seeking customs duty concessions on over 100 product categories such as liquor, and cigarette in the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), which is under negotiations between the two countries, sources said. They also said that though the FTA negotiations were concluded, Oman has sought...
Budget FY26: Government Could Cut Customs Duty On Raw Materials To Boost Manufacturing
NEW DELHI: The government could reduce customs duty on inputs used in manufacturing medical equipment, electronic goods and footwear industries in the forthcoming Budget to boost local manufacturing, according to tax experts. Deloitte India Partner, Indirect Tax, Harpreet Singh said key demands from the Customs side from the 2025-26...
EVs On Anvil For India, Part Of Multi-Tech Approach To Combat Emission: Toyota
Japanese auto major Toyota will launch electric vehicles in India, as part of its multi-technology approach towards combating carbon emission in the country, which EVs alone cannot tackle, according to top officials of the company’s Indian arm. The company feels that under the current circumstances, strong hybrid is the...
FPIs Take Out Rs 44,396 Crore From Equities In January Amid Weak Earnings Outlook, Rising Dollar
NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 44,396 crore from Indian equities this month, driven by strength of the dollar, rising bond yields in the US, and expectations of a weak earnings season. This came following an investment of Rs 15,446 crore in the month of December, data...
Threat Of A Free Fall Of Indian Rupee Against U.S. Dollar In Initial Period Of Trump Regime Is Real
By Anjan Roy The recent volatility in the exchange rate of the Indian rupee against the US dollar has given rise to a debate on how the central bank should react to the situation of progressive depreciation of the national currency. To wit, the rupee appears to hit 90...
Hindenburg Disbanding And The Unresolved Questions That It Leaves Unanswered
By K Raveendran The decision by Nate Anderson to wind up his Hindenburg Research firm ahead of the Trump administration taking charge has certainly given a political window of escape to the BJP and the Modi government, which have been most vocal in defending the Adani group target by...
