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Job Generation Must Get Top Priority In The 2025-26 Budget Of Narendra Modi Govt
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prioritizing employment generation and increasing funds for employment guarantee schemes have unquestionably emerged as the top priority during pre-budget consultations of Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman for the Union Budget 2025-26, both with the Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and India Inc. The confederation of...
Microsoft’s India Engagement Transcends Chief Nadella’s Roots
By K Raveendran Microsoft’s deepening engagement with India is both a strategic imperative and a reflection of its renewed focus on emerging technologies under the leadership of Satya Nadella. Nadella’s connection to India goes beyond his heritage; his initiatives underscore a profound appreciation for the country’s pivotal role in...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Debut Podcast Was A Stage Managed Show
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his debut podcast came out unlike a man possessed. None of his answers, revelations about his life and times, exploding like crackers. ‘Forgettable’ is the word that comes to mind after two hours of podcast. Podcaster Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha-fame, was...
Manmohan Singh Never Showed Any Disrespect To His Predecessor During His Tenure As PM
By Harihar Swarup I had known former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh personally. He released my book “Power Profiles” in his office in PMO. A few journalist friends and then his media advisor Harish Khare were present. We talked politics of that time. I used to meet him frequently after...
Trump’s Dangerous Rhetoric Will Push The World Into Quagmire
By Dr Arun Mitra Trump’s warning that “all hell will break out in West Asia” if the hostages being held by Hamas are not released by Inauguration Day has put the world into great worry and put away off the hopes of an early peaceful settlement. The whole world...
Denigrating Women Politicians Becoming A Trend Among BJP Leaders
By Tirthankar Mitra A woman’s honour was one of the issues triggering the battle of Kurukshetra while the Rajputs of Chittor fought to the last man defending the honour of their queen Padmini and other womenfolk. Standing up to defend a woman’s honour is thus not unheard of in...
Trump’s Proposal To Absorb Canada Ignites Sovereignty Debate
By M A Hossain In a startling move that has sent shockwaves through political circles in the United States and Canada, US President-elect Donald Trump recently posted maps on his Truth Social platform showing Canada as part of the United States. These provocative posts, shared on January 7, have...
Iran Is The Next Target Of Israel In The Expanding West Asian Conflict
By Richard Silverstein WASHINGTON DC: Pro-Israel triumphalists are celebrating a trifecta: in the course of a little over a year, Israel has felled or significantly set back its three most troublesome enemies: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Another enemy, Iran, has been brought low by Israeli missile attacks,...
Columbia President Gustavo Petro Broadens His Front To Take On Right Offensive
By W. T. Whitney Jr. NEW YORK: President Gustavo Petro’s Historic Pact government, in power since 2022, is a first in Colombia’s history. No other party ever aspired to serve all Colombians. Its existence depends on push-back against Colombia’s peculiar mix of corporations, big landowners, financial moguls, and narco-traffickers....
US To Impose Sanctions On Russian Oil, Indian Supplies May Be Hit
NEW DELHI: Indian firms see a major disruption of Russian oil supplies as Washington imposes new sanctions to curb Moscow’s revenues, pushing refiners to scout for crude from the Middle East and the US, three Indian refining sources said on Friday. The sources said they understand that the new...
India’s Journey Toward Green Steel Production With Green Hydrogen
The Indian steel industry is gearing up to shift toward carbon neutrality with significant opportunities and challenges driven by global climate imperatives and domestic sustainability goals. The dynamics of the sector globally are evolving at a fast paceand as international regulations, such as the European Commission’s Carbon Border Adjustment...
Growth Trajectory Set To Return For Reliance Retail In December Quarter
The country’s largest organised retailer, Reliance Retail, may be back on the growth path in the third quarter of the current financial year backed by festive demand, sector analysts said. Parent Reliance Industries (RIL) is set to declare its financial results on January 16. In the result preview ahead...
IGX Expects To Receive Govt Nod To Launch Long-Duration Contracts Soon
NEW DELHI: The Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) is planning to launch long-duration contracts of 3-6 months on its platform and is expecting the petroleum ministry’s nod soon, its managing director and chief executive officer Rajesh Mediratta said on Friday. “We are awaiting clearance from PNGRB (Petroleum and Natural Gas...
Budget 2025 To Lay Road Map For Climate-Resilient Farming
NEW DELHI: The coming Budget is likely to announce several incentives aimed at boosting availability of climate-resilient seed varieties especially in cereals, pulses and oilseeds, besides aiming to promote agricultural practices like natural farming for reduction of chemical fertiliser usage, official sources said. They added that the Budget 2025-26...
IIP Growth Hits A Six-Month High Of 5.2 Per Cent In November On Low Base
NEW DELHI: Growth in India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) surged to a six-month high of 5.2 per cent in November 2024 from 3.7 per cent in the previous month, aided by a low base, data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Friday showed. In November 2023,...
M&As, IPOs To Continue Momentum In 2025
MUMBAI: Mergers and acquisitions in India saw a 38 per cent increase in 2024 at $109 billion, with large conglomerates accounting for a significant chunk of the transactions, according to Kotak Investment Banking. Deals by domestic corporates doubled last year to $48 billion, the data showed. The M&A activity...
Experts Pick Holes In Govt Claim Of Sharper Employment Growth
NEW DELHI: Amid an acute jobs crisis evident from anecdotal accounts, stagnant corporate headcount, low wage growth and data from independent agencies like the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) , the government has recently sought to paint a rosy picture. On January 2, the Union labour ministry issued...
Low Data Rates: India’s New Ringtone To Attract Foreign Companies
KOLKATA: India is looking to promote its low data tariffs to attract investments from foreign companies that rely on affordable fast broadband connectivity for delivering essential services, said senior government officials. The Centre’s aim is to leverage the country’s much lower data rates compared with markets such as China,...
