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BJP-TDP-JSP Alliance To Make Andhra Pradesh Polls Competitive

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have agreed in principle for an alliance on the eve of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha election 2024 in Andhra Pradesh. Both the BJP and the TDP are in urgent need to ally to protect...

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BJP Opens Up To Its Estranged Allies To Score High In Lok Sabha Polls

By Arun Srivastava Just 13 months back, precisely on February 10, 2023, Narendra Modi had made an audacious boast on the floor of Rajya Sabha “ek akela sab par bhari” (he alone was overpowering for all). He had even said “one person is proving too much for so many”....

Mar 8 · >

Sweden Joining NATO As A New Member Poses No Fresh Threat To Russia

By Sushil Kutty Sweden joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Europe is more secure. Finland joined and it wasn’t similar hype. Finland is Sweden’s neighbour. Both added muscle to NATO. The feeling runs deep — deeper than the Atlantic Ocean — that the more European countries join NATO,...

Mar 8 · >

Congress Seeks Votes On Right To Employment, Minimum Wage Guarantee

By Rahil Nora Chopra Seeking to woo the country’s youth, the Congress has promised the “right to employment” as well as Rs.1 lakh a year apprenticeship for youths after graduation as part of its poll promise for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, besides mulling stringent punishment to those responsible...

Mar 8 · >

Legal Guarantee For MSP And Expansion Of PDS Are Imperative

By Dr. Soma Marla In early March, the price of Kinnow fruit at Gaddiannaram fruit market, Hyderabad is Rs 40 a Kilogram. While oranges and apples are increasingly dumped in to Indian markets from California or New Zealand, small farmers in Punjab are distressed for not receiving even half...

Mar 8 · >

Hardliners Win In National Elections In Iran Sidelining Moderates

By Tirthankar Mitra Iranian elections are over and given the counting trends, moderates will be taking a back seat while the hardliners are set to sweep the polls..Reformist movement has been in steady decline for years and was further damaged by the previous president, Hassan Rouhani. The reformists backed...

Mar 8 · >

Cabinet Nod For India AI Mission With Rs 10,372 Crore Outlay For 5 Years

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday evening approved an outlay of Rs 10,372 crore for five years for the India AI Mission, aimed at fostering innovation in artificial intelligence through public-private partnerships. Ahead of the general elections, the government also announced the extension of Rs 300 per LPG...

Mar 8 · >

Inter-Ministerial Committee Pitches For Higher Tax On Coal Imports

NEW DELHI: An inter-ministerial committee (IMC) led by the coal ministry on Thursday suggested that GST compensation cess should be imposed on an “ad valorem” (according to value) basis so that it is directly related to the price and quantity of coal, instead of a flat rate of Rs...

Mar 8 · >

Monitor End Use Of Funds For Business Cards, Says Reserve Bank Of India

MUMBAI: Banks that issue business credit cards will have to monitor the end use of funds on account of those, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated while amending its master directions for credit and debit cards. “Card-issuers may issue business credit cards to business entities/individuals for business...

Mar 8 · >

Cross-Border And Group Insolvency Norms Shortly After Polls

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government has drawn up a plan to introduce cross-border and group insolvency norms simultaneously through amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), as it expects to assume power for a third term, a government source told FE. “The ministry of corporate affairs has...

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