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Section 6A Judgment: An Inclusive Interpretation Of Fraternity
By Ibad Mushtaq The Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench judgment pronounced on October 17, 2024 in the challenge to Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, saw a fierce battle of ideas with the proponents and opponents of the provision both relying on varying, and often opposing, interpretations to the...
Late Jimmy Carter Was Right About Israel’s Apartheid
By Seraj Assi Former US president Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, was a true friend of Palestine. Despite a decidedly checkered presidency on issues ranging from human rights abroad to austerity at home, he will be remembered as one of the...
Indian Economy And The Financial System Remain Strong And Stable: Financial Stability Report
MUMBAI: The Indian economy and the financial system remain strong and stable underpinned by sound macroeconomic fundamentals, healthy balance sheets of banks and non-banks and low volatility in financial markets despite some worries about global spillovers, according to the Financial Stability Report (FSR). In his foreword to the report,...
Govt Spending That Stimulates Pvt Investment, Key To Over 6% Growth: Dr Rangarajan
NEW DELHI: For a country that harbours hopes of fast emerging as a developed nation with a seat at the high table as the third-largest economy on the planet, growth numbers matter. Veteran banker and economist Dr C Rangarajan has often said that India needs to grow consistently at...
RBI Flags Risk To Secured Loans From Slippages In Smaller Personal Loans
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cautioned in its bi-annual Financial Stability Report (FSR) that borrowers with unsecured loans, such as credit cards and personal loans, who also have larger secured loans, risk triggering delinquencies in the secured loans if they default on the smaller ones. Default in...
Industry Seeks Tax Relief, Capex Boost, Reforms At FinMin’s Pre-Budget Meet
NEW DELHI: Tax exemption for the middle class, reduction in excise duty on fuel, and continued push towards public capex were some of the key suggestions made to the finance ministry during pre-Budget discussions with industry representatives on Monday. The fifth round of consultations on the upcoming Budget with...
India Signs Rs 2,867 Crore Defence Contracts For Indigenous AIP System And Enhanced Firepower On Kalvari-Class Submarines
NEW DELHI: India has taken a significant step towards strengthening its submarine fleet with the recent signing of two crucial defence contracts worth approximately Rs 2,867 crore. These agreements, inked on December 30, 2024, mark a milestone in India’s push for greater self-reliance in defence, as well as its...
USA Redefining Capitalism By Blocking Nippon Steel Takeover Of US Steel
By Nantoo Banerjee Unbelievable but true. The government of the United States of America, supposedly the vanguard of modern capitalism, is fighting with its back to the wall to prevent a private corporate takeover of a publicly-listed US firm by a widely-held Japanese company. Both the outgoing US President...
Listless Winter Session Cost Taxpayers Rs. 97,87,50,000 In Hard-Earned Money
By Kalyani Shankar Parliament’s productivity in the just-concluded Winter Session was a record low – only 52 percent of scheduled work completed. Various factors, including disruptions and lack of quorum, contributed to the reduced output. The confrontation between the treasury benches and a belligerent Opposition continued throughout. The current...
India To Witness Bitter Political Fights For The Constitution In 2025
By Dr. Gyan Pathak ‘Save the Constitution of India’ protests launched by the opposition parties cost PM Narendra Modi and his BJP majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The protests turned ugly by the close of the year with physical confrontation in the Parliament – which caused injuries...
Infiltration Attempts From Bangladesh Rising In East, Northeast States
By Ashis Biswas Attempts made by groups of people to sneak into India illegally from Bangladesh into Tripura and West Bengal have increased in recent weeks. The Border Security Force (BSF) and various state police have stepped up vigil to prevent the infiltration to the extent possible, more so...
Modi Calls For ‘Mahakumbh Of Unity’ In Muslim-Less Maha Kumbh
By Sushil Kutty Where is the Modi government’s sworn affidavit to the Supreme Court on its stand on the Places of Worship Act, 1991? The government is mute and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is calling for unity in a country that is riddled with disaffection and disunity. How can...
Disgraceful Send-Off: Dr. Manmohan Singh Disrespected By Modi-Shah
By Arun Srivastava Disgraceful indeed! Even in death, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was not spared. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not hesitate in playing politics and avenging Singh’s remark “it will be disastrous for the country to have Narendra Modi as Prime Minister” by denying Dr. Singh’s...
Political Row Over Suicide Of DCC Treasurer And His Son In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There seems to be no end to the problems plaguing the Congress in Kerala. The latest jolt to the party, already rocked by internecine factionalism, has come in the form of a flaming row over the suspected suicide of Wayanad District Congress Committee treasurer, N...
Bonhomie Ends: Talibani Frankenstein Pakistan Created Is At Its Throat
By Asad Mirza “You reap what you sow” has been proven right in the context of recent escalation of violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan. For decades, Pakistan nurtured the Taliban for strategic reasons. So, what are the reasons behind this increased tension between two neighbours, threatening tenuous peace in...
2024, The Year When The Rivers In Goa Found Peace
By Norma Alvares The most significant judgment that I obtained this year was from the High Court of Bombay at Goa on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to halt the continuance of illegal sand mining from Goa’s rivers. Goa has a large number...
Remembering Jimmy Carter Who Held The Door Open For Neoliberalism
By Sean T. Byrnes Whatever one might say about Jimmy Carter’s presidency, it was clear that the man himself meant for it to be transformational. From a subdued 1977 inauguration — Carter skipped the motorcade and black-tie balls in favor of business attire and an open-air stroll down Pennsylvania...
India’s Economy On Track For 6.5%-6.8% Growth In FY2025, Set To Accelerate In FY2026: Report
NEW DELHI: India’s economy is projected to grow between 6.5 per cent and 6.8 per cent in the current fiscal year, with growth expected to accelerate slightly to 6.7 per cent–7.3 per cent in FY2026, according to a Deloitte report. Despite a slower-than-anticipated first half of FY2025, which was...
