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After Courting China, Bangladesh Warms Up To Russia, USA And Pakistan
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser to the interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus is presently in the midst of his diplomatic triumph by successfully outreaching to the major countries of the world including the two super powers. After having a major success in getting all the support from the...
Supreme Court’s Verdict On Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi Is Of Historic Significance
By P. Sudhir The Supreme Court has delivered a truly historic verdict, which protects the federal principle and declares any action taken by a Governor to thwart the will of the state legislature as unconstitutional. The 414-page judgment delivered by a two-member Bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of...
A Strong Indian Economy Based On Equity And Jobs Can Only Take On Trump’s Tariff War
By Prabhat Patnaik Donald Trump has put off his proposed tariffs by ninety days; but countries like India have to respond to Trump’s measures whether now or after ninety days. These measures are not just an episodic act. Trump clearly threatens with tariffs any country that dares to act...
Finalisation Of International Agreement On Pandemic Is A New Hope
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when several international health programmes across the countries have been adversely impacted after withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) following an announcement by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, the finalization of the international agreement on...
In Madhya Pradesh, Congress Leader Digvijay Singh Files FIR Against Baba Ramdev
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The politics in Madhya Pradesh has got fresh heat with the confrontation between the Congress and the pro-BJP Baba Ramdev. The Congress veteran leader Digvijay Singh issued strongly worded statement against Baba Ramdev. Not only that, he went to the extent of filing a...
Decoding The Significance Of 155th Birth Anniversary Of Lenin In Present Era
By Krishna Jha The architect of first path breaking event that heralded the new socialist society, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, was born on April 22, 1870. According to laws of historical materialism, or following the materialist concept of history, Socialism follows capitalism. Whichever socio-economic formation replaces the former stage is...
President Donald Trump Has Exposed The Fragility Of The Global Dollar System
By Dominik A. Leusder NEW YORK: “The bond market is very tricky. I was watching it. But if you look at it now, it’s beautiful.” These were the words with which President Donald Trump accompanied his surprising decision on April 9 to “pause” the previously announced “reciprocal tariffs” for...
Failing At Both Economic War And Real War, Trump’s Alliances Realign
By Ben Chacko LONDON: The statement attributed to Mao: “Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent” appears nowhere in his writings. And like many apocryphal aphorisms it only illuminates a small part of reality. Nevertheless it has been pressed into service to describe the turmoil...
Global Goods Trade To Contract 0.2% In 2025: WTO
NEW DELHI: The global merchandise trade volumes are expected to contract by 0.2% on year in 2025 as against the earlier projection of 2.7% expansion, due to the global tariff war triggered by the US, according to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The predicted decline in trade takes into...
Moody’s Ratings Revises Forecast Of India’s 2025 GDP Growth To 5.5-6.5%
NEW DELHI: Moody’s Ratings on Wednesday said Indian economy could grow in the band of 5.5 to 6.5 per cent during the calendar year 2025, a shade lower than its February projection of 6.6 per cent as the ratings agency factored in the “unpredictable” US tariffs which it said...
Centre May Target Asset Monetisation Of Rs 2 Lakh Crore In FY26
NEW DELHI: The Centre may set an asset monetisation target of `1.9-2 lakh crore in FY26 under the second phase of the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), with a focus on sectors such as roads, power, railways, and coal and mines. Sources told FE that infrastructure development on vacant public...
SEBI Plans Sustainability Disclosures Review For Listed Firms
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is rethinking sustainability or ESG disclosures required of listed firms, including its already delayed plans for companies to include supply chains in their reporting, its new chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey told Reuters. The review, which follows concerns raised by the...
House Panel Asks Labour Ministry To Evaluate EPS By The End Of 2025
NEW DELHI: In a bid to assess effectiveness, sustainability, and scope for further improvement in the Centre’s flagship pension scheme for the formal sector — Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) — the parliamentary standing committee on labour has asked the labour ministry to complete the maiden third-party evaluation of the...
Gold Continues To Glitter For 2nd Day; Hit Fresh Peak Of Rs 95,935/10 g
NEW DELHI: Gold prices continued their upward trend for the second straight session, touching a new all-time high of Rs 95,935 per 10 grams, climbing Rs 274 on Thursday, driven by firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the precious metal contracts for June delivery hit a record...
US India’s Largest Trading Partner For Fourth Year
NEW DELHI: The US remained India’s largest trading partner for the fourth consecutive year in 2024-25 with bilateral trade valued at $ 131.84 billion, while the country’s trade deficit with China widened to $ 99.2 billion during the same period, government data showed. In the last fiscal, India’s exports...
Patanjali Ayurved, Five Others, Enter Insurance Sector After CCI Approval
NEW DELHI: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared a proposal of Patanjali Ayurved and five other entities to acquire a majority stake in Magma General Insurance. “The proposed combination is being notified under the green channel route in consonance with section 6(4) of the Competition Act, 2002,”...
Wellbeing Conference Marks New Era In Healthcare Innovation And Integration
BENGALURU: Global Wellbeing Confluence 2025 (GWC 2025), an ambitious initiative by AYUSH TV, has emerged as a landmark event in the Indian healthcare sector, redefining holistic wellness and integrated medicine. Held from April 11 to 14, this four-day mega conclave witnessed an overwhelming participation and set a new benchmark...
Global Markets Slip As Tech Firms’ Shares Hit By Fresh AI Chip Controls
BANGKOK: World shares were mostly lower Wednesday as stocks of Nvidia and other technology companies were walloped by tighter US controls on exports of advanced computer chips used for artificial intelligence. The future for the S&P 500 was down 0.8 per cent while that for the Dow Jones Industrial...
