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CPI Sitting Pretty In Thrissur Lok Sabha Constituency
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPI candidate V S Sunil Kumar, who is contesting from Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, is sitting pretty. As the campaign is on for the polling on April 26. The sweet scene of victory is very much in the air. The other three CPI candidates, Annie...
Congress Desertions Are Being Hyped By Saffron Ecosystem
By Arun Srivastava Three Congress leaders have just deserted their party within three days, ostensibly because they were feeling dejected. One of them, Gaurav Vallabh, said that he was not ready to listen to the instructions from the party leaders and insinuate that Sanatan Dharma was undesirable. All the...
At Baramati, Pawar Versus Pawar Battle Confuses Traditional Voters
By Harihar Swarup “Hamare Liye Maha tension ho gaya hai” (For us, it is a matter of great tension).” This was a Baramati resident speaking with great feeling. For the Lok Sabha battle for Baramati has become a high profile, and in many ways a visceral, Pawar versus Pawar...
EV Industry Expects A Pivot Year Amidst Transformation In Transport Landscape
By K Raveendran The year 2024 is set to mark a pivotal moment in the electric vehicle (EV) revolution. Driven by environmental concerns, tightening regulations, and technological advancements, the EV market is experiencing explosive growth, transforming the transportation landscape on a global scale. At the forefront of this transformation...
India Diversifies Arms Supplies Benefiting USA As Against Russia
By Girish Linganna The latest findings from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that India was the largest buyer of military equipment globally from 2019 to 2023. This marked a 4.7% increase in its defense procurement compared to the five years prior. Notably, while Russia has been...
Cryptocurrency King Binance Accused Of Big Financial Fraud By Nigeria
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Cryptocurrency giant Binance faces a tangled legal mess in Nigeria. The company is accused of serious offenses, including money laundering and tax evasion. Nigerian authorities in a formal chargesheet in the Federal Court alleged Binance facilitated the movement of at least $35 million in illegal...
Palestine Security Forces Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place
By James M Dorsey Muhammad Manassara walked in late February into a gas station near the West Bank settlement of Eli. Armed with an automatic weapon, Manassara killed two people before he was shot dead by the owner of a restaurant at the station, the site of the killing...
Kishida Government Of Japan Decides To Emerge As Big Exporter Of Arms
By Yamazoe Taku TOKYO: The Fumio Kishida government of Japan has just decided to allow the export to third countries of next-generation fighter jets which Japan will co-develop and co-produce with the U.K. and Italy. This outrageous decision follows the lifting of the ban on the export of lethal...
Food Inflation On Mind, RBI Holds Interest Rates Steady
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), led by Governor Shaktikanta Das, has decided to maintain the status quo on both policy rate and stance for the seventh consecutive time. This decision is driven by the central bank’s commitment to ensuring last-mile disinflation, with...
Startups In Queue For Licence To Insure, Regulator Responds Conditions Apply
HYDERABAD: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) is increasing its scrutiny of venture-funded startups that are aiming to become insurance companies, following the spate of financial irregularities at several new-economy firms, people aware of the matter said. To begin with, companies seeking a licence are required...
