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Trivialising History In Books Are Continuing By BJP In Govt Funded Institutions
By Krishna Jha Jawaharlal Nehru University plans to teach the “Concept of Akhand Bharat”. It does not end here. The process has been unleashed. More distortions would be brought through Vidya Bharati, an institution through which the RSS runs a massive network of schools across the country. And here...
After 64 Years Of Film Career Aparna Sen Is Still Active As An Actor-Director
By Tirthankar Mitra A slip of a girl when Aparna Dasgupta made her debut as a tomboy Mrinmoyee in Satyajit Ray’s Samapti in 1961 , the final part of Teen Konya, few had doubts that she will go far. But perhaps none had foreseen that she would carve out...
U.S. Dominated International Financial Institutions Have Failed The Poor Countries
By Ben Chacko LONDON: The International Monetary Fund AGM in Washington had barely reflected on the efficacy of its austerity regime in reducing inflation before beginning to worry about the inevitable hike in global oil prices if Benjamin Netanyahu’s offensive is not stayed. Another global energy crisis is doubly...
Modi-Xi Talks At BRICS Summit In Kazan Signal A Breakthrough In Bilateral Relations
By Nitya Chakraborty The one-hour meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 23 on the side lines of the BRICS summit at Kazan, has signalled a breakthrough in the bilateral relations between the two largest nations of Asia and the...
India-China Agreement On LAC On October 21 Is A Welcome Development
By P. Sudhir The Indian government announced on October 21 that an agreement was reached between India and China on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This is a welcome development that hopefully would lead to the normalisation of relations between the two neighbouring countries. The...
The Curious Case Of India Attracting Lower FDI Inflows Amidst Higher GDP Growth
By Subrata Majumder An introspection of foreign direct investment flow in India reveals that FDI fell on the lowest ebb in 2023-24 within 5 years. This is despite the fact that country achieved one of the highest growth in the economy. It dropped to US$ 44,423 million in 2023-24,...
Kamala Harris Is Losing Her Earlier Lead, The Race Against Trump Is Too Close Now
By Sushil Kutty Indian origin Black African-American Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris faces imminent defeat unless former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, in one of his crankier moments, pulls out from the race before November 5, which is not a possibility unless a fourth assassin doesn’t miss the...
RSS Mobilises Fully Its Cadres For Poll Campaign In Both Jharkhand And Maharashtra
By Arun Srivastava If winning the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand is crucial for the political survival of Narendra Modi, the electoral victory in these two states has wider connotation for the RSS, as it would reinvent the philosophical importance of its politics of Hindutva and reaching to...
Trinamool Congress Will Test Its Strength In Six Bypolls In Bengal On November 13
By Tirthankar Mitra With less than three weeks to go before November 13 when six Assembly segments will witness by-elections in West Bengal, the principal Opposition outfit BJP does not seem to have got its act together yet though they are contesting in all six constituencies. It applies equally...
Indian Railways For Onion Transport Amid Focus On Price Stabilisation
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Recently, the Indian government’s Department of Consumer Affairs announced that 1600 metric tons of onions procured by the National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Ltd was shipped by the railway from Nashik to Delhi. The quantity of 42 BCN (Bogie Covered New) was enough to...
For Cuba, U.S. Presidential Elections Have Major Consequences On Economy
By W. T. Whitney Jr. and Emile Schepers NEW YORK: At the end of October, the United Nations General Assembly, for the 32nd consecutive year, will be voting on a resolution submitted by Cuba claiming “the necessity to put an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed...
हिंसा के मौजूदा माहौल में चिकित्सा पेशे के सामने बड़ी चुनौती
डॉ. अरुण मित्रा शायद हम तब तक यह नहीं समझ पाये कि हमारे समाज में नैतिक संकट खतरनाक स्तर तक पहुँच गया है, जब तक कि हमने कोलकाता में एक युवा महिला डॉक्टर के साथ बलात्कार और जघन्य हत्या की खबर नहीं सुनी। पश्चिम बंगाल में जूनियर डॉक्टर मुख्य...
Government Will Maintain Checks On FDI In ‘National Interest’: FM
NEW DELHI: Amid expectations of easing curbs on investment from China, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said government will maintain checks on FDI in the “national interest,” given the sensitivity in the region. “We want business, we want investments, but we also need some safeguards because India is...
Centre To Infuse Capital Into RINL, Restructure Loans
NEW DELHI: With privatisation of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) put on the back burner, the Centre is working on a package for the steel maker that would involve fresh equity infusion, restructuring of bank loans, and setting operational goals for the top management, sources told FE. The privatisation...
India Cannot Risk Another Bout Of Inflation: RBI Governor
MUMBAI: India cannot risk another surge in inflation, and the best approach would be to wait for clearer evidence of inflation aligning durably with the target, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said in the minutes of the monetary policy meeting released on Wednesday. He said that uncertainties...
Banks Load Up On Short-Term Government Bonds Ahead Of New LCR Norms
MUMBAI: With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) planning to implement draft guidelines pertaining to the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) from April, banks have started shuffling their investment portfolios among different investment categories. Keeping draft LCR guidelines in mind, banks are planning to expand their availability for sale (AFS)...
India Remains World’s Largest Growing Economy: IMF
WASHINGTON: India remains the largest growing economy in the world, a senior official from the International Monetary Fund said, observing that the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals are good. “India is said to remain the largest growing economy in the world. We project growth at seven per cent in FY24-25, supported...
States Should Regulate Industrial Alcohol, Not Centre: SC
NEW DELHI: In an 8:1 majority ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a seven-judge bench verdict and held that States have regulatory power over production, manufacture and supply of industrial alcohol. In 1997, the seven-judge bench ruled that the Centre had the regulatory power over the production of...
