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Omar Abdullah Has Tough Task As Chief Minister Of J&K Sans Statehood
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Omar Abdullah has become the first Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir sans statehood. With it comes numerous challenges and responsibilities. Administering this Union Territory as chief minister will be just like serving two masters simultaneously – the Centre’s diktat on the one hand and...
India-Pakistan Talks At Islamabad Have Opened Window For Bilateral Dialogue
By Sushil Kutty India, Pakistan open window: Cricket on the table. Foreign ministers hold talks. S Jaishankar and Muhammad Ishaq Dar speak twice in 24 hours at the SCO meet at Islamabad on October 15 and 16. The breakthrough came when the Pakistan Cricket Board chief joined them. Jay...
Minority Bashing Is Continuing In BJP Ruled State With Official Blessings
By Krishna Jha Communalism in our country has been emerging as a major dividing force, even at the cost of violating our Constitution. The credit goes to the ruling forces. Our Constitution in its preamble declares that we are moving towards a secular, democratic and socialist society, but attempts...
No Central Funds So Far To Wayanad Victims Despite Two Court Directives
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two Kerala High Court directions and a unanimous resolution by the Kerala Assembly notwithstanding, the Union Government has not released any funds for the victims of Wayanad landslide tragedy which claimed more than 400 lives. The Kerala High Court, in its first order dated October...
India Inc’s Capacity Utilisation Falls Off 44-Quarter Peak
NEW DELHI: Corporate India’s capacity utilisation too remained muted at 74% in Q1FY25 after recovering to a 44-quarter high of 76.8% in the fourth quarter of last fiscal year, data from RBI’s Order Books, Inventories, and Capacity Utilisation Survey show. Also, the companies’ inventory-to-sales ratio rose to 67.4% in...
GoM For Merging Cess With Top GST Slab After FY26
NEW DELHI: The Group of Ministers (GoM), under the GST Council, tasked with deciding the future of compensation cess, is learnt to have veered around the view that the levy should be merged with the highest GST slab rate after March 2026, when the current regime ends. According to...
Trade Deficit Eases To $20.8 Billion In September Amid Geopolitical Challenges
NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to a five-month low of $20.78 billion in September as imports grew at the slowest pace in six months and exports rose marginally after two months of decline, the official data showed on Wednesday. The trade deficit, or the gap between imports...
IRDAI Extends IFRS 17 Deadline To FY27; Aims To Give Ample Time To Companies
MUMBAI: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has asked both bank-sponsored and non-bank-sponsored insurance companies to implement IFRS 17 regulations by FY27, a move that will give these companies sufficient time for implementation. Previously, Irdai had set a timeline of FY25 for the implementation of IFRS...
India, Australia Speed Up FTA Negotiations
NEW DELHI: Trade negotiators from India and Australia will intensify their engagement on the proposed Comprehensive Economic Cooperation over the next two months to achieve a closure before Australia enters the election phase. “Ministers have guided the officials to see if the CECA can be expedited. We will be...
STPI Launches LEAP AHEAD 2nd Edition for Startups
NEW DELHI: Building on the success of its inaugural edition, the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) on Wednesday launched the LEAP AHEAD 2nd Edition at the Indian Mobile Congress 2024 in the national Capital. The initiative was launched by K. K. Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics &...
Piyush Goyal Urges Industry To Prioritise Quality Over Subsidies
NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked the industry to focus on making high quality products to tap global markets as export competitiveness will not come from government subsidies or support. He also said that the government is putting its effort to nudge industry to...
India Reiterates Opposition To China’s Belt And Road Initiative
ISLAMABAD: India on Wednesday once again refused to endorse China’s ambitious ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative, becoming the only country in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) not to support the controversial connectivity project. A joint communique unveiled at the end of the SCO’s Council of Heads of Government conclave...
Promote Indian Firms In Infra Consultancy: Ex-PIB Chief
NEW DELHI: Former Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB), Govt of India, Rajeev Kumar Jain on Wednesday said the government must take efforts to promote more and more Indian Companies in the infrastructure consultancy space to fully realize the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, more so when we are...
TRAI Chief Highlights Balanced Satcom Spectrum Consultation
NEW DELHI: As battlelines are being drawn over the modalities of allocating satcom spectrum, TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti on Wednesday said consultation process is currently on and that the telecom regulator will consider all inputs put before taking a considered view. The regulator’s comments came as Starlink CEO...
INDIA Bloc Faces Perform Or Perish Moment In Maharashtra And Jharkhand
By Dr. Gyan Pathak A perform or perish moment has arrived for INDIA bloc in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Election Commission of India announced the schedule for Vidhan Sabha Election in Maharashtra in single phase on November 20, and in Jharkhand in two phases on November 13 and 20.INDIA bloc...
Chandrachud’s Tenure Will Be Remembered For Strong Defence Of Personal Liberties
By K Raveendran Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has less than a month to go for retirement. His tenure, the longest in the past 14 years, would be known for a distinctive judicial approach that stands in contrast to many of his predecessors’. He infused the Supreme Court with...
Centre’s Iron Ore Mines Auction Policy Under Fire From Anil Agarwal
By Kunal Bose Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal will find occasions to come out praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a developed country by 2047. At the same time, Agarwal from time to time will get into the cross hairs of the government by giving vent to his...
Throwing Stones At Religious Processions Has Become A Habit With Some Muslim Youth
By Sushil Kutty The image of an additional DGP (Law & Order) striding after a violent mob and waving a ‘Glock’ at them told the story of Bahraich and the communal violence that engulfed the border district. It also raised questions on the medieval art of stone-throwing, now specialized...
