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Narendra Modi Campaigns In Style, Rahul Gandhi Does It With Substance
By Sushil Kutty Age has made a difference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. He stands “surer” at the podium than on the eve of the 2019 campaign. But, 10 years on the trot, and age hasn’t taken the edge off Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaigning style. The Prime Minister’s...
Former PM Manmohan Singh Ends Three-Decade-Long Rajya Sabha Stint
By Rahil Nora Chopra Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded his 33-year-long parliamentary innings in the Rajya Sabha, just as former Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi enters the Upper House of Parliament for the first time. Meanwhile, the Congress used Manmohan Singh’s retirement from the Rajya Sabha as an...
INDIA Bloc’s TMC Candidate Laliteshpati Tripathi Is On A Strong Wicket In Bhadohi Seat
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Laliteshpati Tripathi, great grandson of former chief minister Kamlapati Tripathi India block candidate contesting on TMC ticket from Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency is all set to challenge BJP in this prestigious constituency in eastern Uttar Pradesh.. Known for exclusive carpets all over the world Bhadohi...
RBI Gives 1-Month Breather To Forex Traders
MUMBAI: Giving a temporary relief to forex traders that could lead to significant reduction in the impact cost and cool down the exchange-traded currency derivatives (ETCD) market, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday deferred the implementation of new rules for foreign exchange derivatives to May 3. The...
Govt Steps Up Wheat Purchase, Says Food Inflation Under Check
NEW DELHI: The government has decided to expand the whet procurement drive to more regions, to bolster the stocks that are hovering around the buffer level. However, it won’t lift the export restrictions on rice anytime soon or allow shipments of sugar this season, as it remains focussed on...
Services Sector Growth Picks Up In March On Robust Demand
NEW DELHI: India’s services sector posted one of the strongest expansions in total sales and business activity in nearly 14 years in March, led by buoyant demand and record export orders, a private survey showed Thursday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business Activity Index rose to 61.2 in...
RBI Gives More Time To Comply, Eases Concerns
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday provided an additional month to comply with directions on exchange traded currency derivatives while aiming to quell speculation about the status of mandatory underlying contracts. This comes after recent market turbulence sparked by uncertainty over the need to prove that trades...
India To Lose 5.8% Of Daily Working Hours Amid Heat Stress In 2030: UNESCAP
NEW DELHI: India is expected to lose around 5.8 per cent of daily working hours due to rising temperatures by 2030, leading to erosion in productivity and lower collection of fiscal revenue, said a recent report released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...
No Hike In Essential Medicines Prices This Fiscal Year: Mandaviya
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday said there will be no increase in prices of essential medicines this fiscal year in view of negligible growth in wholesale price-based inflation. In an interaction with PTI editors at the news agency’s headquarters here, Mandaviya — the Union Chemicals...
US Has Not Asked India To Reduce Russian Oil Imports, Say Officials
NEW DELHI: The US on Thursday said permitting an unrestricted Russian oil trade was and remains “unacceptable” and the western price cap on Moscow’s petroleum products is designed to force it to continue selling oil but for lower prices than it could otherwise obtain. At the same time, US...
