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Akhilesh Yadav Takes Yogi Adityanath Head On To Capture Power In 2027 Assembly Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: An aggressive Akhilesh Yadav is taking head on with chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his government in Uttar Pradesh on the issue of poor governance of BJP government in the state. On every issue of corruption, deterioration in law and order, hate mongers, insecurity in...
Kerala Tops In Business And Citizen-Centric Reforms
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The carping critics of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government – the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – have ended up with egg on their faces, and are desperately running for cover to hide their acute embarrassment! The proximate...
Ripun Bora’s Resignation From Presidentship Of Assam TMC Unit Poses Many Questions
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: For the Trinamool Congress (TMC), troubles continue unabated at the national level apart from West Bengal. . Universally condemned over the unfortunate rape and death of a young lady doctor at a Government-run Kolkata hospital, the TMC has suffered a further loss of face over...
Sri Lanka Presidential Elections On September 21 Has Strategic Importance For India
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election on September 21, 2024, in which 17 million people out of its total population of 22 million will vote. As Sri Lanka goes for the election, foreign news analysts believe the country will choose “new vision, bold reforms...
GST Council To Deliberate On Insurance Premium, Online Gaming Taxation
NEW DELHI: The GST Council on Monday is expected to deliberate on a host of issues, including taxation of insurance premium, GoM’s suggestions on rate rationalisation, and a status report on online gaming, sources said. Sources said the fitment committee, comprising Centre and state tax officials, will present a...
New Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey Has Revitalised CPSEs
NEW DELHI: The government’s appointment of Tuhin Kanta Pandey, who has been leading the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM) since October 2019, as finance secretary, culminated the high-level bureaucratic reshuffle in the finance ministry ahead of preparations for Budget 2025-26, which will begin next month. Pandey,...
Govt To Forgo Gold Bond Borrowing To Keep Fiscal Deficit Under Control
NEW DELHI: The Centre is unlikely to borrow a planned Rs 15,000 crore, on net basis, through sovereign gold bonds (SGBs), in the current financial year, giving a potential 0.05% downside benefit to the fiscal deficit target of 4.94% of GDP. It may also permanently cease to use SGBs...
IPO Market Booms With 13 Upcoming Offerings
NEW DELHI: The IPO market will be bustling next week, with four companies, including Bajaj Housing Finance, set to launch their initial share-sale to raise a total of Rs 8,390 crore. Besides these four main-board IPOs, nine SMEs are preparing to debut with their maiden public issues next week,...
FPIs Invest Rs 11,000 Crore In Indian Equities In September
NEW DELHI: Foreign investors infused nearly Rs 11,000 crore in domestic equities in the first week of the month owing to resilience of the Indian market and expectations of rate cut in the US. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have been consistently buying equities since June. Before that, they had...
Govt Notifies Uniform Marketing Code For Medical Devices Sector
NEW DELHI: The government has notified a uniform code for marketing practices for the medical device industry in order to curb unethical practices. In a notification, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has asked the medical devices association to prohibit organising workshops abroad for healthcare professionals, offering them hotel stays or...
Gujarat Targets 48 MW Solar Rooftops On Govt Buildings
AHMEDABAD: Solar rooftop systems of 48 MW will be installed on various government buildings in Gujarat in the current financial year for which Rs 177 crore have been allocated, the state government said on Sunday. To tap into Gujarat’s solar energy potential, the state Climate Change Department is actively...
DICGC Introduces Daava Soochak For Depositors
NEW DELHI: The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has launched an online tool Daava Soochak for depositors to track their claim status. The DICGC’s mandate since its inception has been the reimbursement of insured amounts to depositors of failed banks. Daava Soochak, a user-friendly online tool, is...
Glenmark Forecasts Strong Growth For Domestic Formulations
NEW DELHI: The drug formulations market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9-10 per cent over the next decade with Jan Aushadhi outlets anticipated to emerge as a much stronger player in the country, according to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. The domestic formulations market is estimated to...
App-centric Gen Z Reshaping Consumer Landscape
NEW DELHI: The digitally-native, app-first Gen Z cohort is assuming the centre stage in India’s consumer markets by scripting “big shifts” in consumption trends, including the rise of quick commerce delivery and direct-to-consumer brands, according to a report by Bernstein. Brands are seeking a deeper connection with this digitally-native,...
Urgent Action Required As SEBI Led By Tainted Madhabi Puri Buch Has Zero Credibility
By K Raveendran The allegations of misconduct and irregularities surrounding SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch’s tenure have cast a long shadow over the institution, shaking public confidence and raising questions about the integrity of India’s financial regulatory system. This development gains even more significance in the light of the...
RSS Wants Major Role In Selecting BJP Candidates For Jharkhand Assembly Polls
By Arun Srivastava The election for Jharkhand state assembly scheduled to be held in December this year is going to big challenge for the RSS, especially its chief Mohan Bhagwat. A win for BJP would help refurbish the image of Narendra Modi and boost his bargaining power, which he...
DCGI Approved 15 Minutes Cure Eye-Drop Fell In The Eye Of The Storm
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Claimed to be an innovative eye drop named PresVu capable of curing vision defect within 15 minutes replacing reading glasses has itself fallen in the eye of the storm even before its scheduled launch for the market in October this year.. The drop has already...
Irresponsible Behaviour Of CBI Lawyer In R G Kar Rape Case Angers The Court
By Sushil Kutty Indians are easily ego-hurt. Otherwise, why would an angry court threaten to grant bail to Kolkata rape-murder prime accused Sanjay Roy? The Sealdah court gave a threat to carry out the threat. Imagine psychopath Sanjay Roy, who raped and murdered the RG Kar trainee doctor in...
