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Remembering Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, A Visionary Who Failed To Gauge The Reality
By Satyaki Chakraborty Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee who passed away in Kolkata on August 8 morning in his small two room flat, was a hard core communist till the end of his life at 80. A leader of the CPI(M) since 1966, Buddhadeb was known for...
India’s Money Laundering Industry Has Only 0.76 Per Cent Conviction Rate
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s money laundering industry, though illegal, remains the foundation of the parallel black economy of the country, notwithstanding the draconian Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), PM Narendra Modi’s vow of action against it, and Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) shows of strict actions, especially against opposition...
Waqf Board Amendment Bill Reads Like A Counter To Caste Census
By Sushil Kutty The Modi government’s Waqf Board Amendment Bill, 2024, has further cemented Opposition unity as party after party of the INDI-Alliance stood up in the Lok Sabha and accused the NDA government of dividing Hindu and Muslim, one of them going to the extent of branding the...
Indian Economy Has To Meet The Twin Challenge Of Unemployment And Poverty
By Krishna Jha The possibility of India becoming developed Bharat remains a mirage. In fact it can hardly turn into reality. The mother with her baby, hungry for last two days, a common feature in our country, can never be convinced of the easy availability of food for her...
Mumbai Railways To Replace Vegetable Cultivation With Floral Lands
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The practice of growing vegetables on the land along Mumbai railway tracks is on its way out. The railways now plan to use the land for horticulture and beautify the tracks, giving the local commuters an aesthetic feel of the city. It has earmarked 150...
Narendra Modi Govt’s Move To Amend Waqf Act, 1995 Has Divided The Country Again
By Asad Mirza The Narendra Modi government’s move to amend the Waqf Act 1995 has come under severe criticism both by the secular parties and Muslim organisations. But it also highlights the fact that the so-called Muslim leaders themselves are not ready to set their own house right. Taking...
Across Europe, Gaza Has Become A Litmus Test For The Left Parties
By Nessim Achouche If at Harvard earlier this year students received their degrees in the colors of Palestine, in Paris this same flag was waved by France Insoumise MPs in parliament. Each set of images remind us of a different time: the 1960s and ’70s, when left-wing parties in...
British Trade Unions And Left Activists Unite Against Far Right Rioters
By Elizabeth Short LONDON: We Will not stand back and allow the far right to attempt to divide us, unions vowed on Wednesday..Violence has gripped Britain after far-right agitators exploited the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport to push their racist agenda. The unrest was sparked after...
Govt Fast Tracks Visa Approvals For China Vendors To Step Up Manufacturing
NEW DELHI: The Union government has introduced a streamlined, time-bound process for granting business visas to Chinese technicians involved in manufacturing projects, in response to complaints from the Indian industry. The new guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs, effective from August 1, aim to expedite visa approvals for...
Government Sounds Sovereign Funds For Offloading Its Stake In Vodafone Idea
NEW DELHI: With Vodafone Idea infusing Rs 20,000 crore via follow-on public offering and equity contribution by one of the promoter entity, Aditya Birla Group, the government is now exploring whether sovereign wealth funds would be interested in picking up its stake in the company. Sources said that since...
Borrowing Costs Soften Amid Rising Surplus Liquidity In Banking System
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India may or may not ease its stance of withdrawing monetary accommodation on Thursday but borrowing costs in the economy have softened nonetheless as a build-up of surplus banking system liquidity has brought down rates on a host of debt instruments. After remaining in...
Government Amends Budget Proposal On Realty Capital Gains Formula
NEW DELHI: FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday moved amendments to the Finance Bill to ease the impact of the Budget proposal on long-term capital gains tax for real estate, giving an option to taxpayers to choose between the new and old tax regimes and pay taxes wherever it is...
India Waives Clinical Trial For Drugs Okayed In Developed Markets
NEW DELHI: The government has done away with the requirement of clinical investigation for new drugs having significant therapeutic advance over the current standard care and have already got the regulatory approval in the United States of America , Unired Kingdom , Japan, Australia, Canada or in the European...
Private Firms Mull Thermal Capacity Addition To Keep Pace With Demand
MUMBAI: As the government looks at thermal power actively to mitigate the rising demand , private sector companies such as Adani Power, JSW Energy and Tata Power are looking at adding thermal capacities and launching new projects. Interestingly, some companies like Tata Power and JSW Energy, who have renewable...
RIL Plans To Drill Four Wells In Kg-D6 To Enhance Gas Production
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries, which accounts for 30 per cent of India’s gas production, has proposed to drill four wells in the Satellite and R-Clusters at KG-D6 to enhance the production of natural gas. The oil-to-chemicals major, who on an average produced around 27 million standard cubic meters per day...
Govt Urges Decarbonisation Of Steel Industry Amid EU’s Carbon Border Tax Concerns
NEW DELHI: In a significant development for India’s industrial sector, government officials and industry leaders have highlighted the pressing need for decarbonisation in the steel industry, while grappling with the economic implications of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). At a recent conference organised by ASSOCHAM, Ashwini...
Domestic Steel Prices Plunge To 45-Month Low As Supplies Outpace Demand
NEW DELHI: Domestic steel prices have tumbled to a 45-month low despite strong consumption, as falling exports and rising imports boosted supplies. The subdued prices, if not corrected, might derail the country’s ambition to have 300 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) steel-making installed capacity by 2030, as the margins...
HAL Assures Timely Delivery Of 83 Tejas MK-1A Jets To Indian Air Force By 2028-29
New Delhi: State-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is confident of supplying all the 83 light combat aircraft TEJAS MK-1A well within the timeline of 2028-29, to the Indian Air Force (IAF). A top official in the HAL said that there is nothing to worry about as “our...
