By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tweeted the BJP had received a “great response” in the first phase of polling in which 60 percent of the electorate voted. It is news Prime Minister Modi considers 60 percent “record numbers”. Modi-bhakt journos did not share the same...
By Harihar Swarup Tamil Nadu with 39 seats went to the Lok Sabha polls in the first phase on April 19. The DMK supremo chief minister M K Stalin is fully confident in sweeping the polls in 2024 just like 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It was Stalin and Stalin...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak It is irrefutable fact that women are not getting their dues in India, though we have been hearing PM Narendra Modi’s big talks of women welfare under his premiership. Now in a bid to attract women voters he has assuring a new chapter in rise...
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The historic fourth Bitcoin halving event came at 00.09 UTC on Saturday (05.39 am IST on Sunday) when the Bitcoin network posted its 840,000th block. The highly-anticipated moment embarks the cryptocurrency industry on a new phase when mining rewards for minting new blocks on Bitcoin...
By Tirthankar Mitra Post a tumultuous national election in Pakistan, a diplomatic overture from this western neighbour towards India was being awaited. And now that it has come, even though from an unlikely quarter, it is welcome. For even though it is not from the Pak foreign minister, the...
By M A Hossain The Bangladesh government has garnered significant experience in countering insurgency activities in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT). Through operations like ‘Operation Dabanal’ the Bangladesh Armed Forces have effectively neutralized separatist armed groups. After the peace treaty, to date, ‘Operation Uttaron’ has aimed to uphold law...
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: De-escalation” is probably the most repeated word in television news broadcasts and newspaper commentary columns over the past 48 hours. But is anyone doing any actual de-escalating? Israel bombs an Iranian embassy, killing more than a dozen officials. Iran strikes back, causing minuscule damage...
MUMBAI: The strong growth momentum gives the central bank the policy space to ‘unwaveringly focus’ on lowering inflation, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said in the minutes of latest the monetary policy meeting, released on Friday. The prevailing geopolitical tensions and their impact on commodity prices and...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai’s) decision to begin consultations on opening up several 5G high-bands or millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum will not compensate for the lack of 5G spectrum in mid bands and especially 6 gigahertz (GHz), telco officials believe. On April 4, Trai released...
NEW DELHI: The Centre may sell up to 10% stake in state-run General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) in the current financial year, a senior official told FE. “GIC Re received a very good response in the roadshows held recently to apprise potential investors of the company’s unique position in...