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Aam Aadmi Party Has No Alternative Leader To Replace Imprisoned Arvind Kejriwal
By Harihar Swarup When newcomer Arvind Kejriwal defeated three—time chief minister Sheila Dikshit in her constituency of New Delhi in 2013 assembly polls, jubilant supporters took to streets, hailing the moment when a common man got an opportunity to master electoral politics. Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party soon became the...
Bangladesh Bans Militant Jamaat-E-Islami Amidst Nationwide Unrest
By Tajul Islam On August 1, 2024, Bangladesh took a decisive step in its fight against terrorism and extremism by officially banning the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) party and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir. This action, undertaken under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, follows widespread unrest and violent protests related...
Bitcoin Crashes Amid Market Turmoil, But Analysts Remain Bullish
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted on Friday, mirroring a broader market sell-off triggered by a weaker-than-expected US jobs report. The digital asset’s attempt to rally early in the day was short-lived as investors opted for safer havens amid escalating economic uncertainties. Bitcoin tumbled over 4%...
New U.S. Documents Reveal Clinton Forced Yeltsin Into Signing NATO-Russia Pact
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON: U.S. President Bill Clinton forced a resisting Russian President Boris Yeltsin into signing a NATO-Russia pact in 1997 totally on U.S. terms, newly disclosed U.S. documents show. Further, the trove of U.S. documents adds, when Yeltsin demanded in return that NATO not expand eastwards towards...
Cabinet Approves 8 High-Speed Road Corridor Projects Worth Rs 50,655 Crore
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday approved eight national high-speed road corridor projects of length 936 km entailing investment of Rs 50,655 crore to improve logistics efficiency and connectivity across the country, an official statement said. The implementation of these eight important projects will generate an estimated 4.42 crore...
Government Plans To Increase Deposit Nominees To Four
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved at least half-a-dozen amendments to banking laws, including allowing up to four nominees in deposit accounts and introducing a concept of “successive and simultaneous” nominations to reduce hardship to customers, amid rising unclaimed deposits. Currently, banks allow one nominee for savings...
NTPC-NPCI JV To Start Work On Rs 50,000-Crore Rajasthan Nuclear Power Plant This Fiscal
NEW DELHI: In a move to expedite the nuclear power capacity addition, NTPC Ltd and Nuclear Power Corp of India (NPCI) through its joint venture Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam is expecting to invite bids and start construction of its Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant before the end of current fiscal...
SEBI’s Combo Offers For Quick And Easy Fundraise
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering a product that combines rights issues and preferential allotments to expedite fundraising, as it believes this would cut the required time by half. The capital market regulator’s objective is to simplify the fundraising process by eliminating the need...
Resolutions Under Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code Highest In FY24: CRISIL
MUMBAI: Resolutions under India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) was the highest in FY24, with 269 cases receiving National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)’s nod, up 42 per cent compared to FY23 when 189 cases were resolved, a report by CRISIL stated on Friday. Higher resolution was aided by greater...
India A Food Surplus Country; Working To Provide Solutions For Global Food Security: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has become a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food and nutritional security. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), which is being organised in India after 65...
Detailed Project Reports Of Two Hydro Pumped Storage Plants Approved In Record Time: Power Ministry
NEW DELHI: The power ministry on Friday said the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved the detailed project report of two hydro pumped storage plants — 600 MW Upper Indravati in Odisha and 2,000 MW Sharavathy in Karnataka — in record time. To fast-track the concurrence process of hydro...
Tax Dept: Record Over 7.28 Crore Income-Tax Returns Filed
NEW DELHI: Income tax returns (ITRs) touched a new record of over 7.28 crore, 7.5 per cent higher compared to previous fiscal, by the July 31 deadline, the income tax department said on Friday. The total number of ITRs for assessment year 2024-25 filed till July 31, 2024 is...
German Firm Deutsche Aircraft Partners With SASMOS HET
MUMBAI: German aircraft maker Deutsche Aircraft on Friday said it has collaborated with Bengaluru-based SASMOS HET Technologies for its 40-seater turboprop regional aircraft D328eco project. Under this strategic collaboration, SASMOS HET Technologies will provide specialised design and development of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) for regional aircraft, marking a...
Essar’s IT Firm Black Box To Raise Rs 410 Crore Via Preferential Issue
NEW DELHI: Conglomerate Essar Group’s IT firm Black Box on Friday said its board has approved plans to raise up to Rs 410 crore through preferential issue. The fundraising plan includes Rs 200 crore from existing promoters of the company, Rs 200 crore from marquee investors, including foreign institutional...
Verdict Allowing Sub-Quotas For Reservation Has Potential Political Twist
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The verdict of the 7-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India allowing sub-quotas within the overall quota for Scheduled Castes (SCs) has a potential to twist the Indian politics in a new direction, since it paves the way for a new structured reservation...
Donald Trump Plays The Race Card And Kamala Harris Takes The Hit
By Sushil Kutty Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ ‘Indian heritage’ is being questioned while her allegedly fly-by-night ‘Black American heritage’ is being seen as for “convenience’s sake” only. Fact is, while Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is being berated by the media for introducing the “race card”...
West Bengal Congress To Pick New State Unit Chief After Adhir’s Exit
By Rahil Nora Chopra After Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stepped down as president of the West Bengal Congress committee, the speculation is rife on his political future, who has represented Baharampur in the Lok Sabha for 25 years and was also the Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha...
Centre and BJP Playing Politics Over Wayanad Tragedy
By P Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when all energies should be directed to minimize the impact of the tragedy that struck Wayanad district in Kerala, the Bharatiya Janata Party is politicizing the tragedy to score brownie points. The blame game should have been avoided, at least for the...
