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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...
Use Of Exported Indian Arms In Foreign Land Against Civilians Is Cause For Concern
By Sarah Khan A grainy picture of an ostensibly ‘Made in India’ part of a bomb in Gaza created a social media maelstrom last month and highlighted a growing concern about India’s arms exports exacerbating the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Although it has not had much direct...
Survival Of Planet Earth Is On The Ballot In November 5 Prez Elections
By John Bachtell NEW YORK: Voters could elect a Trump administration that denies the climate crisis and whose policies are dictated by the fossil fuel industry. Or a Kamala Harris administration that builds on climate-friendly policies, curbs the power of the fossil fuel industry, accelerates a clean energy revolution,...
Independent Leftwing Lucie Castets Is The Prime Minister Candidate Of New Popular Front
By Nitya Chakraborty The New Popular Front (NFP) has taken a major step towards forming a coalition government in France after the partners agreed to name independent socialist Lucie Castets as the Prime Minister candidate for forming the new government after the July 7 general elections led to a...
Narendra Modi Govt Is Indefinitely Delaying Work On Long Due 2021 Census
By P. Sudhir The decadal census, which was due in 2021, has not been held so far. In the union budget 2024-25, no substantial provision has been made for conducting the census. The centre has also not extended the deadline of June 2024 to freeze administrative boundaries which are...
Trump Stirs Up Racist Left-Phobia In Order To Humiliate Harris
By Arun Srivastava Left and Right politics do exist in America, but the divide has never been so pronounced as it is shaping up this time just ahead of the D-Day, when the Americans would be electing their next president in November this year. The blame for polarising this...
Cyberattack On C-Edge Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Indian Companies
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Ransomware cyberattack on C-Edge, forcing the joint venture fintech platform of the State Bank of India (SBI) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) down, affecting about 300 co-operative and regional banks for the last three days should be a wake-up call for India, in the backdrop...
Rahul Gandhi’s Communications Strategy With Masses Is Doing Wonders
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Has Rahul Gandhi’s communications improved lately? From khatakhat to taka tak and tana tan, Rahul Gandhi seems to have honed his communication skills to effectively reach the Indian masses. His ability to connect with the people, despite being labelled as Sahajada, a leader born with...
Withdrawal Of Ban On Govt Servants Joining RSS To Speed Up Saffronisation Process
By Sushil Kutty The Cabinet Secretary can take part in RSS activities. So can those who answer to him and to other government officials and their subordinates. This happened when in one fell stroke the Modi government lifted the 58-year-old ‘ban’ on government employees participating in the activities of...
