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Attack On Soccer Field Puts Middle East On The Edge Of Triggering A Global War
By M A Hossain After a recent rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the question of whether the Middle East is on the verge of an all-out war has captured global attention. This attack, which resulted in the death of 12 people amid the...
India Inc Must Play Its Part In Scripting Viksit Bharat Story: PM
NEW DELHI: The government does not lack political will and all its policies will guided by a “nation-first approach,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday, exhorting India Inc to seize the “golden chance” to play its role in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047, the 100th anniversary...
RBI Mandates Transparent Process For Identifying Wilful Defaulters
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked banks to issue show-cause notices to borrowers identified as wilful defaulters, give them a personal hearing, and provide them at least 21 days to reply. The regulator also directed banks to disclose to the borrower all information on which the show-cause...
No Review Of Policy On Chinese FDI: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: The government is not looking at a review of the cautious policy regarding foreign direct investment (FDI) from China though the Economic Survey had backed a a more open approach to capital inflows from the neighbour to meet the manufacturing ambitions of the country. “There is no...
SEBI Proposes Seven Key Changes To Curb Derivatives Trading Framework
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday proposed seven key amendments to the derivatives trading framework, aiming to bolster investor protection and market stability. Based on an expert working group recommendations, the markets regulator has proposed fewer options strike prices, upfront collection of options premium,...
Railway Freight Growth Tapers, Amid Still Competition
NEW DELHI: The growth in Indian Railways’ freight revenues is tapering off, due to the twin impact of tough competition from other modes of transport of goods, and a deliberate strategy being adopted by the transporter to progressively reduce cross-subsidisation of the passenger segment. As per the Budget 2024-25,...
India Is Among The Countries With Highest Railway Accidents In The World
By Arun Srivastava Give a bad name to the dog and kill it. This is actually happening with the railways. Recurring train accidents are the best motives for marketing the train services to private sector. Selling a profit making organisation would invite severe public outcry and criticism. It would...
Rahul Gandhi’s Speech On Budget 2024-25 Exposes The Lotus Trap
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Lok Sabha on the Union Budget 2024-25 on July 29, was not only an expose of the lotus trap, but also a voice given to the entrapped, the muted, and the people living constantly under fear. Avoiding jargons and the...
Google Pitches For Kamala, Omits Donald Trump Out Of The Search
By Sushil Kutty Does Alphabet\Google CEO Sundar Pichai, have a pronounced Harris bias? Kamala Harris of Indian-Jamaican origin is up against Republican former President Donald Trump, close pal of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But India-born Sundar Pichai is a left-leaning head honcho now charged with anti-Trumpism. This, as...
Bengal Congress In Doldrums As New State President Is Yet To Take Over
By Tirthankar Mitra Reduced to a single Lok Sabha member from West Bengal post 2024 elections, the state Congress unit is busy picking up the pieces of the jigsaw which would help it arrive at the causes of its dismal state and chart its path of revival. Apart from...
Rahul Gandhi Names And Shames Modi’s ‘Lotus-Shaped Chakravyuh’
By Arun Srivastava Only six months back, Indians, especially the bourgeoning middle class endorsing the jibes of Narendra Modi against Rahul Gandhi, who preferred to address him “Pappu”, “Shehenshah” and a “part-time politician”, are now looking towards him with hope. Not only the common people and the politically conscious,...
Corporate Sector Is The Prime Beneficiary Of 2024-25 Modi Govt Budget
By Arun Kumar The corporate sector and the pink papers have largely welcomed the Union budget 2024–25. One can always wish for more but it is a relief if one is not hurt and there is a standstill. It was expected that after the recent election results, the ruling...
Killer Landslide Batters Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There seems to be no respite for Kerala from natural calamities. Hardly has the State recovered from the serious situation caused by reports of outbreak of Nipah virus in Kozhikode district when it has been devastated by another disaster.. The latest tragedy to strike the...
Paris Olympics: It Is French, Exuberant, Original And Inclusive
By Devasis Chattopadhyay If it does not arouse debate, it’s not French. Exuberant, original, inclusive – and definitely controversial – sum up the unforgettable opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games 2024. As it was obviously French, it held the whole world in thrall during the weekend but the...
‘Too Big To Fail’ Big Techs Pose Risk Profiling Challenges: RBI
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned that Big Tech companies that can quickly become “too big to fail” and dominate markets, could present significant challenges in assessing risk profiles due to their unique characteristics, extensive group entities, interconnected activities, and transnational presence. The RBI’s Currency and...
Companies Act To See Slew Of Changes Soon
NEW DELHI: The government is likely to table the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2024 in Parliament in the current session, as it aims to streamline corporate operations and enhance governance norms, official sources told FE. The amendments are likely to touch upon easing the borrowing process of listed companies, incorporate...
Experts Sound Caution About Budget Move On Fiscal Policy
NEW DELHI: The Centre’s proposal to move away from a fiscal consolidation path driven by fiscal deficit to one led by a reduction in debt-GDP ratio from FY27 is not “correctly perceived,” former Reserve Bank of India Governor C Rangarajan said. He added that the focus should remain on...
SEBI To Widen The Net To Curb Insider Trading
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday proposed changes to insider trading rules by including relatives, related firms or partners, people living in the same household, and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) where the karta is related to the ‘connected person’, among others, as part of...
