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Sharad Pawar Hints At Possible Reunification Of NCP Factions
By Rahil Nora Chopra NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar set the political arena buzzing on Thursday when he hinted at the possibility of two NCP factions reuniting in the future. After Pawar’s statement, both camps of the NCP put forth positive signals about possibility of a reunion. Sharad Pawar...
Modi Government Is Not Sincere On The Implementation Of Caste Census
By Ram Puniyani In the run up to 2024 elections Rahul Gandhi in particular talked of the need for caste census. This was supported by many opposition leaders. Congress ruled states and NDA ruled Bihar also carried out the census. This caste census issue was one of the major...
Victory Day On May 9 Is About Celebrating Liberation From Fascism
By Loren Balhorn BERLIN: “No inviting Russian and Belarusian representatives to commemorations” — thus reads a nonbinding directive issued to German government officials by the Foreign Office, with regard to the eightieth anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Should the situation escalate, the circular continues, states and municipalities...
Government Targets Fresh Record For Grains Output In 2025-26
NEW DELHI: Given the forecast of ‘above normal’ monsoon rainfall, the government has set a record target of 354.64 million tonne (MT) for food grains production in the 2025-26 crop year (July-June). This is an increase of 4% from the target for the current (2024-25) crop year, which itself...
Indo-Pak Hostilities Heighten Credit Risks For Both Nations: S&P
MUMBAI: International rating agency S&P Global has the rising hostilities between New Delhi and Islamabad heighten the credit metrics risk of both countries, and any escalation in clashes will put downward pressure on their sovereign credit support. S&P rates India at BBB- with a positive outlook and for Pakistan ...
FTA With UK Has Enough Safeguards, Says Govt
NEW DELHI: India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the UK has sufficient safeguards for sensitive sectors, a senior official said Thursday. Even in the case of automobiles, the tariff cuts will be spread over a period of 10-15 years and subject to quotas like an annual 22,000 for electric...
New Rules Make It Tougher For E-Tailers To Resort To Predatory Pricing
NEW DELHI: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has come out with “stringent” rules to determine the production costs, helping it tackle unfair pricing and deep discounts, especially in e-commerce and quick commerce markets. The new rules, which have replaced the Cost Regulations 2009, have been introduced to keep...
Merger State-Run General Insurers Back On The Table
NEW DELHI: The government is likely to revisit a plan to merge the four state-run general insurance companies to create a a behemoth that can compete with the Indian private-sector firms as well as foreign insurers. The move may coincide with or closely follow the proposed hike in foreign...
Pakistan PM Has Warned Of Revenge But Can He Retaliate Through Military Action Against India?
By Nitya Chakraborty More than forty hours have passed since the missile strikes by Indian military on the nine terror camp sites in Pakistan. The situation in both New Delhi and Islamabad is witnessing the same type of preparations indicating that Pakistan is getting ready for another military confrontation...
After Strikes On Pak Terror Camps, India Has To Put More Political And Diplomatic Pressure On Islamabad
By P. Sudhir In the early hours of May 7, Indian armed forces launched a military operation called Operation Sindoor, to target about nine sites in PoK and Pakistani territories. There is a consensus across the political spectrum on the need to respond to the barbaric killings of Indian...
Substantial Growth Claim Of India’s MSME Sector Is Deceptive
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government has been in the habit of changing definitions to show sudden growth in various sectors of economy without actual growth on the ground. We have seen it in the past how change of status of certain state highways to national...
Kudos To Young Widow Himanshi Narwal For Trying To Bring Sanity In An Environment Of Hate
By Dr Arun Mitra Stricken deep in grief after the terrorist attack on the innocent tourists in Pahalgam, it was thought that whole India will stand by the aggrieved families of the deceased, particularly with the young women who have been widowed. But the way Himanshi Narwal, a young...
Modi Govt Needs To Cool Off The War Heat, Quell Rumour Mongering
By Arun Srivastava Indian Armed Forces through its ‘Operation Sindoor’ has avenged the gruesome killing of 28 innocent Indians in Pahalgam by Pakistan-based terrorists by demolishing nine terror-training camps across Pakistan past midnight in the early hours of 7 May. The terminology “Operation Sindoor” has wider and deeper connotation....
20th Century Saw An Explosion Of Indian Writings On Marx And Engels
By Pradip Baksi* The émigré communist journals arrived clandestinely into India from the beginning of the 20th century. The first communist journals from within the country also made their appearance. In all these publications, Marx and Engels appeared as the ideological ancestors of Bolshevism. Since then, the communists and...
India’s Climate Finance Needs Pegged At $2.5-Trillion By 2030
NEW DELHI: India may require financing to the tune of $2.5 trillion by 2030 for climate transition, given its pledge to achieve net-zero emission by 2070, the government said on Wednesday. “India’s climate finance taxonomy will facilitate greater resource flow to climate-friendly technologies and activities, enabling India to achieve...
Cabinet Approves Rs 60,000 Crore ITI Upgradation Scheme
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday approved National Scheme for Industrial Training Institute Upgradation and setting up of five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling with a total outlay of Rs 60,000 crore, in a major step towards transforming India’s vocational education. The decision was taken at a meeting...
India PE-VC Market Rebounds In 2024 By 9% To $43 Billion, Says Report
NEW DELHI: After two years of shrinking, India’s private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investments sprung back in 2024, growing about 9 per cent to reach $43 billion across nearly 1,600 deals, and outlook for 2025 remains cautiously optimistic, a latest report said on Wednesday. The 2024 rebound, primarily...
India Inc Does Risk Assessment, Extends Full Support To Armed Forces
MUMBAI: India’s top corporate leaders scrambled to assess operational risks and business continuity after the Indian armed forces launched strikes on terror camps across the border in Pakistan, fuelling fears of further escalation. Senior executives at several top companies convened emergency meetings to evaluate exposure and prepare for possible...
