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West Bengal’s Potato Decision Escalates Tensions With BJP Ruled Govt
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s ongoing feud with the BJP is well-documented. Over time, their rivalry has escalated from verbal sparring to impactful policy decisions. Recently, the West Bengal government’s directive to restrict the movement of potatoes out of the state had immediate consequences...
Uttam Kumar — The Superstar Of Bengali Cinema Is A Craze Even 44 Years After His Death
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: The skies had opened when Uttam Kumar, an icon to Bengalis in every part of the globe passed away on July 24, 1980. Cutting across the generation gap, his fans poured into the streets on that day as the news of his being summoned to...
Budget Focuses On Review Of Agri Research Setup, New Phase Of Rural Roads
NEW DELHI: The first Budget of the Narendra Modi government’s third term in office has promised a comprehensive review of the agricultural research setup in the country and will launch the fourth phase of the rural roads programme, targeted at connecting 25,000 new habitations. The review of agricultural research...
RBI Dividend Helps Centre Trim Fiscal Deficit To 4.9 Per Cent
MUMBAI: The Centre further pared the fiscal deficit target to 4.9% of GDP for 2024-25 in the full Budget presented on Tuesday from 5.1% projected in the interim Budget in February as it used Rs 1.3 trillion extra dividends from the Reserve Bank of India to trim borrowings as...
Budget 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Unveils Road Map For ‘Viksit Bharat’
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget proposals lay out a comprehensive road map for transforming India into a developed nation, focusing on key priorities that aim to generate ample opportunities for all citizens in “Viksit Bharat”. It sets the stage for sustained economic growth, social development, and technological...
Govt To Implement Three Schemes Via EPFO To Boost Fresh Employment
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Tuesday said the government will implement 3 schemes for ‘Employment Linked Incentive’, as part of the Prime Minister’s package. These will be based on enrolment in the EPFO, and focus on recognition of first-time employees, and support to...
Budget 2024: Govt Allocates ₹1.19 Lakh Crore For Petroleum And Natural Gas, Focus On Strategic Reserves And Infrastructure
New Delhi: The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has been allocated a total budget of ₹1,19,402.52 crore for the fiscal year 2024-2025, reflecting a significant financial commitment to bolster India’s energy infrastructure and capabilities. This allocation, comprising both budget support and Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR), underscores...
Government Retains 14 Per Cent Rise In Capital Investment Of Rs 67,000 Crore By Eight Power PSUs In FY25
NEW DELHI: The government in the Budget presented on Tuesday retained nearly 14 per cent rise in capital investment of Rs 67,286.01 crore proposed in the interim document by eight state-owned power companies for this fiscal. The government had provided for Rs 67,286.01 crore investment by the eight power...
Budget 2024: Steel Industry Cheers Import Duty Cuts, Continued Infra Push
MUMBAI: The Union Budget for 2024-25 gives India’s steel industry several reasons to cheer, including import duty cuts on several raw materials and indirect benefits from increased spending on infrastructure and affordable housing. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Tuesday that the government would remove...
Airbus, Tata Sign Contract To Establish H125 Choppers Final Assembly Line In India
FARNBOROUGH: In a latest collaboration, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Airbus Helicopters have formalised a contract to establish the H125 Final Assembly Line (FAL) in India. The FAL will be the first instance of the private sector setting up a helicopter assembly facility here in India, which will...
Govt Cuts Customs Duty On Gold, Silver, Mobile Phones
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday slashed customs duties on a range of products, including gold, silver, critical minerals, mobile phones and other electronic items, to cut input costs, increase value addition, promote export competitiveness and boost domestic manufacturing. The duties were also reduced on Shea Nuts; marine sector...
Nirmala Sitharaman’s Coalition Versus Federal, Political Versus Economic Budget
By K Raveendran Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stepped up to her budget rostrum in the Lok Sabha with a resolute demeanour, a symbolic gesture marking the unveiling of what many had anticipated as a transformative federal budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. Yet, what unfolded before the nation on...
Kamala Harris Has The Capacity To Unify Democratic Party Ranks Against Trump
By Kalyani Sankar The United States could elect its first female President in 248 years. As America celebrated its birthday on July 4, it’s important to note that the country has never had a woman as its head of state. Hillary Clinton almost won the Presidency but ultimately failed....
Union Budget 2024-25 Makes Clever Move For Next Generation Reforms
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Taking lessons from the outcome of Lok Sabha Election 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has made a clever move for the next generation of economic reforms in the Union Budget 2024-25, which forms the core of the budget though mentioned as the last...
Modi Govt’s First Budget In Third Term Is Macro-Economically Sound
By Anjan Roy Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget presented to Parliament on July 23 is a deeply political statement post the polls, containing though sound economic logic as well. As it is by now amply clear to the public, the Union finance minister, has laid out a development budget for Bihar...
Adityanath Playing Aggressive Hindutva Card For Ten Assembly By-Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP played aggressive Hindutva card by asking the shopowners of districts from where kanwariya yatra is taking place keeping by-elections for 10 assembly seats in the state in mind . Although Supreme Court has stayed the order of...
Madhya Pradesh BJP To Hold Special RSS Camp For Former Congressmen
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh units of both the BJP and the Congress have decided to initiate massive reforms in their respective organisations. The BJP has been asked by the RSS to apprise Congress leaders, who have joined the BJP, of the saffron party’s style and culture....
Protest Songs Thrive At Four Day Woody Guthrie Folk Festival In Okemah
By D.L. Lang OKEMAH (USA): The revolutionary spirit of Woody Guthrie permeates his birthplace of Okemah, Okla., where the 27th Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival was held July 10-13. There attendees celebrated Woody’s 112th birthday, and modern musicians added their voices to the folk canon. A sense of camaraderie...
