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Automobile Retail Sales Up 9% In April-June: FADA
NEW DELHI: Automobile retail sales increased 9 per cent year-on-year in June quarter FY25 with all segments, barring tractors, reporting growth, dealers’ body FADA said on Monday. Overall retail sales rose to 61,91,225 units in the April-June period from 56,59,060 units in the same quarter of FY24. Passenger vehicle...
DK Shivakumar says he would abide by SC decision in assets case
Karnataka Congress leader and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has affirmed his commitment to abide by the Supreme Court’s decision after the court declined to stay the ongoing CBI probe against him in a case related to alleged disproportionate assets. The Karnataka politician, known for his prominent role in...
Modi accuses Cong of favouritism in poll commission appointments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Monday, alleging that it had appointed individuals with close ties to the party as election commissioners. Speaking at a public event, Modi asserted that his government had taken steps to enhance the independence and efficiency of...
US Envoy’s Angry Reaction To Modi-Putin Talks Is Undiplomatic, Unwarranted
By Nantoo Banerjee The US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, may have exceeded his brief by issuing a warning to India that the country can’t take its improved relationship with the United States for granted in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin...
PM Narendra Modi’s Claim On Employment Generation Is A Big Lie
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims made on Saturday, July 13 in Mumbai that around 8 crore new jobs have been created in the country in the last 3-4 years, that these figures have silenced those who spread false narrative about rising unemployment, and that the...
INDIA Bloc’s Sweep In Bypolls Sends Ominous Signal To NDA Before Assembly Polls
By Kalyani Shankar The recent results of by-elections for 13 seats in seven states are essential for understanding what people think of the major political parties. More than a month after the 2024 elections, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third term, the INDIA bloc’s significant victory in...
Massive Political Fight Awaits Maintenance For Muslim Divorced Women
By Sushil Kutty The stage is decked for a massive political fight. NGO All India Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has taken upon itself the task of using everything in its quiver to compel the Supreme Court to overturn its verdict on maintenance to divorced Muslim women. The board met...
Saturday’s Shooting Has Given A Further Boost To Trump Campaign
By Debabrata Biswas from Boston The narrow escape of the Republican candidate Donald Trump from the gunshot at the campaign meeting in Pennsylvania on Saturday has imparted a more confrontationist dimension to the Presidential elections scheduled on November 5. The shooting incident just on the eve of the four...
Sheikh Hasina Is Not Happy At The Outcome Of Her Talks In Beijing
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to China has sparked discussions about potential implications for regional dynamics, particularly in relation to India. Sheikh Hasina, who has visited India twice this year, had not travelled to China in five years prior to this recent trip...
Maverick Bengali Writer Badal Sircar Revolutionised Content Of Indian Dramas
By Tirthankar Mitra Badal Sircar, the Bengali playwright and director who revolutionised the Indian theatre movement in the late 20th century stepped on to 100 years on Monday July 15.. Hr was born in Calcutta in 1925 and in his 86 years of active life as a pioneer in...
India Sees Fastest Growth In Electronic Waste Generation: UNCTAD Report
NEW DELHI: India saw the highest 163 per cent growth globally in generating electronic waste from screens, computers, and small IT and telecommunication equipment (SCSIT) between 2010 and 2022, according to a United Nations Trade and Development (Unctad) report. The ‘2024 Digital Economy Report: Shaping an environmentally sustainable and...
Govt Likely To Pay Bond Interest Dues Of MTNL, Assuring No Default
NEW DELHI: The government will pay the bond dues of ailing Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), a DoT source said assuring that there will be no default, and that the amount will be paid before the due date of July 20. The move assumes significance as it would avert...
Firms May Get Incentives For Incremental Job Creation
NEW DELHI: The government may introduce an employment-linked incentive scheme (ELIS) for companies in the Budget 2024-25 in a bid to promote job creation. The provisions of the ELIS would be similar to that of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and it would be applicable to a few labour-intensive...
FPIs Invest Rs 15,352 Crore In Indian Equities During First Two Weeks Of July
NEW DELHI: Foreign investors infused Rs 15,352 crore into Indian equities during the first half of this month, driven by the government’s commitment to ongoing reforms, low US Federal rates, and strong domestic demand. The upcoming Union Budget will be one of the most watched events by foreign investors...
Talent Crunch Hits Big Five Audit Firms As CAs Opt For Safer Avenues
NEW DELHI: The Big Five audit firms in India are facing a talent crunch. A regulatory clampdown and a higher number of “relatively safer” career opportunities elsewhere are pulling chartered accountants (CAs) away from the audit profession. A senior partner at a Big Five firm told FE that the...
Govt May Introduce Insurance Laws Amendment Bill In Budget Session
NEW DELHI: The government is likely to introduce a bill seeking amendments to the Insurance Act, 1938, during the upcoming Budget session to achieve ‘Insurance for All by 2047’. Some of the provisions, which could be part of the amendment bill, include composite license, differential capital, reduction in solvency...
Govt Should Rope In PSU Firms To Ensure Fermented Organic Manure Off-Take: IBA
NEW DELHI: Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has suggested that the government should rope in state-owned fertiliser marketing companies to ensure off-take of fermented organic manure to boost the sector. Talking to PTI in an interaction, IBA Chairman Gaurav Kedia said, “Present production of FOM (fermented organic manure) in the...
India To See Retail Digital Payments To Double To USD 7 Trillion By 2030: Report
NEW DELHI: With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to USD 7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. In the report ‘How Urban India Pays’, Kearney-Amazon Pay said strong adoption of digital payments...
