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TVS Mobility Arm Acquires Italy-Based Automotive Components Supplier
MUMBAI: TVS Mobility group on Monday said its subsidiary SI Air Springs has acquired Italy-based automotive components supplier Roberto Nuti Group, which will help it broaden the product range and strengthen its position in the global market. The pact between the two partners includes the 100 per cent purchase...
Sattva Group Targets 85 Per Cent Growth In Housing Sales: MD Bijay
NEW DELHI: Realty firm Sattva Group is bullish on India’s housing market and will launch many projects to achieve 85 per cent growth in sales of residential properties to around Rs 6,500 crore this fiscal, a top company official said. In the 2023-24, Bengaluru-based Sattva Group achieved sales bookings...
Domestic Macroeconomic Data, Global Trends To Drive Markets This Week: Analysts
NEW DELHI: Domestic macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors would guide market sentiments this week, analysts said. After a record rally, markets may face volatile trends this week amid elevated valuations and investors would also keep a track of global oil benchmark Brent crude...
BJP gears up to ‘expose’ Rahul’s performance as LoP
The BJP top brass has readied a strategy to expose Rahul Gandhi’s “lies” on the floor of the House and portray him as a politician who is diminishing the stature of the LoP post by his “irresponsible utterances”. Party insiders say this reflected in how Prime Minister Modi chose,...
Akhilesh says defeated govt in power for first time
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav while addressing the Lok Sabha on Tuesday said, “For the first time, it feels like a defeated government is in power.” “I want to thank all the voters who prevented democracy from turning into autocracy,” Yadav stated. A day after the newly-appointed leader of...
Modi asks NDA MPs to maintain decorum in house
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s all-out attack on the BJP sparked a huge ruckus in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked MPs of the ruling NDA to follow the rules of Parliament and ensure that their behaviour on the House floor is exemplary. The Prime...
Press Freedom Is Weakening Worldwide With Record Number Of Journos In Jail
By Nantoo Banerjee With a record number of over 360 journalists detained in jail in more than 30 countries across the world mostly on the charges of espionage, WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange must thank Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his stars to get himself freed after pleading guilty to...
Fascism Versus Democracy – That Is The Issue For French Voters On July 7
By Nitya Chakraborty The results of the first round of French national elections held on June 30 are out on expected lines. The far right National Rally (RN) led by Marine Le Pen has got 34 per cent of the votes against the Leftist New Popular Front’s 29 per...
Opposition Takes New Task In Hand To Prevent India Turning Into Police State
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s opposition has taken a new task in hand to restrain Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government from turning the country into a “police state”, as the later “lays foundation” for it by implementing the three new criminal laws form July 1, 2024. Congress president...
First Week’s Session Of New Lok Sabha Displayed Same Confrontationist Mood As Before
By Kalyani Shankar The 18th Lok Sabha has the potential for positive functioning. The Narendra Modi government said they wanted consensus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought agreement and criticised the Opposition for causing problems. Modi stated that in his third term, his Government would aim to function in Parliament...
Thursday’s US Presidential Debate Showed Pathetic Choice For Americans
By Anjan Roy US had a presidential TV debate on Thursday which was a major pointer at the kind of electoral contest in store. By that logic, the Americans are facing a senile person the incumbent President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee who cannot control his reflexes and responses,...
Reformist Pezeshkian Has Advantage In Second Round Of Iran Prez Elections
By Girish Linganna After a day of voting on June 28 with the lowest turnout ever for an Iranian presidential election, Iranians now have a choice between two candidates in the second and final round scheduled on July 5. One is a reformist who supports more interaction with the...
Hemant Soren Emerges As A Crusader For Tribal Rights In Jharkhand
By Arun Srivastava Amit Shah’s avaricious skill in its pursuit to help promote the interest of his political mentor Narendra Modi has turned the adivasis of the country hostile to him and at the same time made them conscious of their identity. Self assertion of their rights has always...
Economy Is A Major Issue At The National Elections In Britain On July 4
By Tirthankar Mitra The national elections in the United Kingdom is scheduled to be held on July 4. Its outcome will rejuvenate or further destabilise the pound. Indeed the upcoming election represents a crucial juncture to the fate of a currency which had seen better days. The pound has...
First FIR under new code filed against Delhi street vendor
The first FIR under the new criminal code Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, which came into force on Monday, was filed against a street vendor for obstructing a road near the New Delhi Railway Station. The FIR was filed under Section 285 of the new criminal code that states, “Whoever, by...
Speaker Of Lok Sabha Has To Function Impartially In Interests Of Vibrant Democracy
By Harihar Swarup A contested election for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker is a sign of a broadening divide between treasury and opposition benches. Before Independence contests for the position of president (equivalent of modern-day speaker) were quite common. In the first election in 1925, Vithal Bhai Patel...
Venkaiah Naidu And Jagdeep Dhankhar: A Study In Contrast As Chairman Of Rajya Sabha
By K Raveendran The role of the Rajya Sabha Chairman stands as a symbol of authority, decorum, and impartiality. The manner in which these individuals conduct proceedings not only shapes legislative outcomes but also influences public perception of the functioning of democracy itself. Incumbent chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar the other...
AAP And Congress Are At Odds In Dealing With The Woes Of Rain-Hit Delhi
By Sushil Kutty The INDI-Alliance is fighting to stay united in Parliament, at least, matching wits with not just the treasury benches and the NDA government but also with the presiding officers of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, the Constitution held high, which is making everybody in...
