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EU Polls: Von Der Leyen’s Strategy Against Far-Right Makes Ground
By M A Hossain As the European Union (EU) navigates through a turbulent political landscape, Ursula von der Leyen, the incumbent President of the European Commission, is fervently working to secure a second term. This pursuit is particularly challenging given the recent EU parliamentary elections, where her party, the...
Voting In Defence Of The Constitution And Against Divisive Hatred
By S.N. Sahu Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister of India who occupied that high office for a third term after making blatant communal speeches while campaigning and maligning Muslims with his hate-filled remarks. It is a travesty of the Constitution, law, decency and morality that a person...
AIPAC’s Billionaire Backers Are Funding Anti-Union Groups Too
By Derek Seidman In response to Israel’s genocidal siege of Gaza, a new progressive effort, the “Reject AIPAC” coalition, is calling on federal candidates to refuse endorsements and contributions from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), whose vast political operation has spent millions trying to crush left-leaning Democrats...
Rural Jobs, Roads, Housing Next On Government Radar
NEW DELHI: A day after the government announced its plan to construct 30 million houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), it is weighing more measures as part of its 100-day agenda as well as the medium-term road map to signal its rural focus, people aware of the...
India To Remain Fastest-Growing Among Largest Economies, Says World Bank
NEW DELHI: The World Bank on Tuesday retained its growth forecast for India at 6.6 per cent for FY25. “India will remain the fastest-growing of the world’s largest economies, although its pace of expansion is expected to moderate. After a high growth rate in FY 2023/24, steady growth of...
States’ Capex Up A Quarter In FY24
NEW DELHI: States’ capital expenditure likely rose by over a quarter in 2023-24 compared with a 18% rise in 2022-23. This was supported by the Centre’s interest-free loans to them and the states’ own robust revenue growth. A review of the finances of 24 states by FE, showed that...
All Insurers Must Offer Basic Cover, Meet Settlement Deadlines: IRDAI
MUMBAI: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on Tuesday announced several customer-centric measures including asking every general insurance company to offer a basic insurance product with essential minimum coverage, which will be clearly displayed on their website. This will allow customers to compare it with other...
End-Use Curbs For Coal Supplies To Non-Power Units To Go
NEW DELHI: To increase coal availability to the non-regulated sectors (NRS) like cement, steel, sponge iron and captive power units, the Union coal ministry is planning to provide them with long-term linkages, without end-use restrictions. The plan is to modify the policy guidelines for NRS coal linkages issued in...
AI Express Union Flags Concerns Over Charge Sheet To Cabin Crew
MUMBAI: An Air India Express staff union has claimed the airline has issued charge sheets against 200 cabin crew members for reporting sick last month when the carrier faced significant disruptions. The Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU) has termed the airline’s move as unfortunate and unfair labour practice....
Ras Al Khaimah Eyes 20 Per Cent Increase In Tourists Footfalls From India
MUMBAI: Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates in the UAE, is eyeing over 20 per cent growth in tourist arrivals from India with targeted marketing campaigns and addition of new hotels, the emirate’s Tourism Development Authority CEO Raki Phillips has said. “In 2023, we saw a significant...
Vaishnaw Takes Charge Of Electronics, IT Ministry; Promises Focus On Tech, Manufacturing
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the government will push ahead with its tech-driven agenda of cementing India’s global lead in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, and as a technology and digital hub. Taking charge of Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) — a nodal ministry tasked...
Equity Mutual Fund Inflow Swells To Rs 34,697 Crore In May
NEW DELHI: Equity mutual funds witnessed a staggering growth with inflow reaching a record high of Rs 34,697 crore in May, marking a 83 per cent surge from the preceding month, propelled by contributions from thematic funds and intermittent corrections that provided buying opportunity to investors. This also marks...
Markets Decline In Early Trade On Profit Taking After Record-Breaking Rally
MUMBAI: Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Tuesday amid profit taking after a record-breaking rally and selling in bluechips Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank. Both Sensex and Nifty hit their all-time high levels in early trade on Monday. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 113.63 points to 76,376.45....
Centre In A Fix Over ‘Khalistani’ Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh
By Ashis Biswas Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh is the winner from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib parliamentary constituency, putting the central government in a fix. The government appears undecided on what should be done with him. Speculation is rife over whether he would be released on interim bail from Dibrugarh Central...
States Need Faster Devolution For Accelerated Development, Critical Spending
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Centre has authorized the release of tax devolution of Rs 1,39,750 crore to states for June, and has tried to appear as if doing a great favour via a statement of the Union Ministry of Finance stating that this would “enable state governments to...
Mohan Bhagwat’s Muted Warning To Modi Is Too Little, Too Late
By Arun Srivastava RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that the NDA’s return to power after a decade in office was a testimony to the good things that happened on its watch. This is beyond comprehension. How could he claim that the NDA governed the country? Nothing could be...
Modi’s BJP Has Little Place In India’s Backward Lagging Villages
By Tirthankar Mitra One of the first tasks of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on assuming office for the third consecutive occasion was to sign a file awarding the 17th instalment of the Kisan Samman Nidhi. The act assumes significance as the BJP-led NDA government had been on an almost...
PM Modi Cannot Even Think Of Equalling Jawaharlal Nehru’s Achievements
By Devasis Chattopadhyay Narendra Damodardas Modi became the Prime Minister of India for the third term day before yesterday, and equalled Jawaharlal Nehru’s tenure, statistically. However, did he earn the respect of the citizens of India that was equivalent to what Nehru had earned? Since the time Modi took...
