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Rahul-Akhilesh Combine Stops BJP Caravan In Its Core Base Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The magic of two poster boys of opposition Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav weaved magic for brilliant performance of INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh which stopped BJP’s march for majority in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Entire BJP leadership and PM Narendra Modi were banking on...
Imran Khan’s Acquittal Exposes Failed American Plot
By M A Hossain In a dramatic turn of events, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on June 3 acquitted the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the much-hyped cipher case while terminating their imprisonment sentences. The former prime minister has...
Reforms, PLI: CEOs Expect New Government To Maintain Policy Continuity
MUMBAI: Notwithstanding the “unexpected” election results, chief executive officers (CEOs) of Indian companies anticipate that the new government will persist with economic reforms and maintain policy continuity, even though the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured fewer seats than projected in the general elections. Industry leaders are calling for continued...
Labour Reforms, Privatisation Likely To Be Pushed Back
NEW DELHI: The new government at the Centre may go slow in some key pending reforms, including in labour and agriculture as well as in privatisation of state-run firms, given the reduced majority of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), analysts said.The BJP, which is short of the majority mark...
5G Spectrum Auction Deferred To June 25
NEW DELHI: India’s 5G spectrum auction — the telecom sector’s most watched event — has been put off again, this time till June 25. On Tuesday, the Department of Telecommunications amended the notice inviting applications, which outlines the auction rules, deferring the sale by another 19 days. This decision...
New Government Likely To Vote For Populism In Budget
NEW DELHI: With the Lok Sabha election results indicating that there will be a coalition government at the Centre, economists expect the upcoming Budget to take a populist turn with a likely spurt in welfare and support schemes. “Every government focuses on welfare schemes, but the larger the coalition,...
TaMo Finance, Tata Capital Get Board Nods For Merger
MUMBAI: Tata Motors in a filing to the exchanges said on Tuesday that the board of directors of Tata Motors, Tata Capital and Tata Motors Finance have approved a merger of Tata Motor Finance with Tata Capital through an NCLT scheme of arrangement. ET had reported on Tata Motors’...
Government Revises Upwards Wheat Output To Record 112.92 Million Tonne
NEW DELHI: The government has revised upwards wheat production at record 112.92 million tonne for the 2023-24 crop year (July-June) in its third estimate. The output, which has been revised upwards by 0.91 million tonne from the second estimate, is also higher than the previous record high of 110.55...
SEBI Forms Committee To Review Ownership, Economic Structure Of Clearing Corporations
NEW DELHI: Capital markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday said it has set up a committee to review the ownership and economic structure of clearing corporations and suggest measures to ensure that clearing corporations function as resilient, independent, and neutral risk managers. The ad-hoc committee would be chaired by Usha...
Netherlands Emerges As India’s Third Largest Export Destination In 2023-24
NEW DELHI: The Netherlands has emerged as India’s third largest export destination after the US and UAE during 2023-24, even as the country’s merchandise shipments dipped by over 3 per cent, according to the commerce ministry data. The main commodities which registered healthy exports growth in the Netherlands include...
Air India Ties Up With Delhi Metro, Dial To Facilitate Check In For International Passengers
MUMBAI: Air India on Tuesday said it has partnered with Delhi Metro and Delhi airport to facilitate check-in for international air passengers at two metro stations in Delhi. The check-in and baggage drop facility at the Delhi airport allows passengers to check in their baggage at the metro station,...
Stock Market Future Trajectory Depends On New Government Economic Policies: Experts
NEW DELHI: Future trajectory of stock market hinges on the new government’s economic policies, with factors like GDP growth, inflation, and global conditions playing a key role, experts said on Tuesday. With the BJP-led NDA still looking to form a government, though with the important support of coalition partners,...
NDA Has Scraped Through In Lok Sabha Polls But Narendra Modi Has Lost
By Nitya Chakraborty Democracy is the biggest winner in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as the results declared on June 4 underline the diversity in the political views of the largest democracy of the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was the one man mascot of the ruling party...
Hindi Belt Reins In PM Narendra Modi And BJP, Dashes Their Hopes
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Hindi Belt reins in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, and dashed their hopes of winning 370 seats for the party in the Lok Sabha Election 2024. There are 11 states/UTs in the Hindi Belt – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,...
Narendra Modi’s Continuing Pre-Poll Visits To South Have Yielded Dividends
By Sushil Kutty Telangana voted for Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Both parties shared the spoils, i.e., 17 Lok Sabha seats. But it is Andhra Pradesh which will prove crucial in government formation at the Centre, whether by the NDA or by the INDI-Alliance. Andhra Pradesh witnessed complete...
Trinamool Congress Continues Its Triumphant Run Defying Exit Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra Rubbishing the results of the exit polls which put BJP ahead of ruling dispensation of West Bengal, Trinamool Congress juggernaut rolled ahead flattening every political outfit that opposed it in the seven phase elections to the Lok Sabha.. Brushing off the initial jitters as the counting...
For Latin American Left, Claudia Sheinbaum’s Win In Mexico Is A Big Boost
By Kurt Hackbarth The MORENA leadership holed up in the Hilton Hotel in Mexico City was in a state of quiet shock: they knew they were going to win Mexico’s presidential election, but not by that much. As results trickled in yesterday evening, it became clear that the long-expected...
Manike Mage Hithe’s Yohani Delivers Another Scintillating Single ‘Kella’
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Do you remember Yohani Diloka de Silva, the young Sri Lankan singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and YouTuber who took the music world by storm with a folk song “Manike Mage Hithe” rendered soulfully with elements of contemporary pop and rap? If you are wondering where...
