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It May Be Time For An Anna Hazare-Type Agitation To Reclaim Election Panel’s Integrity
By K Raveendran It may be time for an Anna Hazare-type agitation to reclaim the integrity and independence of the Election Commission, completely compromised by the incumbent commission like never before. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is no T N Seshan, who proved that the Election Commission had enough...
Apprehensions And Expectations Of Central Trade Unions At Their Climax
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Apprehensions and expectations of India’s Central Trade Unions (CTUs) have reached their climax at the completion of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1, 2024. Since the fate of trade unionism and the workers’ rights amidst the rising working poverty in the country much depends...
2023-24 GDP Figures At 8.2 Percent Build A Stable Base For Future Growth
By Anjan Roy India’s latest GDP figures could not have come at a better time for the ruling party BJP.. As the final phase of parliamentary voting draws to an end, the GDP figures for 2023-24 at 8.2 per cent show a hefty growth rate of the Indian economy....
Deprecating Gandhi: RSS’s New Propaganda War Against Congress
By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi attempting to sully the dignity of Mahatma Gandhi by saying that nobody knew Gandhi in post-colonial India until British film maker Richard Attenborough’s Academy Award-winning 1982 ‘Gandhi’ was released, is undoubtedly the worst nature of conduct to demean him. It’s a matter of shame...
INDIA Bloc Leaders Exuding Confidence About June 4 Results Ignoring Exit Polls
By Sushil Kutty So the Congress goes ahead and boycotts the exit polls in the TV studios post the last vote cast in seven states and Chandigarh in the 7th phase of the 2024 elections and the main opposition party is missed. The fact of the matter was, the...
The Big Transformation Of Campaigning In Indian General Elections
By Harihar Swarup This correspondent has covered Lok Sabha elections right from 1962. Polls in 1962 were not delinked. The big news then was Dr K N Katju, who was chief minister of newly formed state—Madhya Pradesh— was defeated by an unknown Vadiya from Jaora constituency. Though Dr. Katju...
Pak Generals Forcing Balochis To Take Up Arms Under Bigger Conspiracy
By Manish Rai Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency and a brutal military crackdown for decades. However, the vast and resource-rich province has witnessed a surge in deadly attacks in recent times. Pakistan’s largest province recently witnessed a drastic increase in attacks...
Amit Shah mocks Cong for boycotting exit poll debates
The Congress’s decision to skip exit poll debates has provided fresh ammunition to the BJP ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election, in which the party is hoping for a historic third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the announcement by senior Congress...
India’s GDP Expands 7.8 Per Cent In Q4, 8.2 Per Cent In FY24
NEW DELHI: India’s economy growth slowed to a four-quarter low of 7.8 per cent in the January-March period, but pushed the annual growth rate for FY24 to 8.2 per cent, mainly on account of good showing by manufacturing, official data showed on Friday. The growth propelled the Indian economy...
Steel Stocks Rally Despite Weak Performance In March Quarter
MUMBAI: Notwithstanding the lacklustre performance in the March quarter, some of the leading steel company stocks have rallied on hopes revival in government spending in infrastructure to boost demand post-election. Shares of Tata Steel has moved up 9 per cent to ₹164 on Friday against ₹150 a piece on...
At 5.6 Per Cent Of GDP, FY24 Fiscal Gap Beats Target
NEW DELHI: The Centre contained its fiscal deficit at 5.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY24, beating revised estimate of 5.8% on the back of improved resource mop-up and curtailed revenue expenditure, putting it on track to adhere to the glide path. In absolute terms, the FY24 fiscal...
India’s Core Sector Output Sees 6.2% Growth In April, Shows Govt Data
NEW DELHI: The output of India’s eight key infrastructure industries expanded 6.2 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in April, aided by robust growth in sectors such as steel, electricity and natural gas. In comparison, the growth in output was 4.6 per cent in April 2023. However, growth in these industries...
TCIL May Sell Remaining Stake In Bharti Hexacom After Tariff Hike
NEW DELHI: After mopping up nearly Rs 4,300 crore from the proceeds of Bharti Hexacom’s public listing in April by selling a 15% stake, state-owned Telecom Consultants of India (TCIL) is now looking at selling the balance 15%, after telecom tariff hikes, officials said. The market is expecting a...
Global Capability Centres Go Big On Hiring Gig Employees
MUMBAI: The India hubs of multinationals that employ millions are increasingly resorting to hiring of contingent workforce, which helps them address immediate talent requirements even as they remain cautious on permanent recruitments amid a bearish global outlook. There has been a considerable increase in demand for gig employees in...
Modi Govt Turned Around Banking Sector, Over Rs 10 Lakh Cr Bad Loans Recovered In 10 Years: FM
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Modi government has turned around the banking sector through various reforms and improved governance which has led to banks recovering more than Rs 10 lakh crore from bad loans between 2014 and 2023. She said the Enforcement Directorate has...
At Rs 100 Crore, OYO Posts FY24 As Maiden Profitable Fiscal: Founder
NEW DELHI: Travel tech platform OYO reported financial year 2023-24 as the maiden profitable fiscal with a net earning of nearly Rs 100 crore, founder Ritesh Agarwal said on Thursday. In a post on social media platform X, Agarwal said he sees growth ahead “not just in India” but...
Raj Comics Brings Super Commando Dhruva, Doga To Life
NEW DELHI: Raj Comics, the venerated publishing house that has long been synonymous with Indian comic book superheroes, announces the launch of the live-action short film series, “The Alliance: Project Metamorphosis Chapter 1 released today. This ambitious project reintroduces beloved characters such as Super Commando Dhruva and Doga, reigniting...
Markets Rebound In Early Trade After Five Days Of Decline
MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Friday, after falling for the past five days, amid a rally in Asian markets along with buying in index majors Larsen & Toubro and Mahindra & Mahindra. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 550.22 points to 74,435.82 in early trade. The...
