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High Growth Has Not Translated Into Meaningful Job Creation: Jayati Ghosh
NEW DELHI: India’s recent economic growth has not translated into meaningful job creation, said Jayati Ghosh, professor of economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She said that the country’s development pattern has produced an unusual combination of high growth with weak employment generation. “If you are growing at six...
Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026 Referred To JPC: Easier CSR, Buyback Norms Proposed In New Bill
NEW DELHI: The government has proposed to increase the minimum net profit threshold for mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending by companies to Rs 10 crore. This move aims to ease the burden on companies with nominal profits, allowing them to focus on growth rather than CSR contributions. In...
SEBI Eases ‘Fit & Proper’ Person Criteria, AIF Norms
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday approved easing ‘fit and proper’ person criteria for market intermediaries. The regulator said that a criminal complaint, first information report (FIR), or a chargesheet alone should not be the ground for automatic disqualification of such intermediaries, which is...
Fewer Than 20% Colleges Achieve Strong Placements Despite NEP Push: Report
NEW DELHI: Fewer than 20 per cent of higher education institutions in India manage to place more than 75 per cent of their students within six months of graduation, despite employability emerging as a key focus under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, according to a report released on...
No End Of Iran-US-Israel War Is In Sight
By Nantoo Banerjee With the US-Israel military conflict against Iran continuing through the fourth week, severely disrupting global supply of oil and gas, petro-fuel prices may shoot up to record highs this year threatening economic stability across the world. India’s economy, which is 90 percent import dependent on oil,...
Oil At $130 Per Barrel Will Push India’s GDP Down To 6.4 Per Cent In 2026-27
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is clearly heading for a severe economic shock due to rise in international crude oil prices hitting at around $113 per barrel, which is far more than the country can bear, and is on the rise day after day. The macroeconomic impact of price...
Narendra Modi With Unbroken Run Of Executive Power In India Has Created An Enigma Around Him
By T N Ashok The boy who once sold tea on railway platforms in Vadnagar, Gujarat, now commands the longest unbroken run of executive power in the history of the world’s largest democracy. At 8,931 days and counting — spanning thirteen years as Chief Minister of Gujarat and over...
Tamil Nadu Is Set To Witness Three Way Contests With Actor Vijay Playing A Crucial Role
By Kalyani Shankar Tamil Nadu is poised for a competitive three-way contest in the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled for April 23. This election has significant implications for the state and its leaders. The ruling DMK aims to make history by securing a second consecutive term in power. Meanwhile, the...
Congress Led Alliance In Assam Under Gaurav Gogoi Is Well Prepared To Fight Ruling BJP
By Sagarneel Sinha After being out of power in the northeastern state of Assam for a decade, the grand old party has been trying to dislodge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from power. This became evident when Congress’s high command put its weight behind...
From Simplification To Surveillance: India’s Tax System Turns Data-Driven
By R. Suryamurthy India’s tax reform story has long oscillated between two competing impulses: simplify the law to make compliance easier, and expand the state’s ability to track and tax an increasingly complex, globalised economy. With the notification of the Income-tax Rules, 2026, the government appears to have chosen—quite...
Far Right Advance Stopped In French Municipal Polls But Danger Remains
By Satyaki Chakraborty The final results of the municipal polls in France held on Sunday, March 22 reveal that the far right National Rally (RN) has failed to make any breakthrough in winning mayoral positions but its own votes are surging defying all the combinations. For 2027 Presidential elections,...
Easing Sanctions On Iranian Oil Shipments Is A Big Relief For The Importing Nations
By Asad Mirza The decision last week by the United States to temporarily ease sanctions on Iranian oil shipments already at sea sparked immediate reactions on social media. Apparently, the hasty American move is viewed by experts at cooling surging global energy prices amid the ongoing West Asia conflict....
Another Global Economic Meltdown Seems Real As War Spreads To World’s Largest Gas Field
By Anjan Roy The West Asia crisis has now morphed into a global economic challenge, with the latest strikes by Israel on the South Pars gas field and Iranian attacks on the Qatari gas facilities in the adjacent North Dome gas field of Qatar. Undoubtedly, the war has escalated...
How The Bombing Of World’s Largest Natural Gas Deposit Is Putting Global LNG Supply In Chaos?
By T N Ashok Beneath the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf, straddling the maritime border between Iran and Qatar, lies what may be the single most consequential piece of real estate on earth. The South Pars/North Dome field is the world’s largest natural gas reservoir, holding an estimated...
20 Muslim Organisations In Bengal Call For Bandh On March 23 Protesting Against SIR
By Arun Srivastava In an unusual development, representatives of 20 Muslim organisations of West Bengal have called for a bandh on March 23 in the state protesting against the latest Special Intensive revision (SIR) under which Muslim voters have been targeted for deletion. They accused the Election Commission of...
India’s Happiness Score In 2026 Is Even Less Than In 2014
By Dr. Gyan Pathak March 20, is the World Happiness Day. India is also celebrating the International Day of Happiness along with the UN bodies and the world highlighting the importance of happiness. Nevertheless, the World Happiness Report 2026, released on the eve of the World Happiness Day, shows...
Congress Struggling To Finalise Candidates’ List In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Four days after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Kerala Assembly elections, the principal Opposition party in the State, Congress is struggling to finalise its list of candidates. Unabashed group wars and bitter bargaining for seats have marred the candidate...
Nitish’s Rajya Sabha Win Clears Way For BJP’s Chaudhary For CM Post
By Rahil Nora Chopra With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Rajya Sabha win, discussions around his successor have picked up pace in the state. Nitish Kumar dropped ample clues that he preferred Deputy CM and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary as his successor. Addressing a public gathering in Jamui as...
