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Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election At Its Maximum Pitch In Its Final Phase
By Sushil Kutty The Maharashtra elections for the Lok Sabha is at its zenith. The INDI-Alliance is banking on Maharashtra to give the BJP-led NDA a run for its money. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is banking on his name and face for winning Maharashtra and making it “abki baar...
INDIA Bloc Intensifies Outreach To Non-Yadav OBC, Non-Jatav Dalits In UP
By Rahil Nora Chopra With the elections taking course towards Avadh, Doab and Bundelkhand regions of central Uttar Pradesh, the INDIA bloc leaders from Congress and Samajwadi Party have magnified their joint outreach towards non-Yadav OBCs and non-Jatav Dalit vote bank of the BJP. The SP has pushed the...
Lull In Real Estate Market In China Is Restraining Demand For Steel In 2024
By Kunal Bose WorldSteel in its latest short-term global outlook report says about China: “The outlook for 2024 is uncertain. The real estate market and exports will continue to exert negative pressure on steel demand and it might contract in the absence of additional government support measures.” Steelmakers in...
Tussle For Supremacy In Congress In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress leaders in Kerala are back at their bickering game again. That is the unmistakable message emanating from the sordid goings on witnessed during the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. Adding insult to injury is the ‘decision’ of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president...
Joe Biden Has Continued Donald Trump’s Policy Of Crippling Cuban Economy
By Antoni Kapcia WASHINGTON: In early 2021, Cubans faced a triple crisis. Since 2017, Donald Trump had decreed 243 presidential measures to make the long-standing US embargo tighter than at any time since the mid 1960s. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem by closing Cuba’s borders to tourism, a...
Labour Party’s First Six Steps For New Govt Fall Below The Real Demands
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Labour’s “six first steps,” the priority actions it will take when in government, are testimony to the shrivelled state of the party’s ambitions as well as of it’s long post-Corbyn march to the right. Voters looking for determined action to improve their circumstances and address...
SEBI Open To Oversight Of Cryptocurrencies Trade, In Contrast To RBI
NEW DELHI: India’s market watchdog has recommended that several regulators oversee trade in cryptocurrencies, documents show, the strongest signal to date that at least some authorities in the country are open to allowing the use of private virtual assets. The position of the Securities and Exchange Board of India...
India’s Internet Economy Likely To Reach $1 Trillion By 2030: Experts
BENGALURU: India’s internet economy is estimated to reach $1 trillion by 2030, primarily due to e-commerce, which is expected to be worth $325 billion and rank third globally, according to industry experts. Last year marked a crucial turning point for India’s e-commerce sector, with notable changes in consumer trends,...
Auto Major M&M Shifts To High Gear With Rs 37,000 Crore Investments
MUMBAI: Automotive (auto) major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), which is readying to launch nine sport utility vehicles (internal combustion engine/ICE), seven Born Electric Vehicles (BEVs), and seven light commercial vehicles by 2030, has outlined an investment of Rs 27,000 crore in its auto business between 2024-25 (FY25) and 2026-27...
India’s Merchandise Exports May Grow To $500-510 Billion In FY25: FIEO
NEW DELHI: Merchandise exports from India may grow to $500-510 billion in the current financial year (FY25) after witnessing a 3 per cent contraction in the last financial year (FY24), Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), the apex body for exporters, said on Thursday. Services exports could be worth...
India Eyes More Chabahar-Like Pacts: Ports Minister
NEW DELHI: India aims to replicate the Chabahar port model in other strategic locations in the region to gain access to more such assets, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. India is actively exploring opportunities to enhance its maritime presence and trade connectivity, he said...
Reliance Completes Sale Of REC Solar Norway
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday said it has completed the sale of REC Solar Norway AS to Oslo-listed Elkem ASA for around USD 22 million. REC Norway is a wholly-owned unit of REC Solar Holdings and is involved in the manufacturing of kerf-based polysilicon in the Scandinavian...
India PC Market Grew 2.6 Per Cent In January, March To 3.07 Million Units
NEW DELHI: The traditional PC market in India, comprising desktops, notebooks, and workstations, grew 2.6 per cent to 30.7 lakh units in the March quarter, market research firm International Data Corporation said on Thursday. HP led the personal computer (PC) market with a 30.1 per cent share despite an...
GAIL Q4 Net Profit Triples On Gas Transmission Business Turnaround
NEW DELHI: State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd on Thursday reported more than tripling of its fourth quarter net profit after natural gas transmission and petrochemical business saw a turnaround. Its standalone net profit of Rs 2,176.97 crore in January-March — the fourth quarter of 2023-24 — was 261...
Air Passenger Traffic In India To Touch 407-418 Million This Fiscal, Says Icra
NEW DELHI: Air passenger traffic in the country is projected to touch record levels in the range of 407-418 million in the current financial year and the revenues of select airport operators together are estimated to rise 15-17 per cent during the same period, rating agency Icra said on...
Samco Asset Management Eyes Rs 500 Crore From Special Opportunities Fund
NEW DELHI: Samco Asset Management expects to mop up Rs 500 crore from its new fund offer that tracks long-term capital growth through undervalued or overlooked opportunities, a top company official said on Thursday. The new fund offering (NFO) would open on May 17 and conclude on May 31....
Purkayastha Arrest: There Is More Than Technicalities At Stake
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court decision to declare the arrest of Prabir Purkayastha, founder of news website NewsClick as illegal has reignited the debate on the delicate balance between national security concerns and individual liberty. While Purkayastha’s release is a positive development, the court’s reasoning raises questions about...
Modi Back To Polarising Hindus Ahead Of Last Three Phases Of Polling
By Arun Srivastava Within twenty hours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-hyped public assertion, saying “if I do Hindu-Muslim, would not be fit for public life”, he made a classic somersault and declared: “Congress wanted to allocate 15 per cent budget to Muslims”. On Tuesday, while filing his nomination...
