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Ajit And Sharad Pawar Fight Regardless Of What Awaits Supriya Sule
By Sushil Kutty In Modi’s India there are no pocket-boroughs, says BJP’s diehard cadre. Except Wayanad in Kerala, which is ‘Rahul Gandhi’s pocket-borough’. Not Amethi, which Rahul gave up to Smriti Irani in 2019 and doesn’t want anymore. A couple of months ago, Sonia Gandhi fled Gandhi family pocket-borough...
Phase 3: West Bengal To See TMC, BJP & Congress-Left Fight On May 7
By Rahil Nora Chopra The four constituencies of Malda South, Malda North, Jangipur and Murshidabad are all geared up to go to polls on May 7 and considered the Congress bastion. The Malda North constituency of West Bengal will witness a three-cornered contest with the Congress-Left Front alliance, BJP...
Untimely Death Of The CPI Leader Atul Anjaan Is A Big Loss To Left Movement In India
By Satyaki Chakraborty The death of the prominent peasants leader of the country Atul Kumar Anjaan at the wee hours of Friday, May 3 has come as a big shock to the farmers organisations and the Left movement in the country. Atul, the national secretary of the Communist Party...
Biden’s “Xenophobic” Label For India And Japan Is A Costly Mistake
By Girish Linganna US President Joe Biden is receiving criticism from many groups for describing India and Japan as “xenophobic” because they do not desire an influx of immigrants. This has raised concerns about a possible diplomatic mistake, considering the United States’ enhanced relations with these Asian countries as...
Legal Guarantee On MSP For Farmers Has Emerged As A Big Issue In 2024 Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra India lives in her villages. Though not often taken into consideration like many other sayings of Mahatma Gandhi, the powers that be at the Centre have paid its share of lip service to the residents of the villages- the farmers. But there are farmers and farmers....
Havana Congress On New International Economic Order Draws New Roadmap
By Satyaki Chakraborty The 50th anniversary congress on the New International Economic Order concluded in Havana on May 1 giving a call to the nations belonging to the Global South to reform the world system by changing the pattern of governance in the international bodies and brining more equity...
Top-Up Tax Rule To Dent Revenue Gains From “Pillar 2” Regime
NEW DELHI: The Central government may incorporate the OECD Pillar 2-GloBE rules in the country’s domestic law in the full Budget set to be presented in July, but it may not fetch India the anticipated revenue as envisaged earlier. This is because one specific provision, namely Qualified Domestic Minimum...
Manufacturing PMI Eases A Bit In April
NEW DELHI: Despite recording a slight moderation in activity, the HSBC India Manufacturing PMI posted a 58.8 print in April amidst strong demand conditions, data released by S&P Global on Thursday showed. In March, the Manufacturing PMI had come in 59.1. Operating conditions improved at the second-fastest pace in...
RBI Lifts Digital Lending Restrictions On Bajaj Finance After Six Months
MUMBAI: In a relief to Bajaj Finance, the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has allowed the non-banking finance company to resume the sanction and disbursal of new loans under eCOM and online through its ‘Insta EMI Card’. “The company remains committed to ensure adherence and compliance of regulatory guidelines,” Bajaj...
CFA Bats For Enhanced Climate Accountability Measures In RBI’s Draft Norms
MUMBAI: The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to broaden its understanding of climate risk, increase the level of disclosures by financial institutions, and explore additional oversight mechanisms to ensure comprehensive climate accountability. CFA’s reaction came in response to RBI’s draft disclosure...
Private Ports Outpace Central Peers In FY24; Register Double-Digit Growth
NEW DELHI: India’s private ports continued to outperform those owned by the central government in 2023-24 (FY24), registering double-digit growth compared to 4.45 per cent growth for major ports, according to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways data. At 721 million tonnes (mt), non-major ports saw their cargo...
Jindal Stainless To Operate Stainless Steel Melt Shop In Indonesia
NEW DELHI: Jindal Stainless, on Wednesday, announced its entry into a joint venture with a Singapore-based company to develop and operate a stainless steel melt shop (SMS) in Indonesia. The company further announced that it will invest around rupees 1,900 crores to expand its downstream lines in Jajpur and...
India Among Fastest Growing Markets With Potential To Be Among Top 10: Airbnb CBO
NEW DELHI: India is one of the “fastest-growing markets” for online accommodation hosting platform Airbnb and the country has the potential to be among its top 10 global markets in the coming years, according to its Chief Business Officer Dave Stephenson. The company is investing in India to tap...
American Express Will Open Its Campus In India
NEW DELHI: American Express will open its state-of-the-art campus in India, reaffirming the company’s commitment to the country. Spanning nearly one-million square feet, this new facility exemplifies a forward-thinking approach to workplace design, sustainability, health, and wellness for its colleagues. Colleagues will begin moving to the new facility, located...
China, Hong Kong Account For 56 Per Cent Of India’s Total Imports Of Electronics, Telecom, Electrical Products: GTRI
NEW DELHI: India’s imports of electronics, telecom, and electrical products soared to USD 89.8 billion in 2023-24 and over half of these imports are sourced from China and Hong Kong, economic think tank GTRI said in its report. China dominates with a commanding 43.9 per cent share of India’s...
Stock Markets Rebound As GST Revenues Hit Record In April
MUMBAI: Stock markets rebounded on Thursday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 128 points as record GST collections in April, positive manufacturing data, and foreign fund inflows boosted investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 128.33 points or 0.17 per cent to settle at 74,611.11. During the day, it...
Narendra Modi Govt Worked Only For Crony Capitalists Of India
By Nitya Chakraborty Narendra Modi during his campaign for the Prime Ministership in 2013 and early months of 2014 focused mainly on corruption of the UPA-2 government in the last two years of its tenure and promised to the Indian voters a corruption-free government in 2014 Lok Sabha polls....
CJI Must Intervene To Ensure The Sanctity Of Electoral Process
By Arun Srivastava No, it is not a simple ‘unusual & worrying’ case. The allegation levelled by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, that the BJP has hatched a plan to switch EVMs being used in the Lok Sabha polls with the 1.9 million machines went missing in 2019,...
