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Rahul Keeps His Focus Firm On Caste Census, Pro-Poor Justice
By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has placed the OBC, SC and ST question as the top priority of the national discourse by maintaining a sharp emphasis on the matter in his election campaign speeches and demanding nationwide caste census to better evaluate the situation of India’s...
Elon Musk’s Advisers Were Not Fully Sure About Narendra Modi’s Third Term In 2024
By Girish Linganna Elon Musk’s choice to delay his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised questions about the real reason behind Musk’s s decision to postpone the visit despite Tesla’s commitment to establishing a manufacturing base in the country as a priority According to industry insiders...
Real Wages Of Rural Labour In India Have Stagnated During Ten Years Of Modi Rule
By Prabhat Patnaik By now it is well-established by several researchers that the real wage rate in rural India, whether of agricultural labour or of rural labour in general, remained virtually stagnant between 2014-15 and 2022-23 (Das and Usami in Review of Agrarian Studies, July-December 2023; Dreze and Khera’s...
Indian Workers Have To Play A Major Role In Ousting Modi Govt In Lok Sabha Polls
By Amarjeet Kaur May Day 2024 falls during the on-going election campaign for 18th Lok Sabha in the country to decide the destiny of this great composite culture and civilization once again. We want that the people choose to vote out the disastrous rule of RSS-BJP and would resolve...
U.S. Worried At The Possibility Of Harming Former PM Imran Khan In Prison
By Girish Linganna Recent discussions in the US Congress on the political situation in Pakistan have raised questions about the safety of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan presently lodged in prison..According to several sources familiar with the matter who spoke to The Intercept, the Senate Majority Leader emphasized...
State-Run Energy Firms Line Up For Green IPOs
NEW DELHI: After NTPC Green’s Rs 10,000 crore initial public offer (IPO) expected around November, almost a dozen more such issues are likely to hit the market over the ensuing months, with state-run energy companies seeking to bolster the capital bases of their newly incorporated green subsidiaries. These IPOs...
Indian Economy Stands Out With Strong Show: FinMin
NEW DELHI: India’s “promising economic performance” continues to be backed by resilient growth, robust economic activity indicators, price stability and steady external sector performance, the finance ministry said Thursday. However, geopolitical tensions such as those roiling West Asia, remain a concern although risk perceptions over them have softened, offering...
World Bank, IT Ministry To Come Up With State-Level DPI Adoption Index
NEW DELHI: The World Bank, along with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (Meity), is working on developing a state-level Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) adoption index that will help boost the digital economy and support financial inclusion. In response to Business Standard’s queries, the World Bank said the...
Business Leaders Urge Pak PM Shehbaz To Initiate Trade Talks With India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan business leaders in an interactive session with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged him to initiate trade talks with India to promote business and commerce which would greatly benefit the economy of the cash-strapped country. Posing tough questions during an hour-long meeting at the Sindh CM House here...
Government Seeks To Push Export Infrastructure
NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry has embarked on an exercise to identify and estimate the investments required for the country’s export infrastructure, after having set a target of $1 trillion merchandise export target by 2030, a senior official said Thursday. The exercise is being carried out in collaboration with...
Resilient Economy, Price Stability To Support India Promising Growth Story: FinMin Report
NEW DELHI: Resilient growth, price stability and steady external sector outlook continue to support India’s promising economic performance amid uncertain global conditions, a Finance Ministry report said on Thursday. Overall, India continues to be the fastest-growing major economy, with positive assessments of the growth outlook for the current financial...
ITC Plans To Open More Hotels Overseas: CMD Puri
COLOMBO: India’s diversified entity ITC plans to open more hotels overseas with neighbouring countries and the Middle East as primary target markets after opening of its first international property here, company Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri said on Thursday. The company’s arm ITC Hotels, which had opened 22...
India Services Exports Grow 11.4 Per Cent In 2023: UNCTAD Report
NEW DELHI: India’s services exports jumped 11.4 per cent to USD 345 billion in 2023 despite global economic uncertainties, while China’s shipments from the sector contracted by 10.1 per cent to USD 381 billion, according to a UNCTAD report. Sectors that contribute to India’s services export growth include travel,...
Ministry Working On Infrastructure Needs To Achieve $1 Trillion Goods Exports Target By 2030: Official
NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry has initiated an exercise to identify required infrastructure needs, potential sectors, and clusters which would help the country achieve the USD 1 trillion merchandise exports target by 2030, a senior government official said on Thursday. Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce Anant Swarup...
Indian Housing Market Outlook Bullish: Report
NEW DELHI: Consumers sentiments in India’s housing market remain positive despite a rise in prices, according to realty portal Magicbricks. On Thursday, Magicbricks released a report ‘Housing Sentiment Index’ based on the survey of over 4,500 customers across 11 cities. “Despite inflationary pressures, the Housing Sentiment Index (HSI) across...
Why Lok Sabha Election For 20 Seats In Kerala Is Crucial For Future Of Left In Indian Politics?
By Satyaki Chakraborty The polling to the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala in the second phase of elections on April 26 is of crucial significance to the two communist parties CPI(M) and the CPI for their future role in the turbulent post election days of the Indian polity....
Organised Congress Offers BJP A Tough Electoral Battle In Rajasthan
By Dr. Gyan Pathak With second phase of election on April 26, Lok Sabha election on all 25 constituencies in Rajasthan will conclude. In every constituency, the Congress has offered BJP tough electoral battles, which made none less than Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lose his cool, who out...
UBT Shiv Sena Forced To Sweat It Out As Polls Heat Up In Maharashtra
By Sushil Kutty Skies are clear and the heat unbearable. Will people step outdoors to vote? The first phase saw some reluctance. One more lacklustre phase and Prime Minister Narendra will have nothing new to coin. But voting is being tied to the ‘mangalsutra’ and it ain’t different in...
