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Will It Be The End Of Modi Raj Or Fixed Poll Outcome?
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tweeted the BJP had received a “great response” in the first phase of polling in which 60 percent of the electorate voted. It is news Prime Minister Modi considers 60 percent “record numbers”. Modi-bhakt journos did not share the same...
M K Stalin Superbly Led DMK Led INDIA Front In Its Poll Battle In 2024
By Harihar Swarup Tamil Nadu with 39 seats went to the Lok Sabha polls in the first phase on April 19. The DMK supremo chief minister M K Stalin is fully confident in sweeping the polls in 2024 just like 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It was Stalin and Stalin...
Women Not Getting Their Due Despite PM Narendra Modi’s Big Talk
By Dr. Gyan Pathak It is irrefutable fact that women are not getting their dues in India, though we have been hearing PM Narendra Modi’s big talks of women welfare under his premiership. Now in a bid to attract women voters he has assuring a new chapter in rise...
Fourth Bitcoin Halving Event Is A Historic Moment In The Industry
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The historic fourth Bitcoin halving event came at 00.09 UTC on Saturday (05.39 am IST on Sunday) when the Bitcoin network posted its 840,000th block. The highly-anticipated moment embarks the cryptocurrency industry on a new phase when mining rewards for minting new blocks on Bitcoin...
Maryam Nawaz Has Set The Right Tone For Improving India-Pak Relations
By Tirthankar Mitra Post a tumultuous national election in Pakistan, a diplomatic overture from this western neighbour towards India was being awaited. And now that it has come, even though from an unlikely quarter, it is welcome. For even though it is not from the Pak foreign minister, the...
Bangladesh Makes Decisive Moves Against Kuki-Chin Armed Struggle
By M A Hossain The Bangladesh government has garnered significant experience in countering insurgency activities in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT). Through operations like ‘Operation Dabanal’ the Bangladesh Armed Forces have effectively neutralized separatist armed groups. After the peace treaty, to date, ‘Operation Uttaron’ has aimed to uphold law...
True De-Escalation Requires A Halt To U.S. Weapons Shipments To Israel
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: De-escalation” is probably the most repeated word in television news broadcasts and newspaper commentary columns over the past 48 hours. But is anyone doing any actual de-escalating? Israel bombs an Iranian embassy, killing more than a dozen officials. Iran strikes back, causing minuscule damage...
Must Preserve Inflation-Control Success On A Durable Basis: RBI Governor
MUMBAI: The strong growth momentum gives the central bank the policy space to ‘unwaveringly focus’ on lowering inflation, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said in the minutes of latest the monetary policy meeting, released on Friday. The prevailing geopolitical tensions and their impact on commodity prices and...
Opening Up Several High Band Spectrum Not Enough For 5G, Say Telcos
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai’s) decision to begin consultations on opening up several 5G high-bands or millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum will not compensate for the lack of 5G spectrum in mid bands and especially 6 gigahertz (GHz), telco officials believe. On April 4, Trai released...
Govt May Sell 10 Per Cent In General Insurance Corporation In FY25
NEW DELHI: The Centre may sell up to 10% stake in state-run General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) in the current financial year, a senior official told FE. “GIC Re received a very good response in the roadshows held recently to apprise potential investors of the company’s unique position in...
Tata Sons Seeks IPO Waiver From RBI After Cutting Debt
MUMBAI: A month after raising over Rs 9,000 crore from TCS stake sale, Tata Sons has approached RBI seeking an exemption from a mandatory IPO. The holding company of the $150-billion salt-to-software Tata Group has informed RBI, in the fresh proposal, that it has reduced its debt significantly. Tata...
Farm Exports Flat In FY24 As Rice Shipments Plunge
NEW DELHI: India’s exports of agricultural and processed food products fell marginally – 0.55% on year – to $ 24.02 billion during 2023-24, primarily because rice shipments plunged amid restrictions. However, in an year when overall goods exports of the country declined 3.1% on year, shipment of meat &...
Energy Companies Form Alliance To Promote UPI-Like Platform For EV Users
NEW DELHI: Twenty energy companies have joined hands to form an alliance to create an open energy network, on lines of the united payment interface (UPI), to facilitate seamless payment and transaction interoperability within electric vehicle (EV) charging networks. The alliance—Unified Energy Interface (UEI)—includes member companies such as ChargeZone,...
India May Need $500 Billion Capex In Power Transmission By FY50
NEW DELHI: India’s power transmission capex requirement will be over $500 billion by FY50, 30% of the overall energy transition capital outlay, Goldman Sachs estimates. “Power transmission is key to India’s energy transition and global new energy cost leadership ambitions. India’s large, highly integrated grid enables the utilisation of...
HPCL To Set Up A Global Oil Trading Desk
State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) plans to set up an international oil trading desk, a company official said. The company is currently in the process of finalizing the location. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is executing the Visakh Refinery Modernisation Project (VRMP) to modernize and enhance capacity …...
India Standout Performer Amidst Sluggish Global Growth: IEA Secretary
WASHINGTON: Despite a challenging global scenario, India’s economy has shown robust growth over the past year backed by sustained consumption and investment demand, a top Indian official told members of a World Bank committee here. The GDP growth estimate for the fiscal, which has been revised upwards from 7.3...
Nestle Shares Continue To Decline; Mcap Erodes By Rs 10,610.55 Crore In Two Days
NEW DELHI: Shares of Nestle India continued to decline on Friday, ending the day over 1 per cent lower, amid reports that the global FMCG major sold infant milk products with more sugar content in less developed countries. The stock declined 3.53 per cent to Rs 2,375.75 during the...
Congress Is Set To Perform Well In Lok Sabha Polls In Karnataka
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Congress is well set to win majority of the 14 Karnataka Lok Sabha seats that are scheduled for poll in the second phase of Lok Sabha election on April 26. . For the BJP, the campaigning in this southern state is showing acute factionalism and...
