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Unemployment Rate Among Youth Rose Sharply To 15 Per Cent In May 2025
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin for May 2025 has revealed that unemployment rate among youth (age group 15-29 years) rose sharply to 15 per cent from 13.8 per cent a month ago in April. Youth unemployment rate in urban areas of the...
Bangladesh Angry With Delhi For Pushing “Immigrants” Through Border Without Formalities
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: The Muhammad. Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh may take a firm stand against Indian government for ‘pushing in’ hundreds of people without citizenship or other identity, into Bangladeshi territory : Dhaka’s recent letter to India on this issue, urging upon Delhi to follow standard operating...
Sharad Pawar Is Categorical About No Alliance With Ajit Pawar In Any Poll
By Rahil Nora Chopra The political arena of Maharashtra witnessed a twisting development as Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar will fight against each other again, this time in the Malegaon co-operative sugar mill elections in Bamarati. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, as head of the Nilkanteshwar...
As War Drums Beat Louder, The Ghosts Of Iraq War Haunt Keir Starmer
By Ben Chacko LONDON: The spectre of the Iraq war is hanging heavy over Keir Starmer today. The Prime Minister opposed that act of criminal aggression at the time, at least in part because he knew that Tony Blair was acting in flagrant violation of international law in invading...
Reserve Bank Issues Norms For Banks, NBFCs On Project Finance Provisioning
MUMBAI: In a significant relief to the banking sector, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the provisioning requirement for project finance in construction phase to 1% from the earlier proposal of 5%. In its final guidelines issued on Thursday, the banking regulator has increased the provisioning requirement...
India, UK Review FTA Progress, Pact May Be Signed By September
NEW DELHI: India and the UK on Thursday reviewed the progress made in the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with a view to charting out a clear, time-bound roadmap for its finalisation and implementation. “(Both sides) reiterated our shared goal of implementing the comprehensive and mutually beneficial FTA...
FDI Inflows: India Up At 15th Spot In UNCTAD Ranking
NEW DELHI: India climbed one spot to rank 15th among the world’s top destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, despite a slight 1.9% year-on-year decline in inflows to $27.6 billion, according to the World Investment Report 2025 released by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Thursday. In...
Indian Money In Swiss Banks More Than Tripled To Rs 37,600 Crore In 2024
NEW DELHI/ZURICH: Indian money parked in Swiss banks more than tripled in 2024 to 3.5 billion Swiss francs (nearly Rs 37,600 crore) on the back of a huge jump in funds held through local branches and other financial institutions, annual data released by Switzerland’s central bank showed on Thursday....
Telecom Industry AGR Shows Modest 1.7 Per Cent Rise In Q4 FY25
NEW DELHI: The telecom industry recorded a 1.7% sequential growth in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) in the last quarter of FY25, with the impact of last year’s tariff increases waning. Vodafone Idea and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) saw sequential declines in their mobile service revenues. Telecom Regulatory Authority...
Fifty Years After Emergency, The Present Modi Regime’s Authoritarianism Is No Less Stifling
By P. Sudhir It may appear rather unusual to recall the inglorious sequence of events that began at midnight on June 25, 1975, with the declaration of the Internal Emergency. However, we are reminded of those immortal words of wisdom: ‘those who tend to forget the lessons of history...
Israel Depending On Us To Use Its Bunker Blaster To Hit Nuclear Facility At Fordow
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Suspense mounts over when the US will join in Israeli pounding of Iran to completely destroy its nuclear facilities., one thing standing in the way is the Fordow facility, deeply embedded in a mountainous region virtually in the under belly which Israel cannot...
RSS Launches Big Drive In Bihar And Bengal Before Assembly Elections
By Arun Srivastava The RSS which observes its centenary year of foundation in October this year, is all set to play a key role in the victory of the BJP candidates in Bihar assembly poll scheduled around the year end. After helping the BJP win assembly elections comfortably in...
Israel-Iran War Has To Stop Unconditionally With Immediate Effect
By Dr Arun Mitra Two telephone calls that shook me and are still haunting were that I made to my acquaintances today. I could feel the anguish when I called my friend in Srinagar whose son is studying medicine in Tehran and with whom they are not having easy...
Manipur BJP Karyakarta Wants SoO Abrogated, Other Leaders Share View
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Even as the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) proceeds to recast and limit the scope of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) deal with Manipur’s Kuki-Zo insurgent groups, dissenting views from within the Bharatiya Janata Party have come to the fore. This development has...
Like George W. Bush, Donald Trump Is Lying His Way Into War In Middle East
By Branko Marcetic NEW YORK: For the past two decades, disastrous Middle East wars have been synonymous with the name of Bush. The current US president seems determined to now make them synonymous with the name Trump. It is widely understood that the US war with Iran that the...
Global Energy Transition Gains Ground, But Security And Capital Challenges Persist
By Satyaki Chakraborty Global progress towards secure, equitable and sustainable energy is accelerating after years of sluggish gains, according to a World Economic Forum report released on June 19 in Geneva. However, rising geopolitical tensions, investment gaps, and a growing disconnect between clean energy innovation and deployment where it...
SEBI Board Bats For More Reforms
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) announced a slew of measures on Wednesday to drive more investment into government securities, encourage promoters to have more skin in the game and eased regulations for market participants. In a major fillip to start-up promoters, the board has allowed...
India Slips To 71st Place On Energy Transition Index; Efficiency, Investment Capacity Up
NEW DELHI: Helped by significant improvement in energy efficiency and investment capacity, India has been ranked 71st on a global Energy Transition Index released on Wednesday by the World Economic Forum. Sweden topped the list of 118 countries, followed by Finland, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland in the top five....
