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Mohan Bhagwat’s Call For Intensification Of ‘Ghar Wapasi’’ On The Eve Of State Polls Is Divisive
By Arun Srivastava RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has called for the intensification of “ghar wapasi” (reconversion to Hinduism) and emphasized strengthening Hindu society, rather than reacting to deepening of the internal feud within the BJP. Ever since RSS was founded in 1925, the idea of Ghar Wapasi prominently featured...
Tamil Nadu CPI Stalwart R Nallakannu Was The Great Warrior Of Freedom Movement
By Satyaki Chakraborty R Nallakannu, the stalwart of the communist movement and the freedom struggle in now Tamil Nadu passed away early this week in Chennai after completing 100 years dedicated to the struggles for the poor and the underprivileged of the country, with special focus on his state...
Farmers Unions Decide To Fight Unitedly Against India-US Trade Deal
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: The Indian farmers’ unions are girding up loins to fight unitedly against the India US Trade Deal. On Tuesday, the major unions met under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) at Kurukshetra in Haryana and planned a Pan-India United Constant Struggle till Victory...
Unless United, MVA Risks Losing Lone Winnable Rajya Sabha Seat
By Rahil Nora Chopra With the ruling Mahayuti alliance comfortably placed to sweep six of seven Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra that go to polls on March 16, the opposition MVA finds itself in a more precarious situation. With a combined strength of 46 MLAs, the bloc has enough...
Your Party Of Britain Has The Chance To Grow Under Jeremy Cobryn
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Your Party now has the chance to make a fresh start following the conclusion of the election to its first central executive committee, the party’s collective leadership. The poll saw supporters of the slate backed by Jeremy Corbyn secure a clear majority, meaning Corbyn will...
SEBI Overhauls Mutual Fund Rulebook
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) introduced sweeping changes for the Rs 81 lakh crore mutual fund industry on Thursday. The changes include doing away with solution-oriented schemes, introduced life cycle funds, allowed more exposure to gold, silver and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) and restricted portfolio...
Public Sector Banks Lead In Green Deposit Mobilisation
MUMBAI: Banks are stepping up their focus on green deposits, with public sector lenders accounting for the bulk of collections so far. However, growth remains at a nascent stage, and total amounts mobilised are still small compared to the overall deposit base of the banking system. Green deposits are...
New GDP Series To Reflect Contemporary Consumption Patterns: Economists
NEW DELHI: India prepares to release a revamped gross domestic product (GDP) series with 2022-23 as the new base year on Friday. This marks the eighth major revision in the history of the country’s National Income Accounts. Economists anticipate the 2022-23 series could revise FY26 growth higher, potentially accelerating...
India’s Third-Quarter GDP For Fy26 Likely At 8.3% Despite Adverse Base Effect: UBI Report
The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3 FY26) is likely to remain elevated at 8.3 per cent despite an adverse base effect, according to a report by Union Bank of India. The report noted that Q3 FY26 GDP growth...
Govt Mandates Sale Of Petrol With Up To 20% Ethanol Blending From April 1
NEW DELHI: The government has mandated the sale of petrol blended with up to 20 per cent ethanol and a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) of 95 from April 1, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG). The decision comes against the...
Supreme Court’s Stern Comment On NCERT Focuses On Role Of BJP Led Centre
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Supreme Court of India has ordered a blanket ban on an NCERT book, and used the expression “deep-rooted and well-planned conspiracy” in a specific context a chapter that discussed alleged corruption and functioning of the Judiciary. Only an investigation can reveal the actual dimension of...
Anthropic Episode Should Be A Wake Up Call For Indian It Companies As Well As Govt
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik The recent fall in Indian IT stocks due to the belief that large language model agents such as those developed by Anthropic can automate chunks of work currently outsourced to Indian IT services has led to a downfall of the Nifty IT index by more...
Trump’s Nomination Of Casey Means As Surgeon General Signals A Shift In Public Health Policy
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: When President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Casey Means to serve as Surgeon General, the choice was intended to signal a cultural shift in American health policy. Instead, it has ignited one of the most contentious confirmation battles for the office in recent memory...
SC Stay On Kerala HC Order Against Nava Kerala Survey A Shot In The Arm For Govt
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court’s order staying the Kerala High Court decision stalling the ‘Nava Kerala Citizens’ Programme’ has come as a big relief to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government. The programme was envisaged as a public outreach and development feedback initiative to obtain suggestions from...
CJI’s Opposition To Targeted Cash Transfers Is Against Welfare Objective Of States
By Nilotpal Basu Recently, a sharp and categorical statement by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to the effect that cash transfers to certain sections of beneficiaries have to be foregone, has rightfully drawn sharp criticism. He opined that governments should instead focus on creating permanent assets. One would...
How February Revolution Of 1917 In Russia Played An Important Role Before October
By Krishna Jha March 8 this year marks the 109th anniversary of the February Revolution, which laid the ground for the great historic event that took place in October, 1917. It could not be a socialist revolution, but had enriched the basics as Lenin wrote in his Two Tactics...
Congress Unit In Haryana Is Campaigning Against Failures Of BJP Govt
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Haryana unit of Congress Party has raised the public issues, through the gherao of assembly march, to ensure accountability from the BJP government on numerous issues, including bank fraud of Rs. 590 crores by a private bank, the cancellation of ration cards for over...
United States Faces Fast Loss Of 100 Million Jobs To Artificial Intelligence In A Decade
By Mark Gruenberg PALO ALTO(USA):The U.S. faces “a tsunami of lost jobs”—100 million over the next decade—to the rapid development of artificial intelligence and robotics taking over a wide range of occupations, ranging from accounting to fast food, the AFL-CIO, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind.-Vt., and other members of the...
