By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA:A turncoat bahubali the present member of Lok Sabha Arjun Singh of BJP will take on an actor turned state minister Partha Bhoumik when Barrackpore constituency o West Bengal goes to the polls on May 20. Even as sitting MP Arjun switched loyalty from Trinamool Congress...
By Girish Linganna The United States state department’s comment mentioning that the U.S. sanctions are enforceable on any country dealing with Iran including India, has been received by Indian foreign policy office in New Delhi as a warning but not having the potential to disrupt ties. External affairs minister...
By James M Dorsey Diaspora Jews, Palestinian Israelis, and Turkish Kurds have more in common than meets the eye. The similarities in how the three minority communities define themselves offer insights into what will make either a one- or two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict viable. To be sure,...
By C.J. Atkins NEW YORK: So many bombs, tank shells, bullets, drones, and warplanes have been shipped to Israel by the United States Government in the months since October 7— last year and over the last several decades—that if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government want to...
NEW DELHI: Wholesale inflation rose to a 13-month high of 1.26% in April compared with 0.53% in the previous month, as food inflation went up further and fuel and power prices increased on a year-on-year basis after a gap of 11 months, according to data released on Tuesday. “The...
NEW DELHI: Improved demand in the European Union, West Asia and the US has boosted export order books by at least 10% from six months before, companies said, signalling a possible recovery from last year. Leather goods, footwear, and apparel are driving demand but engineering goods shipments for new...
MUMBAI: India’s smartphone shipment grew by 11.5 per cent in the first quarter of calendar year (CY) 2024 on a year-on-year basis to 34 million units. This is the third consecutive quarter of growth in shipments, International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker said. However, the firm...
NEW DELHI: Public sector banks’ cumulative profit crossed Rs 1.4 lakh crore in the financial year ended March 2024, recording a growth of 35 per cent over the previous year on a high base of Rs 1 lakh crore. The 12 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) together had earned a...
NEW DELHI: As summer arrives, India braces for the onslaught of heatwaves, despite having substantial heat action plans in place. A recent study by the World Weather Attribution group reveals significant gaps in preparedness, including underfunded plans, inadequate consideration of local contexts, insufficient targeting of vulnerable groups, and a...
NEW DELHI: Providing financial incentives, such as tax breaks, and subsidies, for companies that invest in sustainable technologies and practices can help accelerate the adoption of green manufacturing practices, experts say. They also said there is an increasing emphasis by businesses to ensure sustainable practices through their supply chains....