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Full Implementation Of New Labour Code From April 1, 2026 Seems Uncertain
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Though the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment of India is working to rollout of the new labour codes for full implementation from April1, 2026, it seems uncertain because of stiff resistance from the Joint Platform of the 10 Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and many...
Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls May Lead To A More Tumultuous Period In State Politics
By T N Ashok Tamil Nadu does not announce political change with slogans or street eruptions. It signals it differently—through silence, fatigue, and a gradual withdrawal of emotional investment. Governments here are rarely voted out in anger; they are eased out when voters stop believing that power listens. As...
Trump’s Billion-Dollar Peace Club Is A Mockery Of Global Order And Development Planning
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: President Donald Trump abruptly withdrew the invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to be on the Board of Peace for Gaza sheerly to snub him for mocking him for saying “ if you are not at the table”, “ you are on...
Prime Minister’s Visit To Kerala Gives Little Political Dividend To BJP
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: He came. He saw. And he went back. That broadly sumps up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief visit to Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. The visit fell far short of the high expectations raised by the BJP’s Kerala leadership. Modi will come and make big...
Rising Demand For Steel Items In India Is Giving A Boost To Domestic Manufacturers
By Kunal Bose Chinese steelmakers once again demonstrated a breathtaking agility in the year that recently closed with shipments of steel products to foreign destinations climbing to a record high of 119 million tonnes from 110.72 million tonnes in 2024 in an environment of growing trade restrictions. But the...
Power Engineers Are Dead Against The Provisions Of Electricity Amendment Bill
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: To go ahead for reforming the Electricity Sector, the central government, in a press release through PIB on November 22, 2025, claims that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is a major step toward transforming India’s power system to meet the needs of a rapidly...
Trump Show And Global Uncertainty Define Davos 2026 As India Woos Investors
DAVOS: The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting ended on Friday with a sombre assessment of the global outlook, as leaders warned of mounting geopolitical tensions, protectionism, rising debt, misinformation, declining trust and risks posed by artificial intelligence. Against this backdrop, India sought to strike a more optimistic note, with...
FDI Inflows To India Surged By 73 Per Cent To $47 Billion In 2025: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The FDI inflows to India in 2025 surged by 73 per cent to $47 billion, mainly due to large investments in services and manufacturing, supported by policies aimed at integrating the country into global supply chains, the UN said. The Global Investment Trends Monitor, released by the...
Manufacturing, Services Activity Up In January At 59.5, But Below 2025 Average
MUMBAI: The manufacturing and services sectors activity rose to 59.5 in January from 57.8 in December, but the number is below the average printed in the previous year, according to private survey. This seasonally adjusted index, which tracks month-on-month changes in the combined output of the two sectors, indicated...
India Joins WEF Initiative To Reskill 850 Million People Globally
DAVOS: The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Friday announced a major global initiative to invest in skill development that will reach more than 850 million people. It also announced the launch of new skills and education accelerators in India and Jordan, strengthening a global network of 45 national accelerators...
States’ Gross Fiscal Deficit Topped 3% In FY25 After 3 Years: RBI Report
MUMBAI: States’ consolidated gross fiscal deficit increased to 3.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024-25, after remaining below 3 per cent during the previous three financial years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a report titled ‘State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2025-26’....
Jamaat-e-Islami Forges Ahead Bridging Gap With Dominant BNP Before Bangladesh Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty With the final list of eligible candidates announced on January 21 just three weeks before the crucial elections on February 12 in Bangladesh, the campaign has started in full swing. The trends so far give all the elements of a total polarization between the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Acquittal Of Arvind Kejriwal And Derailment Of Party’s Campaign
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Acquittal of AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal in two Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) summons cases on January 22 is just a reminder to the nation, how ED functioned beyond its power, and derailed the AAP’s political campaign in Delhi that helped the BJP win all the 7...
Modi Govt’s Reduction Of Poverty Claim Is Flawed Owing To Omission Of Essential Criteria
By Prabhat Patnaik A capitalist economy is characterized by continuous process and product innovations, which means that the basket of goods consumed by the people keeps changing over time. New goods are typically introduced by capitalist producers keeping mainly middle class consumers in mind, and once new goods start...
Congress Dubs Repeal Of MGNREGA As Mega Assault On Workers Rights
By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the repeal of MGNREGA by the government was an attempt to remove Mahatma Gandhi’s name from public memory and asserted that his party would strongly raise the issue during Parliament’s upcoming Budget session. The Leader of Opposition in the...
Trump Has Started A New Cold War In Latin America Which Will Be Protracted
By Sanjay Roy The colonial aggression of abducting Nicholas Maduro, the head of a foreign sovereign country is celebrated by the US president as an efficient military operation conducted to restore democracy and freedom in Venezuela. Maduro has to be portrayed as the head of a drug cartel so...
Indira Gandhi Prize For Peace And Development Is Awarded To Graca Machel Of Mozambique
By Jag Mohan Thaken CHANDIGARH: Dedicating her life in improving the lives of vulnerable communities by creating a more just and equitable society for all and the struggle for self-rule and protection of human rights has paved the path for conferring ‘Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2025,...
Starmer Could Face Labour Rebellion As 100 MP’s Call For Waspi U-Turn
By Berny Torre LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer could face another Labour rebellion after 100 MPs signed a letter calling for a Waspi U-turn. The letter called on ministers to “reach the right decision” for 1950s-born women and give an update on plans by March 2 “at the latest.” Women...
