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Facts Speak For Themselves, BJP Leadership’s Failures Are Stark
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In spite of the national consensus emerging on fight against Pakistan backed terror, it is a matter of great concern that the ruling BJP leadership has stooped too low and trying to shout the opposition down, while avoiding to offer convincing explanations to their stark...
For Pakistan, Indus Water Is The Lifeline And Stopping It By New Delhi Is A Sort Of War
By Sushil Kutty If people haven’t noticed, India has become a country of the ruthless and the heartless. There is no milk of human kindness in the Indian of present times. Cutting off river-waters to a thirsty Pakistan is just another day in the office for Indians, a walk...
Large Scale Killing Of Maoists By The Security Forces Is Nothing But Extra Judicial Murder
By Arun Srivastava The future of the Naxalite movement has always been the most exasperating topic for discussion in political circle. Long back the rightist and even centrist liberals have written the obituary of the movement. But even then it continues to survive and spread during the last sixty...
Participation Of Well Known Rapper Vedan In Poll Rallies Is A Big Boost To LDF In Kerala
By Tirthankar Mitra As Vedan raps on stage, the crowd mostly comprising youngsters cheer him. And the admirers of this singer surge in number even if he is belting out his songs in a rally of party activists of CPI(M) in poll bound Kerala. Meet Vedan, rap star. He...
RBI Board Approves Record Surplus Transfer Of ₹2.69 Trillion To Government
MUMBAI: The central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday approved a record ₹2.69 trillion surplus transfer to the government for the financial year 2024-25, even after maintaining the contingent risk buffer at 7.5 per cent — the upper end of a new range it approved...
Interim Trade Deal With US May Be Clinched Soon
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick late last night for the second meeting within a week as both sides further intensified efforts to agree to the first tranche of Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) before the autumn deadline. The meeting came after...
Indian Firms Opt For Smaller IPOs In Volatile Market
MUMBAI: After two months of muted activity, some amount of buzz is returning to the primary market. However, owing to the volatility due to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats followed by India-Pakistan conflict, most companies are opting for smaller-sized IPOs. Those issues which were filed before the current...
India May Open $700 Billion Public Procurement Market To Foreign Firms
NEW DELHI: India is preparing to open its protected government procurement market to foreign firms, including those from the United States, a Reuters report quoted two senior government officials as saying. According to the report, India is likely to allow US companies to bid for contracts valued at over...
Low Use Of ASEAN FTA Under Review; Aim Is To Eliminate Barriers
NEW DELHI: The government is examining the causes for the low utilisation of India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc, particularly Thailand. The commerce and industry ministry has assessed that the utilisation of the preferential route under the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods...
Political Crisis In Bangladesh Intensifies With Army Backing BNP For December Elections
By Nitya Chakraborty The political crisis in Bangladesh has reached its flashpoint in the last 48 hours with two opposing groups getting ready for a major confrontation on the issue of holding elections in the country. One side is led by the newly floated party of the students –...
There Is National Consensus On Battle Against Terrorism Backed By Pakistan
By P Sudhir Notwithstanding the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for reasons best known to him, chose to stay away from the two all-party meetings convened in Parliament to discuss India’s possible response to the gruesome killings in the Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam – meetings attended by leaders...
Donald Trump’s United States And Narendra Modi’s India – The Big Difference
By Sushil Kutty India and the United States are both democracies with ‘Rule of Law’ the bedrock. But how true is this under Modi and under Trump? The difference between the Modi government and the Trump administration is that President Donald Trump, when he lays down a law, however,...
Digital Activities Impacting Children’s Well Being
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Digital technologies and media offer children numerous opportunities to learn, play, connect with friends, and gain gradually independence. However, excessive or problematic use of digital technologies raises concerns about negative impacts on their health, learning ability, and well-being, says the latest OECD report titled “How’s...
OBC Leader, NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal Back In Maharashtra Cabinet
By Rahil Nora Chopra The political scenario of Maharashtra is experiencing an interesting development as senior NCP and OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal makes yet another comeback, returning to the Maharashtra Cabinet, as the Mahayuti government seeks in him a strong OBC face, as a replacement for Dhananjay Munde, to...
Big Reception To Ray Film Aranyer Din Ratri At Cannes Proves Classic Is Always A Classic
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: A deceptively simple tale of four city bred youth leaving behind the concrete jungle and slumming with a vengeance amidst the forests of Palamau in what was then Bihar turned out to be one of the finest films directed by Satyajit Ray — Aranyer Din...
Outrage Grows Over Trump’s Wild Allegation Against South African President
By Roger McKenzie LONDON: Outrage has continued to mount after United States President Donald Trump falsely accused South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of the systematic killing of white farmers. President Trump dimmed the lights of the Oval Office to play a video of left-wing politician Julius Malema chanting an...
India To Surpass China In Oil Demand Growth Over Next Decade: Moody’s
NEW DELHI: China drove global oil demand growth over the last decade, but now India is poised to take the lead in demand growth over the next decade, according to a latest report by Moody’s Ratings. China and India are No. 2 and No.3 oil consumers in the world....
Govt To Have A Say In New Payments Regulatory Board With A Significant Role
MUMBAI: In a major overhaul of the payments ecosystem, the Centre has notified the ‘Payments Regulatory Board Regulations, 2025’ to pave the way for a new Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) which will have significant representation from the government, and replace the Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and...
