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Maintain Strict Vigil On Imports, Exports Ministry Tells Customs
NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry has alerted the customs authorities to maintain strict vigilance on imports and exports amid concerns about possible dumping of goods and re-routing of consignments from India to third countries following imposition of high tariffs by the US on China, an official said. As sweeping...
Why Did Donald Trump Take A Sudden Retreat On Tariffs After Macho Display?
By Anjan Roy Just as Donald Trump’s tariffs had shaken the world and the financial markets, a sudden brake on their implementation had equally shocked leaders to market sloggers as much. President Trump had equally abruptly pushed back the time when his “reciprocal” tariffs were to kick in. He...
Sanghamitra Chakraborty’s Biography Of Bengali Icon Soumitra Chatterjee Is A Welcome Tribute
By Nitya Chakraborty Sanghamitra Chakraborty’s just released book ‘Soumitra Chatterjee and His World’ is perhaps the first authoritative biography in English of the great Bengali icon, who was not just the chosen on-screen face for Satyajit Ray, featuring centrally in fourteen of his twenty-eight feature films, but also a...
Steep Realtime Decline Witnessed In Social Assistance Programme Since 2014-15
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Despite the Union Government’s claim that social security coverage has been doubled under PM Narendra Modi government within three years from 24.4 per cent in 2021 to 48 per cent in 2024, there has been steep realtime decline in assistance under National Social Assistance Programme...
Narendra Modi’s 2011 Tweet About Rana Is Back In Circulation To Prop PM’s Image
By Sushil Kutty Alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror-attacks mastermind, Tahawwur Rana, the Pakistani-origin Canadian is up against the brag “Modi hai toh mumkin hai”. Rana’s planning took the lives of 166. Now, he is here in flesh and blood and the feeling one gets is that Rana is headed for...
Waiting For A Phone Call In Oval Office For 48 Hours That Never Came
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: It’s a telephone call that US President Donald Trump has been waiting for endlessly over the last 48 hours, waiting for the Chinese supremo president Xi Jinping to call and negotiate the 145% tariffs he has imposed on the red country in a...
AICC Session At Ahmedabad Gave A Big Push To Dalit Identity Of Congress
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Congress is emphasizing on reverting back to its traditional voters and there was a conscious push to woo back the SC, ST, OBC community through (AICC) session, called Nyay Path. Addressing the AICC session, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at the BJP for...
China Outreaches To Latin American Nations Assuring Major Assistance To Economy
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Ninth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held at Tegacigalpa, capital of Honduras on April 9 concluded its deliberations of the 33 member regional body by calling for increased political and economic collaboration between the member nations through the synergy...
Columbian President Gustavo Petro’s Left Coalition Facing Tough Opposition In 2026 Polls
By Pablo Castaño NEW YORK: Not even the reality show La Casa de los Famosos, a spin-off of Big Brother, managed to surpass the audience of the first televised Council of Ministers in Colombia last February. Millions of Colombians watched live as some ministers criticized President Gustavo Petro, another...
India Eyes Trade Pact Push As US Pauses Reciprocal Tariffs For 3 Months
NEW DELHI: With US President Donald Trump “temporarily suspending” country-specific reciprocal tariffs until July 9, India sees the three-month window as an opportunity to renew its push for a proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the US and expedite finalisation of the first tranche of the trade deal. “The...
India Eyes Export Gains As US-China Trade War Opens Market Opportunities
NEW DELHI: The commerce and industry ministry has begun work on identifying export opportunities emanating from the US-China trade war even as officials said that the 90-day reprieve to the Indian exporters would give them and their overseas buyers time to share the burden of additional 10% tariffs with...
Moody’s Cuts India GDP Growth Forecast To 6.1% For 2025
NEW DELHI: International research firm Moody’s Analytics has revised down India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.1% in 2025 from 6.4% in its March baseline, prompted by stiff new tariffs and tariff threats from the US. This anaylsis, however, was conducted before the US reciprocal tariffs were put in abeyance...
Retail Loans By NBFCs Set To Get Cheaper
MUMBAI: The non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) may soon offer retail loans at lower interest rates, following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) proposal to allow co-lending in non-priority sectors such as personal loans, auto loans and others. By partnering with banks under the co-lending model, NBFCs will be able...
Odisha, Assam, Tamil Nadu And Karnataka Steer Economic Recovery In FY20-FY25: India Ratings
NEW DELHI: Odisha, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka were among the major states which spearheaded India’s recovery from pandemic lows during FY20- FY25, by witnessing a CAGR of over 6% in gross state domestic product (GSDP), India Ratings said in a report. India Ratings analysis of the latest GSDP...
24th Party Congress Of CPI(M) Has Taken Isolation And Defeat Of BJP-RSS As Main Task
By P. Sudhir The 24th Congress of the CPI(M), which concluded at Madurai on April 6 with a massive rally, was notable in many respects. There were changes both in the agenda and content of the Congress discussions. First of all, a Political Review Report which reviewed the implementation...
Congress Moves Forward With A Focussed Strategy At Ahmedabad Session
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the two-day AICC session in Ahmedabad, the Congress has moved forward. The resolution finally adopted on April 9, 2025, shows that the party has made up it mind to adopt a modulated strategy which includes both the confrontational path against “inflicted grave injustice” upon...
Waqf Amendment Act Is An Assault On Constitution And Rights Of Minorities
By Krishna Jha “Who are you threatening? Waqf Act will be law, and all will have to obey,” declared home minister Amit Shah. It was almost prophetic, leaving no uncertainties. Autocracy was spreading its wings with brutal intolerance against any voices raised in opposition. The initiative itself reflects not...
CDU Chief Friedrich Merz Is Taking Over As Chancellor Of Germany
By Satyaki Chakraborty The German conservatives under the leadership of Friedrich Merz finally clinched a deal with the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) for forming a coalition which will run Europe’s largest economy for the next four years amidst new global scenario following Donald Trump taking over as the U.S....
