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Modernisation Of Indian Defence Forces Is Taking Place Rapidly
By Aritra Banerjee Walk into any conversation about veterans’ welfare today, and you can sense a quiet tension running beneath the surface. It is not anger or disappointment as much as a kind of fatigue. Veterans see reforms moving rapidly on paper. They hear announcements about digitisation, restructuring and...
US Trade Team May Press India On Greater Market Access In Agri Products
NEW DELHI: The visiting US trade delegation is expected to push India for greater market access in agricultural products, with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer on Wednesday highlighting New Delhi’s resistance to certain row crops such as corn and soybeans, as well as meat products. The...
ADB Revises Upward India’s GDP Growth To 7.2 Per Cent For FY26
NEW DELHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday upped India’s growth forecast for FY26 to 7.2 per cent from 6.5 per cent driven primarily by robust domestic consumption supported by recent tax cuts. The sharp upgrade of 0.7 percentage points of the Indian economy will help Asia to...
Help Local Kirana Stores With Dedicated Tech Platform: FRAI
NEW DELHI: Small and medium retailers, facing heat from intense competition from e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms, through their association FRAI, have urged the government to create a dedicated technology platform, which will help them to compete with hyperlocal delivery platforms on an equal footing. The Federation of Retailer Association...
CPSE Dividends Reach 60 Per Cent Of FY26 Target
NEW DELHI: The Centre’s dividend receipts from the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have fetched Rs 41,378 crore so far in the current financial year, or 60% of the annual target of Rs 69,000 crore. However, the dividend receipts are trailing the previous year’s achievement during the corresponding period....
TRAI Recommends Backhaul Spectrum Charge At 0.1% Of AGR; Costs May Halve
NEW DELHI: In a move that is set to slash the cost of backhaul spectrum charges by more than half, India’s telecom regulator has recommended that 0.1 per cent of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) be charged for the airwaves that connect towers to the core network. The Telecom Regulatory...
US Officials’ Delhi Trip Takes Trade Negotiations Into A Decisive Stage
By K Raveendran Trade negotiations between Washington and New Delhi have moved into a critical phase as senior American trade officials arrive in India with the stated intention of clearing the final hurdles to a long-discussed agreement. The presence of Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer and chief India-deal...
New Labour Codes To Compel Indian Workers To Spend More Hours
By Krishna Jha The technological progress harnessed by the corporate sector has created an eternal thirst to have more. To get more surplus, exploitation rate has been raised to its summit. There has also been efforts to reducing jobs and raising unemployment rate. The workers are always in uncertainty...
Will SIR Debate In Parliament Lead To Concrete Electoral Reform Or Change?
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in 12 States/UTs are underway amidst strong opposition by the opposition political parties, outside and inside the Parliament of India, where parliamentarians are finally debating it after scenes and disruption created by the opposition on unwillingness of the...
India’s BIT Paralysis Is Now Holding Up Trade Talks And The Cost Is Rising
By R. Suryamurthy India’s trade diplomacy is beginning to show the strain of its investment treaty retreat. Behind the upbeat official communiqués and the carefully worded joint statements, the uncomfortable truth is this: India’s stalled or sluggish trade negotiations—with the EU, UK, Canada, and even middle-income partners—are being held...
Kerala Government To Appeal Against Verdict In Actor Rape Case
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government has decided to approach the Kerala High Court with an appeal against the verdict of the trial court in Kochi in the 2017 actor rape case. The trial court in Kochi had acquitted actor Dileep, the eighth accused, and...
Yunus Administration Faces Mounting Questions Amid Political Uncertainty
By Tajul Islam The political situation in Bangladesh has entered an era of heightened complexity and instability, shaped most dramatically by the events of August 5, 2024. On that day, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India, reportedly fearing for her life as the Meticulous Design movement intensified...
Mexico’s Leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum Is Leading Reforms From The Front
By David Raby MEXICO CITY: Ten days ago the news from Mexico was of violent right-wing protests and destabilisation attempts but the popular response led by President Claudia Sheinbaum has completely transformed the situation. An investigation by the Morena party group in the Mexico City Assembly produced detailed evidence...
Microsoft Bets $17.5 Billion On India’s AI-First Future With Cloud, AI Infra
NEW DELHI: Software giant Microsoft on Tuesday said it would invest $17.5 billion in India between 2026 and 2029 to advance India’s Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, skilling, and ongoing operations. This will be in addition to the $3 billion the company announced in January this year for...
India’s IPO Engine Enters A New Era: $20 Billion A Year Is The ‘New Normal’, Says JP Morgan
CHENNAI: India’s equity markets may be entering a new phase of maturity, with global investment banking giant J P Morgan stating that annual initial public offerings worth around 20 billion dollars have become the country’s “new normal.” It noted that the scale and consistency of recent issuances indicate a...
Ministerial Meet Gives ‘Strategic Push’ To India-EU FTA
NEW DELHI: A two-day intensive discussion between European Union’s Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic and India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal concluded here on Tuesday, providing strategic guidance to the teams negotiating a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The agreement could be concluded “at the...
CPSEs Meet 64 Per Cent Of FY26 Capex Target In April-November
NEW DELHI: Capital expenditure by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), Indian Railways and the National Highways Authority of India reached Rs 5.04 lakh crore in the first eight months of FY26, achieving 64% of the annual target. This marks a 14% on-year growth in spending during April–November 2025, signalling...
Centre Resumes MGNREGA Works In West Bengal But With Stringent Riders
NEW DELHI: After a gap of more than three years, the Central government has agreed to resume MGNREGA works in West Bengal with immediate effect but subject to mandatory adherence to stringent conditions that include prohibition of any work which is valued more than Rs 20 lakh, compulsory 100...
