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By Annie Domini The much-awaited order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague in the case of genocide by the State of Israel against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, brought before the world court by the Republic of South Africa, came out on 26 January 2024 and it’s crystal clear: […]

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NEW DELHI: India Inc wants government to keep up the momentum on public spending to boost demand and step up disinvestment and asset monetisation to keep public finances in order. “India is at an important inflexion point and given the current global developments and associated headwinds, the government should continue to lay major thrust on […]

The post Government Must Keep Up Capital Expenditure Momentum, Says India Inc first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Oil regulator PNGRB has launched a two-month long nationwide drive to increase adoption of piped natural gas as a cooking fuel in household kitchens in an attempt to cut dependence on imported fossil-fuels. “The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) along with city gas distribution entities will run a campaign from January […]

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NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR witnessed a sharp 42 per decline in demand for warehouse and industrial spaces last year on high base effect and lower new supply, according to Colliers. The gross leasing of Grade-A industrial & warehousing spaces fell to 5.1 million square feet in 2023 from 8.8 million square feet in the previous year. […]

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NEW DELHI: Walmart group firm Flipkart continues to dominate the e-commerce segment with 48 per cent market share while Softbank-backed Meesho has emerged as the fastest growing e-commerce platform in terms of user base in India, a latest report by AllianceBernstein said. According to the report, Flipkart’s user base grew 21 per cent year-on-year (YoY), […]

The post Flipkart Leads E-Comm Market With 48% Share, Meesho Fastest Growing Platform: Bernstein first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava While the maverick Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to part with INDIA bloc posing question about the future of the alliance in the state, the top leaders of alliance held a mini-INDIA meet in Tamil Nadu pledging to defeat the BJP. Displaying the adroitness of the INDIA bloc, Tamil Nadu […]

The post Nitish Kumar May Part With INDIA Bloc To Join NDA, But His Image Has Got A Big Hit first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Pre-election Interim Union Budget 2024-25 may not be expected to be different than one of the kinds that was tabled in 2019 by the PM Narendra Modi led government when the Union Government did to restrict itself only to passage of the vote on account, but went beyond to announce spectacular […]

The post Pre-Election Interim Union Budget 2024-25 May Surprise Workforce first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Amidst the happenings in Bihar where Nitish Kumar is doing what he does best, i.e., lodge a new government with another coalition partner with himself remaining Chief Minister of the remodelled dispensation, which is more like a reshuffle than an overthrow or a change of government, comes an allegation from none other […]

The post How Serious Is Kejriwal Charge That BJP Is Trying To Bribe AAP MLA’s Of Delhi? first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The Tata group and European aerospace company Airbus have signed an agreement to manufacture H125 civilian helicopters together in India. This announcement came as India and France adopted a joint defence production road map and an agreement on defence space partnership, following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. […]

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NEW DELHI: India and the UK will likely sign an agreement in early February to spurt flow of London-based patient capital funds the burgeoning infrastructure sector of the world’s fifth largest economy. India is aiming for $5-10 billion inflows in the initial phase to establish a proof of concept in project financing for investors to […]

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NEW DELHI: The government has halved the amount of equity infusion in state-owned fuel retailers to Rs 15,000 crore for supporting their investments in energy transition projects, the finance ministry has said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had on February 1 last year while presenting the annual Budget for 2023-24 fiscal (April 2023 to March 2024) […]

The post Govt Halves Budget Support To Oil Firms, Defers Filling Strategic Reserves first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: Private banks have continued to grow their personal loan books in the September-December quarter even after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised risk weights for unsecured loans. According to the banks’ latest quarterly numbers, their personal loan books have risen between 10% and 86% year-on-year (yoy). Leading banks like ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra […]

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The Uttarakhand government is expected to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill on February 5 and has therefore convened a special one-day session in the state Assembly to discuss the bill. The five-member committee, led by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, is expected to hand over its report to the government […]

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday continued to target the Congress party calling it “soft naxal”, which has moved away from the Gandhian philosophy. “I was with the Congress for 22 years. Slogans have changed. Congress slogans used to be different, soft. Now they have become Left-leaning,” Sarma said as Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat […]

The post Sarma claims Rahul Gandhi uses ‘body-double’ in Yatra first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Murshidabad has an air of rebellion about it. This is the historical place that has been marked by the famous rebellion of Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah against the British though he was betrayed and killed. This is also one of the last citadels of the Congress in the state. And Berhampore in Murshidabad district […]

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Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a seventh time on Sunday with support from the Bharatiya Janata Party, his on-again-off-again ally, sources told NDTV Friday, as the churn in the state’s political landscape spins to a conclusion. For its backing, the BJP will get two Deputy Chief Minister berths, […]

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, after parting ways with the  BJP in 2022, took on the initiative of coralling all opposition forces to jointly take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling party in the national election. He hosted the first meeting of opposition parties in Patna, and it was widely believed that he […]

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By Savera The Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, a draft of which was circulated for public comments by the union ministry of information and broadcasting in November 2023, is yet another step by the Modi government to restrict and stifle freedom of expression. It seeks to replace the nearly three-decade-old Cable Television Networks Regulation Act, […]

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By Prabhat Patnaik The unemployment situation is worse today than it has ever been in post-independence India. There are two distinct elements that have contributed to this situation. One is the fact that the output recovery from the fall caused by the pandemic-linked lockdown has not been accompanied by a comparable employment recovery. In fact, […]

The post Introduction Of Universal Employment Guarantee Scheme Is Need Of The Hour first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Devasis Chattopadhyay India celebrates her 75th Republic Day. Different states and Union Territories are marking this special day with celebrations. Like all previous Republic Days, on New Delhi’s Kartavya Path (erstwhile Rajpath), this year too, a group of finest horsemen attired in exquisite red coats, elegant golden sashes, and magnificent turbans would accompany our […]

The post President’s Body Guard, The Elite Horsemen Carry A 250 Year Old Legacy first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Ms. Mamata Banerjee has just publicly rejected an alliance with the state Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, but in truth, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) had decided to shake up the still evolving opposition I.N.D.I.A anti-BJP coalition some days ago. There had been […]

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