News related to
First

CHENNAI: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Sunday said his firm Reliance Industries in partnership with Canada’s Brookfield will open a data centre in Chennai next week, marking entry into the fast-growing market. Reliance had in July last year invested about Rs 378 crore to enter an existing joint venture, where Brookfield Infrastructure and US-based realty estate […]

The post Ambani Says Reliance-Brookfield To Open Data Centre Next Week first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) continued their buying spree and poured close to Rs 4,800 crore in the Indian equity markets in the first week of January driven by confidence in the country’s robust economic fundamentals. Additionally, they injected Rs 4,000 crore in the debt market during the period under review, data with the […]

The post FPIs Infuse Rs 4,800 Crore In Equities On Strong Economic Confidence first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The negotiations on India-Oman free trade agreement that were racing towards concussion may drag a bit longer as Indian petrochemical producers have opposed any deep duty cuts on polypropylene and polyethylene that might be offered in the pact. Both polypropylene and polyethylene, key raw materials for plastics, currently attract import tax (basic customs […]

The post Petrochemical Industry Opposes Oman FTA, Deal May Be Delayed first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Market size of the Indian footwear industry can increase by over three times to USD 90 billion by 2030 provided a host of measures such as a ban on show imports, fiscal incentives, more design centres and Taiwanese contract manufacturers setting up shops in the country are taken, a report said on Sunday. […]

The post Footwear Industry To Hit $90 Billion Mark By 2030: Report first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Rural startups are making a strong pitch for new programmes to foster research and innovation, as the grassroots-level entrepreneurs seek support for streamlined supply chains, subsidies, improved infrastructure, and easy access to finance. As the Budget and the Lok Sabha elections draw closer, startups working in various sectors, especially in smaller towns and […]

The post Rural Startups Seek Better Infra, Easier Access To Funds first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Discrepancies in computation of advance estimates of the country’s Gross Domestic Product for 2023-24 stood at Rs 2.59 lakh crore as against (-) Rs 3.80 lakh crore in 2022-23 and (-) Rs 4.47 lakh crore in 2021-22, according to National Statistical Office (NSO). On Friday, the NSO released its first advance estimates of […]

The post GDP Numbers For FY24 Show Discrepancies Of Rs 2.59 Lakh Crore first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty Israel’s Gaza war has entered its fourth month on January 7 this year leading to a death toll of more than 22,500.The entire Gaza strip has been devastated by the Israeli bombings. Apart, the Israel Defence Forces have targeted areas of both Lebanon and Iraq giving the war against the Palestinians a […]

The post Israel’s Gaza War Expands To Lebanon, Iraq; Enters Fourth Month first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee There is nothing to panic immediately about India’s current general government debt, for which the International Monetary Fund has warned that it may exceed 100 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the medium term, or by 2028. In its annual ‘Article IV’ consultation report, IMF said that long-term risks […]

The post India’s General Government Debt Needs To Be Controlled first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Increasingly, it seems that it is not the BJP per se, but the leaders of the constituents of the united opposition’s INDIA bloc are its worst enemies. While the core committee of the senior BJP leaders has been burning the midnight lamp finalising the list of the candidates, working out electoral strategy […]

The post Unpredictable Nitish Is Responsible For Weakening Of INDIA Bloc first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak As India heads towards General Election 2024, sharp rise in urban unemployment in December 2023 exposes again the falsehood of government’s narrative and propaganda regarding employment generation under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. Though under the new narrative on the employment front on the eve of Lok Sabha Election 2024, […]

The post Urban Unemployment Rises Sharply In December 2023 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday took a veiled jibe at his uncle Sharad Pawar over his age, saying some people are not ready to retire even though they are in their 80s. “Employees of Maharashtra government retire at the age of 58. Most people normally stop their active professional […]

The post Ajit’s uncharitable jibe at uncle Pawar first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: India Inc’s earnings for the December 2023 quarter are expected to show strong growth on the back of good numbers from auto manufacturers, banks, capital goods makers, cement producers and residential real estate developers. In aggregate, companies are likely to report a high single-digit increase in profits when seen year-on-year, though the rise […]

The post India Inc May Report Good Numbers In Q3 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave on Monday for a two-day visit to London, underscoring India’s growing defence relations with the United Kingdom (UK). He will be accompanied by a high-level Ministry of Defence (MoD) delegation, comprising senior officials from the Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO), service headquarters and the Department of Defence Production. […]

The post Rajnath Singh To Talk Defence Production In A Two-Day Visit To London first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The government’s dividend collection from non-financial central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and other investments in this financial year could amount to about ₹55,000 crore, more than a quarter higher than the budgetary target of ₹43,000 crore, said a senior official. However, the Centre could reduce its combined disinvestment and dividend (from non-financial CPSEs) […]

The post Centre May Rake In Rs 55,000 Crore In Dividends From Key CPSEs first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: Borrowing by banks climbed last year, on average by as much as two-thirds in aggregate, as the central bank’s liquidity mop-up to tame consumer prices coincided with higher demand for credit and trailing deposit growth. HDFC Bank’s mid-July merger with mortgage-lending pioneer HDFC also caused borrowings to swell for mainstream lenders under the central […]

The post Bank Borrowings Increase By 67 Per Cent In 2023 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lakshadweep visit last week conjured up a debate on the internet after Maldives minister Abdulla Mahzoom Majid, in a social media post, claimed that India is shifting focus from the Maldives by promoting Lakshadweep as another tourist spot. “Recently, I had the opportunity to be among the people of Lakshadweep. I […]

The post Opposition slams Modi for ‘pushing close ally away’ first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

The ruling BJD and opposition BJP were working against Odisha’s self-esteem by involving “outsiders” in the state’s affairs, senior Congress leader Ajoy Kumar alleged on Sunday. Raising the slogan of “Odisha for Odias”, he claimed that “outsiders” were now playing a bigger role in the state’s politics, economy and bureaucracy while the importance of Odias […]

The post Cong coins ‘Odisha for Odias’ slogan ahead of elections first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday said that if the INDIA bloc comes to power after the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls, the first thing it would do is abolish the Agniveer scheme. Jayant Choudhary, who was addressing a ‘Youth Parliament’ organised by RLD at the Sai Dham Colony grounds, said, “If India’s […]

The post RLD chief promises priority abolition of Agniveer scheme first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) supremo Badaruddin Ajmal on Sunday questioned girls students for wearing makeup. Addressing aspirants attending ‘Ajmal Super40 foundation program’ in Barpeta district of Assam, he said, “I have seen many girls wearing a full face of makeup. Why are you wearing lipstick and blush? Yaha koi hero aane wala hai […]

The post Ajmal frowns on lipstick, asks girls to get married first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.