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By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Nothing seems to be going right for the Congress in Kerala. As if the plethora of problems already plaguing the party were not enough, the Congress is caught in a major controversy over the election of the Youth Congress state president. The charge against the Youth Congress is that YC activists […]

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By Kunal Bose Holding conferences of investors with attempts made to induct representation of as many foreign countries as possible have become an annual or biennial ritual with states in this country. Closing ceremonies will be marked by state chief ministers proudly announcing promised investments, in most cases of astronomical sums, not necessarily justified by […]

The post Odisha Under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Has Achieved Success In Wooing Investors first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel has not just divided Muslim political leaders. It’s also solicited diverse responses from religious figures and institutions, reflecting deeper divisions about what Islam stands for in the 21st century. At the core of the differences is the ability and willingness to empathise with innocent victims […]

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NEW DELHI: In one of the biggest moves to improve the functioning of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the government is discussing a massive expansion, which could see an addition of up to 100 members. While the current sanctioned strength is 63, typically there are always vacancies with the government often being slow in […]

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NEW DELHI: Unlike in the last fiscal, surplus dividend by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) may not entirely make up for an expected steep shortfall in the government’s disinvestment proceeds in FY24 from the budgeted Rs 51,000 crore, now that the strategic sale of IDBI Bank could spill over to FY25, a senior official said. […]

The post Surplus CPSE Dividend Unlikely To Offset Disinvestment Revenue Shortfall In FY24 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: A combination of factors led to a surge in the share price of state-run insurance companies on Friday, with general insurer New India Assurance’s (NIA) stock hitting the upper circuit. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) surged 10 per cent. The state-run re-insurer General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) stock closed 16.7 per […]

The post PSU Insurers’ Stocks Surge On Attractive Valuation, RBI’s Risk Weight Norms first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: India and European Union on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation on semiconductors ecosystem which will facilitate investments, joint ventures and technology partnership including manufacturing facilities. The move is in sync with India’s plan to provide incentives worth $10 billion for chip manufacturing in the country. The MoU was signed at […]

The post India, EU Sign Pact For Ties On Semiconductors first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed a significant revamp of the “trading plan” framework, which would allow insiders to trade their company shares with greater flexibility. The proposed changes include the elimination of the “black-out” period, a reduction in the cool-off period, and relatively lenient price limits. Insiders, typically senior […]

The post SEBI Proposes Easing Trading Plans For Company Insiders first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Satyaki Chakraborty The results of the general elections in Netherlands held on November 22 indicating the emergence of the far right Party for Freedom (PVV) headed by Geert Wilders sent a shock wave across Europe. PVV became the biggest party in the Netherlands winning 37 of the 150 seats in parliament. Never in Dutch […]

The post Far Right Victory In Netherlands Elections Signals Bad Omen For European Liberals And Left first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Results of 199 Rajasthan Assembly seats where polling took place on Saturday will decide which party rules the state for the next five years. Since 1998 no party has been repeated twice in succession in Rajasthan. By that token, the Congress would be taking a break from December 3. But Rajasthan Chief […]

The post For Ashok Gehlot, The Outcome Of Assembly Polls In Rajasthan Will Determine His Future first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup As Telangana goes to polls, on November 30, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi took inspiration from Team India’s performance at the just concluded the ODI World Cup. Hoping to emulate the cricket team, the party launched a campaign asserting that, just as India will lift its third trophy, the party will also […]

The post Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Has A Formidable Team For Assembly Poll first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Tirthankar Mitra A fish curry is a meal while macherjhol is a emotion that will find widespread support in West Bengal. Its residents who swear by the taste of hilsa would in all likelihood be foxed by Gujarat’s choice of Ghol as the state fish. Black spotted croaker or ghol is considered to be […]

The post Gujarat Govt’s Choice Of Ghol As A The State Fish Leads To Murmurs In Bengal first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

On the Telangana campaign trail, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in an exclusive chat with Network18, responded to the “panauti” remark by the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying people will give them a befitting reply. “Whenever they have abused PM Modi…the public has given them an answer by voting for the Bharatiya Janata […]

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AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday expressed confidence that his party would win the assembly polls in the states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. Addressing an election rally at LB Nagar here, he urged the electorate to dislodge the BRS government in Telangana. ”Election will be held in Rajasthan tomorrow. We are winning […]

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Trouble seems to be mounting for Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query row, with the latest report claiming that the Trinamool Congress MP’s Parliament login ID was not just accessed from Dubai, but two other places including ones in the United States. Apart from Dubai, Moitra’s login credentials were used from New Jersey in the US […]

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US President Joe Biden said Friday’s release of a first group of hostages taken by Hamas was just a “start” and that there were “real” chances to extend a temporary truce in Gaza. Speaking to reporters in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where he was spending the Thanksgiving holiday with his family, Biden also said it was time […]

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Amid the reported outbreak of H9N2 cases and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Director Dr Ajay Shukla advised people to be careful, follow routine practices of cleanness and if there’s someone who has got this respiratory illness or infection they should try to maintain distance from other […]

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Rebellions have a way of coming back to haunt. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words at a rally in Rajasthan, where he accused the Congress top leadership of taking revenge against Sachin Pilot because of his father standing up to Sonia Gandhi, stung the party. It also brought back memories of those days in the Congress […]

The post Sachin fight revives memories of father’s tussle with Sonia first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.