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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Contestants arrayed in the electoral battlefield of Rajasthan is almost clear. The Congress and the BJP are engaged in a bitter, closer, no holds barred contest than expected earlier. Hitherto sidelined BJP leader and former CM Vasundhara Raje has come back to the centrestage, while challenges go on multiplying for  the […]

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By Arun Srivastava The problem with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has been his own overblown ego. He treats himself as the most astute politician possessing the highest order of intellect and wisdom. He also nurtures the feeling that no other politician could read his mind and make out of his future moves. None had […]

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NEW DELHI: India is pulling out all the stops to get Elon Musk’s Tesla to the country with government departments working to provide all the required approvals by January 2024. The Prime Minister’s Office Monday held a meeting with top officials to take stock of the next phase of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing in the […]

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NEW DELHI: Amid a record incorporation of companies, the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has called for regular general meetings, stating that they offer shareholders a platform to question the management’s decisions and the shareholders’ participation minimises corporate frauds and financial risks. In an internal communication, the ministry said: “General meetings can help companies fulfil […]

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NEW DELHI: The Indian economy has the potential to clock 6.2 per cent annual average growth rate in the medium term during the 2019-27 period, credit rating agency Fitch ratings said in its latest Global Economic Outlook report on Monday. The agency raised the projection by 0.7 percentage points from 5.7 per cent estimated for […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s GDP growth in real terms in the second quarter of FY24 may have been significantly higher than 6.5% projected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), according to a few economists who FE spoke to, in this regard. While most have revised their estimates upwards, the estimates range from 6.2% to as […]

The post Q2 GDP Seen To Beat RBI Estimate, May Come In Close To 7% first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with all AAP MLAs in the assembly even as the buzz surrounding his imminent arrest refused to die down. And yet another AAP MLA, this time from Punjab, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under a case of a Rs 40-crore […]

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday derided the ED, CBI and the Income Tax Department as “jawans” of Narendra Modi, and said before the prime minister hits the campaign trail he sends the central agencies to target the opposition. Addressing a rally in Jodhpur in Rajasthan ahead of the November 25 assembly polls, the Congress […]

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Expressing dismay over the ‘thief’ slur levelled at her Trinamool Congress party by the opposition, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she had not accepted a single paisa nor taken even a cup of tea from anyone. The erstwhile Left Front government was corrupt as one crore fake ration cards were detected […]

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The Congress on Monday slammed the Narendra Modi government over its decision to deploy senior bureaucrats as “rath prabharis” for its Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, alleging that it was a “blatant use” of officers for “what is essentially a programme to implement one-man’s personal political propaganda”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party will […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee Increasing secret business donations to political parties to help fight state and general elections threaten to harm India’s democratic system. The practice protects the anonymity of contributors. If France, one of the world’s most vibrant democracies, can ban political donations by business corporations, why do political parties in India need to raise […]

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NEW DELHI: The capital expenditure by 54 large central public sector enterprises (CPSE) and the five departmental arms of the ministries, such as the Railway Board and National Highways Authority of India, rose 33% in the first half of the current fiscal with their spending reaching Rs 3.79 lakh crore by September 30, according to […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s power consumption grew 9.4 per cent to around 984.39 billion units in the April-October period this fiscal compared to a year ago mainly due to improvement in economic activities and weather conditions. Power consumption in the April-October period in fiscal year 2022-23 was 899.95 billion units, according to power ministry data. Another […]

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By Sushil Kutty Last heard, the NDA had taken a massive lead in the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat elections with the BJP, the NCP Ajit Pawar faction and the Shinde Shiv Sena going great guns while the Congress, Shiv  Sena (UBT) and NCP Sharad Pawar were way behind, underlying the reality that the INDI-Alliance has a […]

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NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc of UK have reverted to oil indexation for pricing the gas they produce from India’s largest private-sector operated field in KG basin as they look to tap into the upside from the buoyant oil market. Reliance and bp in a tender have sought bids from […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Mizoram and Chhattisgarh may vote for peace and development. Elections to all the 40 Vidhan Sabha seats in Mizoram and 20 out of 90 in Chhattisgarh are scheduled to be held on November 7. During the entire election campaigns for this phase of election, violence dominated the minds of electorates – […]

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By Arun Srivastava It appears that Narendra Modi has lost his political sense and prudence; else how could he choose to launch a ruthless attack on the opposition, and even target a section of his own party, just while the Lok Sabha election was hovering on his head. This observation may appear to be quite […]

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The Congress on Sunday alleged that the BJP’s poll promises in state elections can be aptly described as ”Modi’s jumlas” as the prime minister had earlier dubbed such measures as ”revdis”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also accused the BJP of copying the Congress ”guarantees” in their manifestos for the upcoming assembly elections in five […]

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Just days to go for the electoral battle in Rajasthan and while Ashok Gehlot awaits the results of the final showdown, one critical round has been won by the chief minister. In a late-night press release, Congress announced yet another list of candidates for the desert state, with one name garnering attention. Shanti Dhariwal has […]

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NEW DELHI: Capital expenditure by 18 state governments whose finances were reviewed surged by 56% on year in the first half of the current financial year compared with just a 2% rise in the year-ago period. This was supported by capex loans from the Centre. Excluding loans from the Centre, the capex of these 18 […]

The post States Capex Up 50 Per Cent In H1 On Low Base first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

BENGALURU: Facing margin headwinds, IT firms like Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and LTIMindtree, are reducing their exposure by giving up low-value clients in the Asia-Pacific region, which falls under the RoW (rest of the world) geographical segment for them. Instead these firms are concentrating on deals in the North America region. Though this region is witnessing […]

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NEW DELHI: After a delay of several months, India and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) have begun discussing the contours of a free trade agreement, which may not include a bilateral investment treaty. Through the agreement, India will be eyeing a large and affluent market for its goods and also concessions on visas in a […]

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