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By Sushil Kutty Parliament attack ‘mastermind’ Lalit Mohan Jha is in police custody. Four of his underlings – if he is ‘mastermind’, indeed – have been charged with terrorism under various sections of the UAPA, supposedly one of the toughest anti-terror legislations anywhere in the world. Does that mean, Neelam Devi, Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D., […]

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Oil demand growth in the key Asian market of India is set to slow next year as the spurt in consumption that followed the pandemic fades, echoing a slowdown in China and presenting a fresh headwind for prices. Consumption will expand 150,000 barrels a day in 2024, down from about 290,000 barrels a day seen […]

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NEW DELHI: The 28th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), hosted by oil exporter United Arab Emirates (UAE), adopted the idea of “transitioning away from fossil fuel” in the final decision text, marking the first instance of such a decision in the three decades of COP’s […]

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NEW DELHI: More than 33 per cent of India’s constituent units, the states and Union Territories with legislature, have projected their debt to cross 35 per cent of their respective gross state domestic product (GSDP) at the end of 2023-24. Twelve states — Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s economy would grow 6.7 per cent in Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24), said Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday, raising the estimate from 6.3 per cent it made in September. The lender revised its estimate based on India’s higher-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth, of 7.6 per cent, in the second quarter of […]

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By Arun Srivastava This is the second time in two decades that the security of Parliament has been breached. Nevertheless, the two incidents are distinctly different from each other in nature and probably in intention. The first was planned by terrorists “to wipe out the entire political leadership of India,” to quote the then home […]

The post Unemployed Youths Intruding Parliament Is A Desperate Cry For Help first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The way PM Narendra Modi’s growth narrative is being boastfully brought forward is nothing but mere politics, since it tries to put the stark reality of incidents of hunger and malnutrition in the country under carpet. As per the growth narrative India is the fourth biggest economy of the world, growing […]

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By Sushil Kutty Neelam ‘Azad’ is 42 and a student forever. Armed with a string of educational qualifications, Neelam couldn’t land a job and may not ever land one now that a case under UAPA has been lodged against her and the five others who planned and carried out the attack on Parliament on the […]

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NEW DELHI: Employers in India most bullish globally on hiring in 2024 March quarter: Survey Corporate India’s hiring sentiment for the next three months is one of the highest across the world, with 37 per cent of employers planning to increase their staff strength amid buoyant domestic demand conditions, says a survey. According to the […]

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NEW DELHI: Indian economy, dubbed the fastest growing major economy in the world, is faced with the single most important pressure point of job creation, says former RBI Governor Raghuram G Ranjan as he makes a strong case for improvement of human capital through skill development. Talking about the book ‘Breaking the mould: Reimagining India’s […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s e-retail market is expected to reach over $160 billion by 2028 as more Indian households join the upper middle and upper income consumer cohorts. According to a report released by Bain & Company and Flipkart, the e-retail market is estimated to scale up to $57-$60 billion in 2023, up 17-20 per cent […]

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India stands to gain significantly from its proposed free trade pact with Oman, particularly in sectors such as petroleum, steel, electronics and textiles, as over 80 per cent of its exports to the country currently face a five per cent import duty which could be eliminated, according to an analysis by research body Global Trade […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s steel mills have again held back on export offers, apart from the European Union, for three months now given stiff competition from China that continues to be 10-20 per cent lower-than-expected market rates. Mills here placed the last export offers at $660 per tonne (for benchmark hot rolled coils) against which the […]

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By Sushil Kutty Is Kashmir now settled issue? The Supreme Court verdict says ‘Yes’ and National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah put his seal of approval to the Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of Article 370. Nobody could have put it more succinctly than Farooq Abdullah, not even his son Omar Abdullah. In King’s language, […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s retail inflation inched up to a three-month high of 5.6% in November from 4.9% in the previous month, while industrial production rebounded to a 16-month record of 11.7% in October, aided by a festive surge and a favorable base, official data released Tuesday showed. Interest rates are likely to stay where they […]

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NEW DELHI: Government on Monday said that since 99 per cent local mobile phone market is being met through domestic manufacturing now, companies need to export by improving competitiveness and enhancing value addition, for next phase of growth. Government’s focus is now on boosting electronics component manufacturing in the country and new scheme for the […]

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AHMEDABAD: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said India’s bioeconomy has grown eight-fold in the last eight years to $80 billion, and the country has set a target to reach $600 billion by 2030. The minister was speaking at the pre-Vibrant Gujarat seminar on ‘Biotechnology: The Path of Innovation and Wellness for Viksit Bharat’. […]

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NEW DELHI: Global trends, macroeconomic data, and the outcome of the US Fed policy meeting are the major factors that will drive the movement in the domestic equity markets this week, analysts said. “In the upcoming data-centric week, the focus will be on crucial releases, including inflation data from India and the US. Indian inflation […]

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NEW DELHI: Propelled by a surge in vegetable prices, India’s retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), likely rose to a three-month high of 5.7% in November from 4.87% in October, according to a poll of 17 economists by FE. In November 2022, the retail inflation was at 5.88%. The estimates in the […]

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By Kalyani Shankar After completing the five state elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition prepare for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The B.J.P. is confident about maintaining its stronghold in the Hindi belt, and the Opposition has failed to challenge them effectively. B.J.P. won elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh comfortably […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee The crime in India has been recorded annually since the days of the British Raj. Currently, with more comprehensive statistics, the data is compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Union Home Ministry. However, what remain unclear are the dependability of the data, the specific actions taken to control […]

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Amid suspense over whom the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will pick for the Chief Minister’s post in Rajasthan, several new and former party MLAs of the state arrived at Vasundhara Raje Scindia’s Civil Lines residence in Jaipur on Sunday. The saffron party is yet to announce the meeting of the legislature party to choose its […]

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A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India’s sovereignty and that it does not have any right that is not available to the other states of India. The court said Article […]

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By Girish Linganna In October this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a significant meeting to evaluate the advancement of India’s Gaganyaan Mission and to define the future of the nation’s space exploration efforts. Expanding on the achievements of such previous space missions as Chandrayan-3 and Aditya L-1, the Prime Minister has set ambitious targets […]

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