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By Krishna Jha It was the continuing process of instability in the economy that was more obvious with CMIE data showing the country’s unemployment rate touching a four month high, at 7.9 percent in December, 2021, the urban employment rate rose from 8.21 in November 2021, to 9.3 percent in December 2021. In December, 2022, […]
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Karnataka Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel on Wednesday sparked a row as he spoke about the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and called for the “killing” of all his ardent followers. Reiterating the common right-wing stand that considers Tipu Sultan a tyrant who forcefully converted thousands to Islam, Kateel said he […]
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By Sushil Kutty Is Adani-Modi and the so-called Hindenburg revelations that brought the alleged murky ties between a prime minister and a stinking rich moneybag an issue in the Tripura assembly elections, the first of nine state assembly elections scheduled for 2023? The answer is, there is so far nothing to indicate ‘yes’ or ‘no’. […]
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By Sushil Kutty The human body is 80 percent water. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s is 80 percent hubris, the remaining 20 percent hot air for ballast, also called ‘bombast’! Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma and qualities to inspire are garnished with enough narcissism to sink INS Vikrant! And his breadth of vision matched only by […]
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The infighting within Congress has led to a political turmoil in Maharashtra and now, Shiv Sena (UBT) has jumped into the controversy. Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ has targeted Congress state chief Nana Patole, saying his “immature” step of abruptly resigning from the position of Speaker in the State Assembly cost the MVA government very dearly, putting […]
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By Arun Srivastava While the 140 crores Indians, even those spread across the world, were impatiently awaiting a resilient rebuttal from their prime minister Narendra Modi to the allegations levelled by the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against him of patronising and promoting corporate giant Gautam Adani, who allegedly indulged in financial irregularities and fraud, Modi, […]
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The US is not looking at sanctioning India over its oil purchase from Russia, Karen Donfried, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, said on Wednesday. The relationship with India is most consequential and while the policy approach of US and India may differ, both share a commitment to uphold the order […]
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By Sushil Kutty ‘Hindu-versus-Hindutva’, and the ‘casteism’ that plagues Hindu society are the issues for the 2023 9-states’ assembly elections, as well as for the 2024 general elections. Ask people from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and they will agree. Especially after the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. It does not need rocket science, […]
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By K Raveendran Further hikes in steel prices are in the offing as upside risks in the global markets have strengthened in recent weeks. Faced with a decline in global production, manufacturers across the world are raising their prices. Indian steel mills have already effected a 3-5 percent increase in prices across the board, with […]
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The year 2022 remains in the rear-view mirror. There was no shortage of buzz in the market last year: rising interest rates, an ongoing inflation shock, and, as a result, falling stock markets and a strengthening dollar. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 6 February 2023 – The year 2022 remains in the rear-view mirror. There was no shortage of buzz in the market last year: […]
By K Raveendran With China slowly reopening after it abandoned the zero-Covid policy, global markets are bracing up for an industrial inflation, denoting higher industrial material prices. Already signs of importers of Chinese goods and materials having to dish out more for their requirements are visible, according to analysts. China’s zero-Covid policy has been central […]
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The Reserve Bank of India today said the country’s banking system remains resilient and stable, amid concerns about the exposure of lenders to Adani group companies. “Various parameters relating to capital adequacy, asset quality, liquidity, provision coverage and profitability are healthy. Banks are also in compliance with the Large Exposure Framework guidelines issued by the […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Union Budget 2023-24 is deceptive. The very presumptions of revenue and growth are overestimated, promises made are too high to be realized, allocations made are inequitable for different sectors as well as social groups, and the higher allocations made for certain sectors are being energetically overplayed. If the Indian Economy is […]
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Sustainability-Linked Derivative (SLD) supports RGE’s strategy of pivoting its financing towards SLLs, a total of US$1.6 billion secured in 2022 Besides hedging the interest rate risk of its latest SLLs, the SLD shows RGE’s confidence in delivering on its SLL’s sustainability KPIs SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 February 2023 – Royal Golden Eagle (“RGE”), a global group of resource-based manufacturing companies, has announced that its member […]
By P. Sudhir A small US investor firm has challenged the Indian behemoth, the Adani group, and shaken it to its foundations. The Hindenburg Research, a short selling firm, brought out a 129-page report on the Adani group marshalling evidence of all the funding operations and offshore activities of the 578 subsidiaries and shell companies […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak “The fundamentals of the Indian Economy are sound as it enters its Amrit Kaal, the 25-year journey towards its centenary as a modern, independent nation. Policies pursued carefully and consciously to ensure …” was of course noisy and highly opinionated statement of the Economic Survey 2022-23, but the Union Budget 2023-24, […]
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By K Raveendran Increased tax collections in view of a post-Covid pickup in the economy, easing of commodity prices as part of a global trend and lower subsidies on account of a reduction in food and fertilizer subsidy, apart from the withdrawal of Covid-related reliefs have given finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman a lot of elbow […]
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DUBAI: Middle East-based investors are highly attracted to the U.S. real estate market due to its stability, security, and growth. To meet this increased investor demand, Glenwood Equity has partnered with U.S.-based Patel Family Office to set up new bases of operation in Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Sharjah, Kuwait, Bahrain, Istanbul, Jeddah, Oman, Qatar, and Doha. The local bases will liaise with the partnership’s Dubai hub to support high net worth private investors, wealth advisers, and strategic […]
By Subrata Majumder Chinese official English daily “Global Times” reiterated recently in its column that India’s policy initiative to reduce imports from China would backfire. It said “India needs integration, not protection”. In another argument, given the Apple’s Inc shifting to India, Global Times jeered, “Apple, facing softening demand, can hardly make India a manufacturing […]
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By K Raveendran ‘Insha Allah’ is a term used extensively by Arabs and Muslims across the world to mean ‘god willing’. But according to Arabic linguists, Insha Allah means ‘only if god willing’. There is a subtle difference between the two usages, the former denoting a lot more optimism than what may be warranted. This […]
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By Prakash Karat The union budget for 2023-24 is to be presented before parliament on February 1, 2023 at a time when both the Indian as well as world economies face a grim situation. Notwithstanding the tall claims of the Modi government, India’s economy is yet to recover from the crippling effects of the Covid […]
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By K Raveendran Thanks to more crude imports by India, Russia has managed to beat the European Union embargo and the G-7 price cap on the Russian crude. In fact, there has been a strong increase in Russian seaborne crude exports, mainly from ports in the country’s west, according to industry sources. More crude is […]
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By Prabir Purkayastha The recent announcement of the Narendra Modi government of a Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 19,794 crore) National Green Hydrogen Mission has created two kinds of questions. The most common reaction is what is green hydrogen? And do we have a plan for a green hydrogen path for which Rs 20,000 crore is […]
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