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NEW DELHI: Finalising the rules of origin for the medical devices sector remains a sticking-point in the proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK and the talks are on to iron out the differences, an official said. Huge potential is there in the medical devices sector in India, as it imports about 80 […]

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By Anjan Roy Sam Altman has become globally known overnight not because of what he had achieved already, which was seminal, but because he was summarily sacked by the board of directors of the startup firm he had established. Sam Altman had become a legend at his young age for his role in developing software […]

The post Why Sacking Of A Single Man Is Rocking The Global Big Tech Operations? first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

BENGALURU: The net leasing of Grade-A commercial office space in India will stagnate this financial year at 32-34 million square feet, with global uncertainties brewing caution among key tenant categories, according to the latest Crisil Ratings report. Major seven cities in India – Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), National Capital Region (NCR) […]

The post Demand For Workspaces Eases On Global Downturn; Shift To Office Holds Hope first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Negotiation phase for India is practically over at the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) with agreement on supply chains already signed and talks almost over on clean and fair economy. It must move cautiously now to protect space for the domestic policy action, according to a trade policy think tank. The three […]

The post India Must Protect Autonomy Post IPEF Deal, Says GTRI first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The UK’s demand of a higher level of protection for its GI products from the agriculture sector under the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with India remains an unresolved issue as the talks for the pact are on to iron out differences, an official said. British GI (Geographical Indication) products include Scotch whisky, […]

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By Girish Linganna During President Biden’s high profile summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week, his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, briefed him on an unrelated matter, namely, the escalating tensions in the Middle East. With less than a year remaining for the 2024 election, President Biden is faced with the challenge of managing […]

The post US President Joe Biden Facing Backlash In His Own Party Over Total Support To Israel first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there are many people from backward communities and classes who are yet to be brought into the mainstream, as he pitched for a caste census in the country. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister was addressing a gathering at a rally in Jind organised by Balraj Kundu, […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The workers’ ‘right to strike’ is being dragged to the scaffold to be guillotined, if possible, by 112thSession of the International Labour Conference (ILC) to be held in June 2024. The Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation, being uncomfortable by the dispute brought by its 14 regular Employer members, has […]

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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav In Bangladesh, where national elections are scheduled for January 7, political issues are taking a backseat, and the scarcity and high prices of essential food items such as potatoes, onions, eggs, edible oil, and sugar are taking centre stage. In an emergency meeting held at the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) […]

The post Food Scarcity Adds To The Woes Of Awami League Govt As The Country Goes For Elections first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) move on Thursday to increase risk weight on banks and non-banking finance companies’ (NBFCs) unsecured personal loan and credit card portfolio would likely hit the capital adequacy ratio (CRAR) of NBFCs more against that of banks, experts say. According to a report by Jefferies, country’s largest NBFC Bajaj […]

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NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that India’s G20 Presidency advocated for finding solutions from within the Global South. He said that India walked the talk by hosting the first Voice of the Global South Summit in January 2023 and added that the nations were able to hold discussions on the […]

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By Harihar Swarup A few months ago, the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi called a meeting to bring a truce between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin pilot. At the meeting, Gehlot is learnt to have remarked that he had seen the 46-year-old Pilot grow up. […]

The post Sachin Pilot Is Confident Of Big Victory For Congress In Rajasthan Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal sent a legal notice to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday, asking him to tender an unconditional apology within five days for levelling “malicious” allegations against the Badal family during a debate at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana. According to the notice, Badal will […]

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NEW DELHI: The government is planning to bring a few amendments to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act 2005 in the winter session of Parliament, with a view to giving more operational flexibility to units in these tax-free enclaves, especially when it comes to sales in the domestic tariff area. These amendments are being taken […]

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MUMBAI: After cautioning banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) on surging unsecured loans like personal loans and those on the credit card, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday increased the risk weighting for such loans from 100 per cent to 125 per cent. The risk weighting for bank loans to higher-rated NBFCs too […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth prospects remain robust over the medium term, with its gross domestic product (GDP) expected to grow between 6 per cent and 7.1 percent annually in 2023-24 (FY24) through 2025-26, S&P Global said in its latest report on Thursday. “Economic growth momentum to continue. India’s economic growth prospects should remain strong […]

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MUMBAI: Retail inflation has moderated due to monetary policy action and supply side interventions but the Indian economy is still ‘not out of the woods yet and have miles to go’, said the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monthly bulletin on Thursday. “We are not out of the woods yet and have miles to go, […]

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NEW DELHI: The sharp fall being recorded in core inflation, as per the Consumer Price Index, is largely a result of a decline in the inflation rate of services components, which were earlier at high levels, data analysed by FE showed. In October, core inflation was at a 43-month low of 4.2%. As for the […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak India railways has just announced that it aims to achieve zero waiting list for confirmed tickets by 2027, but only after pictures of overcrowded platforms and trains across India surfaced last week in which several fell unconscious due to suffocation and at least one passenger died. Many passengers having confirmed tickets […]

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