SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 January 2024 – Dads from 130 pre-schools, primary and secondary schools, and institutes of higher learning joined the “Back to School with Dad” initiative, with 49 schools including three private organisations taking part for the first time. Launched in 2006, the upcoming Back to School with Dad is themed “First Days of School”. The beginning of a new school year […]
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said there has been no seat-sharing talks with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana and it will happen only after some criteria are set. Asked whether the Congress was willing to share seats with AAP in the parliamentary elections, Hooda evaded the query by calling it […]
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NEW DELHI: The government will focus on the existing PLI schemes for 14 sectors and for the time being is not considering to include new sectors like toys in the programme, a top official said on Thursday. Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh said the Production-Linked […]
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By Sushil Kutty Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister Y S Sharmila is not what her name suggests—shy, placid… She has been a rebel after a cause, and so has done what she had set out to do, become a part of the Congress—which was her father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s […]
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar deserved to be the prime ministerial candidate, and not merely the convenor of INDIA coalition, a couple of the JD(U) president’s close aides asserted here on Thursday. The averment came from ministers Madan Sahni and Ratnesh Sada, both of whom had visited the JD(U)’s Bihar headquarters here for “Jan Sunwai”, […]
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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using a five-point agenda to promote “Hindutva fascism” in the country and said the political situation is not good for the saffron outfit ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing party workers in the temple town of Shirdi in […]
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By Prabhat Patnaik Argentina’s new president Javier Milei proposes to use US dollars as the currency of his country, while abolishing its central bank altogether. What is involved in this proposal is not just maintaining a fixed exchange rate between the dollar and the domestic currency, but an abolition of the domestic currency altogether. The […]
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NEW DELHI: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has allayed fears of any problems due to lower wheat procurement this year and expressed confidence in buying a quantity more than the annual requirement under all welfare schemes. Briefing the media on the achievement of FCI since its inception in 1964, FCI Chairman and Managing Director […]
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NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise exports this financial year will touch last year’s levels despite shipments contracting 6.5% year-on-year in the first eight months and slowdown in global trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday. “Globally growth has been negative, international trade is in the negative territory, estimates are that this year international trade […]
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ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan is expected to get USD 700 million as the next tranche of the bailout from the IMF as the Executive Board of the global lender meets on January 11, according to a media report on Tuesday. The board of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund is set to deliberate and potentially grant final […]
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NEW DELHI: The government has relaxed curbs for shifting of used IT hardware goods like laptops and desktops by a company in special economic zones (SEZs) to outside these duty free-enclaves or domestic tariff areas. SEZs are treated as deemed foreign territory for customs laws and bringing goods from these zones into the domestic tariff […]
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NEW DELHI: Ministries of mines, steel and the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) will set up an internal mechanism to monitor the export of steel and aluminium products at concessional duties to the US, an official said. Indian exports of these products were earlier attracting additional duties in the US, as […]
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By Sushil Kutty It sounds odd calling Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’, “nationwide east-to-west yatra”. The yatra is east-to-west, but not nationwide. Cutting through 14 states and 85 districts is not the entirety of India. It is another matter if it has a nationwide impact. Also, the claim that the Congress “hopes” to win 150 […]
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may not ally with the Congress in Punjab, as part of the opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to top sources in the party. Sources said the alliance between the two will be for states […]
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Describing secularism as a foundational pillar of India’s democracy, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said the word secular is being used as a “pejorative” by those now in power, resulting in increased polarisation in the society. “They say they are committed to ’democracy’, but at the same time, they weaken the safeguards meant to ensure its […]
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MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday proposed to tighten norms for dividend declaration by banks as it lowered the net non-performing asset (NPA) ratio for a lender to be eligible for paying dividends. In a draft circular released on Tuesday, the RBI said it would not entertain any ad hoc dispensation on […]
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NEW DELHI: In the free-trade negotiations that India is involved in, it may end up giving up more than what it can gain, trade policy think tank said on Tuesday citing a recent study. Even in labour-intensive sectors where New Delhi is seeking parity with competitors from the developing world, it may face disappointments, the […]
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NEW DELHI: India’s electronics manufacturing sector is set to grow 15 per cent to be worth USD 115 billion in 2024, with players continuing to focus more on higher levels of value addition in terms of components and development of products. The production of mobile phones, the poster boy of the country’s electronics manufacturing, is […]
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By Nantoo Banerjee The world is finally recognizing India’s economic strength and its fast-growing market size. Going by the overall development trend, the economy is capable of growing close to 10 percent annually over the next several years. In 2023-24, the economy may reach a growth rate of seven percent. Both domestic and foreign investors […]
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By Tirthankar Mitra Famous as the first ‘Showman’ of Indian cinema, had Raj Kapoor been alive today, he would have celebrated in grand style his turning 100 this month. Facing the movie cameras after putting on the grease-paint and an attire which was a take on that of the inimitable Charlie Chaplin, he essayed the […]
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To “exact revenge on the AAP,” which controls the nation’s capital and the border state, the BJP-led federal government rejected the tableaux of Delhi and Punjab for the Republic Day parade alleged Delhi Art, Culture, and Languages Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Bharadwaj said the Centre has rejected Delhi’s tableaux for […]
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By Harihar Swarup The INDIA alliance meeting in Delhi is broadly an effort at political resuscitation. For three months, the opposition formation had virtually suspended such strategic level dialogue, as the Congress prioritised the assembly elections. Talk of crucial loss of momentum. INDIA’s leading partner Congress stands devastated after losing in three states to the […]
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By Anjan Roy Economic forecasting is always hazardous. It is more so in the current scenario. There are always any number of uncertainties about the future. But currently these are multifarious. No one really knows, including the dramatis personae, what will happen in the next week, let alone in course of the coming year. Take […]
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NEW DELHI: Despite heavy odds and global crises, India showed remarkable resilience to keep inflation under control, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, exuding confidence that the BJP was a “natural choice” for the people and will form a majority government for a third time in a row in 2024. In an interview with newsmagazine […]
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