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MUMBAI: India pipped Hong Kong to become the fourth-largest equity market in the world based on Monday’s market capitalisation driven by consistent selling pressure on Chinese stocks as earnings prospects eroded. India’s total market capitalisation rose to $4.33 trillion after a gain of more than $130 billion so far in 2024 while market value of […]

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By Arun Srivastava The richest, most crony capitalism-friendly prime minister of India Narendra Modi bestowing Bharat Ratna, although officially being awarded by the President, Draupadi Murmu, on the deprived socialist leader Karpoori Thakur has given rise to boisterous political chattering in Bihar. However, it has also put the political moves of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar […]

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By Sushil Kutty Former US President Donald Trump won New Hampshire on Wednesday, January 24. His rival, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, went the way of businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who is now Trump’s shadow after failing in his quest to be the dark horse. But with Haley on a limb, Trump is more or less […]

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NEW DELHI: The government may go slow on sale of any extra stake in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and wait for investors who participated in the state-run insurer’s initial public offer (IPO) to book a decent capital appreciation. It feels that an appropriately timed follow-on offer is crucial for keeping investor interests in the stock […]

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NEW DELHI: The department of telecommunications (DoT) has sharply lowered the spectrum auction revenue target for FY24 to a modest ₹500 crore from ₹5,000 crore estimated earlier, officials aware of the details told ET. The department, though, still expects to generate ₹85,000 crore in revenue receipts this fiscal, the officials said. They added that the […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Democratic governance, backed by popular mandate is the sole path towards political stability, rule of law and much needed reforms. It is a contention none has any quarrel with. Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to a victory in World Cup cricket final in 1992, founded a new party in Pakistan and became […]

The post Imran Khan Is At War With Pakistan Election Commission, Army, US Agency first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Minutes before the ‘pran pratishtha’ in Ayodhya, a group of Dalits blocked BJP MP Pratap Simha from entering Gujjegoudanapura village in Karnataka’s Mysuru from where the ‘Krishna shila’, or black stone, used to carve the idol was sourced. The MP had no choice but to return without attending the special ‘bhoomipujan’ held to coincide with […]

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MUMBAI: The credit card segment has emerged as the fastest growing among all retail loans, which could be a cause of worry for the regulator as much of this unsecured credit is going into the below-prime category. In November, the outstanding credit card balance of banks rose 34% from a year earlier, even after the […]

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NEW DELHI: Power consumption in the country witnessed an on-year rise of nearly 8 per cent to 1,221.15 billion units (BU) during the April-December period of this fiscal, indicating a surge in economic activities. Power consumption in the country stood at 1,132.11 BU in April-December 2022-23. Industry experts said that around eight per cent growth […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar may disagree, but the country has failed to use its import trade muscle to improve its diplomatic relations with China. His recent statement on Sino-India relations at a gathering in Nagpur earlier this month that “a strife-torn border and good business can’t go together” lacks clarity […]

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By Arun Srivastava It is a historical attainment for RSS. On January 22, it succeeded in striding one stable step towards altering the character and identity of India, from being a secular, socialist country to a theological Hindu Rashtra. This is for the first time in the history of independent India when the prime minister […]

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NEW DELHI: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd will commission a new energy giga complex in Gujarat in the second half of 2024, the company said in an earnings statement and investor call. Reliance is building a giga complex spread over 5,000 acres in Jamnagar in Gujarat. The complex comprises five giga factories for photovoltaic […]

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NEW DELHI: The fiscal deficit target for FY25 is likely to be pegged at 5.3 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the upcoming interim budget, suggests an analysis of multiple projections made by economists and forecasting agencies. Fiscal deficit is the difference between the total income of the government and the total […]

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should avoid visiting the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva at Batadrava on January 22, as there can be no competition between Lord Ram and the medieval age Vaishnav saint revered as an icon in the state. Sarma said that commandos will be deployed […]

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By James M Dorsey A recent Lebanese public opinion poll suggests there may be limits to Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah’s restraint in confronting Israel. It also suggests why Iran feels emboldened by escalating tensions in the Middle East. The poll results are significant with Hezbollah and Israel engaged in tit-for-tat cross border attacks that both […]

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The private jet parking lots at airports near the city of Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the invite-only opening ceremony of one of Hinduism’s holiest temples. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani are among the 8,000 or so attendees […]

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The Law Commission of India is set to submit its report on ‘One Nation, One Poll’ next week. The report would be submitted to the Ministry of Law & Justice and a high-level committee. Confirming the same to CNN-News18, top sources in the Law Commission said the report will be submitted next week. Sources said […]

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NEW DELHI: Service sector companies in the information technology (IT), banking and finance segments comprise nearly half of the new jobs created in FY23 by India Inc, while firms in the manufacturing, infrastructure and consumption sectors saw moderate job creation, according to the latest study by Bank of Baroda released on Friday. Of the 8.12 […]

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MUMBAI: Deal values in India more than halved in 2023 to USD 66 billion despite high growth, as investors took a wait-and-watch approach, a report said on Friday. From a volume perspective, there were 1,641 deals — a drop of more than 20 per cent over 2022 — the report by consultancy firm Grant Thornton […]

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NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections this year, the Government may double the insurance cover under its flagship Ayushman Bharat health scheme to Rs 10 lakh to ensure that serious diseases like cancer and transplants that entail more expenditure are supported by it. Plans are also afoot to include Kisan Samman Nidhi recipients, […]

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