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By James M Dorsey It took 11 days and the death of 256 Palestinians for US President Joe Biden’s preference for a bear hug rather than a sledgehammer approach to get Israel to halt the Gaza bombing in 2021. Even then, Biden needed to be blunt and go public to get what he wanted. After […]

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Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday approved a proposal of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to terminate the services of all civil defence volunteers with effect from November 1, with AAP government sources saying they will approach the Supreme Court if this happens, setting off a fresh tussle between the two sides. The lieutenant governor […]

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Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of the real estate and infrastructure company Hiranandani Group, reportedly gifted Mahua Moitra “only a scarf, some lipsticks and makeup items”, and not a list of expensive presents as claimed by advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. But Darshan’s car does “pick and drop” the Trinamool Lok Sabha […]

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KOLKATABENGALURUCHENNAIMUMBAI: How much time should one devote to work? Do long working hours mean more productivity? How important is the work-life balance in fostering creativity? India Inc seemed to be divided on such questions after Infosys founder Narayana Murthy suggested a 70-hour work week for “youngsters” to make the country competitive globally. While some corporate […]

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MUMBAI: JPMorgan has upgraded the domestic markets to ‘overweight’ (OW) from ‘neutral’ on the “positive historical seasonality to general elections.” The investment bank joins US-based peer Morgan Stanley to flag preference for the Indian markets, which has been the leading performer in the emerging market (EM) pack since 2021. JPMorgan sees cyclical and structural tailwinds […]

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By K Raveendran Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s call to the youth of the nation to declare ‘this is my country, I want to work for 70 hours a week’ has created such a storm that it has elicited response from every section of the society, including the veteran technocrat’s peers, employers, corporate personalities and of […]

The post Emotional Response To Murthy’s Call For 70 Hours Work Disguises Real Problems first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Centre’s big claims on employment generation under PM Narendra Modi regime since 2014 is once again exposed. The recently released government’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2022-23 has revealed that both the employment and unemployment situation in the country remains a matter of serious concern. Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for […]

The post Employment Generation Remains Dismal Reveals PLFS 2022-23 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The ministry of power and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) announced a revision to the Energy Conservation Act of 2001 on Wednesday, setting ambitious renewable energy consumption benchmarks for specified consumers until the financial year ending 2030. According to the notification, the BEE will shoulder the responsibility of data management. “The Bureau […]

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RAIPUR: Steel Authority of India Limited’s (SAIL) Chhattisgarh arm Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has developed a new product to be used in the high-speed Mumbai coastal road project. During a visit to customer premises in Mumbai last month, the contractor (involved in the project) desired that wire rod mill, if possible, should produce TMT Fe-550D […]

The post SAIL Chhattisgarh Arm Makes Special Rods For Mumbai Coastal Road Project first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: India and some other nations, including Switzerland, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea and Russia, have criticised the EU for deciding against terminating its safeguard measure on imports of certain steel products after carrying out a review. Most argued the EU’s safeguard duty, imposed after the Trump administration in the US slapped additional duties on […]

The post India, Other WTO Members Criticise EU, UK On Steel Safeguard Measures first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged telecom and technology companies to create new domains that can be followed by other countries in future. Citing the example of UPI, a leading digital payments system, he said, “India has the power of a young demography and vibrant democracy. Today, when we are realising the […]

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NEW DELHI: State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have the capacity to absorb the global crude price shocks as they have made large profits (in the previous quarters) due to high prices, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri told FE on Thursday. Though it has been widely felt that OMCs whose bottom […]

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By Amarjeet Kaur October 31 is approaching, the day of foundation of the first national level organization of trade unions in India. A collective of trade unions from all sectors, formal and informal, gathered at Bombay and AITUC was founded with Lala Lajpat Rai, a tall leader of the freedom movement at that time, as […]

The post India’s First National Trade Union AITUC Approaches Its Foundation On October 31 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Prabhat Patnaik All fascistic outfits have one common characteristic: they reject outright all evidence that goes against the narrative they spin; and the Hindutva elements in power in India are no exception. Their narrative presents India as the fastest growing economy in the world where the people never had it so good; but if […]

The post Continuing Hostilities To Evidence Based Studies Mark Nine Years Of Modi Regime first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty How the Bharatiya Janata Party has transformed the upcoming assembly polls into Modi Vs. Congress by sidelining state-level leaders is the flavour of this election season running up to and right into general elections 2024. The fact of the matter is there’s no doubt that it is Congress Vs. BJP in Madhya […]

The post Narendra Modi Is In Contest Against The Congress In All Five Assemblies Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday asked the Central government not to conduct any activities related to the proposed ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ in the five election-bound states and Nagaland’s Tapi constituency till December 5 as provisions of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) are in place. In a letter to Cabinet Secretary […]

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly making communal remarks during an election campaign in Chhattisgarh. Attacking the lone Muslim minister and Congress MLA Mohammad Akbar, Sarma had last week said that “the land of Maa (Mother) Kaushalya will get defiled […]

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MUMBAI: In a move to strengthen governance in private sector banks and wholly-owned subsidiaries of foreign banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday directed them to have at least two wholetime directors. Lenders that do not meet the requirement will have to submit the names for the RBI’s approval within four months. Banks […]

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NEW DELHI: Government think tank NITI Aayog has initiated a study to develop a comprehensive action plan to bridge India’s trade deficit with China over time and align trading strategies with emerging geopolitical situation and potential risks to safeguard supply chains. The Aayog has invited bids from consultants to lead the two studies in areas […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak “All farm loans will be waived, as we have done in the past, immediately after the Congress returns to power,” promised CM Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh in a repeat of 2018 election promise. It was among the four key promises made by the Congress on which the party has pinned its […]

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