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NEW DELHI: A survey encompassing 73,000 school students aged 7 to 17 nationwide has brought to light a concerning trend: two in five children lack a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI), and three in five exhibit insufficient upper and lower body strength. Interestingly, girls outperformed boys in BMI and flexibility, while boys excelled in aerobic […]

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NEW DELHI: The interim Budget for 2024-25 could peg India’s nominal GDP growth for the next financial year at 10.7% or thereabouts, going by the median of a poll of 15 economists. The estimates for nominal GDP growth for the next fiscal range from 9.5% to 11.3%, with most economists expecting the figure at 10.5%. […]

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NEW DELHI: Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers increased marginally to 7.71 per cent and 7.46 per cent in December compared to 7.37 per cent and 7.13 per cent, respectively, in November due to higher prices of certain food items.Food inflation stood at 9.95 per cent and 9.80 per cent in December 2023, […]

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NEW DELHI: India has ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity — an improvement of eight places from last year — according to the World Economic Forum’s annual Gender Gap Report, 2023. The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap […]

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MUMBAI: Foreign banks stepped up their purchases of Indian government bonds in January ahead of the country’s inclusion in global bond indices later this year. According to bond market dealers, the rise in demand for dated securities among foreign banks is also because of forward rate agreements (FRA) with insurance companies. “This is due to […]

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By Arun Srivastava The January 22 event, that of the supposed ‘consecration’ of Ram Temple, will not only have a major impact on the identity of Bharat or India, it will also vertically divide the Hindu community and Hinduism. The worst sufferer of this temple sanctification will be the Sanatan Hindu Dharma. Mughal invasions and […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has resorted to go offensive afresh against Trade Unionism in India. Reconstitution of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) amply demonstrate it. Three members are given place into it from Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, an organization […]

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By K Raveendran Every BJP manifesto since 1996, with the sole exception of 1991, had promised the construction of a grand Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. So it would be rather naïve to expect the party not to make political capital out of the January 22 Pran Pratishta at the brand new Ram Mandir of grandeur, […]

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By Sushil Kutty A Modi achievement is the empowerment of the so-called radical Hindus who had got off to an early start after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister and took charge of the India that had passed through several stints of secular prime ministers including the greatest one of all of them – Jawaharlal Nehru, […]

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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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Calling the idea of holding simultaneous elections as ‘undemocratic’ and against the guarantees of federalism and the basic structure of the Constitution, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge demanded dissolution of the high-powered committee formed to study it. In a letter to the secretary of the committee on one nation, one election, he requested former president Ram […]

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The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to appear for questioning at its Patna office in connection with the alleged railways land-for-jobs money laundering case, official sources said on Friday. While Prasad has been asked to depose on January 29, […]

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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: Food regulator FSSAI CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao on Friday stressed on adoption of bio-pesticides to ensure safety and quality of tea production. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Rao addressed a gathering of tea growers and tea planters during an interactive session held on Friday in Kellyden, Assam. The […]

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NEW DELHI: The country’s wheat production is expected to be good this year amid higher coverage, according to Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda. The sowing of wheat, the main rabi (winter) crop, that began in October has been completed. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab are the top three states having the maximum area under wheat […]

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Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has told district leaders of the Trinamool Congress to be prepared to field candidates in all the three Lok Sabha seats in Murshidabad district, sources said. Ms Banerjee’s instruction to her party was seen as posturing to its INDIA bloc partner Congress, headed by Mallikarjun Kharge. The Congress is yet […]

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The Centre has issued a notice to Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of engaging in “deceptive trade practices” related to the sale of sweets under the name ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad.’ The action comes in response to a complaint lodged by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), alleging that Amazon is misleading consumers […]

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NEW DELHI: The Union Power Ministry has said that it will offer additional financial support to Discoms that are doing commendable work in reducing losses and installing smart meters. During the ongoing two-day review, planning and monitoring (RPM) meeting of the power sector, which commenced on January 18, the centre and states held deliberations on […]

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DAVOS: Indian Railways plans to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Swiss railway to learn from some of their best practices and procedures including the hub and spoke model and tunnelling technology, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. In an interview with PTI here during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the […]

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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday sustained an online war of words with civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scinida over chaos at the Delhi airport due to fog-related flight delays, and told him that it is a pity that he has adopted the Narendra Modi-led government’s “uncaring attitude” since switching sides. In his fresh salvo at […]

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday made a further upward revision to its 2024 oil demand growth forecast, though its projection remains dramatically lower than producer group OPEC’s expectations. The Paris-based agency’s forecast, its third consecutive upward revision in as many months, predicts that global oil consumption will rise by 1.24 million barrels per […]

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The commerce ministry has started work on an online platform that will facilitate aspiring exporters through guidance and hand- holding in all aspects of trade and it will be made operational in the next three months, Director General of Foreign Trade Santosh Kumar Sarangi said on Thursday. The Trade Connect e-Platform will provide tutorials on […]

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NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the creation of three senior official level posts for the 16th Finance Commission. In a statement, the government said that the Cabinet approved the creation of three posts at the level of Joint Secretary i.e. two posts of Joint Secretary and one post of Economic Adviser. “The newly […]

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HYDERABAD: Airport Authority of India (AAI) plans to spend ₹5,000 crore annually on capital expenditure in the coming years with a strong pipeline of projects, AAI chairman Sanjeev Kumar said. While new terminals are being built and airside capacity is being expanded at various airports to handle extra flights, AAI is also working on a […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The first week of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has stirred the politics in the North East India. The political churning that began with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi led Yatra launch on January 14 from Toubal in Manipur has already alarmed the BJP leaders, especially Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister […]

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By Arun Srivastava More than the leadership of the Congress and Samajwadi Party, it is the media, which is relatively inquisitive and worried about the two parties still not resolving the contentious issue of seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh. While the leaders of two parties express their gratification at the pace and dimension of the […]

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By Sushil Kutty Is India awash in religion? India cannot help itself. Religion is so mixed with politics and everyday life in India that it bristles. This, despite the country’s apex court asserting in1994 that mixing religion with politics was fraught with danger. Today, the same Supreme Court has by far a far more liberal […]

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By Rahil Nora Chopra To consolidate its EBC, OBC and Dalit vote bank ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar has passed a proposal to provide financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to more than 94 lakh families identified based on the recently conducted caste survey. A proposal […]

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In a big blow to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ on its very first day in Assam, the state police of Jorhat district on Thursday registered a Suo moto case against the organisers of the rally for violating government guidelines regarding the yatra route. According to the police, the yatra led by Congress leader […]

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The Congress on Thursday slammed the BJP and the RSS for politicising the Ram temple consecration ceremony and alleged that it is a 50-year-old political project of the saffron camp. Addressing a press conference at Puthinadi in Jorhat district, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh defended the party senior leaders’ stand of not accepting the invitation […]

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Seeking an apology from the BJP, the ruling TMC in West Bengal said that the “obscene comments” made by the opposition party’s state president Sukanta Majumdar against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee showed its “chauvinistic mindset”. The TMC’s reaction was triggered by Majumdar’s use of the term ‘dhanda’ about Banerjee during a recent interaction with the […]

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Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s relatives allegedly attacked a government officer in Patna’s Rupaspur. Arvind Kumar Singh, who is an executive officer posted in Gaya, suffered a critical head injury after he was attacked with a rod by the sons of the veteran leader’s nephew, police said. Tanuj Yadav and his brother Nayan […]

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MUMBAI: India should sustain the strong growth momentum in the next financial year by securing at least a 7 per cent expansion in GDP while the headline inflation needs to align with the target of 4 per cent by the second quarter of FY25, as projected, said the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) state of […]

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