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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said that as of now there is “no alternative” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country. Pawar was replying to a query by reporters on the opposition parties planning to challenge Modi’s leadership ahead of the Lok Sabha polls due next year. “As of now, there […]

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The ruling party has “weaponised” the suspension of MPs as a convenient tool to “undermine democracy, sabotage Parliamentary practices and throttle the Constitution”, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said in a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. In his reply to a letter written by Jagdeep Dhankhar, Mr Kharge said the Chairman’s letter “unfortunately […]

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The Indian Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal team on Monday carried out a detailed inspection of merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto on its arrival at Mumbai harbour, two days after the ship was hit by a drone off India’s west coast in the Arabian Sea when it was on its way to New Mangalore port. In […]

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An Airbus A340 carrying 276 passengers, mostly Indians, landed in Mumbai early this morning, following a four-day detention in France over suspected human trafficking allegations. The aircraft landed in Mumbai shortly after 4 am. It had taken off from Vatry airport near Paris around 2.30 pm local time. French authorities confirmed that 276 passengers had boarded […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra There are not too many leaders who are looked upto by his/her followers and political opponents even when they are no more. Late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee belongs to this distinguished group. A great consensus builder whose 99th birth anniversary is being observed today, December 23,  he cobbled together a coalition […]

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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Maharashtra boasts a seemingly healthy tiger population, but the numbers hide a troubling reality: a significant number of these magnificent creatures are dying, with a third of the deaths attributed to unnatural causes. Since 2018, Maharashtra has lost 151 tigers. Poaching and electrocution were responsible for 42 tiger deaths. Drowning incidents […]

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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday alleged industries and businesses from Maharashtra are being “snatched” to make Gujarat stronger. He also expressed apprehensions that north Indian migrants settled in Mumbai and nearby areas will be forced to shift to Gujarat for employment. Addressing a public event of north Indians in Mira Bhayander area, […]

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The Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Mai Bhi Kejriwal’ campaign will continue till December 30 and public meetings will be held from January 4 to 7, party’s Delhi convener Gopal Rai said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, Rai claimed the people of Delhi are furious over “conspiracies being hatched by the Modi government” against Chief […]

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A major controversy erupted on the first day of the winter session of the newly-elected Madhya Pradesh Assembly after a portrait of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was replaced with that of Dr BR Ambedkar behind the Speaker’s chair in the House. It is important to note that originally there were two posters behind the […]

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A video of DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran, which party sources claim is old, can spell trouble for the unity of INDIA bloc at a time when it is gearing up for the big Lok Sabha contest just a few months away. In a video, the authenticity of which NDTV cannot verify, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran […]

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By Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr The vaulting ambition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to overturn existing structures is the hallmark of his nearly 10 years at the helm. Take the case of the three new laws that have replaced three colonial-era laws and the authoritarian streak in Modi sticks out like a sore thumb. The […]

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By Prabhat Patnaik A country with relatively unrestricted trade will face two problems: the first is a balance of payments problem because its exports are insufficient relative to its imports. And the second, the creation of unemployment, and more generally of domestic resources remaining idle, because domestic goods cannot compete with imports. These two are […]

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By James M Dorsey Think that the heart wrenching images streaming out of the Gaza Strip suggest that Israel has Hamas over a barrel? Think again. Talks in Europe and in Cairo suggest otherwise. The talks stalled after Hamas insisted that it would not engage in prisoner exchange negotiations unless Israel halts fighting and agrees […]

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By Girish Linganna A coalition of 10 countries, with the United States at the helm, will struggle to prevent Yemen’s Houthi rebels from targeting ships in the Red Sea. That is not to say that both parties don’t have a shared interest in avoiding an escalation that could potentially spiral out of control. The Houthis […]

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will take legal opinion on the Enforcement Directorate’s fresh summons to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he returns from his Vipassana, senior party leader Gopal Rai said on Saturday. After Kejriwal skipped the second summons on Thursday, the ED on Friday again issued a notice to Kejriwal for questioning on […]

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While addressing the last day of Madhya Pradesh’s assembly session on Thursday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav promised to regain the glory of the country and pushed to prove that ‘Ujjain is the global Prime Meridian’. He further claimed to ‘correct the time of the world’. The newly elected chief minister stated that some 300 years […]

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In a major organisational reshuffle ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has been made in charge of Chhattisgarh, while Priyanka Gandhi has been replaced as in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. Avinash Pande has been made in-charge of UP, while Randeep Singh Surjewala has been made in-charge of Karnataka, a statement by […]

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In another scathing remark by a political leader in the North vs South debate, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran allegedly said that Hindi speakers from North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar migrate to Tamil Nadu to engage themselves in contruction work and cleaning of toilets. The video clip in which the DMK MP can […]

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NEW DELHI: The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) on Friday released the first inspection report of firms that are part of the network of Big Four audit firms, pointing to gaps in several places, including in the way audit papers were secured and compliance with provisions of the Companies Act and prescribed standards. “This is […]

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By K Raveendran The shipping industry is keeping its fingers crossed till the Gaza-Houthi triggered crisis in Red Sea-Suez Canal areas lasts. The duration of the current situation is what matters. A temporary disturbance – a perceived bump in the road – and the industry may cope. But, if it lasts, with container vessels forced […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak In contradiction to the claim of the Modi government of improvement in the labour market, latest Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) data pertaining to the formal sector shows a downturn. Quality jobs generation declined sharply by 16.7 percent in October 2023 compared to the September figure, a 7-month low. The number […]

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London-headquartered Vedanta Resources has postponed the deadline to seek consent for extending the deadline of its bonds to January 2, 2024 due to the holiday period. “This extension is given to accommodate feedback from bondholders who were facing operational challenges in submitting their consent instructions and may not be able to submit before the original […]

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NEW DELHI: Strong domestic demand, supported by government spending on infrastructure, building and construction segments, is expected to keep India’s steel imports elevated around the 6 million tonne (MT) mark this financial year even as the global steel industry battles a slowdown, according to rating agency Crisil. Global steel demand, which has been subdued since […]

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NEW DELHI: A meeting of the equity shareholders of Tata Steel Limited is scheduled to be held on January 25 to consider and approve the ‘Scheme of Amalgamation’ amongst Tata Steel Limited and The Indian Steel and Wire Products Limited and their respective shareholders. Tata Steel Limited, the transferee company, is one of the leading […]

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NEW DELHI: The adoption of the National Pension System (NPS) by formal sector employees fell to a four-month low in October, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday. This fall is primarily on account of the slowdown seen in the adoption by the corporate sector employees. Data shows the cumulative […]

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By Arun Srivastava Reverses suffered by the Israeli army in 80 days of the ‘War on Gaza’ reminds of the Vietnam War. The then US President, Lyndon B. Johnson, invaded Vietnam to check the communism juggernaut. Today, POTUS Joe Biden is commanding the Israeli Defence Forces much to the disgust of centrist liberal forces. Then, […]

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By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala has upped the ante against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan by seeking President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention in the crisis involving the Governor and the State government, at the root of which are Khan’s alleged gubernatorial excesses; the Governor is not even sparing varsities and […]

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MUMBAI: In a move that seems to be testing waters before the final decision, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday issued a consultation paper on instant settlement of funds and securities as an optional T+0 settlement cycle in two phases. In Phase 1, it will be implemented for trades taken till […]

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MUMBAI: All six members of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) expressed caution over food inflation during the December review, while two external members warned about high real interest rates as headline inflation approaches its target of 4 per cent. The central bank continued to maintain the status quo on both […]

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NEW DELHI: The government has initiated a plan to recognize skill certifications awarded by top corporate, including multinationals, to their employees by standardizing and assigning credits to their skills training and bench marking it to international standards. While Microsoft, IBM, HCL Tech and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have come on board, talks are […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s policymakers are open to looking at the industry’s concerns relating to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular on December 19 that imposed restrictions on investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) by banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). The Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) lobby group has approached the government, […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is leading the charge for a third consecutive win for the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, set a target for a bigger victory than 2019. He said the saffron party needs to secure 50 percent of the vote next year. “This time, the BJP needs to secure at […]

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the opposition for “boycotting” a debate in Parliament on the three criminal law bills by “making excuses” and also hit out at them for mimicking the vice president. Shah also said that these three laws will bring a huge change in the country’s criminal justice system. “Our […]

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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has justified the suspension of members from the Upper House by terming it “unavoidable” due to their “extreme degree of misconduct” and he had “risen to the occasion” when the temple of democracy was “sacrileged”. In a letter to NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Dhankhar also voiced his anguish over the […]

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