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As parties of the INDIA bloc are trying to find a common footing to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the group’s crucial member and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is learnt to have lost his cool during alliance meeting last evening when representatives of southern ally DMK asked for a translation of his […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak AAP Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s assertion in the December 19 INDIA Block Meet in Delhi about the need of either a Convener or PM face, and his impromptu support for TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s proposal to make Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s name as Prime Minister face for the […]

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By Sushil Kutty There is political turmoil in India and American politics is coming to a boil. The fate of democracy, yeah? Should it bother us, common Indians, what happens in the USA? The excitement and the daily rumblings. If in India, it is theatrics on the steps of Parliament, in the United States, it […]

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By Satyaki Chakraborty The Narendra Modi Government’s decision to freeze the accounts of the news portal NewsClick through the actions of the Income Tax Department is nothing but the continuation of the organized attack by the central agencies on this leading news portal to make it dysfunctional before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.The latest […]

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By Anjan Roy If you have a political bent  opposed  to  the Prime Minister  you might just as well sniff a sort of complicity between the Narendra Modi government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Particularly in the context of the parliament incidence involving some youth protestors, clamouring for decent jobs, and the cavalcade of […]

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Amid the massive row over the suspension spree of MPs over their conduct in the House, Opposition parties have questioned why two BJP members in Lok Sabha have not faced any action yet despite being at the centre of huge controversies. These two BJP MPs are Ramesh Bidhuri and Pratap Simha. While Mr Bidhuri had […]

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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has demanded Chief Minister MK Stalin drop K Ponmudi from his cabinet after the Higher Education Minister was convicted in a corruption case, sources told NDTV Wednesday afternoon. The demand is likely to develop into the latest Governor Vs government flashpoint in the southern state; the two sides are locked […]

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Allegations an Indian national conspired to murder an American-Canadian citizen – Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun – will be examined, but “a few incidents” cannot derail ties between India and the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday, in his first public remarks since US federal prosecutors last month announced murder-for-hire charges against Nikhil […]

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  Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee today stated “mimicry is an art” to defend his parody of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar outside the parliament, and said he has high respect for him. Banerjee was seen mimicking Dhankhar, who also chairs the Rajya Sabha, in an incident that has been condemned by both the Prime Minister […]

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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The India Wine Awards 2023, now in its fifth edition, recently concluded with an extravagant celebration of the finest wines in the country. Organized by the Sonal Holland Wine Academy in collaboration with ProWine, this prestigious event showcased 219 exceptional wines across various categories, carefully selected from an impressive list of […]

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By Mriganka M Bhowmick Since 1989, when the BJP adopted Hindutva as an ideology in the Palampur Resolution, it has consistently propagated it in elections. The RSS has significantly contributed to the evolution of Hindutva as the cultural identity of the nation. With the advent of Modi Politics in 2014, new economic policies, social welfare […]

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By Girish Linganna Yemen’s Houthi rebels have carried out hijackings, missile strikes, and drone attacks on ships, leading Danish shipping and logistics company AP Moller-Maersk and German shipping and container transportation firm Hapag-Lloyd to temporarily suspend shipments via the Red Sea. The announcements made on Friday by AP Moller-Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd indicate that large companies […]

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By Roger McKenzie Former South African president Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National Congress (ANC) and vowed to vote for a new political formation in next year’s general election. Mr Zuma, who led the ANC from 2007 to 2017, said on Saturday that he was backing the newly formed Umkhonto we Sizwe party, […]

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Adding to the shock surrounding the suspension of 79 Opposition MPs from Parliament in a single day, as many as 49 members faced the same action today. This has taken the total number of MPs suspended this session to a whopping 141, the highest ever. National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and […]

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With the suspension of 78 MPs from Parliament for “unruly behaviour”, the INDIA bloc has lost almost half its strength in the Rajya Sabha and one-third in the Lok Sabha. And while the mass suspensions have offered a common ground for the bloc’s constituents, the level of such solidarity may not be enough to tide […]

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In a crucial judgment in the Gyanvapi case, the Allahabad High Court today rejected all petitions by the mosque committee challenging civil suits that seek restoration of a temple at the mosque site. The high court asked the Varanasi court to complete hearing in one of these civil suits, filed in 1991, within six months. […]

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BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi who were at the forefront of the agitation for the Ram temple in Ayodhya are unlikely to attend next month’s consecration ceremony due to their health and age, the temple trust said in Ayodhya on Monday. “Both are elders of the family and considering their age, they […]

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‘Jo ucchit samjho woh karo’ (Do whatever you deem appropriate), this is what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the then Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on the night of August 31, 2020 following a tense situation arising out of Chinese PLA moving tanks and troops in Rechin La mountain pass on the Line of Actual […]

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Restrict China’s penetration into Pakistan to only economic corridor, and don’t provide any access to Beijing in security set-up, the US has clearly instructed Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir during his ongoing visit to Washington. The move is being seen as stopping Chinese security outposts in Pakistan, according to top […]

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MUMBAI: A month after the Reserve Bank of India announced tighter regulations for credit to non-banking financial companies, cost of borrowing for these players has jumped sharply. Banks too are paying more for funds amid tight liquidity conditions in the banking system. Cost of borrowing for companies, banks and non-banks through commercial papers (CP) and […]

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MUMBAI: The microfinance industry has put disruptions relating to Covid-19 and demonetisation behind it. But the segment is still grappling with challenges due to high attrition rate and steep interest rates, say experts. In its Inclusive Finance India Report 2023, ACCESS Development Services pegs the microfinance industry’s attrition at 49%. The figure is much higher […]

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NEW DELHI: Realty firm Emaar India will invest Rs 900 crore over the next four years to develop a luxury housing projects in Gurugram as part of its expansion plan, a top company official said. The company, which is part of Dubai-based Emaar Properties, has launched and already sold 424 luxury homes in its group […]

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NEW DELHI: In what may come in as a big relief for space telecommunications service providers such as Elon Musk’s Starlink, Bharti’s OneWeb, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and British Inmarsat, the telecom bill is likely to recommend administrative allocation of spectrum for them. However, Reliance Jio has been demanding the auction of such airwaves, in line […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise exports in 2023 would not buck the larger global trends and are set to contract 5.3%, according to an analysis by trade policy think tank. But the performance of electronics segment stands out, giving indications that support measures might work for other priority sectors too. According to the United Nations Conference […]

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MUMBAI: After every blow up in the financial markets, credit rating agencies (CRAs), often the whipping boys in a fiasco, complain how they have been kept in the dark by lenders and financial institutions holding back sensitive facts. Will this ever change? Hints are that it finally may. For the first time, leading banks have […]

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NEW DELHI: In a dazzling resurgence, foreign investors have graced the Indian equity markets with an influx of nearly Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2023, fuelled by optimism over the country’s resilient economic fundamentals amid shadows of a gloomy global scenario. Experts believe that the positive trend may continue in 2024. This follows Indian equities […]

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NEW DELHI: Ambuja Cements Ltd, owned by Adani Group, on Monday said it will invest Rs 6,000 crore in 1,000 MW renewable power projects by FY26. The transformative investment, funded through Internal accruals, encompasses a diverse portfolio of solar and wind power projects strategically positioned across Gujarat and Rajasthan, Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL) said. “The […]

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NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Ltd was the biggest wealth creator during the five-year period from 2018 to 2023 while Adani Enterprises Ltd was the top all-round wealth creator, according to a study by Motilal Oswal Financial Services. The study, based on stock market performance of companies, said for the fifth time in succession, Reliance emerged […]

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MUMBAI: A large number of employees believe that short nap breaks during office hours help battle fatigue and also increase efficiency and well-being of workers, according to a survey. The practice of ‘inemuri’, which involves taking short nap breaks during office hours while remaining present in the workplace, has been a long-standing tradition in Japan. […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee The restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, without the Union Territory of Ladakh, and an expected elected government by September, next year, come at a time when J&K has established its position as one of India’s top performing provinces in terms of economic growth. J&K’s state GDP is lately growing at […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Opposition INDIA Block is coming back on negotiation table on December 19, after a long gap of 80 days since Mumbai Meet on September 1, a crucial time that it has already lost, without moving forward on the resolution made, including launching joint rallies across the country and finalization of seat […]

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By Sushil Kutty Some of the politically powerful Reddys of Andhra Pradesh have a grouse with fellow Reddy and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who also faces anti-incumbency just like K Chandrashekar Rao of Telangana faced and lost. So, the YSR Congress Party is kind of vulnerable right now and the Congress […]

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By Dr Arun Mitra The Patanjli has been in the news not just for advertising its products and misleading claims in the media but also for criticising modern scientific medicine. This went on to the extent that the Hon’ble Supreme Court had to reprimand the Patanjli on 21st November 2023, for continuing to publish misleading […]

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The meeting of opposition INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday is likely to focus on seat-sharing in key states, with some leaders pushing for an agreement before December 31, and on redrawing the joint strategy to take on the BJP after the recent reverses in assembly polls. The key challenge before the leaders of various opposition […]

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