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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Concerns expressed during the final three days hearing on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Electoral Bond Scheme case were too serious to be resolved immediately, and hence the Bench hearing the case decided not to announce the verdict instantly at the conclusion of hearing on November 2, but reserved […]

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By Arun Srivastava Never before in the history of parliamentary functioning the prolocutor of any legislative panel has come under such blistering criticism of character assassination and misogynistic perversion as Vinod Kumar Sonkar, the chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee. There is no apparent reason to suspect the allegation levelled against him by TMC […]

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By Girish Linganna China’s position on the Gaza conflict has left Israel disappointed. As Israeli forces have carried out airstrikes and ground operations in response to Hamas’ early October attack, Beijing has consistently accused Israel of exceeding the bounds of self-defence in its retaliation. Furthermore, China vetoed a U.S.-led United Nations resolution that reaffirmed the […]

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A day after Samajwadi Party indicated it would contest 65 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024 polls, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said members of the INDIA bloc will not be disappointed and will be given proper honour and respect. Yadav also said it is now clear that there will be […]

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday ended his nine-day indefinite fast, but warned of a bigger agitation if no action was taken in two months on giving reservation benefits to the community. He said he will lead a massive march to Mumbai if no decision was taken within two months and, then, people of […]

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed the Congress’ preoccupation with assembly polls in five states for the INDIA coalition’s inability to build on the momentum it had gained in recent months. The JD(U) leader’s remarks came at a rally held in Patna by the Communist Party of India which was evocatively themed ‘Bhaajpa […]

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“I’m the chief minister, I will continue,” stressed a visibly displeased Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah when he was questioned about the rumours of change in guard after completion of 2.5 years — a question that has been hovering since the day he took over the reins of the state for the second time in his […]

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A day before Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra appears before the Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee, probing BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s “cash-for-query” allegations against her, sources privy to the matter alleged that nearly 47 log-ins to her parliamentary account were made from Dubai. He has accused Ms Moitra of asking questions, which were keyed in through her […]

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MUMBAI: India has a substantial amount of dry capital, and companies can still raise funds even during a funding slowdown in the Indian startup ecosystem, said experts at the India Fintech Awards (IFTA) 2023 panel in Mumbai. “There is no funding winter. If you look historically, 2023 as opposed to 2015, 2013 or 2009, we […]

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The upcoming assembly election is not just about Rajasthan, it is also about Congress’ future, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Wednesday, and added that the country needed the party. Urging party leaders to reject politics and make Congress candidates win the polls, Gehlot said that such leaders could later be given official positions by […]

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NEW DELHI: Expanding cross-border linkages in the Bay of Bengal region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday jointly inaugurated three India-assisted development projects in railways, power and port sectors. The three projects, Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link, Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line, and Unit–II of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant, […]

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NEW DELHI: Amid intense last-round discussions leading up to climate meet — Conference of Parties (COP) 28 — in the UAE, India is among the countries pitching for opening up loss and damages fund (LDF) for developing nations like itself and not limit it to small island and least developed nations. India feels that it […]

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NEW DELHI: Heightened cost pressures and a decline in demand in the consumer goods sub-sector saw manufacturing activity fall to an eight-month low in October. During the month, the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell for the second consecutive month to 55.5 from 57.5 in September, the latest survey released by S&P Global on Wednesday showed.

MUMBAI: Private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investments rose 60% on a YoY basis in Q32023 and touched $13.6 billion, said consulting and audit firm EY India in its latest PE newsletter. However, they were 5% lower than 2Q2023. The number of deals in 3Q2023 was lower by 18 % on YoY basis, it said […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Election campaigns in India are no longer free and fair. There is no level playing field for  the opposition parties   s    against   the    ruling   BJP. Dominant share of funds is collected by the BJP under electoral bond scheme chiefly on account of its being privileged ruling political party. Opposition just can’t […]

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By P. Sudhir Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, by seeking to make communal capital out of the bomb blasts at a Christian group gathering in Kalamassery in Kerala, has exposed the vicious nature of the campaign the BJP-RSS circles are conducting regarding Israel’s war on Gaza. Chandrasekhar, immediately after the blasts, hinted that jihadi elements had […]

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By Girish Linganna Israel has reinforced its air defences in the Red Sea region using Navy missile boats due to multiple missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, the army announced on Wednesday. The deployment of these vessels took place on Tuesday, as it was deemed necessary in response to the situation. This […]

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By Krishna Jha It was the largest mass involvement in the world that was engaged in Freedom struggle in our country, except the rightist forces. They had no share in it. Nor did they have any share in strengthening the secular democracy borne out of the freedom struggle or in the national

Arvind Kejriwal may skip his ED appearance today after he in his reply to the central agency said that the summon issued to him was illegal, politically motivated and given on request of BJP. Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been asked to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) […]

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led central government, alleging that it was conspiring to arrest all opposition leaders before next year’s Lok Sabha polls and cast votes for themselves in an empty country. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by the ED for questioning in an […]

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Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra is set to appear before the ethics committee today in the cash-for-query case. Just ahead of her appearance, the MP shared a copy of the letter that she had written to the panel on Wednesday. Moitra has been embroiled in a political controversy, following BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s letter to […]

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As the unrest over the Maratha reservation continues in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday chaired an all-party meeting and sought more time for deliberation on the issue. After the all-party meeting, Shinde said the all-party meeting decided that reservation should be given to the Maratha community without tampering with the existing quotas of […]

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The Indian Railways has imposed restrictions on the movement of lithium and lithium-ion batteries in leased parcel space of trains, impacting the movement of laptops, mobile phones, and small electric vehicles, among other commodities—using the railways’ parcel service. The railways has mandated a 48-hour prior notice for transport of lithium batteries or powered equipment. “The […]

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By Arun Srivastava RSS approach and discernment of the elections, particularly the Lok Sabha polls, has undergone significant paradigm shift after the Modi-led BJP government coming back to power in 2019. While the BJP win in 2014 Lok Sabha elections primarily owed to the failures of the Congress party to keep neoliberal policies of the […]

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NEW DELHI: The Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first half of this fiscal year touched 39.3% of the annual target, up from 37.3% a year before but it remained under control after a spike until July, showed official data released on Tuesday. A tight leash on revenue expenditure over the past two months on top […]

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NEW DELHI: In the second quarter of FY24 (July-September), the state-run Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) saw a remarkable turnaround as its consolidated net profit soared to Rs 13,713 crore, bouncing back from a loss of Rs 910 crore in Q2 FY23. However, on a sequential basis, the net profit exhibited a 7 per cent

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday increased the windfall profit tax on crude oil produced in the country and reduced the levy on exports of diesel. The tax, levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty or SAED, on domestically produced crude oil was increased to Rs 9,800 per tonne from Rs 9,050

Week performance in European operations is likely to have driven Tata Steel Ltd into losses in the September quarter. The steel major will report its earnings on November 1. Consolidated loss for the quarter, according to five analysts polled by Moneycontrol, will be at Rs 700 crore as against a profit of Rs 1,533.90 crore

By Sushil Kutty There was Pegasus, now it’s Apple and if Pegasus was a winged horse, the nearly half-eaten Apple is a mobile phone by another name. The one similarity is that both come under “Snoopgate”, in other words surveillance without the target’s knowledge. And the target remains India’s Opposition, today identified as the INDIA […]

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By Girish Linganna The conflict in Gaza is taking a devastating toll on civilians. According to the Gazan health ministry, the death toll has exceeded 8,000 people, with over 3,000 of them being children. This number of child casualties surpasses the annual child death toll from all wars in each of the previous three years. […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Deceleration in India’s manufacturing sector growth was the worst in the last eight months since February this year, reflecting fading of output, demand, and employment generation in the country. It is particularly ominous, since it’s a festive season and the first month of the busy second-half of the India economy when […]

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As the Maratha quota agitation took a violent turn and spread to some parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday met Governor Ramesh Bais to brief him about the situation and security measures being taken to curb the chaos. Internet services have been suspended in Beed, Dharashiv, and Jalna areas as a precaution […]

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In six days, 20 constituencies in Chhattisgarh will vote. However, the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP are yet to publish their election manifestos. Even as senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have announced their poll promises — loan waiver for farmers, implementation of caste survey, hike in paddy-procurement price and […]

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Terming Karnataka BJP’s drought study tour as “farce”, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused it of using the drought situation for ‘petty political gains’. Siddaramaiah alleged delay in the release of central funds, and asked BJP leaders to at least arrange an appointment for him with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, if they don’t have the […]

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