Clean slate for Khaleda as she is acquitted in her last graft case
Continuing the stream of relief granted to Khaleda Zia since the govt change in Bangladesh, a Dhaka court on Wednesday acquitted the BNP chairperson , along with seven others, in the Niko graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2007.With this verdict, Khaleda...
GenNext less focused on building companies: Uday Kotak
MUMBAI: Veteran banker Uday Kotak has warned that India’s economic ‘animal spirits’ are fading as the next generation of business families focuses more on managing investments than building and running companies.Kotak also called for a cohesive strategy from policymakers to counter the “vacuum cleaner” effect...
Irdai forms committee to review Insurance Act
MUMBAI: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority ( Irdai ) has set up a high-powered committee led by former SBI chairman Dinesh Khara to review key aspects of Insurance Act, 1938. The committee, which includes top industry experts, is expected to submit its report in three...
Automobiles on government’s list for trade talks with US
NEW DELHI: Automobiles are among the list of items identified by the commerce department for consultations with other departments and ministries ahead of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement with the US – an indication that govt is seeking feedback for a possible duty...
European Union expresses interest in mutually beneficial trade with US, what could that mean for Trump’s reciprocal tariffs?
European Union expresses interest in mutually beneficial trade with US, what could that mean for Trump’s reciprocal tariffs? The FeedLast Updated: Feb 20, 2025, 03:52:00 AM IST Synopsis The European Union has suddenly expressed an avid interest in conducting mutually beneficial trade deals with the...
New twist to Ukraine-Russia conflict? Russia, US planning on naming negotiators for peace talks
New twist to Ukraine-Russia conflict? Russia, US planning on naming negotiators for peace talks The FeedLast Updated: Feb 19, 2025, 03:08:00 AM IST Synopsis The United States and Russia have finally agreed on establishing certain teams to negotiate a way out of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee threatens to quit if ‘terror, Muslim League links’ proved
KOLKATA: “I will resign as the chief minister if you can prove that I have links with terror outfits or am associated with Muslim League,” West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said in the assembly on Tuesday, countering BJP’s allegations.“I was accused of disrespecting Hinduism and...
BJP sweeps Gujarat local body polls, Congress tally improves marginally
GANDHINAGAR: Matching its unparalleled victory in the 2022 Gujarat assembly elections, BJP Tuesday notched up yet another spectacular performance by sweeping local body polls for Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC), 68 municipalities, three taluka panchayats and by-polls to several vacant local body seats.Although Congress improved its...
CEC appointment: BJP’s Dharmendra Pradhan strikes back at Congress, says ‘rules not broken’
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday attacked LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for opposing the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the chief election commissioner and Vivek Joshi as election commissioner, saying the Congress MP’s note of dissent was politically motivated and lacked merit.“This latest move...
Day after CEC selection, Congress, BJP cross swords over process
NEW DELHI: Seeking a hold on the appointment of the CEC till the Supreme Court is seized of the law on its selection, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi told the top collegium that Ambedkar had in the Constituent Assembly warned against executive...
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