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BJP just taught the most important election lesson to Congress – pro-incumbency

December 4, 2023 Vinayak Barot

(GURU PRAKASH PASWAN) The decisive victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the three crucial states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh is an indication of the further maturing of Indian democracy. A difference of more than 100 seats in MP, 45 in Rajasthan and 20 in Chhattisgarh shows that people in these states have […]

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Markets: BJP’s landslide win fire up bourses; Adani shares shine

December 4, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The world’s largest political party—Bharatiya Janata Party—not only retained its Madhya Pradesh stronghold but also wrested two other states—Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh—from its principal rival, Indian National Congress (INC), on Sunday, sending out a clear message that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would continue to lead the world’s largest democracy after the […]

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Amrit Kaal: India to be a $5 trillion economy, Modi govt says in Parliament

December 4, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after the BJP retained Madhya Pradesh and wrested Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress, and the fired-up stock markets reflected the political stability and continuity in India, the government told Parliament that South Asian country is set to become a USD 5 trillion economy during the Amrit Kaal […]

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Indian navy veterans: PM Modi meets the Qatar ruler amid death row

December 2, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani in Dubai, for the first time after a Qatar court convicted eight former Indian Navy officials. The meeting is significant as the eight former Indian Navy personnel were given death sentences by a Qatar court and […]

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COP28: US pledges $3 bn for Green Climate Fund

December 2, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The United States has pledged USD 3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday in Dubai at the UN COP28 Climate Summit. The fund, with more than USD 20 billion in pledges so far, is the largest international fund dedicated to supporting climate action […]

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New Zealand: Three Khalistanis convicted for plotting to kill a Sikh radio jockey

December 2, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the controversial revival of the so-called “Khalistan Movement” in some countries, including India, the US, and Canada, three Indian-origin Sikhs have been found guilty and convicted for plotting to murder a Sikh radio jockey in New Zealand. These men were found guilty of the attempted murder of Harnek Singh, […]

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Roving Periscope: Himalayas melting alarmingly, warns UN chief

December 2, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Warning the world that the Himalayas are melting at an alarming rate, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday insisted on urgent action to protect the world from climate challenges ahead. Nearly 240 million people depend on the glaciers and 10 major rivers, including the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra which […]

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COP28: PM Modi launches GCI, offers to host COP33 in 2028

December 1, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the Green Credit Initiative (GCI), focusing on creative carbon sinks through people’s participation, and offered to host COP33 in the country in 2028. COP28 stands for the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […]

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Economy: India outperforms estimates, runs at over 7%; govt may revise projections

December 1, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In its exponential post-pandemic recovery, the world’s fastest-growing Indian economy has not only left other challengers behind, it is outperforming its own estimates, encouraging the government to rethink and possibly revise earlier projections. With the government on Thursday releasing the GDP data for the second quarter (July-September) of the current […]

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Modern Stars: D-Mart’s RK Damani tops the list of “Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs”

November 30, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Radhakishan Damani, founder of retail chain D-Mart, may be leading the list of the “Top 200 Self-made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2023”, announced on Thursday, the focus of Modern India is elsewhere. For, eight of the Top 10 most valuable companies in the list are startups. “The IDFC FIRST Private […]