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Myanmar: Army coup returns; Suu Kyi, others put behind bars

February 1, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Myanmar army on Monday stated a veiled coup, ousted the elected government, and declared a one-year state of emergency in the country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior leaders of the ruling National League for Democracy’s (NLD) party, media reported. The development comes amid reports of a […]

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Budget@FY22: Nirmala resetting economy; upbeat markets rejoice

February 1, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the 75th year of India’s Independence, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled a ‘platinum-coated’ paperless, digital Budget for fiscal 2021-22, providing a major boost to healthcare, infrastructure, and Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, which made the markets zoom, but she left the income tax slabs unchanged. Given that the Union Budget […]

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Indian economy: Economic Survey sees 11% real growth in FY22

January 29, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s economy could contract 7.7 percent in 2020-21 but can look forward to real GDP growth of 11 percent in the year ahead, FY22, the Economic Survey said here on Friday. The country’s growth was pulled down mainly by the coronavirus pandemic and the months-long nationwide lockdown to contain the pandemic, […]

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Modi@Davos: More Indian vaccines on the way, PM says

January 28, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India has already launched two vaccines to fight against the global pandemic of COVID-19, and more such vaccines are on their way from the world’s largest vaccine-manufacturing country. Addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit at Davos through video-conferencing, he underlined India’s success in […]

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Economy: India fastest to recover; IMF sees 11.5% growth in FY22

January 28, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit Mumbai: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its growth forecast for the Indian economy sharply higher to 11.5 percent for 2021-22 and 6.8 percent for FY23, making it the only country projected to register double-digit growth, after a minus 8 percent growth rate in 2020 due to the COVID-19 triggered nationwide lockdown […]

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Trump-II: Donald still rules GOP’ base, may run again in 2024

January 28, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: He may be down but not out, yet. A week after Donald Trump left the White House to his successor Joe Biden, the former US President continues to breathe down the neck of both his Republican Party as well as the new Administration. He may have lost an election, his power […]

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Khalistan 2.0: Ahead of Red Fort, extremists vandalize Indian Embassy in Rome

January 27, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A quarter of a century after it ended, the agitation by “Khalistani” extremists seems to be revived once again, not only in India but also overseas. India has registered a strong protest with Italy over the vandalization of the Indian Embassy in Rome by the supporters of the so-called “Khalistan” movement, […]

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‘New farm laws can increase farmers’ income’, says IMF chief economist

January 27, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: At a time when the agitating farmers are demanding the repeal of the three new farm laws enacted by Parliament, the chief economist of the Washington-based world financial institution International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said these agricultural laws have the potential to increase farmers’ income. But there is also a need to provide […]

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Roving Periscope: Nepal PM Oli apes RaGa, turns Shivbhakta!

January 27, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after his rivals in Nepal Communist Party (NCP) expelled him for “anti-party activities”, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli took a leaf from India’s Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s temple-hopping in 2019, overnight converted into a ‘Hindu’ faithful, and capped it with a special pooja at the world-famous Pashupatinath Temple […]

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Shaheenbaug-II: “Farmers”’ protest morphs into anarchists’ R-Day

January 26, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A year after the Opposition-supported Shaheenbaug protests against the CAA-NRC collapsed, anti-BJP forces, anarchists and rioters infiltrated the two-month-old “farmers’ protests” on Tuesday, diverted the designated routes for tractor rallies, triggered mayhem across the national capital, attacked restrained policemen, and even planted flags other than the National Tricolour on the Red […]