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Taliban reject Trump's bid

India, Sept. 22 -- The Taliban government on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump's bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left the sprawlin... Read More


GST 2.0: Strengthening India's economy

India, Sept. 22 -- The most significant impact of this reform will be an increase in consumer demand. With lower GST rates, prices of essential and everyday consumer goods will fall, thereby enhancing... Read More


US visa blow to Indian IT

India, Sept. 22 -- The steep hike in H-1B visa fees by the US has come as a jolt for Indian techies. It is time to look beyond the US and strengthen ourselves through self-reliance After the tariff s... Read More


Chalk, dedication, and the weight of favouritism

India, Sept. 22 -- In the corridors of education, where chalk dust mingles with dreams and every lesson carries the potential to shape a future, one expects merit, dedication, and integrity to reign s... Read More


The fetish of growth and the mirage of development

India, Sept. 22 -- What we parade as growth is, in truth, liquidation. Like a company selling its last assets to dress up quarterly profits, we are liquidating the only deep asset we possess: the plan... Read More


Beyond transportation: Unlocking opportunities in gensets and static engines

India, Sept. 22 -- India's Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme is widely regarded as one of the country's most successful energy transition initiatives. What began as a strategy to blend ethanol wi... Read More


One Nation One Election: A pathway to Viksit Bharat

India, Sept. 22 -- India, the world's largest democracy, treats elections as more than a mechanism for transferring power - they are celebrated as a festival of democracy. Millions of citizens exercis... Read More


FMCG companies slash prices

India, Sept. 22 -- Daily essentials and food products will be cheaper from Monday, as leading FMCG companies have slashed prices, extending Goods and Services Tax (GST) cut benefits to consumers. The... Read More


Visa decision to hurt America more than India: GTRI

India, Sept. 22 -- A decision of the US President Donald Trump to raise H-1B visa fees to $100,000 per worker is likely to hurt America more than India, think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GT... Read More


ECI to launch nationwide SIR in October & November

India, Sept. 22 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has indicated that a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) could begin as early as October or November, asking all the State poll bodies... Read More