The World Bank has maintained its economic growth projection for India at 6.4% for the fiscal year 2025. This outlook is attributed to robust domestic demand, increased public infrastructure spending, and strong private-sector credit growth. However, concerns over high food inflation and diminishing pent-up demand may lead to a tapering off in private consumption growth. The biannual ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report indicates that India is expected to sustain the fastest growth rate among the world’s largest economies. Despite an estimated growth of 6.3% in FY24, the post-pandemic recovery is anticipated to slow, gradually reaching 6.5% in FY26. Contrarily, the World Bank…
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday asserted that no presiding officer likes to suspend members of a legislature but the dignity of the House cannot be compromised. Replying to a question about the suspension of more than 140 Opposition MPs from both Houses during the recently-concluded session of Parliament, he also said that a new “tradition” has emerged where someone announces in advance that the legislature will not be allowed to function today. Birla was talking to reporters here after inaugurating the two-day `Prabodhan’ programme, a training session for the newly-elected members of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. “No presiding…
As part of its efforts to reach out to maximum number of voters with the performance report of Modi government at the Centre, the State BJP unit was making efforts to rope in a large number of youth of the State as Viksit Bharat ambassadors to amplify the message of development and success of welfare schemes implemented by the Centre in last ten years. The BJP, which has set a target of winning over 10 seats in Telangana in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, on Tuesday organised a “NaMo App Viksit Bharat Ambassador campaign” workshop in the party State office. The…
President Emmanuel Macron names education minister Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government. Attal’s late father, Yves Attal, was Jewish. Macron last night accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, after serving less than two years in office, ahead of a widely expected cabinet reshuffle that seeks to breathe new life into the final three years of his mandate. Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government’s spokesman and education minister and had polled as the most popular minister in…
Every person has Indian currency i.e. notes. Using notes ranging from Rs 1 to Rs 2,000. But, do you know that once a note of 0 rupees (Zero Rupee Notes) was also printed in the country. A note of zero rupees which had no value. Not only this, this note was not only printed but also distributed among the people. Why there was a need to print a zero value note and when and who printed it? In fact, in the year 2007, 5th Pillar, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Chennai had printed a note of zero rupees. No guarantee was given…
Rajasthan state minister Surendra Pal Singh lost the Assembly election in the Karanpur constituency by a margin of 11,283 votes to his Congress rival on Monday, an embarrassing defeat for the BJP days after it assumed office in the state. The BJP nominee was inducted into the Bhajanlal Sharma ministry on December 30, ahead of the polling on January 5. The minister of state (Independent charge) was later allocated Agriculture Marketing Board, Indira Gandhi Canal Department and Minority Affairs Department. Under the rules, he has to get elected as an MLA within six months of his appointment as a minister.…
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his proposed ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, saying he is a kid and he keeps holding yatras (march) for masti (fun). He was speaking at a government event in Assam’s Golaghat. “I don’t understand why people are talking about his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. It does not mean anything to us. The program which we are doing, the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, is for the people. If he does a yatra for his enjoyment, how will it benefit the people?… His Yatra is for his fun,…
Last year witnessed a surge in discriminatory legislation directed against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) persons across Africa, said Amnesty International today. In a new briefing looking at 12 African countries, Amnesty International documents how legal systems were increasingly weaponized during 2023 to systematically target and discriminate against LGBTI individuals. This includes instances where laws were egregiously employed to persecute and marginalize members of the LGBTI community, highlighting a distressing trend of legal mechanisms being used as instruments of oppression. “Across Africa, LGBTI persons find themselves contending with a disturbing regression of progress, facing relentless protests against their identities,…
In a diplomatic exchange, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, extending his congratulations on her historic fourth consecutive term victory in the Parliamentary elections. PM Modi also commended the people of Bangladesh for the successful conduct of the elections. “I also congratulate the people of Bangladesh for the successful conduct of elections. We are committed to further strengthening our enduring and people-centric partnership with Bangladesh,” affirmed PM Modi in response to the election outcome. This emphasises the commitment to enhancing the bilateral relationship between India and Bangladesh. Sheikh Hasina clinched a record fourth consecutive term as…
The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government order granting remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The court ordered the 11 to surrender within two weeks. Hearing the plea, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the plea was maintainable and said victim’s rights are important. “Victim’s rights also important. A woman deserves respect. Can heinous crimes against women permit remission? These are the issues which arise,” LiveLaw reported. Observing the Gujarat government lacked the competence to grant remission to the convicts, reading the judgment, Justice Nagarathna said the government of the…