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Business and Economy
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Ahead of Elon Musk’s visit, Centre notifies raised FDI limit in space sector
The notification allowed 100% foreign direct investment into the category of manufacturing and operation of satellites and satellite data products.
Scroll Staff
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Two elections and what they might mean for India, China and US ties
If Narendra Modi and Donald Trump both return to power, India could benefit from America’s worsening relations with China.
Chee Meng Tan, The Conversation
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Moody’s projects India’s GDP growth at 6.1% in 2024-’25
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee had estimated real gross domestic product growth for the current financial year at 7%.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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IMF sets distance from Executive Director Krishnamurthy Subramanian’s claim of 8% growth for India
A spokesperson clarified that the International Monetary Fund had, in January, projected a 6.5% growth rate for the Indian economy in the medium term.
Scroll Staff
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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for seventh consecutive time
The Monetary Policy Committee has projected the real gross domestic product growth for the financial year 2024-’25 at 7%.
Scroll Staff
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Aditya Birla group donated Rs 100 crore to BJP two months before government’s Vodafone Idea bailout
The telecom operator was on the verge of collapse. The Modi government saved it.
Ayush Tiwari & Project Electoral Bond
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
The Kotak firm did not donate to any other political party.
Ayush Tiwari & Project Electoral Bond
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
With dismal basic education and a bleak job market, private tuition offer aspirational youngsters the best shot at clearing government recruitment tests.
Santosh Mehrotra & Rakesh Ranjan Kumar
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Wrong to assume government can solve unemployment, says chief economic advisor
Former Union finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram described V Anantha Nageswaran’s comments as the ‘most startling confession’.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Believing hype around India’s economic growth would be a serious mistake, says Raghuram Rajan
This came as a report released on Tuesday showed that the share of unemployed youths in the total unemployed population was 82.9% in 2022.
Scroll Staff
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
Arvind Subramanian said that the implied inflation in the GDP numbers is 1% to 1.5%, while the actual inflation is between 3% and 5%.
Scroll Staff
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A new book examines the battle for e-commerce success between Amazon and Walmart
An excerpt from ‘Clash: Amazon versus Walmart’, by Nirmalya Kumar.
Nirmalya Kumar
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces