Investors had been betting that Sitharaman would unveil a path toward inclusion of debt in global indexes, which would bring foreign inflows. But that didn’t materialise.
The tweak, effective from 1 April, comes as India seeks to keep its data within its borders as well as stoke a boom in online payments, e-commerce and quantum computing.
By the time Modi’s Gati Shakti plan charges up the transportation sector, today’s young workers would be middle-aged. Missing out on a generation would be a tremendous waste.
Move comes after FM Sitharaman sharply reduced asset-sale targets at budget announcement, raising questions about how much she plans to raise from the LIC IPO.
The looser spending puts India on track to post one of the deepest budget deficits among major economies as nations spend their way out of the Covid-induced downturn.
Buying Bungie will give Sony one of the most popular first-person shooter games to compete with Call of Duty series, which Sony’s main rival, Microsoft, now owns through Activision.
To get a sense of the scope of the issue, WHO examined the fate of 87,000 metric tonnes of PPE that were shipped via a UN initiative between March 2020 and November 2021.
Raging controversy began when singer Neil Young demanded his music be removed from the platform over concerns that its most popular podcaster, Joe Rogan, is spreading vaccine misinformation.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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