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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicGlobal Investors Meet

Topic: Global Investors Meet

How a seer, Congress MLAs & a BJP mining baron have united against a Karnataka steel plant project

Citing environment concerns, the unlikely allies have spoken out against the plant to be set up from Rs 54,000 cr investment pledged by mining major Baldota Group at GIM 2025.

Karnataka draws Rs 6 lakh cr at investors’ meet. But track record points to low conversion rate

Going by govt data, Karnataka is able to convert only around half of total investment commitments, and there have been years when less than 10% of all MoUs signed were realised.

In 1st Global Investors’ Meet under DMK govt, Tamil Nadu secures investments of ‘over Rs 6.64 lakh cr’

More than 14 lakh people will get direct employment under these projects, says Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, unveils investor-friendly policies.

Man behind ‘successful’ UP investors summit, IAS Arvind Kumar made adviser to Yogi days after retirement

According to govt order, a temporary post of adviser (industrial sector) was created and Kumar was appointed to the same. This brings total number of CM's advisers to 8.

Business leaders attend two-day Global Investors Summit in Indore

The flagship summit ‘Invest Madhya Pradesh’ will take place on 11-12 January. It aims to showcase the industrial ecosystem of Madhya Pradesh.

At investor summit, Bommai seeks political capital with pitch for his ‘very, very serious govt’

Many see it as last-ditch effort to package himself as efficient & transparent leader ahead of 2023 Karnataka polls. Infighting in BJP has dogged Bommai ever since he became CM.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.