Global media also highlights Sunil Bharti Mittal's plans to boost his stake in BT Group, signaling his long-term investment commitment. BT shares rose 1.5% the day the report was published.
On International Women’s Day, women leaders came together at an event, 'Aagaaz-e-Shakti: Celebrating Women in Politics', to discuss challenges & aspirations of women in Indian politics.
Mahua Moitra's credentials as JP Morgan's ex-VP who left the high-rises of New York and London to work at the grassroots in West Bengal have taken a back seat to the whisper network.
Most regional parties supported women's reservation bill in Parliament, but their track record of ticket distribution across last 2 assembly elections tells a different story.
Irani was speaking at the launch of Nidhi Sharma's book She, The Leader. It chronicles the lives of 17 women in politics including Indira Gandhi, Mayawati, Irani and Kanimozhi.
Of 183 candidates in the fray, 4 are women. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's Salhoutuonuo Kruse & BJP's Kahuli Sema are leading, but Congress's Rosy Thompson is as yet trailing.
European countries began electing women in top posts from the late 1970s, though the first woman to head a government in the world was Sri Lanka's PM Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
The IGST component of total import duty collections is growing faster than that from Customs duty. And states enjoy a larger share in the rapidly growing pie of IGST on imports.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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