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Budget tailored to pleasePakistan's armed forces

India, June 12 -- The Pakistan government has proposed an outlay of 2.55 trillion Pakistani rupees or more than $9 billion as the defence budget for fiscal 2025-26, marking the highest annual increase... Read More


Behind the bleak growth scenario

India, June 12 -- D ownward revision to global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, thanks to the trade policy uncertainty unleashed by US President Donald Trump, has become the norm for multilateral ... Read More


Breaking a promise made to the children

India, June 12 -- Today is the 24th International Day Against Child Labour. This day was a hard-won victory in the movement against child labour. But today, my heart aches. I can hear the desperate cr... Read More


Pakistan's budget reflects a State under the military

India, June 12 -- According to a recent World Bank report, the poverty rate in Pakistan is above 45%. Pakistan was saved from default by the 25th International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package last... Read More


Goyal urges Swiss cos to tap India growth

new delhi, June 12 -- Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has laid out a forward-looking action plan for implementing the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the E... Read More


US rejects India's WTO challenge on auto duties

New Delhi, June 12 -- The US has rejected India's second attempt within days to challenge American tariffs at the World Trade Organization (WTO)-this time over automobiles and auto parts. Washington h... Read More


May Retail inflation likely eased to 3%, lowest in 6 years

New Delhi, June 12 -- India's retail inflation likely eased further to 3.0% in May from 3.2% in April, driven by softening food prices, particularly in cereals and pulses, and aided by a favourable ba... Read More


In search for a new superstar

New Delhi, June 12 -- For the first time since 1984, both the men's and women's Roland Garros singles finals featured the world No.1 and No.2. One of the big takeaways from this statistic was that the... Read More


BJP tarnishing image of Oppn leaders, says Akhilesh

Lucknow, June 12 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of running campaigns to tarnish the image of Opposition leaders. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the... Read More


BSP bid to woo OBCs to regain lost base ahead of U.P. elections

LUCKNOW, June 12 -- The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has launched an outreach programme to mobilise support from the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in a bid to regain lost ground in Uttar Pradesh ahead of... Read More