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India’s diaspora is the largest at around 19 million, with significant numbers of international immigrants living in UAE, US and Saudi Arabia. With this backing, India continued its march as the top country receiving remittances, but 2024 was spectacular with inflows of $137 billion.The country also emerges as one of the biggest source countries for…
Suvendu Adhikari; Mamata Banerjee Bengal breathes politics. Take a walk through the streets of Howrah, Kolkata or any town in the state and you will find tea stalls where kakus (uncles) argue over ideology, leaders and the future, as if each conversation carries the weight of history. This is not new. From the era of…
NEW DELHI: As polling for the second phase in West Bengal wraps up, exit polls have taken centre stage, offering an early glimpse into what could lie ahead on May 4. If the projections hold, the results may throw up a mixed verdict, a change of guard in some states, and continuity in others.In West…
In its latest World Economic Outlook report for April 2026, IMF has actually raised the growth forecast for India. (AI image) India’s high growth and low inflation period has been dealt an oil shock. Since the start of the Middle East conflict and US-Iran war, crude oil prices have crossed $100 per barrel, in effect…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has officially declared the Class 10 board examination results for 2026 today, April 15, 2026. The pass percentage for the result is 93.70 per cent. It will reflect steady academic performance across India and CBSE-affiliated schools abroad. The overall pass percentage of 93.70 per cent reflects a slight…
India is facing one of its worst LPG crises in decades, as disruptions triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict ripple through global energy supply chains and begin to impact domestic availability of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).With imports slowing, prices rising and distribution systems under strain, the government has moved to prioritise household supply, cutting…
Representative AI image (Credit: Chatgpt) The narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery of the global energy system have become the epicentre of the latest shock to oil markets as the US-Israeli war on Iran escalates. Tankers are anchored, refineries are struggling to ship fuel, and some of the world’s biggest oil…
CHENNAI: JSW MG Motor India, the joint venture between JSW Group and China’s SAIC Motor, is gearing up for a decisive expansion in India with a planned investment of Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 crore and an aggressive product offensive lined up for 2026. The country’s second-largest electric car maker by volume is sharpening its…
Valentine’s week sees a legal drama, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4’, topping streaming charts, not romance. Mickey Haller faces a murder trial, framed for his client’s death. The show, adapted from Michael Connelly’s novels, is a hit, with Season 5 already confirmed and set to film in March 2026, adapting ‘Resurrection Walk’. Surprisingly, the series…
NEW DELHI: Isro Chairman V. Narayanan has outlined the organisation’s upcoming space exploration goals, including the landmark Gaganyaan human spaceflight program scheduled for 2027 and two crewed lunar missions — Chandrayaan-4 and Chandrayaan-5 — eyed for 2028, provided all plans stay on track.Narayanan said these missions are advancing under the “visionary leadership of Prime Minister…
