According to reports, Hezbollah had started to use pagers and walkie-talkies around February 2024, suspecting that Israeli security agencies were monitoring cell phone networks

The pager and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon on two days in mid-September added a new and very scary dimension to the conflict in West Asia. At least 40 people died, and thousands were injured. It was perhaps a matter of luck that none of the co

The reason why the RBI till the August policy had its feet on the brakes is its assessment of inflation risks

rate cut, small savings schemes, interest rate, returns, investment

It will be important for monetary policy not to inadvertently accentuate asset price inflation, financial exuberance and the associated financial stability risks that come with it

Over the last year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been resolutely focused on aligning headline consumer price inflation (CPI) to its 4 per cent target. This was both understandable and desirable. CPI inflation averaged 6 per cent for four years

When voter interests diverge, parties split. If space allows, both survive. If not, only one remains

split, companies separation

With the state government announcing its decision to eliminate tram services, a network that has shrunk rapidly since the nineties, fleeting images come to mind

Kolkata is India's only city with a functioning tramway

One of the clearest markers of her evolution as a candidate has been her ability to convey both strength and sympathy, and in ways that come across as authentic

Kamala Harris, Kamala, Harris

The sharp uptick in India's defence exports is due partly to our migration up the valuation ladder

Ministry of Defence

Apprehensions have been expressed in public domain of a slowdown in money supply on the back of an inadequate reserve money expansion and this could play a role in growth slowdown

Financial stress

The gains from the Swachh Bharat programme are too significant and hard-won to be dissipated for lack of funds or organisational momentum

The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), launched on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday ten years ago, marks its 10th anniversary on Wednesday, providing a valuable opportunity to reflect on its achievements and challenges.

Over the years, the judiciary and the ECI have tried, but largely failed, to check dog-whistle politics

Supreme Court, SC

Economic growth at the expense of labour-income share will not be sustainable in the long term in a labour-abundant country

Manufacturing employment creation picked up in FY23, says NSO survey

Without wasting any more time, the DPDP Act needs to be acted upon with the goal of protecting users' data and thereby minimising fraud

spam

Raising wages, opening up the domestic consumer market to foreign goods, and enhancing the social welfare net are the usual recommendations of economists

Xi Jinping, Jinping, China President

The regulator has been under pressure with accusations of a toxic work culture and allegations of conflict of interest against the chairperson

sebi market

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