Saturday, September 19
As the Parliament Monsoon Session kicked off on a stormy note on Monday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday tendered his resignation from office with immediate effect, citing medical advice and the need to prioritise his health.In a move that has surprised even the Opposition, the lawyer-turned-politcian wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, “To prioritise health care and abide by medical advice, I hereby resign as the Vice President of India, effective immediately, in accordance with Article 67(a) of the Constitution.” Dhankhar had been serving as the 14th Vice President of India since August 2022.— vpindia (@vpindia) "I am deeply thankful for the invaluable experiences and insights I have gained as Vice President in our great democracy. It has been a privilege and satis
India’s destiny for centuries to come will be determined by the young people joining its workforce today. A few years ago — in 2019, by some calculations — the country entered the most favourable stage of its demographic transition. There are more working-age people than those over 65 or under 16. This will be true for another three or so decades; if India doesn’t grow rich in that period, then the chances are it will stay poor forever.That’s a great responsibility for this generation — and one it can only fulfill if it the right jobs are available, allowing them to increase their productivity and grow incomes. But those don’t seem to exist. India’s growth numbers may appear comfortable, but that isn’t being accompanied by an expansion of employment. There are no reliable
New Delhi, Russian oil giant Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy on Monday reaffirmed its plan to invest Rs 70,000 crore in downstream projects linked to its refinery, while denouncing the latest EU sanctions against it as unjust and harmful to India's interests. A day after Rosneft condemned sanctions on its Indian unit, Nayara Energy, as unjustified, illegal, and a direct threat to India's energy security, Nayara in a statement said the restrictions "risk disrupting the uninterrupted supply of petroleum products that are essential to millions of Indian citizens and industries". The European Union's 18th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine was approved last week with a view to weakening its revenue sources. Nayara Energy was one of the companies that was sanctioned. "We c
