Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund plans to cut government bonds from 70% to 50% of its portfolio to diversify risk and boost returns. This change could significantly impact US Treasuries, with holdings projected to drop by $75 billion, pending government approval.
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The State Government has deployed extra buses to and from north Bengal to help commuters; subsidence has caused disruptions in signalling systems too
Why did the Supreme Court strike down Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020? What did it say about maternity leave for adoptive mothers? What did the Court recommend that the Union government do regarding paternity leave?
Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin charged that law and order situation has deteriorated since the TVK-led government assumed office in May
Home Department on Thursday constituted an SIT, headed by ADGP, Law and Order, P. Vijayan, to conduct a comprehensive probe into previous government’s alleged collaboration with a private sponsor
Union Government has abolished interview for Group B, C and D posts, says Congress vice-president S.A. Hussain
Mint Explainer: A base-year revision allows the government to incorporate newer data sources, improve its methodology and better capture changes in the economy, which can look very different over five years.
“This is a devastating critique that requires straightforward responses from the government,” Tharoor said in a post on X quoting Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's statement.
This is being seen as a rare victory after the government was forced to withdraw the steel flyover project in 2016 and the recent acquisition of lands in Devanahalli. The Opposition BJP has also claimed credit for the rollback
Government says ‘Police Modernisation Mission’ will strengthen the internal security capabilities of State police forces and Central Armed Police Forces through greater use of technology
The opposition party also asked what methodology was adopted by the government to bring this revision while seeking an explanation for the reduction of ₹43 lakh crore in the estimated size of the economy.
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The sites identified by the government are: the Highways Research Station (HRS) in Guindy; a residential colony established by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board in Pattinapakkam (Foreshore Estate); and the plot once occupied by the now-defunct Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (IDPL) in Nandambakkam
Opposition parties and some experts have questioned the government's latest GDP data. Mint examines the allegations and whether there is any merit to the concerns.
Mr. Mishra’s statement on X came amid a political row over the growth figures released by the government, which were contested by former Finance Secretary, S. C. Garg.
The Congress party cited criticism by former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on GDP numbers to attack the government, saying it must understand that ‘PR can polish the picture’ of GDP but not the economy itself.
The government issues a detailed clarification in a question-and-answer format, refuting allegations of artificially pushing up the real growth rate for the June quarter to 7.8% and the nominal expansion rate to 10.3%.
A section of the stakeholders is worried, with global prices surging to a 3-year high on Black Sea disruption, lower output this year
The NITI Aayog has suggested that the Karnataka government consider building a ‘second Bengaluru’ in the State to reduce the pressure on the capital
