"Centre Has Been Shortchanging States by Sharing Much Less that 42% of Taxes as Mandated" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnqijYzitPs Jayato Ghosh The Wire empowerement vs entitlement. Right based vs gifts from PM? no pick up in private investment?
The key takeaways with Faye D’Souza | Jayati Ghosh | Mritiunjoy Mohanty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtWg2iIUVc Faye D'Souza
An Exclusive Session With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS8Og78iI5M Thrust on captial expenditure?
Government Stabilizes Economy, Finds 'Sweet Spot' On Road To Recovery? | Rajdeep Sardesai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDWUpbz5xcc India Today Business Today the government believes that the economy is in a 'sweet spot', poised for recovery. The transcript also includes a comparison of the Indian economy with other economies worldwide. Based on the IMF Global Macroeconomic Outlook, India outpaces large economies in sheer growth, contributing to 16% of global growth in the current fiscal year
A district judge in Varanasi on Wednesday (January 31) – his last working day before retirement – allowed Hindus to worship inside a sealed basement of the the Mughal-era Gyanvapi Masjid in a decision that could have far-reaching consequences in the Gyanvapi Masjid-Kashi Vishwanath Temple legal matter that is being heard in courts at all three levels of the judiciary. https://thewire.in/religion/judge-hands-over-gyanvapi-basement-to-hindus
Now, Hindu priests and Hindu devotees visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Temple would also get access to visit and perform puja inside the tehkhana of the mosque.
by Omar Rashid
01/02/2024
While construction and painting are still ongoing in Ayodhya’s three main roads now known as the ‘Ram Path’, ‘Ram Janmabhoomi Path’ and ‘Bhakti Path’, an estimate of between 4,000 and 4,500 shops and homes reportedly have been broken down or displaced.
Even as several across the country watch the consecration and its aftermath with bated breath, these spatial changes and socio-economic losses experienced by Ayodhya’s locals leave several questions. ZR, a Muslim man in his 40s who runs a marble and tiles business, said in resignation that they had “no choice but to comply” because all of this is part of the redevelopment and new layout.
He added, “Everyone is talking about the airport and hotels, about Amitabh Bachchan coming here and buying property now. But what about us locals? And not just Muslims, even Hindu shopkeepers have suffered. Homes and shops have been demolished, the entire look and feel of the place has been changed and forced to look all alike. Will this development bring back all these livelihoods?”