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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Datanomics: Iran accounts for nearly 20% of Indian students in West Asia
From 2015 to 2025 so far, around eight countries in the world have experienced war-type conflicts Jayant Pankaj New Delhi Listen to This Article The Indian government has evacuated over 100 students from Iran amid its ongoing conflict with Israel. Despite tensions in West Asia, Iran's share of Indian students in the top six West Asian nations saw a surge in 2024 compared to 2022, while Kuwait witnessed a slight increase. Others, including Israel, witnessed a decline. Since 2015, around eight countries in the world have experienced conflicts. The overall non-resident Indian (NRI) population has significantly declined in war-torn countries such as Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Haiti. In 2024, the UAE (57 per cent), Iran
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Business Standard
5 days ago
- General
- Business Standard
Datanomics: Cracks in infrastructure and gaps in spending by states
Jayant Pankaj New Delhi Listen to This Article A century-old British-era bridge over the Indrayani River in Pune recently collapsed, killing four and injuring 40. The incident adds to a rising number of such accidents—over 20 bridge collapses have occurred across India in 2023 and 2024. Between 2013 and 2022, at least 226 people died in similar incidents, with the highest toll in 2013 (53 deaths). In 2024 alone, around 10 fatalities have been reported. Despite the frequency of these accidents, the share of road and bridge spending in overall state and UT transport budgets has declined—from 92 per cent in 2021–22 to 81 per cent in 2024–25
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Business Standard
6 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Datanomics: Indian detentions in US surge, Phoenix accounts for half
Despite relatively smaller Indian populations in cities like Seattle and Buffalo, the proportion of Indian nationals detained in these locations remains disproportionately high Jayant Pankaj New Delhi Listen to This Article A video of an Indian student being handcuffed and pinned to the ground at Newark Airport in the United States has once again brought attention to the treatment of illegal Indian emigrants by US authorities. While the return of the Trump administration has led to the implementation of stricter immigration policies, official data indicates that the share of Indian nationals facing detention and deportation has already been rising since FY21. The share of Indians in the overall number of people detained, arrested, and deported in the US has steadily increased over this period. Interestingly, despite relatively smaller Indian populations in
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Business Standard
30-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Battling losses and loans, one state-owned telco pulls ahead of another
BSNL and MTNL have needed state support but their financial trajectories are now diverging Jayant Pankaj Listen to This Article The Department of Telecommunications recently approached the Finance Ministry once again to seek funds to help repay the mounting debt of MTNL, which provides telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai. BSNL, which provides services in the rest of the country, has needed help as well, marking the two state-owned telecom companies' financial distress. From FY15 to FY25, BSNL reported cumulative net losses of Rs 85,001 crore. MTNL's losses were Rs 31,814 crore (as of December 2024). However, there is a contrast in the companies' recent financial trajectories. BSNL, short for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, is turning around: it reported net
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Business Standard
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Naxalism on wane: Maoist incidents, civilian casualties drop sharply
Official data shows that the number of naxal-related incidents, comprising security operations as well as naxal-initiated violence, has been declining over the past 12 years with an aberration in 2022 Jayant Pankaj New Delhi Listen to This Article Last week, a top leader of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), Nambala Keshava Rao — popularly known as Basavaraju — was among the 27 killed in an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh. The operation formed a key part of Operation Black Forest which began in April this year. Following this, there has been a surge in Maoist encounters across Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Jharkhand. Calling it 'the most decisive strike' against insurgency in three decades, Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that Naxalism would be eradicated by March 31, 2026.
