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Agartala, Aug 31 (IANS) The Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced that elections to the Village Committees within the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be conducted on September 28, setting the stage for a significant electoral battle across the state's tribal-dominated regions. Tripura State Election Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Chakraborty said that the concerned returning officers will issue the statutory notification on Tuesday (September 1). The last date for filing nominations has been fixed as September 8. Scrutiny of nominations will take place the following day, while September 11 has been scheduled as the deadline for withdrawal of candidature. The counting of votes will be held on October 5. Elections to 4597 seats under 2634 constituencies in 587 Village Committees (equivalent to Gram Panchayats in the non-TTAADC areas) will be held after a gap of 10 years. Tribal based Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma said that the Village Committee elections will be held following the directions of the Supreme Court. “After I filed a petition before the Supreme Court, the apex court directed the SEC to hold the crucial elections. The Model Code of Conduct has come into force with immediate effect in the TTAADC areas,” Chakraborty told the media. The SEC, accompanied by State Director General of Police (DGP) G. S Rao and Commission Secretary Anurag Sen, said that a total of 9,61,977 voters, predominantly from tribal communities, are eligible to cast their votes in the upcoming Village Committee elections, which include 4,79,930 women voters and 4,82,041 male voters. Since 2021, the politically important TTAADC has been governed by the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma. In the April 12 (2026) TTAADC elections, TMP won 24 of the 28 elected seats, while the BJP secured only four. The council administers nearly two-thirds of Tripura's total area of 10,491 square km and is home to more than 12.16 lakh people, of whom nearly 84 per cent belong to indigenous tribal communities. The TTAADC was established on August 23, 1984, following the passage of the 49th Amendment of the Constitution in Parliament, with the aim of safeguarding the rights, welfare and development of tribal population in the state. The first elections to the fully functional TTAADC were held in 1985, marking a major milestone in the long-standing movement for tribal self-governance. Ahead of the upcoming elections, major political parties, including the BJP, its ally the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), and the TMP, along with opposition parties such as the CPI-M and the Congress, have intensified their campaigns to consolidate support among tribal voters. Tribals constitute nearly one-third of Tripura's 4.2 million population and continue to play a decisive role in shaping the state's political landscape. --IANS sc/uk

Asheville, Aug 31 (IANS) The United States has put economic growth, lighter financial regulation and action against global trade imbalances at the centre of the G20 agenda, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said as finance ministers and central bank governors met in Asheville, North Carolina. Opening the meeting, Bessent said the Trump administration was returning the forum to the economic purpose for which it was created. “When the G20 first convened in the late ’90s, its mandate was clear to promote cooperation and pursuit of economic growth,” he said. “But over the decades, mission creep has knocked the swarm off course. This year, under President Trump, we’re getting back to the basics.” Bessent outlined five priorities for the US-led G20 process. Economic growth was the first and most important, he said. It depended on abundant resources, clear rules and strong markets. The United States was bringing private-sector business leaders and G20 policymakers together for the first time to identify obstacles to growth and develop reforms to remove them, he said. That partnership would also guide efforts to modernise financial regulation and supervision. “Smart rules preserve competence without smothering initiative,” Bessent said. “So the G20 is exploring ways to streamline and reform regulatory approaches to reduce unnecessary burdens, protect market integrity, and supply businesses with the certainty they need to invest and innovate.” The third priority was confronting persistent global imbalances. Bessent said finance ministers and central bank governors broadly agreed that addressing excessive imbalances was in the interest of both surplus and deficit countries. He criticised policies that favour a country’s own exports at the expense of other economies. “A durable global economy cannot rest on beggar thy neighbour acts that stifle fair market-based competition,” he said. The G20 was directing the International Monetary Fund and other international organisations to strengthen their analysis and engagement on the issue, he added. Bessent said the group would also address sovereign debt problems, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies. The objective was to make debt restructuring faster, more transparent and more predictable. Financial literacy was the fifth priority. Bessent highlighted the launch of Trump Accounts in the United States, saying they would help young Americans acquire a stake in the economy and learn about finance. “Financial literacy is a foundational skill akin to reading and writing,” he said. Bessent also thanked the European Union and the European Central Bank for supporting US economic action against Iran. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, attending the G20 finance track for the first time in his new position, described the global economy as being at “a hinge point in history”. Warsh said earlier fears of prolonged low growth and insufficient investment no longer reflected economic conditions. “Secular stagnation seems like a description of a past long ago,” he said. “The new period is one of secular growth.” He also rejected the once-common idea of a global savings glut, in which capital remained unused because of a shortage of investment opportunities. “If I were to try to characterise this moment, it would be one of a global investment surge,” Warsh said. The G20 brings together 19 countries, the European Union and the African Union. Its members account for about 85 per cent of global economic output, more than three-quarters of international trade and roughly two-thirds of the world’s population. The forum was established in 1999 after a series of financial crises exposed the need for broader international economic coordination. Its finance track deals with global growth, financial stability, international taxation, development financing and sovereign debt. --IANS lkj/ksk/as

Asheville, Aug 31 (IANS) The White House on Monday described India as a dynamic, strong and resilient economy after official data showed the country’s gross domestic product grew by 7.8 per cent. White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai said the latest figures reinforced the Trump administration’s assessment of India as a rapidly growing economic power. “India’s a very dynamic and very strong and resilient economy,” Desai told IANS in an interview during the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. Desai said the GDP figures reinforced the administration’s view of India as a fast-growing power. He said India’s size and rapid economic expansion offered significant opportunities for American companies and investors seeking new markets. “India’s obviously a very large economy,” Desai said, adding that it “represents a lot of opportunities” for American and global industries. Desai called India’s economic growth “a very exciting story” for the US government and the American business community. The White House official said the Trump administration was working to encourage American companies to invest in India while also seeking greater Indian investment in the United States. “The president and administration are very keen to grow and develop that bilateral trade and economic relationship,” he said. Desai also underlined the importance President Donald Trump places on relations with India and referred to his personal equation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The American Indo-Indian relationship is of very high importance to him,” Desai said. “He’s often talked about his personal friendship with Prime Minister Modi.” Desai said he expected “a lot of productive discussions” between the US and Indian governments over the coming days and during “the weeks and months and years ahead”. The India-US economic relationship was also expected to figure in discussions involving US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other finance ministers attending the G20 meeting. Desai said Bessent and his international counterparts remained in regular communication. The Asheville meeting, he said, would place economic growth at the centre of the G20 agenda. “A big topic of discussion is going to be restoring economic growth as the north star of the G20,” he said. Desai said the meetings would examine steps to “turbocharge global economic growth” and raise wages and living standards around the world. Asked about the proposed India-US trade agreement, Desai said negotiations had moved from political-level understanding to detailed technical discussions. “There’s obviously broad agreement at the leader-to-leader level,” he said. Desai said it was now up to the technical teams “to iron out the smaller nitty-gritty details”, including issues such as the Harmonised Tariff Schedule codes used by the United States to classify imported products. “We’re very optimistic about that,” he said, adding that Trump “wants a strong partnership, both economic and political” with India. The Harmonised Tariff Schedule, commonly known as the HTS, is used by the United States to classify imported goods and determine the customs duties applicable to different products. Product classifications and tariff treatment are among the technical matters normally addressed during detailed trade negotiations. India and the United States have developed a broad economic relationship encompassing trade, investment, energy, manufacturing and emerging technologies. The two countries also engage through the G20 and other international forums on economic growth, financial stability and global development. --IANS lkj/dan

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NSE:CNXFINANCE A positive market opening is expected after India's Q1 2026-27 Real GDP grew at 7.8%, beating the market estimate of 7.3%. However, profit booking is expected at the higher level. The upward movement may lead the Index to 26550 - 26600 resistance range and if the index crosses and sustains above this level then may reach near 26850 - 26900 range. On the contrary, The downward moment may drag the to 26025 – 25975 support range and if this support too is broken then index may tank near 25700 – 25650 range.

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