Inflation
- Business
Sensex gains 500 points led by banks
New Delhi: BSE Sensex gained 500 points on Monday led by banking stocks. Sensex was trading at 74,248 points, up by 518 points. ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank were up more than…
- India
Inflation & unemployment missing from BJP’s manifesto, says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the BJP “for not focusing on inflation and unemployment in its manifesto”. In a post on social media, he said that inflation and…
- Pakistan
Over 10 million Pakistanis may fall below poverty line: World Bank
Islamabad: The World Bank has cautioned that over 10 million Pakistanis may fall below the poverty line, mainly due to a slothful economic growth rate and spiraling inflation at a staggering 26…
- Business
Sensex up more than 700 points
New Delhi: The BSE Sensex on Thursday climbed 743.95 points or 1.03 per cent to 72,845.64 in early trade. NTPC, IndusInd Bank are top gainers – up by 3 per cent. The…
- Pakistan
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif proposes 5-year plan for country’s economic revival
Islamabad: The newly-elected government of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to work on a comprehensive five-year roadmap for the cash-strapped country’s economic resurgence, according to a media report on Friday.…
- Business
India’s WPI inflation eases to 0.2 pc in February
New Delhi: India’s inflation rate based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) eased to 0.2 per cent in February, from 0.27 percent in January, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry…
- India
Unemployment, inflation and ‘bhagidari’ are crucial issues country is facing: Rahul
Dhule: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said unemployment, inflation and “bhagidari” were crucial issues that the country was facing, and accused the Centre of diverting the attention of people from the…
- Business
Factory output slows to 3.8 pc in Jan; Feb retail inflation flat at 5.09 pc
New Delhi: India’s industrial production growth slowed to 3.8 per cent in January, while the February retail inflation at 5.09 per cent remained within the Reserve Bank’s comfort zone for the sixth…
- India
Inflation reached double-digit growth in Congress regime: Shah
Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said their government contained the inflation below 5 per cent while it had reached double-digit growth during the Congress-led UPA regime. Before 2014, the…
- Business
India okays rice exports to Africa in outreach to Global South
New Delhi: The government has, as part of India’s outreach to the Global South, allowed the exports of 1,10,000 tonnes of rice to three African countries to help them meet their food…
- India
India’s WPI inflation eases to 0.27% in Jan
New Delhi: India’s inflation based on the wholesale price index eased to 0.27 per cent in January compared to 0.73 per cent in December, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry…
- India
India’s retail inflation eases in January; here’s what experts have to say
New Delhi: Retail inflation in India eased in January to 5.10 per cent on an annual basis compared to a four-month high of 5.69 per cent in December. Inflation rates in rural…
- Business
RBI likely to continue status-quo on short-term lending rate, say experts
Mumbai: Coming close on the heels of the interim budget which maintained the status quo on policy front, the Reserve Bank is likely to continue with the pause on the short-term lending…
- India
‘Modi’s guarantee’ a jumla, real issue in India is unemployment, inflation: Priyanka
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre over people seeking jobs in Israel, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said talk of five trillion dollar economy and Modi’s guarantee are just…
- Technology
India’s CEOs see inflation, cyber risks as top threats in next 12 months: Report
New Delhi: India’s CEOs have flagged inflation, cyber risks, and health concerns as the biggest threats to their businesses in the next 12 months, a new report revealed on Tuesday. According to…
