NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, visited a vegetable market in Giri Nagar, Delhi, where he interacted with women who shared their struggles about soaring food prices.Sharing a video of the visit on social media, the former Congress chief criticised the government for compromising with the middle-class budget and said, “Garlic…
A year when inflation subsided enough for monetary policy easing to start in most advanced economies is about to conclude with a 24-hour flurry of decisions led by the Federal Reserve.The US announcement will take centre stage on Wednesday, followed by peers in Japan, the Nordics and the UK over the following day – amounting…
Lok Sabha leader of opposition, Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, hit out at the Centre, saying the government is hiking the rates of the income tax and other taxes for the common man while giving concessions to billionaires.The Congress leader on Saturday claimed that the Narendra Modi government…
Gold prices fell Rs 200 to Rs 79,200 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid weak trends in the international markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity closed at Rs 79,400 per 10 grams on Friday. Silver also plummeted Rs 2,200 to Rs…
Donald Trump is returning, and the US economy is in for a wild ride.Trump has promised an escalation of tariffs on all US imports and the biggest mass deportation of migrants in history. He also wants a say in Federal Reserve policy. Many economists reckon the platform adds up to higher inflation and slower growth…
MUMBAI: The central bank’s projections indicate that inflation will moderate after remaining high in October, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has said, while cautioning that geopolitical risks and weather events pose potential threats.“Sept inflation crossed 5%, and we expect October inflation to be high as well. However, our projections indicate that inflation will begin to moderate…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi made yet another visit to a local barber shop and heard about his ordeal. The Congress leader posted a video of his interaction with the barber on X to tell “the story of every hard-working poor and middle class person of India today”.In the video,…
MUMBAI: Grocery bills are set to rise with FMCG companies planning to hike rates of household essentials like cooking oil, soaps and detergents due to higher commodity prices – like for palm oil and copra. The price revisions will keep upward pressure on inflation, which is being closely watched by RBI.Godrej Consumer said in its…
Donald Trump on Wednesday said that her presidential Kamala Harris, “in his opinion,” had bigger “cognitive problems” than “crooked” Joe Biden as he went on to criticise their policies on rising inflation in the States. He went on to say that the world was laughing at his rival as they couldn’t believe that she was…
MUMBAI: Coordination between RBI and govt has helped bring down the trade-off between battling inflation and growth, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said.RBI has steadfastly maintained that there is no trade-off between growth and inflation in the long term, as low inflation is a prerequisite for sustainable growth. However, its monetary action to curb inflation, besides…
